Throughout the 2022-23 High School Basketball Season as well as some spring events during the postseason we got to witness so much talent that the New York Tri-State area has to Offer. There are many prospects that we all know that are not only the best in the region but also in the country, but there are also many players who have put in work but their names need to be known more. This is the reason why I decided to do a watch list instead of player rankings.

This watch list contains players we have seen throughout the 2022-23 season as well as some various spring events as well as some players who were nominated by some of the top coaches in the area.

This Watch list will be updated every 2-4 months and will be a feature on a Editorial project that we will be announcing soon.

2nd nomination period has begun, Coaches and directors can nominate their players by filling out the form here

The Goals in the future is to include players from New Jersey and other areas within the Tri-state.

(***)- Player is set to do a Postgrad Year

2024

Boogie Fland 6-2 PG Archbishop Stepinac HS Bronx, New York

Ian Jackson 6-6 G/F Cardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY

Taj Bryant 6-0 PG Eagle Academy For Young Men II HS  Queens, NY

Jaiden Glover Toscano 6-6 G/F The Patrick School, Newark, NJ

Dylan Harper 6-4 SG Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey , NJ

Qadir Martin 6-6 F St. Peter’s High School Staten Island, NY

Jakai Saunders 6-4 SG Bishop Loughlin HS, Brooklyn, New York

Elijah Moore 6-5 SG Cardinal Hayes HS , Bronx New York

Christian Jeffrey 6-2 PG Bishop Loughlin HS Brooklyn, NY

Adam Njie 5-11 PG Cardinal Hayes HS , Bronx, New York

Richard Brisco 6-9 PF Roselle Catholic High School Brooklyn, New York

Tarik Watson, 6-8 F Roselle Catholic High School, Middletown, New York 

Darnell Childs 5-9 PG, HS of Construction Queens, NY

Dwayne Pierce 6-6 SF Christ The King HS, Long Island, NY

Steven Solano 7-0 C Cardinal Hayes HS, Bronx New York

Tyler Edore 6-7 Forward Brooklyn Collegiate HS Brooklyn, NY

Eddy Munyak 6-2 SG Eagle Academy Brooklyn HS , Brooklyn NY

Ashton Reynolds 6-4 SF Transit Tech CTE High School Brooklyn New York

Braylan Ritvo 6-6 SF Archbishop Stepinac, New York, NY

D’andre Gibbs 6-0 Guard Eagle Academy For Young Men Bronx, New York

Braylan Sanjurjo 5-9 PG Eagle Academy For Young Men , Bronx, New York

Quifang Pang 6-9 F Christ The King HS, Queens, NY

***Jayden Johnson 5-10 PG Brooklyn Collegiate HS – Brooklyn, NY

Sir Patrick Livingston 6-2 guard South Bronx Prep HS – Bronx, NY

Nasir Rodriguez 6-4 SG Monsignor Scanlan HS – Queens, NY

Elijah Cherry 6-4 W St. Raymond’s High School – Bronx, NY

Tyler Michel 6-2 SG St. Francis Prep HS – Queens, NY

Jaiden Gaston 5-11 guard Monsignor McClancy HS – Queens, NY

Siyani Arthur 5-9 PG Brooklyn Law & Tech HS – Brooklyn, NY

Kevin Kearney 6-8 Wing South Shore HS , Brooklyn, NY

Anthony Gilkes 6-5 G South Shore HS, Queens, NY

Kyle Dhu 6-2 SG Brooklyn Law & Tech HS

Brooklyn, NY

Keeshawn Murray 6-3 Wing Brooklyn Law & Tech HS Brooklyn, NY

Aymhir Penn 6-11 Forward Brandeis High School, Brooklyn New York

Nowah Hargrow 6-0 guard Dewitt Clinton HS Bronx, NY

Jordan Gabriel 6-8 PF Archbishop Stepinac HS Long Island, NY

VJ Edgecomb 6-7 SF LI Lutheran Brookville, NY

Carlos Urena 5-11 PG Monsignor McClancy HSQueens, NY

Jacob Moreno 6-4 SG Holy Cross HS Queens, NY

Elijah Small 6-7 Forward Archbishop Molloy HS Queens, NY

Xavier Agyemang 6-6 Forward South Bronx Prep HS Bronx , NY

Jahmire Brewer 6-8 Forward Archbishop Molloy High School Queens, New York

Nolan Raymond 6-0 PG St. Francis Prep HS Queens, New York 

Anthony Graziano 6-6 Forward St. Joseph’s By the Sea HS Staten Island, NY

Chris Judge 6-1 guard John Bowne HS Queens, New York

Jordin Walker 5-10 guard Cardozo HS Queens, New York

Nick Lam 5-9 guard Tottenville HS Staten Island, NY

John Harrington 5-10 Guard Community Health of the Heights HS New York, NY

Daniel Ogundele 6-4 SG Epic South HS Queens, New York

Oke OkroKoto 6-9 C Christ The King HS, Queens New York.

