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Cooper Flagg leads a 2024 recruit class reranking, while Knueppel rises
A review looks back at the top of the 2024 US high school basketball recruiting class and compares the original rankings with players’ records since then.
Cooper Flagg, who was ranked first, led Duke to the Final Four and was later chosen first in the 2025 NBA draft.
He also earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors with the Dallas Mavericks.
Dylan Harper moves from fourth to second in the reranking, while VJ Edgecombe stays third.
Kon Knueppel, originally ranked 19th, is described as one of the biggest risers.
The review says he showed scoring and shooting ability in high school and went on to play at Duke.
It notes that projecting young players is difficult because injuries, role changes and development can alter their careers.
ESPN has reranked the top of the 2024 SC Next 100 basketball recruiting class using players’ records to date.
Cooper Flagg remains No. 1, matching his original ranking.
Kon Knueppel, originally ranked 19th, is among the biggest risers in the reranking.
Dylan Harper moves from No. 4 to No. 2, while VJ Edgecombe stays at No. 3.
The analysis excludes Khaman Maluach and Egor Demin because they played high school basketball outside the United States.
- Who
- ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi assessed players from the 2024 SC Next 100 class.
- What
- ESPN published a reranking of the class based on players’ records to date.
- When
- Published October 11, 2026; the article is dated September 24, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The analysis looks back at how the original rankings matched players’ later performance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
He had zero ego and never complained
He knew when to get his teammates involved and only cared about winning.
Cooper Flagg reclassified and later rose to No. 1 in the rankings.
Flagg led Montverde Academy to an undefeated season and a Chipotle Nationals championship.
Flagg was selected No. 1 in the NBA draft, while Dylan Harper was selected second and VJ Edgecombe third.
Flagg earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors, and ESPN published its reranking of the 2024 class.
- Flagg's original and reranked position
- No. 1
- Harper's original ranking
- No. 4
- Harper's reranked position
- No. 2
- Edgecombe's original and reranked position
- No. 3
- Knueppel's original ranking
- No. 19
- Excluded players
- Khaman Maluach and Egor Demin
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