Tyran Stokes Explained

Tyran Stokes
Team:Prolific Prep
Number:4
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:245
Birth Date:12 October 2007
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
High School:

Tyran Stokes (born October 12, 2007) is an American basketball player who currently attends Prolific Prep. He is a consensus five-star recruit and the top ranked player in the 2026 class.

Early life and high school career

Stokes began playing basketball competitively as a first grader in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.[1] [2] At the age of nine, he moved to San Diego and then the Atlanta area before settling in Napa, California.[2] [3] As an eighth grader in 2022, Stokes played in the Nike Peach Jam under-16 category for Team WhyNot.[3]

Stokes enrolled at Prolific Prep ahead of his freshman season.[2]

Stokes was one of just two players from the 2026 class invited to the NBAPA Top 100 Camp that offseason, with the other being AJ Dybantsa.[4] He was noted by Russ Wood of Rivals.com as one of the standout performers on the final day of competition, concluding that he had "elite prospect written all over him."[5] A week later at the Nike Peach Jam, Stokes averaged 11.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on 51.3 percent shooting, helping Vegas Elite to a second-place finish in the under-17 category.[2]

Ahead of his sophomore season, Stokes improved his strength and added weight to his frame.[6] He was joined at Prolific Prep by fellow top recruit AJ Dybantsa.[7] [8]

Recruiting

In June 2023, Stokes became the number one recruit in the 2026 class when the top recruit, AJ Dybantsa, reclassified to the 2025 class.[9]

National team career

Stokes won a gold medal with the United States at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Mexico, averaging 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Louisville native, Cardinals' target is basketball phenom at 15 (I). Brooks. Holton. Courier Journal. July 13, 2023. October 25, 2023. B1. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Louisville native, Cardinals' target is basketball phenom at 15 (II). Brooks. Holton. Courier Journal. July 13, 2023. October 24, 2023. B4. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Elite '26 basketball prospect from California a native of Louisville. Jody. Demling. 247Sports. July 15, 2022. October 24, 2023.
  4. News: High school basketball: Cameron Boozer, A.J. Dybantsa, Cooper Flagg and Tyran Stokes among NBPA Top 100 Camp participants. Jordan. Divens. MaxPreps. June 27, 2023. October 25, 2023.
  5. News: Wood's Takeaways: NBPA Top 100 Camp, Day 3. Russ. Wood. Rivals.com. July 1, 2023. October 25, 2023.
  6. News: Tyran Stokes, A.J. Dybantsa and Boogie Fland lead top performers at USA Basketball minicamp. Krysten. Peek. Yahoo! Sports. October 9, 2023. October 24, 2023.
  7. Web site: Jordan . Divens . June 15, 2023 . High school basketball: Top-ranked Class of 2026 prospect A.J. Dybantsa transfers to Prolific Prep . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618021158/https://www.maxpreps.com/m/news/S1zeK71poE-UpMRiUmVv7g/high-school-basketball-top-ranked-class-of-2026-prospect-aj-dybantsa-transfers-to-prolific-prep.htm . June 18, 2023 . October 24, 2023 .
  8. News: HS basketball stars team up for Napa prep school. Jason. Dumas. KRON. September 19, 2023. October 24, 2023.
  9. News: AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 recruit in Class of 2026, will reclassify and become the top prospect in 2025. Kyle. Boone. CBS Sports. October 11, 2023. October 24, 2023.
  10. News: Prolific Prep's Stokes lifts U16 national team to Americas title. Marty. James. Napa Valley Register. June 13, 2023. October 24, 2023.

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