Final 2021 SI99 Boys Basketball Rankings

Chet Holmgren started and ended the inaugural SI99 rankings in the No. 1 spot.

In the end, the inaugural SI99 boys basketball rankings finished how it started at the top, Chet Holmgren used a dominant senior season to dig his heels in and hang on to his top dog status.

Holmgren, a Gonzaga signee, averaged 20.7 points, including shooting 80% from the field, 12.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 5.1 blocks a game for Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.) en route to claiming a state title. 

He was subsequently named SI All-American Player of the Year.

SIAA First Team | SIAA Second Team | SIAA Third Team

Paolo Banchero, a Duke signee, remained on his heels all year and finished in the No. 2 spot followed by future G League Ignite teammates Jaden Hardy and Michael Foster. 

UW-Milwaukee signee Patrick Baldwin Jr. rounds out the top five. 

Check out the full list below. 

1. PF/C Chet Holmgren / Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnehaha Academy) – Gonzaga
2. C Paolo Banchero / Seattle, Wash. (O'Dea) – Duke
3. SG Jaden Hardy / Henderson, Nev. (Coronado) – G League Ignite
4. PF Michael Foster / Phoenix, Ariz. (Hillcrest Prep) – G League Ignite
5. SF Patrick Baldwin Jr. / Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton) – UW-Milwaukee
6. PG Kennedy Chandler / Wichita, Kan. (Sunrise Christian Academy) – Tennessee
7. PF Jabari Smith Jr. / Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek) – Auburn
8. SG Caleb Houstan / Montverde, Fla. (Montverde Academy) – Michigan
9. PF Moussa Diabate / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) – Michigan
10. PG JD Davison / Letohatchee, Ala. (Calhoun) – Alabama
11. C Nathan Bittle / Napa, Calif. (Prolific Prep) – Oregon
12. PG TyTy Washington / Phoenix, Ariz. (Compass Prep) – Kentucky
13. SG Trevor Keels / Fairfax, Va. (Paul VI) – Duke
14. SG Max Christie / Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Rolling Meadows) – Michigan State
15. C Daimion Collins / Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta) – Kentucky
16. SG Hunter Sallis / Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) – Gonzaga
17. SG Aminu Mohamed / Springfield, Mo. (Greenwood Laboratory) - Georgetown
18. SF Kendall Brown / Wichita, Kan. (Sunrise Christian Academy) – Baylor
19. SF Peyton Watson / Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Polytechnic) – UCLA
20. SG Matt Cleveland / Alpharetta, Ga. (Pace Academy) – Florida State
21. PG Nolan Hickman / Mt. Pleasant, Utah (Wasatch Academy) – Gonzaga
22. SF A.J. Griffin / White Plains, N.Y. (Archbishop Stepinac) – Duke
23. C Efton Reid / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) – LSU
24. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield / Scotland, Penn. (Scotland Prep) – Tennessee 
25. SG Langston Love / Montverde, Fla. (Montverde Academy) – Baylor
26. SG Bryce McGowens / Greenville, S.C. (Legacy Early College Charter) – Nebraska
27. PG Daeshun Ruffin / Jackson, Miss. (Callaway) – Ole Miss
28. SF Benny Williams / Bowie, Md. (St. Andrew's Episcopal) – Syracuse
29. SF Jaylon Tyson / Plano, Texas (John Paul II) – Texas 
30. SG Tamar Bates / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) – Indiana
31. C Charles Bediako / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) – Alabama
32. PG Frankie Collins / Henderson, Nev. (Coronado) – Michigan
33. SF Malaki Branham / Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary) – Ohio State
34. PF Bryce Hopkins / Oak Park, Ill. (Fenwick) – Kentucky
35. SF Harrison Ingram / Dallas, Texas (Saint Mark's) – Stanford
36. PF Zach Clemence / Wichita, Kan. (Sunrise Christian Academy) – Kansas
37. SF Josh Minott / Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Andrew's School) – Memphis
38. SG Dallan "Deebo" Coleman / Callahan, Fla. (West Nassau) – Georgia Tech
39. SG Kobe Bufkin / Grand Rapids, Mich. (Grand Rapids Christian) – Michigan
40. C Samson Johnson / Elizabeth, N.J. (The Patrick School) – Connecticut
41. SG D'Marco Dunn / Fayetteville, N.C. (Westover) – North Carolina
42. SG Chance Moore / Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) – Arkansas
