Tyran Stokes
| No. 4 – Prolific Prep | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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Tyran Stokes (born October 12, 2007) is an American basketball player who currently attends Prolific Prep. He is a consensus five-star recruit and the top ranked player in the 2026 class.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Stokes began playing basketball competitively as a first grader in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.[1][2] At the age of nine, he moved to San Diego and then the Atlanta area before settling in Napa, California.[2][3] As an eighth grader in 2022, Stokes played in the Nike Peach Jam under-16 category for Team WhyNot.[3]
Stokes enrolled at Prolific Prep ahead of his freshman season.[2]
Stokes was one of just two players from the 2026 class invited to the NBAPA Top 100 Camp that offseason, with the other being AJ Dybantsa.[4] He was noted by Russ Wood of Rivals.com as one of the standout performers on the final day of competition, concluding that he had "elite prospect written all over him."[5] A week later at the Nike Peach Jam, Stokes averaged 11.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on 51.3 percent shooting, helping Vegas Elite to a second-place finish in the under-17 category.[2]
Ahead of his sophomore season, Stokes improved his strength and added weight to his frame.[6] He was joined at Prolific Prep by fellow top recruit AJ Dybantsa.[7][8]
Recruiting
[edit]In June 2023, Stokes became the number one recruit in the 2026 class when the top recruit, AJ Dybantsa, reclassified to the 2025 class.[9]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyran Stokes PF |
Louisville, KY | Prolific Prep (CA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | — | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 1 247Sports: 1 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
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National team career
[edit]Stokes won a gold medal with the United States at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Mexico, averaging 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Holton, Brooks (July 13, 2023). "Louisville native, Cardinals' target is basketball phenom at 15 (I)". Courier Journal. p. B1. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Holton, Brooks (July 13, 2023). "Louisville native, Cardinals' target is basketball phenom at 15 (II)". Courier Journal. p. B4. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Demling, Jody (July 15, 2022). "Elite '26 basketball prospect from California a native of Louisville". 247Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Divens, Jordan (June 27, 2023). "High school basketball: Cameron Boozer, A.J. Dybantsa, Cooper Flagg and Tyran Stokes among NBPA Top 100 Camp participants". MaxPreps. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Russ (July 1, 2023). "Wood's Takeaways: NBPA Top 100 Camp, Day 3". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Peek, Krysten (October 9, 2023). "Tyran Stokes, A.J. Dybantsa and Boogie Fland lead top performers at USA Basketball minicamp". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Divens, Jordan (June 15, 2023). "High school basketball: Top-ranked Class of 2026 prospect A.J. Dybantsa transfers to Prolific Prep". MaxPreps. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Dumas, Jason (September 19, 2023). "HS basketball stars team up for Napa prep school". KRON. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Boone, Kyle (October 11, 2023). "AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 recruit in Class of 2026, will reclassify and become the top prospect in 2025". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ James, Marty (June 13, 2023). "Prolific Prep's Stokes lifts U16 national team to Americas title". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved October 24, 2023.