ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Throughout the Atlantic City Showcase, I saw a lot of ankle braces, ice packs and tape. At major live period events like these, players naturally know to leave it all out on the court.
It's a grueling stretch of four games in three days — and one theme you'll see from the below 2028 standouts is that everyone played with a competitive edge.
I had a blast watching roughly 23 hours of quality basketball. Many of these current sophomores are already stars on their high school teams. But what happens when they play on a grassroots team surrounded by talent? How can they impact winning in a role? It's a question I love to think about when looking at college potential.
Here are 12 players who popped to me in the 2028 class. A reminder that I didn't see close to everything, as explained in our 2027 standouts. But I got a refreshing view on talent ranging from high-major futures to Division 3.
