Guard Nick Boyd came from San Diego State and is the leading scorer, with 22 points per game. Forward Austin Rapp, from Portland, and guard Andrew Rohde, from Virginia, are starters, too. Rapp is averaging 11.5 points and Rohde is averaging 6.7. Guard Braeden Carrington, from Tulsa, is averaging 6.7 points off the bench.

These kids are like professional athletes,” said an industry expert. "They don’t care about swimming with dolphins. They wanna get paid.”

The USA Today Co. Ohio team voted on the top 25 statewide high school girls basketball players going into the 2025-2026 season. Here they are.

Here are 10 girls basketball players to watch in the CHSL at the start of the 2025-26 season. Signed with Western Michigan, Rodriguez became the second player in school history to score 1,000 points last year and still has another year left. Averaged 14.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals a game last year.