43. SG Manny Obaseki / Plano, Texas (John Paul II) – Texas A&M
44. PF DaRon Holmes / Phoenix, Ariz. (Compass Prep) – Dayton
45. PG Tyrese Hunter / Racine, Wis. (Saint Catherine's) – Iowa State
46. C Jackson Grant / Olympia, Wash. (Olympia) – Washington
47. PF Arthur Kaluma / Glendale, Ariz. (Dream City Christian) – Creighton
48. PF K.J. Adams / Austin, Texas (Westlake) – Kansas
49. SG Trey Alexander / Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall) – Creighton
50. PF Trey Kaufman / Sellersburg, Ind. (Silver Creek) – Purdue
51. PG Rahsool Diggins / Warminster, Pa. (Archbishop Wood Catholic) – Connecticut
52. PG Jaden Akins / Bel Aire, Kan. (Sunrise Christian) – Michigan State
53. PG Jalen Warley / West Chester, Pa. (Westtown) – Florida State
54. PF Julian Reese / Owings Mills, Md. (St. Frances Academy) – Maryland
55. SF Ramses Melendez / Kissimmee, Fla. (Central Pointe Christian) – Illinois
56. C Jonas Aidoo / Charlotte, N.C. (Liberty Heights Athletic Institute) – Tennessee
57. SF Dontrez Styles / Kinston, N.C. (Kinston) – North Carolina
58. SF Johnathan Lawson / Memphis, Tenn. (Wooddale) – Oregon
59. PG Isael Silva / Napa, Calif. (Prolific Prep) – Stanford
60. SG Will McClendon / Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) – UCLA
61. PG Zion Harmon / Benton, Ky. (Marshall County) – Western Kentucky
62. C Jerrell Colbert / Germantown, Tenn. (Houston) – LSU
63. C John Butler / Greenville, S.C. (Christ Church Episcopal) – Florida State
64. C Wilhelm Breidenbach / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) – Nebraska
65. SF Quincy Allen / Washington, D.C. (Maret School) – Colorado
66. PF Caleb Furst / Fort Wayne, Ind. (Blackhawk Christian) – Purdue
67. PG Jordan Hawkins / Hyattsville, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) – Connecticut
68. PG Bobby Pettiford / Creedmoor, N.C. (South Granville) – Kansas
69. C Kaden Perry / Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground) – Gonzaga
70. SG Pierre Brooks / Detroit, Mich. (Douglass Academy) – Michigan State
71. Ryan Nembhard / Montverde, Fla. (Montverde Academy) - Creighton
72. SG Shane Nowell / Sammamish, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) – Arizona
73. PF Ernest Ross / Alachua, Fla. (Santa Fe) – N.C. State
74. SG Terquavion Smith / Farmville, N.C. (Farmville Central) – N.C. State
75. SF Reese Dixon-Waters / Los Angeles, Calif. (Saint Bernard Catholic) – USC
76. SG Kowacie Reeves / Macon, Ga. (Westside) – Florida
77. C Ryan Mutombo / Atlanta, Ga. (The Lovett School) – Georgetown
78. PG Jaylen Blakes / Blairstown, N.J. (Blair Academy) – Duke 
79. SF Brandon Weston / Phoenix, Ariz. (Hillcrest Prep) – Seton Hall 
80. PG Ahamad Bynum / Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) – DePaul
81. C Roosevelt Wheeler / Richmond, Va. (John Marshall) – Louisville
82. SG Shane Dezonie / Wolfeboro, N.H. (Brewster Academy) – Vanderbilt
83. SF Mike James / Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge) – Louisville 
84. SG Jahmai Mashack / Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda) – Tennessee
85. SG Luke Goode / Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) – Illinois
86. SG Ahamad Bynum / Chicago (Simeon) – DePaul
87. C Lawson Lovering / Cheyenne, Wyo. (Central) – Colorado 
88. PG Bensley Joseph / Putnam, Conn. (Putnam Science Academy) – Miami
89. PF Mason Miller / Germantown, Tenn. (Houston) – Creighton
90. SG Malik Thomas / La Verne, Calif. (Damien) – USC
91. SG Jakai Robinson / Upper Marlboro, Md. (Rock Creek Christian Academy) – Miami
92. SG Brandin Podziemski / Delafield, Wis. (St. John's Northwestern Academies) – Illinois
93. SG Jordan Longino / Germantown, Pa. (Germantown Academy) – Villanova
94. PF KeShawn Murphy / Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) – Mississippi State
95. SG C.J. Noland / Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie) – Oklahoma
96. PG Stevie Mitchell / Reading Penn. (Wilson) – Marquette 
97. C Nnanna Njoku / Hockessin, Del. (Sanford Academy) – Villanova
98. SG Devin Carter / Wolfeboro, N.H. (Brewster Academy) – South Carolina 
99. SG Brandon Murray / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) – LSU