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Updated 2023 North Carolina Rankings

15, Oct 2022

Updated 2023 North Carolina Rankings

With the season about to kick off in a couple of weeks in North Carolina, what better time than now to update the 2023 rankings for the state. We have bumped the list out to sixty players in the 2023 class, an addition of twenty players to our rankings for the state. 

 

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Silas Demary

Charlotte, NC

Class
2023
|
Position
CG
|
Height
6' 4"
|
School Team
National
74
National Pos. Rank
9
State
1
State Pos. Rank
1

 

Southern California commitment Silas Demary Jr., stays at our #1 spot. The 6-foot-5 guard out of Combine Academy has remained at the top-spot since this time last year. Demary and or #5 prospect make two prospects in the top-5 for Sim Frazier's Team Curry program. 

 

Freddie Dilione

Raleigh, NC

Class
2022
|
Position
SG
|
Height
6' 5"
|
School Team
National
46
National Pos. Rank
13
State
2
State Pos. Rank
1

 

Tennessee commitment Freddie Dilione comes in at the #2 spot in the latest rankings. The point guard out of Word of God in Raleigh, North Carolina had a huge summer playing with Team Loaded North Carolina on the Adidas circuit and really saw his recruitment take off from the spring. 

 

Isaiah Coleman

Raleigh, NC

Class
2023
|
Position
SF
|
Height
6' 5"
|
School Team
National
NR
National Pos. Rank
NR
State
4
State Pos. Rank
2

 

College of Charleston commitment Isaiah Coleman comes in at #3 as the new addition of assistant coach Thomas Carr to Pat Kelsey's staff at College of Charleston is paying dividends. The Cougars have landed three players from the Team Loaded organization over the past few months. Carr was the head coach for Team Loaded NC. 

 

Davin Cosby

Raleigh, NC

Class
2023
|
Position
SG
|
Height
6' 5"
|
School Team
National
114
National Pos. Rank
24
State
5
State Pos. Rank
1

 

At #4 is Davin Cosby another Word of God product out of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Alabama commitment originally from Richmond, Virginia chose Alabama over Virginia, NC State and Wake Forest. 

 

Collin Tanner

Goldsboro, NC

Class
2023
|
Position
SF
|
Height
6' 6"
|
School Team
National
NR
National Pos. Rank
NR
State
2
State Pos. Rank
1

 

The #5 spot belongs to Richmond commitment Collin Tanner, who played with Team Curry on the Under Armour circuit. Tanner brings size and scoring to the table for the Spiders. 

 

BY THE NUMBERS 

 

20 of the Top-60 players in the 2023 rankings are committed to a college program. 

3 of the Top-10 are still uncommitted. #6 Derin Saran, #8 Jakel Powell and #9 Jakwon Moore. 

33 out of the top-60 are considered guards. 

27 out of the top-60 are forwards or centers. 

3 Raleigh area players are ranked in the top-5. 

 

 

 


Justin Byerly
State Editor

Justin Byerly has spent the past 15 years covering North Carolina prep and grassroots basketball. He has previously worked with The Recruit Scoop and Rivals.com. In addition to that he has contributed to The USA Today, Charlotte Observer, The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Sun News. He has held The Justin Byerly Upstate/WNC Showcase the past two years and has helped student-athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina receive college scholarships. He owns The Byerly Report scouting service that has over 100 college subscriptions. Justin resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Danielle and four children.