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MEN'S BASKETBALL · CA · CLASS OF 2028

Shalen
Sheppard.

POSITION
PF
CLASS
2028
HT / WT
6'7" · 205.00 lbs
HOMETOWN
Santa Monica, CA
MVI+36.0RISK0REGIONCA
Shalen Sheppard
PR SCORE76.7/ 100
#26 National
Consensus #8 · PF #2
○ Uncommitted
Top schools: Open recruitment
Composite Score Breakdown78.7/ 100
47.4
10.0
7.3
10.0
WSA
Weighted Service Avg
47.4/ 50
MOM
Rank Momentum
10.0/ 25
SCAR
Position Scarcity
7.3/ 15
STAB
Cross-Service Stability
4.0/ 10
ELIT
Elite Recognition
10.0/ 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
36.0/ 100

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

Commitment Risk
0.0/ 100

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

Height Advantage
40.0/ 100

Height percentile at PF. 6'7" measured against position peers.

NBA Draft Probability
55.0/ 100

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

Big Man Scarcity
60.0/ 100

Premium for true centers and high-end forwards in a guard-dominant cycle.

Position Versatility
40.0/ 100

Multi-position flexibility in modern positionless basketball.

Cross-service consensus

How the services see Sheppard

Service ratingsCONSENSUS DIVERGES · 6 SPOTS
ON3
#6
94.00
247
#0
97.00
ESPN
#0
92.00
PR Score history

Recent trajectory.

7875737068JANMARMAYJULSEPNOV
Open: 68.7Current: 76.9Δ: 8.2
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