Brandon McCoy Jr.

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Brandon McCoy Jr.
Sierra Canyon Trailblazers
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 (age 17)
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school St. John Bosco
(Bellflower, California)
Sierra Canyon School
(Los Angeles, California)
Career highlights
  • MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year (2024)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA U19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Switzerland Team
FIBA U17 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Turkey Team
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Mérida Team

Brandon McCoy Jr. (born November 13, 2007) [1] is an American basketball player at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles, California. He is a five-star prospect and one of the top recruits in the class of 2026.

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Early life

McCoy grew up in Oakland, California, before moving to Los Angeles as a freshman in high school. [2] He attended St. John Bosco High School and played basketball there as a guard. [3] He averaged 8.6 point and 4.5 rebounds per game as a freshman while serving as the team's sixth man, helping them to an appearance in the CIF-SS Open Division championship. [4] As a sophomore in 2023–24, he averaged 18.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game, being honored as the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year. [5] McCoy was also selected as the Press-Telegram Player of the Year. [6] McCoy missed a portion of the 2024–25 season due to injury, but was still named honorable mention All-American by MaxPreps and averaged 16.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. [7] [8] In August 2025, he transferred to Sierra Canyon School for his senior season. [4]

A consensus five-star recruit, McCoy is one of the top recruits in the class of 2026. [9] He is ranked by On3.com as the second-best player in the nation and is also ranked in the top-10 of his class by 247Sports and ESPN. [9] [10] [11]

International career

In 2023, McCoy was a member of the United States national under-16 basketball team and won a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship. [12] He then played for the U.S. national under-17 team at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, winning the gold medal while averaging 10.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists. [13] He was named the best defensive player at the Under-17 World Cup. [14] In 2025, he played for the national under-19 team at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup and helped the U.S. to the gold medal. [3] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Brandon McCoy Jr". NBADraft.net.
  2. ↑ Ebanks, Jared (2025). "Westside Story: Christian Collins, Brandon McCoy Jr., Cydnee Bryant". Slam .
  3. 1 2 Fattal, Tarek (August 28, 2025). "America's top guard Brandon McCoy Jr. transfers to Sierra Canyon for senior season". Sports Illustrated .
  4. 1 2 Davis, John W. (August 28, 2025). "Brandon McCoy Jr. leaving St. John Bosco basketball team for Sierra Canyon". Press-Telegram – via archive.today.
  5. ↑ Davenport, Richard (September 9, 2025). "Visit impresses McCoy, father". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette .
  6. ↑ Davis, John (June 17, 2024). "Press-Telegram Boys Basketball Dream Team: St. John Bosco's Brandon McCoy Jr. is the player of the year". Press-Telegram – via archive.today.
  7. ↑ Davis, John (January 21, 2025). "Brandon McCoy Jr. returns from injury and lifts St. John Bosco basketball to big win over JSerra". Press-Telegram – via archive.today.
  8. ↑ Divens, Jordan (August 28, 2025). "High school basketball: Five-star prospect Brandon McCoy announces transfer to Sierra Canyon for senior season". MaxPreps.
  9. 1 2 3 Davenport, Richard (September 5, 2025). "'26 5-star PG Brandon McCoy visiting Arkansas basketball". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette .
  10. ↑ Shelton, Hunter (August 28, 2025). "Five-Star Plus+ guard Brandon McCoy transferring to Sierra Canyon (Calif.)". On3.com .
  11. ↑ Schulman, Joshua (July 14, 2025). "Kansas Emerging as Real Contender for 2026 5-Star Brandon McCoy". Sports Illustrated .
  12. ↑ "Brandon McCoy Jr". USA Basketball.
  13. ↑ Shaw, Jamie (October 7, 2024). "Brandon McCoy remains on top of the 2026 On3 150 rankings". On3.com .
  14. ↑ "U17 World Cup 2024 All-Second Team, Best coach and Best Defensive Player Awards". FIBA. July 7, 2024.
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