Top-30 recruit Shelton Henderson names final 6 schools

Shelton Henderson, one of the top small forwards in the 2025 class, tells On3 he has narrowed his list of schools down to six: Duke, Houston, Louisville, LSU, Texas, and Texas Tech.

Henderson went in-depth on each of his finalists in an exclusive interview with On3 here.

The 6-foot-6 four-star small forward out of Bellaire High in Houston, TX has official visits set to each of his finalists.

According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Henderson is the No. 27 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle. He’s also the No. 6 small forward prospect. The On3 Industry Ranking is a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Henderson Scouting Report

“Shelton Henderson is a strong-framed, densely built, explosive wing. Listed at 6-6, he has explosive burst and plays with an innate toughness on both ends of the floor. Offensively, he is comfortable on the ball. He has a good first-step to get by his man and the strength to hold him off with contact. He has good floor vision and makes quick decisions with the ball. Comfortable as a secondary initiator. The jump shoot will need re-tooling. It is inconsistent right now, allowing defenses to sag off and clog the lane. Henderson is a good positional rebounder and he can defend up or down a line up, comfortable containing the one through four at this level. He has an alpha mentality and brings a lot of winning attributes to a team. Production follows him in each setting he has played.”