Overview Class of 2025 Rankings Release
This morning the 2025 prospect rankings have been released. This is a deep class of basketball players!
Full 2025 Rankings List:
https://prephoops.com/dakotas/rankings/north-dakota-rankings/2025-rankings/
A Look At The Top 10 Prospects
#1 Mason Klabo Mason Klabo 6'2" | PG Fargo Davies | 2025 State #240 Nation ND |6-0 G| Fargo Davies/Team Tyus
#2 Matthew Sem Matthew Sem 6'1" | SG Fargo North | 2025 State ND |5-11 G| Fargo North/ Inspired Athletics
#3 Walker Braaten Walker Braaten 6'4" | CG Westhope/Newburg | 2025 State #278 Nation ND |6-0 G| Westhope-Newburg/ ECI
#4 Pearce Parks Pearce Parks 6'2" | SG Grand Forks Red River | 2025 State ND |6-0 G| Grand Forks Red River/ ECI
#5 Jake Starcevic Jake Starcevic 6'2" | SF Kindred | 2025 State ND |6-1 G| Thompson/ ECI
#6 Sullivan Ihry Sullivan Ihry 5'11" | CG West Fargo Sheyenne | 2025 State ND |5-10 G| West Fargo Sheyenne/ Inspired Athletics
#7 Bonfas Loria Bonfas Loria 6'5" | SF West Fargo | 2025 State ND |6-4 F| West Fargo/ Inspired Athletics
#8 Presley Peraza Presley Peraza 6'6" | PF Kindred | 2025 State ND |6-3 F| Kindred/ ECI
#9 Drew Swenson Drew Swenson 5'9" | SG West Fargo Sheyenne | 2025 ND |5-6 G| West Fargo Sheyenne/ Inspired Athletics
#10 Hudsen Sheldon Hudsen Sheldon 6'2" | SG Mandan | 2025 State ND |6-0| Mandan
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROSPECT RANKINGS
How do you guys d ECI de where a player gets ranked? Let me tell you.
North Dakota’s Prep Hoops prospect rankings are compiled by our writers with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of North Dakota basketball. We put a lot of time and energy into it — probably too much! — and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased — other than favoring kids with talent, grit, and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair. But at the end of the day, not everyone will be happy, and that’s OK. Rankings are updated three times a year, in October, February, and June. Here are some other important things you should know.
– College coaches have a lot of influence. If there is no clear consensus on the top players in each class, we give them the last word.
– AAU matters. In the winter update, we are obviously adding players who are having great high school seasons. This is the primary opportunity for athletes who don’t play AAU ball to make their mark. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play AAU are greatly diminishing their opportunity to make the prospect rankings. They are also limiting their opportunities to play college basketball since being seen by 10 coaches is statistically less likely to yield the desired result than being seen by 100.
– Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let me repeat that. THIS LIST IS ABOUT COLLEGE POTENTIAL, NOT CURRENT PERFORMANCE. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, esp ECI ally among keenly interested parents.