Top college signees at the Chris Brickley Invitational feat. Arkansas’ Meleek Thomas

The third Chris Brickley Invitational drew 20 of the nation's best young players to Chicago on Saturday. The showcase featured several top signees from the 2025 recruiting class, like Arkansas' Meleek Thomas.

The college signees who attended were as follows:

Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)
Meleek Thomas (Arkansas)
Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)
Trey McKenney (Michigan)
Eric Reibe (UConn)
Sadiq White Jr. (Syracuse)
Kaden Magwood (Auburn)
Jerry Easter II (USC)
Jamier Jones (Providence)

However, the Chris Brickley Invitational was not only for players who have already been recruited and signed. There were also several elite recruits from the upcoming 2026, 2027 and 2028 classes. The younger players included:

Anthony Thompson
Qayden Samuels
Cameron Holmes
Luca Foster
Ryan Hampton
Kameron Mercer

Shortly after the event on Saturday, SportsCenter Next posted a group photo of some players as well as videos of prospects showing off their skills on Instagram.

"Chris Brickley gathered some of the best HS hoopers to Chicago and they showed out."

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The top-ranked recruit to attend the Chris Brickley Invitational was Chris Cenac Jr.

The Chris Brickley Invitational had many of the nation's top recruits in the 2025 class at the event. However, the highest-ranked player in that group was Houston signee Chris Cenac Jr. He is the No. 6-ranked player in his class, according to ESPN.

In total, there were three Top 10 recruits from the 2025 recruiting class at the event. Joining Cenac were No. 7-ranked Darius Acuff Jr. and No. 8-ranked Mikel Brown Jr.

Fortunately for Cenac, he is joining a good situation in Houston. The Cougars are coming off an appearance in the national championship game last season. Although they lost to the Florida Gators, they are set up well to succeed while Cenac is a member of the team. CBS Sports released its latest Top 25 rankings on Thursday and has the Cougars as the top team in the nation.