Fresh Scout Reports

Westminster Academy's roster already has a Florida commit on the wing and a ranked point guard in the 2027 class. The big man in the middle of it is the least-known name of the group, and that is where the…

Stra Zelic#75

C · 6-11 · Class of 2028

Wasatch Academy

A seventh grader's growth spurt is one thing. A sophomore walking around at 6-11 with real shot-blocking instincts and offers from three high-major programs is another thing entirely. Stra Zelic is barely old enough to drive, and college coaches are…

Peter Julius#56

C · 6-9 · Class of 2028

Eagle's Landing

A 6-foot-9 seventh grader with a frame that already looks varsity-ready is the kind of thing that makes a scouting trip worthwhile. Peter Julius isn't just tall for his age — he moves like someone who's going to be a…

Emmanuel Nwabuoku#54

C · 6-8 · Class of 2028

Houston Christian

Six-foot-eight with a frame that still has room to fill out, and already the most physically imposing body on the floor at Houston Christian. Two more recruiting cycles before he's even eligible to sign anything, and he's already cracked the…

A 6-foot-6 center in 2028 is a label that sends evaluators straight to the tape, because the number and the position don't line up the way they once did. Dylan Lyons arrives with that label, a spot on the same…

Xavier Young#11

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff

A seventh grader measuring 6-10 with 18 D1 offers already on the table isn't a prospect — it's a math problem college coaches can't ignore. Xavier Young is still years away from his first varsity minute and programs like Tennessee…

Logan Chwastyk#12

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Malvern Prep

Six-foot-ten with two more years of growing to do, and he's already fielding calls from high-major programs. Logan Chwastyk is the kind of frame evaluators circle on a roster sheet before the ball even goes up.

Dylan Betts#10

C · 7-3 · Class of 2028

IMG Academy

Seven-foot-three centers who move like guards don't grow on trees, especially in the 2028 class. Dylan Betts has the kind of frame that makes grown men pause courtside, and then he sprints the floor like he's 6-5, which makes the…

Bamba Touray#5

C · 7-0 · Class of 2028

Prolific Prep

Seven feet tall in the eighth grade class of recruiting — that number alone should stop scrolling thumbs. Bamba Touray is already drawing comparisons to grown men on a basketball court, and he's not even in high school yet in…

Erick Dampier Jr.#8

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Madison-Ridgeland Academy

The name alone gets attention around Jackson, Mississippi, but the game backs it up. A 6-10 center in the class of 2028 already sitting at #8 nationally isn't supposed to be this far along — yet here he is, altering…

Arion Ferrell

C · Class of 2028

Word of God Academy

When college coaches start scouting the Class of 2028, they'll want to keep close tabs on emerging big men who can anchor the paint for years to come.

Strahinja Zelic

C · 6-11 · Class of 2028

A seventh grader who already touches 6-11 is going to get looks no matter what tape shows, but Strahinja Zelic gives evaluators something to actually chew on beyond the tape measure. He moves like a kid who hasn't fully grown…

A 6-foot-10 sophomore-aged big with no listed offers and no school on file is easy to overlook. The company he keeps is harder to ignore. His name sits next to a Oklahoma State commit, a Maryland commit and a Norfolk…

A center from the 2028 class already fielding Division I offers before most of his peers have finished growing into their frames — that alone tells you something about how coaches view Ben McKinney's trajectory. National evaluators have him at…

Jackson Stasny

C · 6-8 · Class of 2028

Word of God Academy

A 6-foot-8 center from Baltimore who landed on a Word of God Academy roster stacked with high-major and mid-major signees. That tells you something before the film does. Programs that build rosters like that tend to put young bigs in…

Joel Patrick#78

C · 6-9 · Class of 2028

Montverde Academy

Six-foot-nine eighth graders don't usually move like this — gliding through ball screens, finishing with either hand, talking on defense like he's been doing it for a decade. Joel Patrick is barely a teenager and already the whisper around Montverde's…

Interim Head

C · Class of 2028

A center with almost no paper trail yet still shows up on radars is either a mirage or a sleeper. Right now, that's the situation with this 2028 big man — a name scouts are jotting down before the file…

Hudson Hatch#121

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Monarch Academy

Most 6-10 centers in the class of 2028 get judged on one thing before anything else: whether they can move. Hudson Hatch enters the evaluation season carrying a national ranking of #121 in his class and no reported offers yet,…

Dakari Mitchell#111

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

Centennial

Every class has a dozen kids listed at 6-10, and most of them never become what the number promised. Height gets a player in the room. It doesn't keep him there. Dakari Mitchell gets the room first, and the rest…

Luka Kuqo#117

C · 6-9 · Class of 2028

The Newman School

Six-foot-nine centers with a clean frame and a place to develop are rare enough that scouts go looking for them early. Kuqo is in that conversation before he has a single reported offer. He's a 2028 center at The Newman…

Brendan Williams#86

C · 6-9 · Class of 2028

Moreau Catholic

Six-foot-nine with room to grow into it — that's the kind of frame that makes scouts start scribbling notes before the ball even goes up. Brendan Williams is still years away from his ceiling, and that's exactly why programs are…

Xavier Hall#101

C · 6-9 · Class of 2028

Mooresville

Six-foot-nine with two more years before a recruiting letter even technically counts for much, and already the frame suggests a center who's going to outgrow his own highlight tape. Mooresville's front line is stacked right now, and the kid still…

Martin Simko#48

C · 7-1 · Class of 2028

Miami Columbus

Seven-foot centers who are still developing their handle and feet get pulled into the same conversation every recruiting cycle, and most of them fade out of it. Martin Simko is the kind of prospect who lands on a national ranking…

Yann Kamagate#1

C · 7-0 · Class of 2028

St. Francis

Seven feet tall and still growing into his frame — that combination alone gets scouts to pull out their phones and start recording. Yann Kamagate isn't just tall for his age, he moves like a kid who's going to keep…

Salim Diaby

C · 6-10 · Class of 2028

A 6-foot-10 frame on a kid who won't play a varsity minute for another two years is the kind of thing that gets a gym buzzing before warmups are even over. Salim Diaby is that kid right now — long,…

When a young center consistently contributes off the bench and demonstrates natural leadership qualities, college scouts take notice.

Elijah Gillyard

C · 5-10 · Class of 2028

Word of God Academy

At just 5-10, this center prospect is redefining what it means to play in the paint with his unique combination of court vision and scoring ability.

The 2028 recruiting cycle is heating up early, and Georgia's talent pipeline continues to produce intriguing big man prospects worth monitoring closely.

When a 6-9 center brings legitimate strength to the paint as an underclassman, college programs take notice early in the evaluation process.