Kansas Basketball Enters Battle With Purdue and Texas For Top 50 2026 Prospect

Being a premier college basketball blue blood, Kansas immediately has a leg up in the recruitment of any high school prospect, but for Ogden, there is a key caveat: his father, Chris Ogden, is the General Manager for the Texas basketball program, and a former Longhorn himself. 

The younger Ogden, who holds over ten offers, has already taken an official visit to Purdue – the other current frontrunner in his recruitment.

One of the nation’s top shooters, Ogden can truly shoot the cover off the ball. Spot-up, coming off flares or ball-screens, or in isolation situations, the scenario doesn’t matter. If Ogden is putting up a jumper, it’ll likely find nylon. 

Ogden offsets his shooting ability with a solid downhill game that consists largely of one-leg finishes at the rim – usually just sneaking a lay-up past the outstretched arms of a bigger defender.

Listed as a 6-foot-5 small forward, Ogden doesn’t exactly have significant size at his position, but makes up for it with a lightning-quick release and a stellar first step. 

247 Sports rates Ogden as the 50th-best player in the country and 20th-ranked small forward in the Class of 2026. Kansas appears to be battling primarily with Purdue and Texas, although Virginia – who has scheduled a visit with Ogden – is seemingly firmly in the mix as well.