{"id":17435,"date":"2025-12-25T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycsn\/1-us-pg-recruit-deron-rippey-jr-of-brooklyn-to-announce-college\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:21:18","slug":"1-us-pg-recruit-deron-rippey-jr-of-brooklyn-to-announce-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycsn\/1-us-pg-recruit-deron-rippey-jr-of-brooklyn-to-announce-college\/","title":{"rendered":"#1 PG Recruit Deron Rippey Jr of Brooklyn To Announce College Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>photo: Deron Rippey Jr., by @shotbydenny<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t know, Fort Greene has another national basketball name in its midst.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deron Rippey Jr.<\/strong>, a Brooklyn-native standout and the most highly recruited point guard in the country, will announce his college commitment on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the Major R. Owens Center in Brooklyn, with doors opening at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Brooklyn Talent on a National Stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rippey Jr. lives in\u00a0Fort Greene, Brooklyn, but his game has taken him across state lines to\u00a0Blair Academy in New Jersey, an elite prep school known nationally for academics and a high-level basketball program that consistently produces Division I talent.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a06\u20191 point guard\u00a0in the\u00a0Class of 2026, Rippey Jr. has emerged as one of the premier guards in his class, drawing attention from the biggest programs in the country and building a reputation as a poised floor general who can score, create, and lead.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Final Five Includes Duke, Texas, Miami, Tennessee, NC State<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rippey Jr.\u2019s recruitment has been one of the most competitive in the nation. He\u2019s received\u00a0more than 30 Division I scholarship offers\u00a0overall, including opportunities from\u00a0Kentucky, North Carolina, St. John\u2019s, Louisville, Syracuse, Alabama,\u00a0and many others.<\/p>\n<p>According to his father, Rippey Jr. has narrowed his decision to five schools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Duke<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NC State<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Miami<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Texas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His commitment will be a major moment not only for the programs involved, but for Brooklyn basketball fans tracking the rise of another hometown star on a national path.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press release on <a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/news\/1-point-guard-deron-rippey-jr-brooklyn-commit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYC Newswire<\/a>, his father, Deron Rippey Sr., stated, &#8220;\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for every opportunity and every coach who believed in Deron. He\u2019s worked for this moment, and we\u2019ve taken our time to make sure the final decision reflects what\u2019s best for his future \u2014 on the court, in the classroom, and as a young man chasing his goals and dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Commitment Ceremony Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rippey Jr.\u2019s announcement is scheduled as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commitment Announcement:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0<strong>12\/30\/25<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a04:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Doors Open:<\/strong>\u00a03:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Major R. Owens Center<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a01561 Bedford Ave.<br \/>\n<strong>Setting:<\/strong>\u00a0New Heights Gym<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fort Greene Momentum: On The Court and in the Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rippey Jr.\u2019s decision comes as Fort Greene is also buzzing about another major headline tied to basketball and community roots. In recent weeks, NBA veteran\u00a0Taj Gibson\u00a0and\u00a0Alloy Development\u00a0announced plans for a significant development at the former site of the\u00a0Navy Yard Boys &amp; Girls Club, a project connected to the neighborhood where Gibson grew up and long symbolized youth opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the timing feels symbolic: while one Fort Greene product is helping shape what the neighborhood becomes next, another Brooklyn resident is preparing to take the next step toward the sport\u2019s biggest stages.<\/p>\n<p>For Fort Greene, and for Brooklyn, Deron Rippey Jr.\u2019s upcoming announcement is more than a recruiting update. It\u2019s the latest proof that the borough continues to produce national-level talent, with the spotlight now turning to where one of the country\u2019s top young point guards will play his college basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo: Deron Rippey Jr., by @shotbydenny If you didn&#8217;t know, Fort Greene has another national basketball name in its midst. Deron Rippey Jr., a Brooklyn-native standout and the most highly recruited point guard in the country, will announce his college commitment on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. The ceremony will take place at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,100,52],"tags":[191,190,91],"class_list":["post-17435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","category-community","category-high-school","tag-blair-academy","tag-deron-rippey","tag-nyc-basketball"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>#1 PG Recruit Deron Rippey Jr of Brooklyn To Announce College Pick - NYC Sports Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycsn\/1-us-pg-recruit-deron-rippey-jr-of-brooklyn-to-announce-college\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#1 PG Recruit Deron Rippey Jr of Brooklyn To Announce College Pick\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"photo: Deron Rippey Jr., by @shotbydenny If you didn&#8217;t know, Fort Greene has another national basketball name in its midst. 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