Miami's '26 TOP TEN

The next era of Miami basketball is well underway with the arrival of new head coach Jai Lucas and his new staff.

The Canes are building a whole new roster. Coach Lucas has landed twelve (12) new players going into the summer months.

The focus has now turned to 2026 recruiting. Here are the top ten prospects on Miami’s 2026 recruiting board.

PF Caleb Gaskins

Hometown: Miami, FL      School:  Columbus                      

HT: 6'-8"    |   WT: 210    |   Offers: 12      Rating: 99    |   Position Rank: 4  |  Overall Rank: 13

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: TBD

SUMMARY: Elite local prospect who sits high on Miami’s board.

SF Alex Constanza   

Hometown: Miami, FL        School:  Westminster Academy

 HT: 6'-8"    |   WT: 205     |   Offers: 13      Rating: 99    |   Position Rank: 4  |  Overall Rank: 15

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: TBD

SUMMARY: Elite local prospect who sits at the top of Miami’s board. He can be a match up nightmare. While current listed as a small forward, Alex is big and strong with the potential to play both the three and four as he physically matures.Competition: Illinois, Syracuse at this time.

PG Deron Rippey Jr.

Hometown:   Blairstown, NJ       School: Blair Academy      

HT: 6'-2"    |   WT:  175    |   Offers: 39  |  Rating: 99   |   Position Rank: 5  |  Overall Rank: 19

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier:  TBD

SUMMARY:  Elite athleticism to make momentum changing plays. A two-way guard, who impacts the game as much on the defensive end as he does the offensive end. Brings an explosive skillset.

SF Jaxon Richardson

Hometown:  Miami, FL    School:   Columbus                    

HT: 6'-6"    |   WT:  200    |   Offers: 21   |  Rating: 99   |   Position Rank: 7 |  Overall Rank: 20

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: TBD

SUMMARY: Local 5-star prospect

PG Taylen Kinney

Hometown:  Atlanta, GA        School: Overtime Elite          

HT: 6'-1"    |   WT:  185    |   Offers: 26  |   Rating:  99  |   Position Rank: 1 |  Overall Rank: 14

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: Oregon, Kentucky, Purdue, Louisville, Alabama

SUMMARY: Highest-rated point guard in the 2026 class.  An electric scoring threat at all three levels. "Kinney is a scoring and playmaking lead guard who is smooth and versatile with his attack. He’s a three-range scoring threat.”

SF Bryson Howard

Hometown:  Frisco, TX                          School: Heritage   

HT: 6'-5" | WT: 200 | Offers: 24 | Rating: 98 | Position Rank: 12 | Overall Rank: 25

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: Texas, Houston

SUMMARY: Dynamic and versatile small forward.  Can play at guard or forward. Scores from all three levels. Son of former NBA veteran Josh Howard

SG Austin Goosby

Hometown:  Melissa, TX               School:  Melissa             

HT: 6'-5"   |   WT: 190    |   Offers: 13   |   Rating: 98  |   Position Rank: 4 |  Overall Rank: 38

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: Texas, Kentucky, SMU, UCLA, Miami,  Baylor, BYU, Duke, and an u Arizona State

SUMMARY:

PF Latrell Allmond

Hometown:  Richmond, VA       School: Petersburg            

HT: 6'-8"   |  WT: 225  | Offers: 22  | Rating: 98  |  Position Rank: 7 |  Overall Rank: 40

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: Indiana

SUMMARY: A strong scorer and rebounder, affecting the game on the defensive end. At NBPA Top 100 Camp, averaged 18.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, shooting 55 percent from the floor and 40 percent from 3-pt. range.

C Marcis Ponder

Hometown:  Springfield, VA        School: Gillilon Basketball Academy                       

HT: 6'-11"  | WT: 328 | Offers: 16 | Rating: 97 | Position Rank: 7 | Overall Rank: 69

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: TBD

SUMMARY: South Florida native…

C Arafan Diane

Hometown:  Norwalk, IA           School: Iowa United Prep  

HT: 7'-1" | WT: 260 | Offers: 20  | Rating: 97 |  Position Rank: 9  | Overall Rank: 73

Status:  UNCOMMITTED   |  Top Tier: TBD

SUMMARY: Originally from Guinea in West Africa. He also played in Canada.

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OTHERS: Obinna Ekezie Jr.  Mason Fuentes   Jason Crowe Jr., Josh Powell   Aiden Derkack  Quincy Wadley  DaKari Spear  Collin Paul  Jordan Smith Kevin Thomas   Colben Landrew   Luca Foster  Imahri Wooten   Cole Cloer   Kayden Allen Baba Oladotun  Marcus Spears Jr.   Toni Bryant

BOTTOM LINE:

Coach Lucas and his staff have done a wonderful job crafting a full roster and identifying a talented group of targets for the next class. The future is looking brighter with each passing day.

GO CANES!