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MEN'S BASKETBALL · NC · CLASS OF 2027

LJ
Smith.

POSITION
SG
CLASS
2027
HT / WT
6'4" · 180.00 lbs
HOMETOWN
Lincolnton, NC
MVI+59.0RISK36REGIONNC
LJ Smith
PR SCORE80.1/ 100
#7 National
Consensus #26 · SG #3
O
● Committed
Ohio State Buckeyes
since Nov 2025
Composite Score Breakdown69.1/ 100
46.1
10.0
WSA
Weighted Service Avg
46.1/ 50
MOM
Rank Momentum
10.0/ 25
SCAR
Position Scarcity
4.0/ 15
STAB
Cross-Service Stability
4.0/ 10
ELIT
Elite Recognition
5.0/ 10

The PrepRanks composite weighs four-service ratings, recent rank momentum, position scarcity, cross-service stability, and elite recognition. Service Average accounts for the largest share; momentum and scarcity together capture the directional signal.

Proprietary signals

PrepRanks Intelligence

Market Value Index
59.0/ 100

Recruiting demand from offers, predictions, geographic reach, and program quality.

Commitment Risk
36.0/ 100

Flip likelihood from prediction mismatches, program pressure, and timing.

Height Advantage
50.0/ 100

Height percentile at SG. 6'4" measured against position peers.

NBA Draft Probability
70.0/ 100

Model estimate of NBA draft outcome given PR score, position, and HS-to-pro base rate.

Guard Skills Premium
75.0/ 100

Combo guard versatility and skill profile premium.

Position Versatility
50.0/ 100

Multi-position flexibility in modern positionless basketball.

Cross-service consensus

How the services see Smith

Service ratingsCONSENSUS DIVERGES · 69 SPOTS
ON3
#69
91.00
247
#0
94.00
ESPN
#0
91.00
PR Score history

Recent trajectory.

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Open: 72.1Current: 80.3Δ: 8.2
Same school · Class of 2027

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