Kentucky targets dominate updated 2026 On3 150 Basketball Rankings

Kentucky currently has 11 scholarships out to prospects in the class of 2026 — and all of them sit inside the updated 2026 On3 150 Basketball Rankings, released Monday afternoon. The latest drop comes following in-person player evaluations from the end of the high school season and early parts of the travel season, the Wildcats targeting the best of the best among rising seniors under second-year coach Mark Pope.

That group features the No. 1 overall prospect, who grew up right down I-64W in Louisville: Tyran Stokes, a physically dominant wing who is likely to come off the board first during the 2027 NBA Draft.

“Stokes’ flashes of dominant outputs are too much to ignore at this point in the cycle,” On3’s Jamie Shaw wrote. “… When Stokes gets downhill, he is a load to deal with. Whether in the half-court or in transition, Stokes has a strong base, with explosive burst, and gets downhill with a purpose.”

Overall, Kentucky has offered seven of the top eight prospects, eight of the top 10 and 10 of the top 15. The only target with an offer outside of that top 15 mark is a local talent from Newport, KY, Tay Kinney, who comes in at No. 23 overall.

Take a look at the updated top 25 — bolded names among those with confirmed interest, asterisks highlighting those with confirmed scholarship offers:

1. Tyran Stokes – SF (Louisville, KY)*
2. Brandon McCoy – CG (Bellflower, CA)*
3. Christian Collins – SF (Playa Del Rey, CA)*
4. Dylan Mingo – PG (Farmingdale, NY)
5. Anthony Thompson – SF (Lebanon, OH)*
6. Jordan Smith Jr. – SG (Fairfax, VA)*
7. Caleb Holt – SG (Loganville, GA)*
8. Tajh Ariza – SF (Playa Del Rey, CA)*
9. Hugo Yimga – PF (France)
10. Ikenna Alozie – PG (Lagos)*
11. Caleb Gaskins – SF (Melbourne, FL)
12. Abdou Toure – SG (West Haven, CT)
13. Jason Crowe Jr. – SG (Lynwood, CA)*
14. Alex Constanza – SF (Miami, FL)
15. Miikka Muurinen – PF (Wichita, KS)*
16. Cameron Williams – PF (Phoenix, AZ)
17. Deron Rippey Jr. – PG (Brooklyn, NY)
18. Miles Sadler – PG (Glendale, AZ)
19. Quincy Wadley – SG (Arlington, VA)
20. Chris Washington Jr. – SF (Murfreesboro, TN)
21. Ethan Taylor – C (Shawnee, KS)
22. Arafan Diane – C (Montreal, QC)
23. Tay Kinney – PG (Newport, KY)*
24. Toni Bryant – PF (Tampa, FL)
25. Latrell Allmond – PF (Richmond, VA)

Elsewhere, Kentucky has kept tabs — with varying levels of contact and interest — on the following players:

• 27. Kohl Rosario – SG (Miami, FL)
• 32. Billy White III – SF (Corpus Christi, TX)
• 43. Anthony Felesi – SG (Orem, UT)
• 46. Austin Goosby – SF (Melissa, TX)
• 52. Christian Gibson – SG (Houston, TX)
• 57. Adam Oumiddoch – SG (Arlington, VA)
• 67. Dakari Spear – SG (The Colony, TX)

Who do you want to see Pope and his staff land in the 2026? There are some big fish to choose from.