Five-star guard Deron Rippey Jr. down to 10 schools
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Deron Rippey Jr., the five-star point guard from Blair Academy (NJ) and the New Heights Adidas 3SSB AAU program, is down to 10 schools, his father told ZAGSBLOG.
Rippey has cut Kansas and Louisville from his previous list of 12, and cancelled those official visits.
He’s now considering Kentucky, Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Syracuse, Indiana, Tennessee and NC State.
Five-star @BlairAcademyMBB and @NewHeightsNYC G Deron Rippey Jr. had home visits with Duke & Kentucky on Wednesday https://t.co/aMua5Nbo04 pic.twitter.com/lmYtkl42XR
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) September 4, 2025
Rippey had in-home visits Wednesday with Kentucky and Duke while other schools continue to visit him this week.
He recently took officials to Miami and North Carolina.
This summer, Rippey impressed at every stop. He participated in Team USA’s U19 training camp squad and just missed the final roster. For New Heights, Rippey has been a menace, averaging 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game. The five-star brought his team all the way to the 3SSB Final Four before falling to Caleb Holt and Game Elite.
“It’s been a great summer,” Rippey said. “A lot of guys on our team put together pretty good performances. Not just with New Heights on the AAU circuit, but also in June. It was more of an independent month with guys going to camps and playing with their schools in live periods. I’m proud of all my guys. But for me, it’s been a blessing of a summer so far. I’ve performed pretty good at a couple events, made USA U19 finalist. So it’s been a blessed summer for sure.”
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