Chase Beasley 6-3 SG Canarsie HS Brooklyn, New York.

Darren McFarlane 6-5 F Monsignor Scanlan HS Bronx, NY

Ahmed Ibrahim 6-7 PF Thomas Edison High School, Queens, New York

Jago Robinson 6-2 SG South Shore High School Brooklyn, New York

Ryan Jackson 5-10 PG Fordham Prep New York, NY

Melvin Nunez 6-6 PF, South Bronx Prep HS Bronx, New York

Jacob Roman 6-4 SG, Nazareth HS Brooklyn, New York

Elijah Witter 6-3 G Nazareth HS , Brooklyn, New York

William Sydnor 6-8 Wing The Patrick School (NJ) New York, NY

Daye Kaba 6-6 F The Patrick School (NJ) Brooklyn, NY

Diego Milord 5-9 PG Boerum Hill School, Brooklyn NY

Scotty Lee 6-4 SG Boys and Girls HS Brooklyn, NY

Bryan Mercedes 6-2 SG Longwood Prep Academy Bronx, NY

Tristan Burth 6-7 PF Stevenson High School, Bronx, New York

Sean Johnson 5-11 PG Brooklyn Collegiate HS Brooklyn, New York

Terell Hood 6-2 SG Thurgood Marshall Academy Harlem, New York 

Zaire Butts 6-1 G Thurgood Marshall Academy Harlem, New York 

Amir Hughes 6-3 G Fannie Lou Hamer high School  Bronx, New York 

Isaiah Rivera 6-1 G Fannie Lou Hamer High School Bronx, New York 

Joe Evangelista 5-11 PG Xavier High School New York, NY

Lucas Feliciano 5-11 PG Nyack High School Nyack, New York 

Abdul Jaleel Ibrahim 5-10 G Mott Haven Educational Campus HS

2025

Halon Rawlins 6-6 Wing Nazareth HS Brooklyn, NY

Tai Turnage 5-10 PG St. Raymond’s HS (BX) Queens, New York

Ifaola “Tacko” Fawaz 6-11 C The Patrick School, Hillside, New Jersey

Brandon Stores 6-4 SG St. Raymond’s HS Bronx, NY 

Markell Alston 6-2 PG Christ The King HS Queens, NY 

Tristan Davis 5-10 PG Thomas Jefferson HS , Brooklyn, NY 

Kiyan Anthony 6-5 G/F Long Island Lutheran HS , Brookville, NY 

Danny Garbuccia 6-0 PG Archbishop Stepinac HS, Bronx, New York

Connor Spratley 6-0 PG Thomas Jefferson HS Brooklyn, NY

Preston Edmead 6-0 PG Williston Northampton School (MA) Long Island, NY

Isaiah Brown 6-3 Guard Don Bosco Prep

Brandon Lee 6-5 SG The Patrick School (NJ) Hillside, New Jersey

Jayden Forsythe 6-5 SG Westtown School (PA) Brooklyn, New York 

Flavio Jean 6-1 PG Brooklyn Collegiate HS Bronx, NY 

Kayden Mingo 6-2 PG Long Island Lutheran HS, Glen Head, NY

Asher Elson 6-10 Forward South Shore HS, Brooklyn, NY 

Harvin Guevara 7-0 F / C James Monroe HS, Bronx, New York 

Mekhi Beckford 6-0 Guard Stevenson HS Bronx, New York 

Kaelan Destin 6-3 SG WHEELS HS, New York, NY 

Vere Anthony 6-0 guard St. Francis Prep Queens, NY 

Johnny Keenan 5-10 PG Iona Prep New Rochelle, NY 

Hao Chen 6-4 G/W St. Francis Prep Queens New York 

Marcus Maxwell-Grimes 6-3 Guard/Wing Monsignor McClancy HS. Harlem, NY

Kaleb Popote 6-2 G Monsignor Scanlan HS Bronx, NY 

Jayden Ramirez 6-4 G Christ The King HS, Queens, NY

Amari McCameron 6-3 guard Brooklyn Law & Tech HS, Brooklyn, NY 

Mohammed Jaiteh 5-10 PG James Monroe Campus High School

Nigel Moore 6-1 PG St. Francis Prep HS Queens, NY 

