Winston lands on JucoRecruiting.com Top 100
Damarion Winston is starting to get the kind of national recognition that matches what he has been doing on the floor for Itawamba Community College.
FULTON, Miss. – Damarion Winston is starting to get the kind of national recognition that matches what he has been doing on the floor for Itawamba Community College.
JucoRecruiting.com released its initial "2026 JUCO Top 100" player rankings and Winston was listed at No. 85, putting an ICC guard on a national board built from "a combination of production at the JUCO level and the player's projected performance at the next level."
The list was finalized on Jan. 20, 2026, with the site noting the rankings will be updated multiple times as the season continues.
On the court, Winston has been the engine for the Indians through 18 games, averaging 15.7 points per game and 5.6 assists per game while adding 4.3 rebounds per game. He is shooting 40.7% from the field and 73.2% at the foul line.
The ranking is the latest checkpoint in a stretch where Winston has consistently been mentioned among the better guards in the junior college game. Last summer, he was also named to the All-American JUCO Showcase Invitational "Top 40" all-star selections list, another national-stage nod that reinforces the trajectory he is on.
For ICC, the takeaway is simple: when a guard is putting up points and creating offense for others every night, people notice. Now Winston has the national ranking to go with the weekly tape, and with more updates coming later in the season, he has a clear runway to keep climbing.