Tyran Stokes, Bruce Branch III, Caleb Holt headline Naismith Midseason Team

The Naismith Awards have named their Midseason Team for boys basketball, and it includes top-ranked prospects Tyran Stokes, Bruce Branch III, and Caleb Holt.

Stokes is the top-ranked prospect among the Class of 2026 athletes with a 99.25 Rivals Industry Ranking. The six-foot-seven small forward is playing his final high school basketball season at Rainier Beach.

Meanwhile, Branch, now playing for Prolific Prep, is second behind Stokes. Also on the list are other highly ranked players, such as Deron Rippey Jr., Brandon McCoy, and Caleb Gaskins.

Only one underclassman, Marcus Spears Jr., made the list. Spears is sixth in the Class of 2027 Rivals Industry Rankings.

Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year Midseason Team

Name	Position	High School	Committed To
Marcus Spears Jr.	Power Forward	Dynamic Prep
Maximo Adams	Small Forward	Sierra Canyon	North Carolina
JaShawn Andrews	Small Forward	Little Rock Christian	Arkansas
Bruce Branch III	Small Forward	Prolific Prep
Christian Collins	Power Forward	St. John Bosco
Quinn Costello	Center	The Newman School	Michigan
Jason Crowe Jr.	Point Guard	Inglewood	Missouri
Arafan Diane	Center	Iowa United Prep	Houston
Luke Ertel	Point Guard	Mount Vernon	Purdue
Caleb Gaskins	Power Forward	Christopher Columbus	Miami
Austin Goosby	Shooting Guard	Dynamic Prep	Texas
Caleb Holt	Small Forward	Prolific Prep
Bryson Howard	Small Forward	Heritage	Duke
Jasiah Jervis	Shooting Guard	Archbishop Stepinac	Michigan State
Taylen Kinney	Point Guard	Overtime Elite	Kansas
Colben Landrew	Small Forward	Wheeler	Connecticut
Brandon McCoy	Point Guard	Sierra Canyon
Jaxon Richardson	Small Forward	Southeastern Prep
Deron Rippey Jr.	Point Guard	Blair Academy	Duke
Miles Sadler	Point Guard	CIA-Bella Vista Prep	West Virginia
Jordan Smith Jr.	Shooting Guard	Paul VI Catholic
Anthony Thompson	Small Forward	Western Reserve	Ohio State
Abdou Toure	Small Forward	Notre Dame	Arkansas
Cameron Williams	Power Forward	St. Mary’s	Duke
Tyran Stokes	Small Forward	Rainier Beach