Joshua Thompson 6-5 G/W Mount St. Michael HS Bronx, NY  

Karifala Conde 6-4 W James Monroe Campus HS Bronx, NY 

Cam Mena 6-3 SF St. Edmunds Prep Brooklyn, New York

Mohammed Rashid 6-3 G James Monroe Campus HS, Bronx, NY 

Jameer Matthews 6-3 G Christ The King HS, Queens, NY 

Ahmad Torrence 6-5 G Thurgood Marshall Academy Harlem, NY 

Sasha Mermelstein 5-10 guard Horace Mann School , Bronx, NY 

Connor Igoe 6-7 PF Poly Prep Brooklyn, New York 

Karim Camara 6-0 PG Poly Prep Brooklyn, New York

Olivian Owens 6-7 PF Green Tech HS Albany, New York 

Tori Babs 6-6 F Brooklyn Collegiate HS Brooklyn, New York

Tyson Clark 6-2 Guard West Nottingham Academy (MD) Middletown, NY 

Jaziah Luckie Carter 6-7 SF Brooklyn Collegiate High School , Brooklyn New York

Jackson Southerland 6-3 PG/ SG Great Neck North HS Long Island, NY 

Avery Headley 6-7 F Brooklyn Collegiate High School Brooklyn, New York 

Xavier Beckford 6-2 SG Achievement First High School Brooklyn, New York

Maurice Henderson 6-1 G Victory Rock Preparatory Academy (FL) Bronx, New York

Justin Prado 5-11 PG Thurgood Marshall Academy – New York, NY

2026

6-1 PG Jermel Thomas – Bronx, NY – Cardinal Hayes HS 

6-2 PG Deron Rippey – Brooklyn, New York – Blair Academy (NJ)

6-0 PG Jalen Grant – Roselle NJ- Roselle Catholic High School

6-7 F Oseosemana Sacko – Queens, NY – St Francis Prep HS

6-4 G Josh Powell – Queens, NY – Archbishop Molloy HS

Ikenna Alozie 6-3 PG – Hillside, NJ – The Patrick School (NJ)

5-10 PG Sincere Folk – Queens, NY Archbishop Molloy HS

Chidi Nwigwe 6-6 SG – Monroe, NY St. Benedict’s HS (NJ)

5-9 G Xavier Cesear – Brooklyn, NY Eagle Academy II HS

5-9 G Daquan Bryant – Brooklyn, NY Eagle Academy II HS

6-4 Wing Kamari Whyte – Bronx, NY St. Raymond’s High School

6-0 Guard Troy Fason – Queens, NY St. Francis Prep High School

6-2 PG Malik Fields – Bronx NY Stevenson High School 

6-4 W Joel Barnaby Alexander – Queens NY Monsignor McClancy HS 

6-9 C Caleb Oriagu – Far Rockaway, NY Monsignor McClancy HS. 

6-2 G Dior Anderson – Bronx, New York Monsignor Scanlan HS. 

5-10 G Johansel Cruz -Bronx, NY Monsignor Scanlan HS. 

6-0 PG Shameek Casillas – Queens, NY Bishop Loughlin HS 

6-0 G Rich Jackson – Brooklyn, NY Bishop Loughlin HS.

6-3 G Dylan Mingo – Glen Head, NY Long Island Lutheran HS 

6-4 G Marquise Lloyd- Queens, NY Epic South High School 

6-5 G Jasiah Jervis – Bronx New York, Archbishop Stepinac High School 

6-6 SF Dylan Perry – Burlington, NJ Archbishop Stepinac High School 

6-2 G Hassan Kouressi – Harlem, New York-Archbishop Stepinac High School 

6-5 G James PJ Singleton – Brooklyn, New York-  Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

5-10 G AJ Moody Brooklyn, New York – Nazareth Regional High School

6-1 G Jayden Lau – New York, NY – Christ The King High School

6-4 G Jahda Swann – Brooklyn, NY – South Shore High School