Darnell ‘Tate’ Johnson possesses over two and a half decades of experience in the sports and entertainment industry. As the proprietor and manager of a high school basketball scouting service, he has cultivated a clientele spanning over fifty institutions, including Louisville, Kentucky, Connecticut, Kansas, Miami, Houston, Baylor, Texas A&M, Florida, and numerous others. For the past ten years, he has dedicated himself to consulting with high school and college athletes, providing guidance on college selection and pre-draft evaluations. He has covered and integrated KY high school basketball for over 20 years, watching well over 500 high school games in KY over the years. Here’s my 2025 top 10players in Kentucky.
2025
- Malachi Moreno 6’11 C (Great Crossing)
- Ej Walker 6’8 PF (Lloyd Memorial)
- Zander Carter 6’6 SG/SF (Ashland Blazer)
- Armelo Boone 6’3 SG (Woodford County Basketball)
- Maddox Huffs 6’3 CG (Harlan County)
- Vince Dawson 6’6 SF (Great Crossing)
- Andy Johnson 6’4 SG (Cooper)
- Cam McDaniels 6’5 SF (Jeffersontown)
- Julius Edmonds 6’7 SF (Trinity)
- Jonah Butler 6’5 SG (Calloway County)
- Justice Decker 6’5 F (Manuel)
- Ant McAfee 6’6 SF (Warren Central)
- Isaiah Cochran 6’6 SF (Adair County)
- Luke Beickman 6’2 CG (Owensboro Catholic)
- Evin Eversole 6’5 PF (Hazard)
- Lawson Rice (injured) 6’6 PF (Butler County)
- Ty Price 5’9 CG (Butler County)
- Austin Sperry 6’3 SG (Breathitt County)
- Chance Dillingham 5’9 PG (St. X)
- Aaron Gutman 6’6 SF (Walton Verona)
- Tre Paige 6’3 SG (Danville)
- Julian Miles 6’1 SG (South Oldham)
- Jordan Mabe 6’8 PF (South Laurel)
- Jayson Gasaway 6’5 SF/PF (Male)
- Jaunte Jenkins 6’3 SG (Frederick Douglas)
- Keashawn Jordan 6’8 C (Male)
- Sam Frazier 6’3 CG (Ballard)
- Titus Boyd 6’3 PG (Danville Christian)
- Yamil Rondon 5’11 PG (Newport)
- Elijah Walton 6’6 SF (University Heights)
- Sawyer Thompson 6’1 PG (Pineville)
- Elijah Suggs 6’5 PF (Henderson)
- Aaron Gutman 6’6 SF (Walton-Verona)
- Jaxson Howard 6’6 PF (Sayre)
- Prince Kahnplaye 6’2 PG (Jeffersontown)
- Brock Coffman 6’1 CG (Sayre)
- Aveion Chenault 6’2 F (Frederick Douglas)
- Jaden Stewart 6’5 SF/PG (Pike Central)
- Cayden Reed 5’9 PG (Montgomery County)
- Saxton Howard 6′ PG (Lexington Christian Academy)
- Lual Ayiei 6’11 C (Danville Christian Academy)
- Joseph Hurt 6’5 SG (Bowling Green)
- Will Hanke 6’5 PF (St. X)
- Kayson Brown 6′ CG (Henry Clay)
- Connor Loy 6′ PG (Adair County)
- Garyn Jackson 6′ PG (Campbell County)
- Eli Finley 6’2 PG (Calloway County)
- Layken Lyons 6’2 CG (Taylor County)
- Jarek Kirk 6’7 PF (Warren Central)
- Jackson Childers 6’8 C (Boyd County)
- Gunnar Revelett 6’5 SF (Muhlenburg County)
- Jeremiah Beck 6’4 SF (Prineville)
- Michael Jones 6’1 CG (Butler)
- Jace Wardlow 6′ PG (Bowling Green)
- Gavin Parker Watts 6’4 SG (Martin County)
- Jackson McCutchen 6’9 PF/C (PRP)
- Makhi Smith 6’3 SF (Woodford County)
- Zekeriyya Mackey 6’5 SF (North Harden)
- Trevor Ellis 6’6 PF (Mercer County)
- Cooper Davenpot 5’11 SG (Henderson County)