Tyran Stokes, Bruce Branch III, Caleb Holt headline Naismith Midseason Team
The Naismith Awards have named their Midseason Team for boys basketball, and it includes top-ranked prospects Tyran Stokes, Bruce Branch III, and Caleb Holt.
Stokes is the top-ranked prospect among the Class of 2026 athletes with a 99.25 Rivals Industry Ranking. The six-foot-seven small forward is playing his final high school basketball season at Rainier Beach.
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Meanwhile, Branch, now playing for Prolific Prep, is second behind Stokes. Also on the list are other highly ranked players, such as Deron Rippey Jr., Brandon McCoy, and Caleb Gaskins.
Only one underclassman, Marcus Spears Jr., made the list. Spears is sixth in the Class of 2027 Rivals Industry Rankings.
Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year Midseason Team
| Name | Position | High School | Committed To |
| Marcus Spears Jr. | Power Forward | Dynamic Prep | |
| Maximo Adams | Small Forward | Sierra Canyon | North Carolina |
| JaShawn Andrews | Small Forward | Little Rock Christian | Arkansas |
| Bruce Branch III | Small Forward | Prolific Prep | |
| Christian Collins | Power Forward | St. John Bosco | |
| Quinn Costello | Center | The Newman School | Michigan |
| Jason Crowe Jr. | Point Guard | Inglewood | Missouri |
| Arafan Diane | Center | Iowa United Prep | Houston |
| Luke Ertel | Point Guard | Mount Vernon | Purdue |
| Caleb Gaskins | Power Forward | Christopher Columbus | Miami |
| Austin Goosby | Shooting Guard | Dynamic Prep | Texas |
| Caleb Holt | Small Forward | Prolific Prep | |
| Bryson Howard | Small Forward | Heritage | Duke |
| Jasiah Jervis | Shooting Guard | Archbishop Stepinac | Michigan State |
| Taylen Kinney | Point Guard | Overtime Elite | Kansas |
| Colben Landrew | Small Forward | Wheeler | Connecticut |
| Brandon McCoy | Point Guard | Sierra Canyon | |
| Jaxon Richardson | Small Forward | Southeastern Prep | |
| Deron Rippey Jr. | Point Guard | Blair Academy | Duke |
| Miles Sadler | Point Guard | CIA-Bella Vista Prep | West Virginia |
| Jordan Smith Jr. | Shooting Guard | Paul VI Catholic | |
| Anthony Thompson | Small Forward | Western Reserve | Ohio State |
| Abdou Toure | Small Forward | Notre Dame | Arkansas |
| Cameron Williams | Power Forward | St. Mary’s | Duke |
| Tyran Stokes | Small Forward | Rainier Beach |