Spring prospect watch: Five of Georgia's 2027s to know
Now that the high school season has come to its final week, it’s time to start turning the page to the looming travel season.
For that, it means that the 2027 class will be bumping up from 14U and middle school ranks to 15U and getting a little more attention from the nation.
For the uninitiated parents and coaches, this does not mean that genuine recruitment is imminent for these prospects. While the following players are intriguing and on the right track, college coaches aren’t prioritizing prospects this young. Hell, most media outlets and scouting services aren't going to prioritize the 2027 class either.
2024’s spring and summer is just the beginning for these players. The major national services—247, On3, Rivals—won’t even be putting together initial rankings for this class until the fall.
All of that is to say that this is merely a means of introducing these players to a wider audience.
Some are already touting Tri-Cities guard Tre Keith as the best prospect in Georgia’s 2027 class. I don’t disagree, but it’s too early for me to give a definitive answer on the matter. All I know is that he’s certainly deserving of high praise.
Keith had a monster season as a freshman. He averaged over 20 points per game and did his fair share of damage on the glass as well. In other words, he does a little bit of everything as a bigger guard. Based on his production, he would be my freshman of the year in the Peach State.
While he’s productive now, there’s still upside and room for growth down the road too.
Keith has gotten early attention from college coaches, but that will pick up more in the summer of 2025 when coaches can directly contact the 2027 class.
The 6-foot-3 guard has had an incredible start to his early career as a prospect.
Back in the fall, Wise established himself seriously as a prospect with potential when he was a top performer at HoopSeen’s Elite Preview camp—an annual camp for the best freshmen and sophomore prospects in the region. Since then, he went on to have an outstanding first high school season with North Oconee that culminated in a 19-point game in a state championship victory.
Wise is proving to be a high-level shot maker. During the aforementioned state championship game, Wise showed his ability to hit shots with five 3-pointers and a turn-around jumper from mid-range.
That performance was closer to the rule than the exception when it comes to the totality of Wise’s season. In other games, he showed athleticism at the rim and an aptitude for defensive timing.
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that some of these players we watch on a regular basis are high school kids. Taj Saragba is one of the players that fits into that discussion, and he’s only a freshman.
Standing at around 6-foot-7, Saragba is already strongly built. He’s more imposing than most at the high school level because of his physical tools.
Saragba has the frame and athleticism to catch anyone’s eye. His skillset is still developing, but he’s already a difference maker around the basket.
He was one of the catalysts behind the best season in Woodstock’s basketball history, and his story is just getting started in a significant way.
Savage is one of the more battle-tested prospects on this list. He might be at the top in that regard at this point.
After starting at Wheeler for most of the season, Savage started to play his best basketball toward the end of the season as a playmaker and scrappy defender primarily. As his career progresses, those will be his hallmark traits while adding more of a scoring punch that he’s shown on other stages—AAU ball and individual team camps.
Where Savage excels at the most is in his feel for the game. He has a higher basketball IQ than most his age. He’s been praised for his ability as a floor general by college coaches already. While he won’t be a heavily recruited prospect for a few more years, people are already taking notice.
Bratton is more of an upside projection right now compared to the others on this list.
Bratton hasn’t had as extensive a resume early in his career because he played behind Arkansas State commit Josh Hill at Wheeler during the high school season, but one look at him gives the impression that his future could be as bright as anyone’s on this list.
He’s about 6-foot-7 now, but he’s built like someone who has a few more inches left before he hits his ceiling. His frame isn’t slight either. Bratton looks like he’ll be able to add strength relatively easily.
When watching Bratton, it’s easy to imagine him taking a similar developmental path as recent Wheeler forward Arrinten Page.
