North Carolina
North Carolina lands 7 basketball players on ESPN Top 100 list for Class of 2024
Raleigh, N.C. — Seven highschool basketball gamers from North Carolina’s Class of 2024 have been named to the ESPN’s High 100 listing, which was up to date this week.
Six of the seven gamers play at N.C. Excessive College Athletic Affiliation colleges — Myers Park, North Mecklenburg, Northwood, Richmond, Salisbury, and Seaforth — whereas one performs at Mix Academy, which isn’t affiliated with a state affiliation.
Jarin Stevenson of Seaforth is the highest-ranked participant from North Carolina, listed at No. 15 by ESPN. He’s certainly one of two gamers from Chatham County to make the listing. Northwood’s Drake Powell is ranked No. 37.
Paul McNeil of Richmond and Isaiah Evans of North Mecklenburg made the highest 50, ranked No. 29 and No. 35 respectively.
Salisbury’s Juke Harris is ranked No. 60, Mix Academy’s Rakease Passmore is ranked No. 62, and Myers Park’s Sir Mohammed is ranked No. 82.
15. Jarin Stevenson (Seaforth/Uncommitted)
After averaging 21.5 factors and 11.6 rebounds this season for Seaforth, Jarin Stevenson was named the Gatorade North Carolina Participant of the 12 months in 2023. He helped the Hawks to an 18-9 general report and an look within the second spherical of the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs.
Stevenson is a 6-foot-8, 195-pound energy ahead who’s a five-star participant, in keeping with ESPN, which additionally ranks him because the No. 1 energy ahead within the class and the state’s prime general participant. Stevenson has a lot of presents, together with from Georgetown, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wake Forest.
29. Paul McNeil (Richmond/NC State)
Paul McNeil returned to Richmond this previous season after initially transferring to an out-of-state personal college. His presence was felt too. McNeil scored 24 factors and pulled in 8.7 rebounds per recreation for the Raiders, main Richmond to a NCHSAA 4A state runner-up end. McNeil was named the N.C. Basketball Coaches Affiliation Participant of the 12 months.
McNeil is listed at 6-foot-5 and 180 kilos. ESPN charges him as a four-star participant, itemizing him because the No. 2 general participant in North Carolina and the No. 4 capturing guard nationally within the Class of 2024. In February, McNeil dedicated to N.C. State.
35. Isaiah Evans (North Mecklenburg/Uncommitted)
Isaiah Evans made a case to be named the state’s prime participant this season with a lot of massive performances, however none larger than the fourth spherical of the NCHSAA 4A state playoffs. Towards Chambers, Evans scored 62 factors to steer North Mecklenburg to a 105-92 win in double-overtime. Amongst his factors was an off-balance, buzzer-beating three-pointer within the first extra time to pressure a second extra time. North Mecklenburg misplaced within the regional championship recreation to Myers Park.
Evans is 6-foot-8 and 190 kilos. He’s ranked the No. 3 participant in North Carolina and the No. 13 small ahead within the nation by ESPN, which charges him as a four-star prospect. Appalachian State, Duke, and N.C. State are the one in-state colleges which have provided Evans, however he has a lot of different presents together with Alabama, Boston School, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Kansas, LSU, Maryland, Missouri, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Texas A&M, West Virginia, and others.
37. Drake Powell (Northwood/UNC)
As a junior at Northwood, Drake Powell averaged 18.6 factors and seven rebounds per recreation for the Chargers, main the staff to the NCHSAA 3A state championship recreation the place it completed runner-up.
Based on ESPN, the 6-foot-5 and 185-pound Powell is a four-star participant, the fourth finest participant in North Carolina’s Class of 2024, and the No. 5 capturing guard within the nation. He dedicated to UNC final fall.
60. Juke Harris (Salisbury/Wake Forest)
Juke Harris led Salisbury to a 22-6 general report as a junior, which included a visit to the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs. He was named the N.C. Basketball Coaches Affiliation District Participant of the 12 months, he was a second-team all-state choice by the NCBCA, and he was named the Central Carolina Convention Participant of the 12 months.
Listed at 6-foot-3 and 185 kilos, Harris is rated a four-star participant by ESPN. The web site says he is the No. 5 general participant in North Carolina and the No. 11 capturing guard nationally within the Class of 2024. In March, Harris dedicated to Wake Forest.
62. Rakease Passmore (Mix Academy/Uncommitted)
Rakease Passmore averaged 13.9 factors and 4.6 rebounds per recreation this previous season for Mix Academy. Passmore helped the Goats to a 36-5 general report.
Passmore is a 6-foot-5 and 190 kilos. ESPN says he’s a four-star participant, the No. 6 participant in North Carolina from the Class of 2024, and the No. 12 capturing guard within the nation. Passmore has presents from Appalachian State, Auburn, East Carolina, FIU, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Kansas, LSU, Memphis, Miami, Murray State, NC State, New Mexico State, NC A&T, Ole Miss, Oregon, Samford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Wake Forest, and Western Carolina.
82. Sir Mohammed (Myers Park/Uncommitted)
Sir Mohammed was the second-leading scorer on a Myers Park staff that had 4 gamers averaging double-figures and received the NCHSAA 4A state championship. Mohammed averaged 13.5 factors, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per recreation for the Mustangs.
Mohammed is a four-star participant and the No. 7 general participant in North Carolina’s Class of 2024, in keeping with ESPN, which additionally ranks him because the No. 26 general small ahead nationally. Appalachian State, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Excessive Level, Massachusetts, Michigan, NC State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, USF, and Villanova have all prolonged presents to Mohammed.