There are 18 five-star rankings for the ESPN 100 players for the men's college basketball class 2026. In the July live period, only one player (Jashawn “JJ” Andrews) had committed, but now there is another one who connected the mix: ESPN 100 No. 4 Jason Crowe, he announced on Friday.
Jeff Borzello from ESPN will follow every announcement of five-star obligations this season and how it happened, the fit and more.
Here you will find the full player rankings:
2026 ESPN 100 | 2027 ESPN 60 | 2028 ESPN 25
2026 ESPN 100 ranking: 4
Obligated: Missouri Tigers
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Background: Crowe did not wait until the end of the July Live period to commit and set an appointment for mid-July in advance. He has never announced an official school list either. For a large part of his recruitment, Kentucky and USC were considered the most important competitors: Crowe's father played with Kentucky Assistant Jason Hart and the two friends, while the Trojans made him a priority throughout the process. But in the past few weeks, Missouri performed as a favorite and was able to land the top five-goal scorer.
How it fits: Crowe is one of the elite scorers in high school basketball and achieves average better than 23 points per game in the Nike Eybl Circuit. He is explosive with the ball in his hands and is an experienced playmaker who can include the other. In Missouri, Crowe will probably be the best offensive player in the team early, even though the Point Guard Anthony Robinson and Ucla broadcast Sebastian Mack 2026-27 could return to Columbia and take pressure. It is also worth mentioning that Dennis Gates and Co. have made real progress with the five-star colleague Toni Bryant (No. 13).
What's next for Kentucky and USC? Crowe would have been the ideal start of the 2026-27 roster for Kentucky or USC, but both programs have talented views at the top of their boards. The wildcats follow, among other things, according to Tyran Stokes No. 1, Tyran Stokes, No. 5 Caleb Holt, five-star point guards Taylen Kinney (No. 17) and Deron Ricky Jr. (No. 18). USC watches Christian Collins (No. 2), Brandon McCoy (No. 6) and Tajh Ariza (No. 20) at the top.
2026 ESPN 100 ranking: 12
Obligated: Arkansa's razibacks
Background: While high-ranking prospects from the state of Arkansas usually stayed at home for college-Ironically, Malik Monk was the choice of John Calipari's Kentucky about Arkansas one of the top-class exceptions to do some work to land Andrews. He had LSU and Missouri among his last three, with Dennis Gates' tiger being in a strong position in the track. But Calipari has proven that he still has juice with five stars.
JJ Andrews is a beast 🔥 24 points and 10 boards for the Arkansas commit, as Brad Beal Elite Oaklanders 94-78 @Nikeyb pic.twitter.com/hf6yXCTCER beats
– Sportscenter Next (@Scnext) July 17, 2025
How it fits: The No. 1 player in the state of Arkansas, Andrews, has been on the radar of the top programs for several years. He has enormous physical tools and is aggressive in the basket that goes into the basket at the offensive end. Although he is not a productive perimeter shooter, he shot 40% from the 3-point range during the Eybl season with almost one game. It is always unclear who will return to a Calipari coach squad, but Andrews should play an early role if he arrives in autumn 2026. It is not surprising that the 2026 razibacks track a number of other five stars.
