The basics
247Sports listed McDaniel as a 6-foot-3, 170-pound combo guard at Bixby, Okla., South Central Prep. Prep Hoops listed him at 6-foot-4 as a combo guard for South Central Prep and Southern Assault 16s. Listed as a SG at South Central Prep, and he appears on the Oklahoma board. Status: uncommitted.
The boards
247Sports ranks McDaniel No. 96. Prep Hoops ranks him No. 92. 247Sports called him a composite four-star and one of the top shooters in the 2028 cycle.
Production
247Sports said McDaniel averaged 27.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game at Adidas Nationals while shooting 59 percent from the field and 51.9 percent from three. Prep Hoops said he averaged over 17 points a game in 3SSB Session 1 and shot over 50 percent from the field, including the 3-ball.
The recruitment
247Sports said Iowa extended an offer to McDaniel. He remains uncommitted.
The look
247Sports said McDaniel averaged 27.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game at Adidas Nationals while shooting 59 percent from the field and 51.9 percent from three. Prep Hoops said he averaged over 17 points a game in 3SSB Session 1 and shot over 50 percent from the field, including the 3-ball. 247Sports called him a composite four-star and one of the top shooters in the 2028 cycle.
247Sports said Iowa extended an offer to McDaniel. He remains uncommitted. The desk already filed the high schools producing the most ranked recruits on this gym. Keep McDaniel at No. 87. 27.7 points, 7.3 rebounds is the evidence, and South Central Prep is where the 2028 class will see it.
What to watch
Can the 27.7-point Adidas Nationals line 247Sports logged survive a full high school season at South Central Prep? Does the Iowa offer 247Sports reported open a wider Big Ten list?
Sources: 247Sports, Prep Hoops, and the CBR board as of 2026-08-25.
