Four Dallas-area freshmen highlight ESPN top 25 boys basketball recruits list for the class of 2025 – The Dallas Morning News

The future of Dallas basketball is in good hands.

Four Dallas-area freshmen highlight ESPNs top 25 boys boys basketball recruits list for the class of 2025, which was unveiled on Thursday. Only the state of Florida which boasts the nations top recruit, power forward Cameron Boozer of Christopher Columbus high has as many top 25 recruits as the Dallas area.

Denton Guyer freshman Jermiah Green, a 6-1 point guard, is the areas highest-ranked recruit at No. 12. The District 5-6A Newcomer of the Year is rated a five-star recruit, the states top freshman prospect and the second-ranked point guard. He averaged 12.2 points, 3.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds for Guyer. Both Oklahoma State and Kansas State have already offered scholarships, per 247.

Francis Chukwudebelu, a center at The Greenhill School, is ranked 16th. The 6-8 four-star recruit averaged 5.8 points and 6.5 rebounds as a freshman for the SPC championship finalists. Expect his role to expand in his sophomore season following the graduations of Noah Shelby and Lee Dort, both of whom are four-star recruits signed to Vanderbilt.

Waxahachie freshman center Parker Jefferson The Dallas Morning News Newcomer of the Year this past season is ranked 17th. A 6-8 four-star recruit, Jefferson averaged 14.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, a block and a steal for Waxahachie, which went 15-11 and finished second in its district. He was named District 11-6A Newcomer of the Year, and to the all-district first team. His five scholarship offers, per 247, include Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and TCU.

Lake Highlands freshman B.J. Davis-Ray, a 6-5 small forward, is ranked 18th. Davis-Ray was a first-team all District 7-6A selection and has received offers from Illinois and Texas in the last week.

2024 is loaded, too: ESPN released an updated top 60 recruits list for the class of 2024 on Thursday as well. Lake Highlands forward Tre Johnson, a first-team all area honoree this past season, is the Dallas-areas top recruit at No. 4. The five-star recruit averaged 23.7 points and 5.7 rebounds for Lake Highlands, and holds offers from the two previous national champions, Kansas and Baylor.

John Paul II sophomore five-star wing Liam McNeeley is ranked sixth. The 6-8 forward averaged 16.8 points and nine rebounds per game for the TAPPS 6A state champions, and holds offers from Illinois, Oklahoma and Iowa among others.

Frisco Lone Star four-star small forward Jalen Shelley (No. 36), The Greenhill School four-star small forward Micah Robinson (No. 47) and Faith Family four-star center Doryan Onwuchekwa (No. 51), a 4A state champion in 2022, round out the rankings.

Duncanville and McKinney lead the class of 2023: In ESPNs first-ever top 100 for the class of 2023, the last two teams standing in 6A this past season Duncanville and McKinney are represented.

Duncanville five-star forward Ron Holland is listed as the nations fourth-ranked recruit. Holland led Duncanville to its third-straight state championship this March, and was a first-team all-area honoree after averaging 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Memphis, UCLA and Kansas are among the schools that have offered him.

Hollands opponent in the state championship game five-star McKinney guard JaKobe Walter is ranked 17th in the class of 2023, according to ESPN. Walter led McKinney to its first-ever state title game, and averaged 23.7 points and 7.6 rebounds. His offers include Auburn, Alabama and Baylor.

John Paul II four-star junior guard R.J. Jones is ranked 38th. Jones, who transferred to the Plano-based private school last year after playing his sophomore season at Denton Braswell, averaged 19.7 points per game and was named the District 6A-2 MVP. His offers include Texas A&M, Cal and Illinois.

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