With the NCAA Live Period beginning on July 9, scouts are getting out on the road in full force to appreciate all the best basketball talent available. HoopStars Canada gives an inside look across several graduation classes by providing rankings & “Top Prospects” for our finest Canadian players. Factoring in critical aspects, such as current talent, projected upside, age, and ultimate value at the highest levels of competition, this is just a starting point for the summer. Safe travels to everyone and best of luck!

If there are any updates to new school commitments or AAU teams for any of these prospects listed, please email me the changes at barryjhayes@hotmail.com.

*Rankings initially made on July 8, 2014. Hometown, School, last known AAU or Club Team have also been listed

1. Montaque Gill-Caesar 6'6" SF...Vaughan, ON/Huntington (WV)...CIA Bounce 17U

2. Dillon Brooks 6'7" SF...Mississauga, ON/Findlay (NV)...CIA Bounce 17U

3. Munis Tutu 6'0" PG...Windsor, ON/La Lumiere (IN)...Mean Streets 17U

4. Obi Okolie 6'5" SF...Ajax, ON/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)...Grassroots Canada 17U

5. Awak Piom* 6'5" SG...Edmonton, AB/Harry Ainlay...Team Alberta U17

6. Corey Johnson 6'5" SG...Ottawa, ON/tbd*...Northern Kings 17U

7. Joseph Chartouny 6'3" SG...Montreal, QC/Jean-de-Brebeuf...Brookwood Elite 17U

8. Joel Tshimanga 6'7" PF...Montreal, QC/Thetford Academy...QC-United 17U

9. Elijah Long 6'0" PG...Mississauga, ON/John Carroll (MD)...CIA Bounce 17U

10. Kareem South 6'3" PG...Toronto, ON/tbd*...Northern Kings 17U

11. Eric Rwahwire 6'5" SF...Toronto, ON/Saddleback Valley (CA)...Northern Kings 17U

12. Jalen Poyser 6'3" SG...Mississauga, ON/tbd*...CIA Bounce 17U

13. Kyle Alexander 6'9" PF...Milton, ON/Athlete Institute...CIA Bounce 17U

14. Chase Vassell 6'3" SG...Pickering, ON/Pine Ridge...Canada Elite 17U

15. Nevell Provo 6'0" PG...North Preston, NS/Pine Ridge...Canada Elite 17U

16. Matthew Neufeld 6'10" C...Victoria, BC/Sunrise Christian (KS)...DRIVE 17U

17. Jamar Ergas 6'3" SG...Toronto, ON/22 Feet Academy (SC)...Grassroots Canada 17U

18. Nikola Djogo* 6'6" SG...Hamilton, ON/Saltfleet...Burlington Basketball U17

19. Tyler Barlow* 6'9" C...Toronto, ON/Flour Bluff (TX)...Team Texas Elite 17U

20. Selvedin Planincic 6'10" C...Montreal, QC/Athlete Institute (ON)...CIA Bounce 17U

21. Jonah Fogg 6'10" C...Sault Ste. Marie, ON/Korah...Steel City Slam 17U

22. Kimbal Mackenzie 6'1" PG...Oakville, ON/John Carroll (MD)...UPLAY 17U

23. Stefan Duric 6'4" SG...Burlington, ON/Nelson...Grassroots Canada 17U

24. Kamar McKnight 6'3" SG...Toronto, ON/St. Benedict's (NJ)...Grassroots Canada 17U

25. Irshaad Hunte 6'8" PF...Toronto, ON/Saddleback Valley (CA)...Northern Kings 17U

* = could return for an optional post-grad year

tbd* = school to be determined

1. Jamal Murray 6'4" PG...Kitchener, ON/Athlete Institute...CIA Bounce 17U

2. Justin Jackson 6'7" SF...Ajax, ON/Findlay (NV)...Canada Elite 16U

3. Howard Washington* 6'2" PG...Buffalo, NY/Canisius (NY)...Albany City Rocks 16U

4. Eddie Ekiyor 6'8" PF...Ottawa, ON/New Hampton (NH)...CIA Bounce 17U

5. Brandon Cyrus 6'4" SG...Oakville, ON/Torrey Pines (CA)...CIA Bounce 16U

6. Jordy Tshimanga 6'10" C...Montreal, QC/MacDuffie (MA)...New England Playaz 16U

7. Nolan Narain 6'9" C...Hamilton, ON/La Lumiere (IN)...UPLAY 16U

8. Koby McEwen 6'3" SG...Toronto, ON/Wasatch (UT)...CIA Bounce 16U

9. Jermaine Haley 6'6" SG...Surrey, BC/Canarias (Spain)...DRIVE 17U

10. Isiaha Mike 6'7" PF...Toronto, ON/St. Benedict's (NJ)...Hoops Canada Elite 17U

11. Nelson Kaputo 6'1" PG...Toronto, ON/St. Michael's...CIA Bounce 16U

12. Biniam Ghebrekidan* 6'9" C...Gatineau, QC/tbd*...Ottawa Guardsmen 16U

