| Blair Buccaneers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 1, 2007 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) |
Deron Rippey Jr. (born August 1, 2007) is an American basketball player at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. He is a five-star prospect and one of the top recruits in the class of 2026.
Rippey was born on August 1, 2007. [1] The youngest of five children, Rippey's four sisters each played basketball, and his father played college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates. [2] Rippey played basketball from a young age and started competing in tournaments at age nine. [2] From sixth grade through eighth grade, he attended The Rectory School in Connecticut, where he helped the basketball team compile a record of 11–3 with a championship in his last year. [2] He then enrolled at Blair Academy in New Jersey, serving as the team's sixth man as a freshman and then becoming their starting point guard as a sophomore. [2]
As a junior in 2024–25, Rippey averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game and was named the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year. [3] He led Blair to the state championship, where he posted a triple-double, recording 16 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in an 88–75 win over The Patrick School. [4] After his junior year, he played in the Adidas 3SSB circuit, averaging 15.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists. [5]
A five-star recruit, Rippey is a consensus top-20 prospect nationally. [6] [7] He is also the number one ranked point guard recruit and the top recruit in New Jersey. [4] [8] He committed to play college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. [9] [10]
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