CALEB HOLT is a consensus five-star basketball recruit in the United States' high school class of 2026. On3 / Rivals had him as the #2 recruit in his high school class, while both ESPN and 247 Sports had him ranked #3. The RSCI Hoops consensus ranking had him as the #2 recruit in the class.
Holt has extensive experience playing for USA Basketball, where he won three gold medals at the following FIBA Tournaments: The 2023 FIBA U16 AmeriCup in Mexico, the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey, and the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland.
In the 2025–26 season, his senior year of high school, Holt was a guard for Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His most notable teammate was senior Bruce Branch III, the consensus #5 recruit in the class, who will play for Brigham Young University in 2027. Prolific Prep steamrolled its way to a 38-4 record. They won the Grind Session circuit championship in a game where Holt scored 16 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. In the Chipotle Nationals, they lost as the 4 seed to 5 seed Montverde Academy 57-55 in a game where Holt led his team in scoring and rebounding with 17 points and 9 rebounds.
In late spring 2026, Holt played in the McDonald's All-American game (where he was a starting guard for Team West, which won 102-86 against Team East) and the Nike Hoop Summit (where he started for Team USA in its 102-100 overtime victory against Team World; in this game he led his team in scoring with 24 points and played the most minutes on his team with 33 minutes played).
Holt was born on November 26, 2007 (making him four months younger than Cameron Boozer, the youngest player selected in the 2026 NBA draft). His hometown is Huntsville, Alabama. If he declared for the 2027 NBA Draft, he would be 19 years and 6 months old on draft day.
Holt signed with the University of Arizona Wildcats in the Big 12 Conference on March 10, 2026, and he will play college basketball there as a freshman in next year's 2027 season.
The University of Arizona listed him as a guard who is 6' 5" tall and who weighs 215 pounds. He wears the #3 jersey for the Wildcats.
Measurements are available (via nbadraft.net):
In early June 2024 (aged 16 years, 6 months), at the adidas Eurocamp, Holt measured 6' 5" with shoes, had a 6' 9.5" wingspan, weighed 201 pounds, and had an 8' 3.5" standing reach (to go along with a standing vert of 27.5 inches).
In mid-July 2024 (aged 16 years, 7 months), at the adidas All-American Camp, Holt measured 6' 3.25" barefoot, had a 6' 8.75" wingspan, and weighed 205 pounds.
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