13. Marquell Fraser 6'4" PG...Hamilton, ON/Mountain Mission (VA)...UPLAY 16U

14. Kevin Hamlet 6'6" PF...Toronto, ON/tbd*...Grassroots Canada 16U

15. Kalif Young 6'8" C...Toronto, ON/Vaughan...CIA Bounce 16U

16. Daniel Cummings 6'5" SF...Toronto, ON/St. Benedict's (NJ)...CIA Bounce 16U

17. Marcus Ottey 6'0" SG...Ajax, ON/St. Benedict's (NJ)...Canada Elite 16U

18. Maxime Boursiquot 6'4" SF...Ottawa, ON/Immaculata...CIA Bounce 16U

19. Jordan Holness 6'1" SG...Toronto, ON/Emery...Canada Elite 16U

20. Richardson Maitre 6'1" PG...Montreal, QC/West Oaks (FL)...Brookwood Elite 17U

21. Nikita Kasongo 6'4" SG...Montreal, QC/Champlain-St. Lambert...Brookwood Elite 17U

22. Michael Asemota 6'3" PG...Brampton, ON/Notre Dame...Canada Elite 17U

23. Dantai St. Louis 6'7" PF...Brampton, ON/Athlete Institute...CIA Bounce 16U

24. Izaiah Ugoalah* 6'4" SG...Vancouver, BC/Sir Winston Churchill...DRIVE 16U

25. Eugene Omoruyi 6'5" SF...Toronto, ON/West Humber...Northern Kings 16U

Top 20 Prospects in the Class of 2017 [NOT IN ORDER]

Amidou Bamba 6'7" PF...Toronto, ON/St. Michael's...Canada Elite 15U

Anthony Longpre 6'9" C...Montreal, QC/Glenelg (MD)...Brookwood Elite 16U

Anthony McNish 6'3" SF...Brampton, ON/Father Henry Carr...CIA Bounce 15U

Christian David 6'5" SF...Milton, ON/Bishop Reding...S-Elite 15U

Isiah Jasey 6'9" C...Killeen, TX/Ellison...Texas Pro 16U

Ivan Cucak 6'10" C...Kitchener, ON/Cameron Heights...Burlington Basketball U17

Jahvon Blair 6'2" PG...Brampton, ON/Athlete Institute...CIA Bounce 15U

Jerome Desrosiers 6'6" PF...Montreal, QC/Northfield-Mount Hermon (MA)...Brookwood Elite 17U

Jordan Henry 5'9" PG...Pickering, ON/Pine Ridge...Canada Elite 15U

Joshua Koulamallah 6'3" SG...Gatineau, QC/Grande Riviere...Brookwood Elite 16U

Josip Vrankic 6'7" PF...Toronto, ON/Father John Redmond...Canada Elite 15U

Kascius Small-Martin 6'2" PG...Richmond Hill, ON/Jean Vanier...CIA Bounce 15U

Lindell Wigginton 6'1" PG...North Preston, NS/Oak Hill (VA)...Grassroots Canada 15U

Nathan Darling 6'3" SG...Bedford, NS/DeMatha (MD)...DC Premier 16U

Nick Ciaglia 6'3" SG...Hamilton, ON/Sir Allan MacNab...UPLAY 15U

Oshae Brissett 6'6" SF...Toronto, ON/Findlay (NV)...Canada Elite 16U

Petar Basta 6'8" PF...Toronto, ON/Martingrove...Canada Elite 15U

Scott Hitchon 6'7" C...Whitby, ON/Athlete Institute...Canada Elite 15U

Therren Shelton-Szmidt 6'4" SG...Mississauga, ON/Loyola...Canada Elite 15U

Tyler Plummer 6'4" SF...Vaughan, ON/tbd*...CIA Bounce 15U

Top 15 Prospects in the Class of 2018 & 2019 [NOT IN ORDER]

Brandon John 6'8" C...Brantford, ON/North Park...CIA Bounce 14U

Corey Nzigamasabo 6'5" SF...Montreal, QC/Edouard Montpetit...Brookwood Elite 14U

Danilo Djuricic 6'6" PF...Brampton, ON/St. Michael's...CIA Bounce 14U

Ignas Brazdeikis 6'2" SG...Oakville, ON/Holy Trinity...CIA Bounce 14U

Jonathan Kabongo 6'1" PG...Toronto, ON/Huntington (WV)...CIA Bounce 14U

Kentebe "Junior" Farquhar 6'1" PG...Montreal, QC/Saint Laurent...Brookwood Elite 14U

Keshaun Saunders 6'4" SG...Brampton, ON/St. Edmund Campion...CIA Bounce 14U

Kordell Greenaway 6'4" SF...Montreal, QC/Heritage Regional...Brookwood Elite 15U

Liam Courtney 6'8" PF...Cambridge, ON/St. John's Kilmarnock...Waterloo Wolverines 15U

Luguentz Dort 6'0" SG...Montreal, QC/Edouard Montpetit...Brookwood Elite 14U

Marcus Carr 6'0" SG...Woodbridge, ON/St. Michael's...Northern Kings 15U

Noah Kirkwood 6'4" SF...Ottawa, ON/Ashbury...Ottawa Next Level U17

Oluwasimisola "Simi" Shittu 6'6" PF...Burlington, ON/Corpus Christi...CIA Bounce 14U

RJ Barrett 6'4" SG...Mississauga, ON/tbd*...Brampton Warriors 13U

Shakur Daniel 6'4" SG...Ajax, ON/Bill Crothers...Grassroots Canada 14U

*Photo of Montaque Gill-Caesar from FIBA.com