ICYMI: 2023 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Hoops New Mexico updated our 2023 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 80 college prospects with a top five of Shane Douma-Sanchez Shane Douma-Sanchez 6'0" | PG Del Norte | 2023 State NM , Michael Day Michael Day 6'10" | C ABC Prep | 2023 NM , Judah Casaus Judah Casaus 6'0" | SG Del Norte | 2023 State NM , Damian Perez Damian Perez 6'5" | SF Carlsbad | 2023 State NM , and Sean Alter Sean Alter 6'9" | PF Volcano Vista | 2023 State NM !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the New Mexico 2023 Rankings!
We have begun analyzing the rankings updates in the following articles, too:
- 2022 City of Champions Classic Tournament Players to Watch
- Introducing the Prep Hoops Player of the Week Series
- Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament Players To Watch
- Updated 2023 New Mexico Rankings: New Additions
- Updated 2023 New Mexico Rankings: Stock Risers
- Prep Hoops New Mexico: Week Two's Top Performances
Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Hoops New Mexico prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of New Mexico basketball. We put a lot of time and energy into it 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 athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair.
Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us 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, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, grassroots ball matters greatly. We are obviously not ignoring the high school season. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play in grassroots events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.