2026 Rankings: 6 Players Outside Top-50 to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out some pretty talented players who fall outside the top 50 of our latest 2026 rankings update. These girls have been some real producers last season and leading up to this winter through AAU and summer league. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1261000"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68dc50b0b670b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tuomisto has been hooping this summer, and she's a guard who can really affect the game with her instincts and smooth offensive game. She handles the ball a lot for Juanita and is a really tough player to stop inside the arc with her arsenal of finishes. Her instincts and vision help her have an impact in other ways too, finding teammates for buckets, reading the floor defensively to get steals and blocks, and seeing when to push the pace or slow things down in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["584257"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68dc50b0b67a1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith is a point guard with some size at 5-foot-10, and has shown over the last three years how she can impact the entirety of a game. She's averaged 16.1 points, 4.3 assists, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.3 steals over her high school career. She's a gamer who plays with great vision and awareness. She keeps the ball flowing, has good reactions, and does a great job seeing the whole floor and identifying the right passes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1138305"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68dc50b0b67fe"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Te'o is a tough player who has shown a pretty dynamic offensive skill set. She has impressive strength, which helps her play with some physicality both on her drives and catches closer to the hoop. She also has great footwork, reactions, and touch around the paint, and should be in for a big senior season with Juanita.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1226290"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68dc50b0b6865"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hung is a speedy guard who excels at attacking space and keeping her eyes up to make plays on the go. She's a hard worker on both ends and really attacks the game with her pace. That being said, she's not one who will force things. She makes good decisions off her drives, moves the ball up in transition, and does a good job picking when to gamble defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["664497"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68dc50b0b68d4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kukes is another guard with some legit speed, and she shows it all over the court. Whether she is pushing the ball up, attacking driving lanes, chasing down long rebounds, or getting up in ballhandlers, she shows her ability to dart around the court across several areas of the game. She plays with a pretty solid IQ too, making good cuts off the ball, locating passes from different depths, and putting passes right on her teammates coming off screens. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1138309"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68dc50b0b692a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nelson is a skilled scorer who can finish around the rim with different footwork, going off two feet, going same foot same hand, and using some creativity to step around defenders and take on some contact. She can knock down the outside shot and mixes up her attacks, and she'll be a catalyst for the Cardinals offensively this winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->