The basics
ESPN lists Cecil as a 6-foot-3, 175-pound shooting guard from Salt Lake City, Utah, at Utah Prep, with his status undeclared. FIBA lists him at 195 centimeters, about 6-foot-4, as a point guard for New Zealand with Utah Prep (USA) as his club. A FIBA feature said he is spending his second season in the United States at Utah Prep. Listed as a SG at Utah Prep, and he appears on the Utah board. Status: uncommitted.
The boards
ESPN ranks Cecil No. 50 in the class of 2028 with an 86 scout grade. Prep Hoops ranks him No. 66. He has no 247Sports rank.
Production
FIBA listed Cecil at 29.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game over seven games at the 2026 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup, first in the tournament in scoring. FIBA game logs include 42 points against Turkiye, 37 against Serbia, 38 against Ivory Coast, and 31 against Japan.
The recruitment
ESPN lists Arizona State, California, and Pepperdine on his school list as of July 5, 2026, without marking those schools as offers. ESPN lists his status as undeclared. He remains uncommitted.
The look
FIBA listed Cecil at 29.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game over seven games at the 2026 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup, first in the tournament in scoring. FIBA game logs include 42 points against Turkiye, 37 against Serbia, 38 against Ivory Coast, and 31 against Japan. ESPN ranks Cecil No. 50 in the class of 2028 with an 86 scout grade.
ESPN lists Arizona State, California, and Pepperdine on his school list as of July 5, 2026, without marking those schools as offers. ESPN lists his status as undeclared. He remains uncommitted. The high schools producing the most ranked recruits is the house piece that sits next to this card. No. 59 is the Cecil row. Utah Prep still owns the winter, and 29.9 points, 5.3 rebounds is the published case.
What to watch
Can the 29.9-point FIBA U17 scoring rate translate to a Utah Prep season average? Does the 6-foot-3 frame ESPN listed hold as a scoring guard against older prep competition?
Sources: ESPN, FIBA, Prep Hoops, and the CBR board as of 2026-08-25.
