Deron Rippey Jr has narrowed his list of schools down to 12 which includes: Alabama, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Texas and Tennessee.
Rippey Jr was offered by Darian DeVries and the Indiana coaching staff back last month on June, 14th.
NEWS: 2026 Top-20 recruit Deron Rippey Jr. has cut his list to 12 schools, he tells @Rivals.
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 15, 2025
The 6-2 point guard received over 40 offers. https://t.co/xMChIONQjd pic.twitter.com/mPvtXgjNcR
Rippey Jr, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound point guard from Blairstown, New Jersey is a rising senior prospects from the 2026 class. According to the 247Sports Composite, Rippey Jr is ranked No. 19 overall in the 2026 recruiting class. He also comes in this season rated as the No. 5 point guard and No. 1 overall prospect from the state of New Jersey.
Here is what Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports wrote about Rippey earlier this spring:
"Rippey has always been a two-way guard, who impacts the game as much on the defensive end as he does the offensive end. We also saw evidence of clear improvement with his shooting this spring where he averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and over 2 steals per game, "While there were some moments he could have asserted himself more, it was a session that showed largely positive developments.”
As summer winds down, the Blair Academy product has been busy scheduling visits with schools still in the running. He already has visits set with Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Syracuse, and Indiana. Those trips are set to begin in late August and continue in October when he travels to Tennessee.
Rippey Jr had good things to say about Indiana and Coach DeVries when asked by Tipton:
“Things are good with Indiana. I’m about to officially visit them as well. So them just expressing insane interest in me. They told me that they want me to get to campus as soon as possible, so it’s definitely a loving relationship. Coach (Darian) DeVries is definitely a very nice, kind person. He loves to chat. He loves to check in on me, so being around a guy like that is always great.”
No timeline has been set for Rippey's final commitment.