2025 Varsity Debuts: Watch List, Part I
With the second half of the 2021-22 high school season coming up, here’s a look at the freshman playing well. Take a look at Part I of the 2025 Varsity Debuts. Colt Langdon Colt Langdon 6'7" | SG Millbrook…
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Continue ReadingWith the second half of the 2021-22 high school season coming up, here’s a look at the freshman playing well. Take a look at Part I of the 2025 Varsity Debuts.
Colt Langdon Colt Langdon 6'7" | SG Millbrook | 2025 State #114 Nation NC | 6’8 Wing/Forward | Millbrook High
Langdon has shown poise as a face in the starting rotation for the Millbrook Wildcats this season. He’s producing 15.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 1.2 bpg as a presence on both ends of the floor this season. He’s an active presence in the paint that rebounds and alters shots. Offensively, he’s capable of creating on all three levels but most effective as a slasher with a high ceiling for development in other areas. He’s a long, wiry prospect to track over at Millbrook High with potential in his skillset.
Yohance Connor Yohance Connor 6'3" | CG Combine Academy | 2026 State NC | 6’1 Guard/Wing | Winston-Salem Prep
Connor is an effective combo guard that creates off rebounds and turnovers and has fared well in the Winston-Salem Prep rotation in his freshman season. Despite being listed at 6-foot-1, he plays big with his ability to make things happen on the floor. He’s averaging a double-double in the backcourt with 19.4 ppg, 11.6 rpg and 3.9 spg as the Phoenix are off to an 8-2 start and 2-0 in conference play so far. He’s a relentless presence on both ends of the floor as a defender and attacker. He’s a young name to get eyes on over in the 336 area.
Mikey Wilkins Mikey Wilkins 6'8" | PF Christ School | 2025 State #66 Nation NC | 6’8 Forward | R-S Central High
Wilkins is another prospect that’s producing a double-double in his freshman debut for R-S Central High, as they’re off to a 12-2 start. He’s posted 16.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 1.8 bpg as a presence around the rim in the rotation. He’s shooting an efficient 63 percent from the field while staying within his game and has posted seven double-doubles so far on the young season. He’s a forward prospect with a ton of room to grow from a versatility standpoint by the end of his career and a young big man to get eyes on.
Tre McKinnon Tre McKinnon 6'5" | SF Lake Norman High | 2025 State NC | 6’4 Forward/Wing | Lake Norman High
McKinnon has been quite the active presence on the wing this season for the 11-2 Lake Norman Wildcats. He’s a versatile playmaker that’s active on the glass and in the paint and it’s shown in his production. He’s putting up 12.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg and 1.8 spg as an all-around threat in the rotation. He’s fit in quite well as the energy guy in the lineup for the Wildcats. He’s a prospect with a very high ceiling that’s starting to find his way on the hardwood.
Nathan Fife Nathan Fife 6'0" | PG Sanderson | 2025 State NC | 6’0 Guard | Sanderson High
Fife is a name that emerged over the holidays at the South Granville Holiday Christmas Classic over the break with Sanderson High. He’s a young guard with a high IQ for knocking down shots on the perimeter and making plays for others. He’s quite the active prospect already in the rotation, averaging 12.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.7 apg and 2.0 spg in the backcourt including an impressive 16 point first-half performance against Chapel Hill in the opening round. He’s an impressive guard that can operate on all three levels and is worth keeping eyes on over at Sanderson High.
LJ Rush LJ Rush 5'10" | PG 1 of 1 Academy | 2026 State NC | 5’9 Point Guard | East Wake High
Rush is another young name that had a strong performance in the South Granville Holiday Christmas Classic. He does well to control the pace at the point guard spot with the ball in his hands and has the East Wake Warriors off to an 8-3 start. He’s posting 9.5 ppg, 3.5 apg, 2.9 rpg and 1.6 spg as he’s done well to use his ability to make plays for himself and others to find success on the hardwood. He’s a young floor general with a lot of potential in NC’s 2025 class and worth keeping eyes on.