The basics
Black plays for Southeastern Prep in Orlando, the program that also produces the No. 2 player on our board, C.J. Rosser. He is listed at 6-foot-3 and is the younger brother of Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black, per 247Sports. He is No. 1 overall and the top-ranked player from Texas, his home state.
The boards
247Sports calls him one of the highest-floor point guard prospects in several years and credits positional size, competitiveness, poise, and an instinctive feel for the game. The 247Sports composite lists him as the No. 1 point guard in the class. ESPN and Prep Hoops both carry him as a top-tier national prospect. Across the outlets the descriptions rhyme: mature lead guard, makes the right read, controls pace. The one place the services diverge is overall slot. 247Sports has him in the high teens nationally, while the CBR board has him first. That gap is the difference between best point guard and best player, and it is the question his senior season answers.
Production
At the Grind Session event in Dallas, 247Sports reported a 31-point, 10-assist, 6-rebound game in a 26-point win, the kind of stat line that makes a lead guard's case in one night.
The recruitment
He holds about 25 offers, per 247Sports. On3 reported he was planning to visit Kentucky after the season alongside Rosser. 247Sports listed Kentucky, Miami, Arkansas, Duke, Tennessee, and Utah as the programs he was hearing from most, and Sports Illustrated reported a North Carolina offer in January. Nothing is decided.
The look
Beckham Black is on the card for this. At the Grind Session event in Dallas, 247Sports reported a 31-point, 10-assist, 6-rebound game in a 26-point win, the kind of stat line that makes a lead guard's case in one night. 247Sports calls him one of the highest-floor point guard prospects in several years and credits positional size, competitiveness, poise, and an instinctive feel for the game.
He holds about 25 offers, per 247Sports. On3 reported he was planning to visit Kentucky after the season alongside Rosser. 247Sports listed Kentucky, Miami, Arkansas, Duke, Tennessee, and Utah as the programs he was hearing from most, and Sports Illustrated reported a North Carolina offer in January. Nothing is decided. Read him against the high schools producing the most ranked recruits. Leave the 2027 rank on Black alone. Southeastern Prep already published 31-point, 10-assist, 6-rebound game at a player spot.
What to watch
The two questions on the card: does the jumper force defenders over ball screens, and does the decision-making hold against pressure from the academy circuit's best guards. If both answer yes, the No. 1 slot holds.
Sources: 247Sports, On3, ESPN Recruiting, Prep Hoops, Sports Illustrated, and the CBR board as of August 21, 2026.
