2026 No. 1 recruit Tyran Stokes visiting Kansas this weekend

The nation’s top basketball recruit in the 2026 class, SF Tyran Stokes, will take an official visit to Kansas this weekend, according to On3’s Joe Tipton.

The Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame star has already taken an official visit to Louisville last fall, but has recently been rumored as a potential reclassification candidate. Stokes recently announced that he would not be playing on the AAU circuit this summer, furthering speculation that he could possibly move up to the Class of 2025.

Stoke has maintained on multiple occasions that he doesn’t currently plan to reclassify, though.

Along with the Jayhawks and Cardinals, Stokes holds offers from Michigan, Kentucky, Auburn and dozens more.

On the EYBL circuit last summer, Stokes averaged 20.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists for the Oakland Soldiers. As a junior this fall at Notre Dame, he similar stuffed the stat sheet by pouring in 21.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game as helped the Knights to a 28-8 record.

He is ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the junior class by three of the four sites in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Tyran Stokes Scouting Report

On3’s Jamie Shaw wrote this about Stokes in January after naming him the No. 1 player in the 2026 class:

“One look at Tyran Stokes and you see a physically imposing player. Not only does he carry optimal positional size, in the 6-foot-7 range, but he also has a strong frame, with broad shoulders, and great length. Stokes can play either forward spot defensively and is most comfortable facing the basket on offense.While Stokes is big, his physical attributes – length and explosive burst – allow him to play bigger than he is listed. When Stokes turns on his alpha switch, this makes him a load for any high school player to attempt to contain. Where a good bit of Stokes’ production comes is in transition, where he shows a lot of instincts.

… Once Stokes fills the lane and gets downhill, he attacks the front of the rim with a purpose. We saw this when Stokes, who at the time was a true 15u player playing up two age groups at the 17U level of Nike’s EYBL Circuit. That summer, the explosive wing averaged 11 points with the Vegas Elite program. His athleticism, even at that point, was too much for most to contain when he got a head of steam.”