Windermere Prep's Brandon Bass Jr. named to ESPN Top 60 boys basketball recruiting list

Lakers' star wing is the No. 38 ranked boys basketball recruit in the country for the class of 2026, according to ESPN's recently released ranking.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 7:00 a.m. April 27, 2024

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Following a second stellar season in a row, Windermere Prep boys basketball star Brandon Bass Jr. has been named to the 2026 ESPN 60, a list of the top high school basketball recruits in the country.

Bass Jr., a 6-foot-4 wing, is listed as the No. 38 player on the list and a four-star prospect.

Those who have watched Bass Jr. for the past few seasons won't be surprised at his ascent to this position. As a freshman, he not only led the Lakers in points with an average of 17.4 points a game but also was the driving force behind an offense that helped the team reach the state championship game.

In his sophomore season, Bass Jr. improved his game tremendously and saw an increase in his offensive output, averaging 20.6 points a game and picking up five rebounds a game. Again, Bass Jr. helped lead the Lakers to a second straight title game appearance.

He currently holds offers from Stanford, UCF, Houston, St. Johns and others.

Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.