Highest-rated boys basketball, football recruits from Louisville schools in modern era

But who are the best athletes from local schools in recent decades? Using 247Sports‘ recruiting database, and its composite rankings, we look at the highest-rated boys basketball and football players from the area since rankings began, ending with the 2024 class; 247Sports’ football composite rankings date back to 2000, while its first composite rankings for boys basketball is 2003.

Note that only players who attended area high schools are included, not athletes born in Louisville who graduated elsewhere. (One example: Louisville native Kiyaunta Goodwin, a 4-star recruit in 2022 who graduated from Charlestown High in Charlestown, Indiana, was not considered for this list.)

Here’s the cream of the crop from area schools in the modern recruiting era, ranked in order of their 247Sports Composite rating:

Boys basketball

1. Charles Bassey

247Sports composite rating: 0.9984

High school: Aspire Basketball Academy

Class: 2018

2. Rajon Rondo

247Sports composite rating: 0.9881

High school: Louisville Collegiate

Class: 2004

3. Quentin Snider

247Sports composite rating: 0.9799

High school: Ballard

Class: 2014

4. Ray Spalding

247Sports composite rating: 0.9791

High school: Trinity

Class: 2015

5. David Johnson

247Sports composite rating: 0.9686

High school: Trinity

Class: 2019