High School Wiretap

Team USA survived a determined effort from Team World to claim a 102-100 overtime victory Saturday at the 2026 Nike Hoop Summit. The narrow win required an extra period to separate two evenly matched rosters packed with elite prospects that will prominently feature in the 2027 NBA draft.

Caleb Holt was the standout performer for Team USA as the Arizona commit posted 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 steals on 9-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-9 from three-point range, in 33 minutes. Holt was previously named MVP of the McDonald's All-American game. Jason Crowe Jr., the Missouri-bound guard out of Inglewood High School, added 16 points, while Tyran Stokes contributed 15.

Team World was led by Miles Sadler, the 5-foot-11 West Virginia-bound point guard from Brampton, Ontario, who delivered a game-high 29 points, 7 assists and 2 steals on 10-of-18 shooting across 43 minutes. Sadler's 29 points are the eighth most in Hoop Summit history.

Abdou Toure, the Arkansas-bound forward representing Guinea and the United States, posted 19 points and 6 rebounds with 5 blocks. Paul Osaruyi added 11 points and 5 rebounds with a team-best +19 rating.

Brandon McCoy Jr. provided a steady two-way presence for Team USA with 11 points, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Christian Collins, uncommitted out of St. John Bosco High School, contributed 7 rebounds and a team-high +21 rating off the bench in 17 minutes.

For Team World, Finland's Miikka Muurinen recorded 10 points and 8 rebounds in 15 minutes despite a team-worst -21 rating. Nigeria's Ikenna Alozie, the Houston-bound guard, posted 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Lucas Morillo of the Dominican Republic, committed to Illinois, chipped in 12 points and 3 steals.

Team USA has now won six straight Hoop Summit competitions. 

The 2026 McDonald's All American boys' roster was announced on Monday, headlined by top-ranked prospect Tyran Stokes.

The roster includes 17 of the top 20 prospects in the SC Next 100 for the 2026 class.

Five players remain uncommitted, including Stokes, Jordan Smith Jr., Caleb Holt, Bruce Branch III and Christian Collins.

Duke, Missouri, and USC each have multiple commits represented on the roster.

The boy's game will take place on March 31. The rosters are below:

East roster

Latrell Allmond, F, 6-8, Oklahoma State 

Darius Bivins, PG, 6-1, Undecided 

Bruce Branch III, F, 6-8, Undecided 

Toni Bryant, F, 6-10, Missouri 

Jasiah Jervis, G, 6-5,Michigan State 

Taylen Kinney, PG, 6-3, Kansas

Adonis Ratliff, C, 7-0, Southern California 

Darius Ratliff, C, 7-0, Southern California 

Jaxon Richardson, F, 6-6, Undecided 

Deron Rippey Jr. PG, 6-2, Duke 

Jordan Smith Jr., G, 6-2, Undecided 

Anthony Thompson, F, 6-9, Ohio State 

West roster

Maximo Adams, F, 6-8, North Carolina 

JaShawn Andrews, G, 6-7, Arkansas 

Christian Collins, F, 6-9, Undecided

Quinn Costello, C, 6-9, Michigan 

Jason Crowe Jr., PG, 6-4, Missouri 

Arafan Diane, C, 7-0, Houston 

Caleb Gaskins, F, 6-9, Miami (FL) 

Austin Goosby, G, 6-5, Texas 

Caleb Holt, G, 6-5, Undecided 

Brandon McCoy, G, 6-5, Undecided 

Tyran Stokes, SF, 6-8, Undecided 

Cameron Williams, F, 6-11, Duke 

The No. 2-ranked prospect in the high school class of 2027, Bruce Branch III, has reclassified and will graduate in 2026. That will put Branch in college a year earlier than expected.

"I believe in my ability. I am confident that I can do this," Branch told ESPN. "I have been playing up my whole life. I am not going to let anyone outwork me. I remember when I was in the first grade playing against third graders. I got pushed down, and I got back up."

Branch has yet to decide on his college choice. All of the traditional college basketball blue bloods are involved. For his part, the 6-foot-5 forward is staying focused on his final season in high school at Prolific Prep in Florida.

"I want to take things one step at a time," Branch said. "I want to focus on our season and my team. I want to win it all at Chipotle [Nationals]."

Abdou Toure has committed to Arkansas for the incoming class of 2026, choosing John Calipari's team over Providence and UConn.

"Coach Cal and his history was the main reason I chose Arkansas," Toure told ESPN. "The way he treats his players and how he cares for all his players, along with his energy, was the difference. He is always there for his players. He is the type of coach I can have an open conversation with, and he prepares his players for the NBA. I watched the practices, and they were high intensity."

Toure is a 6'6 wing from Notre Dame High School in Connecticut and is ranked No. 31 overall.

"Coach Cal is a players' coach. He really cares and loves his players," he said. "He gave me real feedback on my shot. He said I need to have a higher release point on my 3-point shot."

Toure is Calipari's second commitment in the 2026 class, after five-star small forward JaShawn Andrews picked the Razorbacks in May. 

Babatunde Oladotun has reclassified from 2027 to 2026 and will graduate this spring from Blake High School in Maryland. Oladotun won't be 18 until December of his freshman year in college.

Oladotun was the No. 1 high school player in the class of 2027 and will likely be a top-10 recruit for 2026

"First and foremost, I am ahead of schedule academically and will graduate next year," Oladuton told ESPN. "Most of my life, I have played up in age and after playing in the 17U division for Team Durant, I felt comfortable. I have gained 20 pounds over the last year and it never felt like I was playing up. Lastly, I am staying and graduating from Blake High School. It is a great environment, and I have a lot of support."

Among those schools, he plans to visit Maryland and Virginia Tech first. Oladotun also unofficially visited UCLA and USC last year.

"We are looking for a coach that has a long history of teaching and winning," his father, Ibrahim, told ESPN. "Someone who knows how to use a big guard and has a history of coaching big guards. A coach that also plays an NBA-style offense with quick actions."

The 2027 NBA draft class could be a particularly weak one based on the current crop of rising high school seniors and international players born in 2007 and 2008. The 2025 NBA draft class was a major improvement over 2024, while the 2026 class is also expected to be deep.

"This is one of the weakest high school classes I've seen in a long time," one longtime talent evaluator told ESPN. "There might not be a single All-Star in this group, and after the first few prospects, I'm not sure how many NBA starters I see either from the other five-star recruits. New players always emerge, but by now we usually have a pretty good idea of who the most elite prospects are, and it's looking like slim pickings, even more so than the weak 2024 NBA draft, which at least had several high-end international prospects we could point to."

The current projections for the 2027 draft class could impact the trade market for first round picks. It could also impact the incentive structure amongst teams who could look to tank their way to a high draft pick in 2027.

NBA teams are hoping to find new prospects who emerge at next week's FIBA U18 EuroBasket tournament in Belgrade, Serbia.