Where Penn State basketball targets stand in updated On3 rankings
On3 Sports updated its list of the top 100 basketball prospects in the Class of 2023 on Monday, and several recruits with a Penn State offer made the cut.
Let’s take a look at where some key Nittany Lions targets stand.
Imhotep small forward Justin Edwards rose slightly in the rankings this time around, missing out on five-star status by one spot at No. 11. Listed at 6-foot-7, the Philly native is the top prospect in the state of Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions got him on campus for an unofficial visit in the fall, but he’s widely considered to be a heavy Kentucky lean.
Griffiths rose 21 spots in the updated rankings to No. 15 overall. Out of Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut, Griffiths is listed at 6-foot-7, 185 pounds. The updated rankings have him as the No. 1 shooting guard in the class. He has taken an official visit to Iowa, as well as unofficial visits to UConn and Providence.
Harris-Smith is another talented shooting guard, coming in at No. 43. Harris-Smith is listed at 6-foot-4, 180 pounds, and plays his high school basketball at Paul VI Catholic in Virginia. He holds offers from Georgetown, LSU, St John’s VCU, Rutgers and Villanova, among others.
Longtime Penn State target Devin Royal earns his first spot in On3’s rankings at No. 55. Royal, out of Pickerington Central in Ohio, is listed at 6-foot-6, 205 pounds. He is the No. 6 overall power forward and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Ohio. He took an unofficial visit to Penn State last summer. Ohio State, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Iowa State have also offered.
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At No. 62, Ducharme jumps up 35 spots in the top-100 after impressing at the National Prep Championships last week. Ducharme is a 6-foot-4, 165-pound shooting guard from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. On3 ranks him as the No. 19 shooting guard in the class. His offers list includes Iowa, Providence, Stanford and Syracuse.
Another Penn State target from the New England region, Power plays his high school basketball at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. He comes in as the No. 84 overall recruit and the No. 12 ranked power forward. Listed at 6-foot-8, 210 pounds, Power holds offers from Boston College, Iowa, Providence and Miami, among others
Other prospects in the top-100 with a Penn State offer
Below are some of the other noncommitted top-100 prospects in the new top-100 who hold an offer from the Nittany Lions
No. 7 Isaiah Collier, PG, Wheeler High School, Georgia
No. 16 Aaron Bradshaw, C, Camden, New Jersey
No. 28 Dennis Parker, SF, John Marshall, Virginia
No. 44 Rayvon Griffith, SG, Taft, Ohio
No. 45 Scotty Middleton, SF, Sunrise Christian, Florida
No. 46 Taylor Bowen. SF, Brewster Academy, New Hampshire
No. 63 Jayden Hastings, PF, Orlando Christian Prep, Florida
No. 70 Elmarko Jackson, SG, St. Augustine Prep, New Jersey
No. 83 Brandon Gardner, PF, Word of God Christian Academy, North Carolina
