Darius Acuff Jr.
6-2, 180, G
Detroit, Mich. || IMG Academy (Fla.)
X – @DariusAcuff • Instagram – @dariusacuff5
| Publication | Rating | National Rank | Positional Rank | State Rank |
| 247Sports | 5 Star | 5 | 1 PG | 2 FLA |
| ESPN | 5 Star | 7 | 1 PG | 1 MICH |
| On3 Composite | 5 Star | 9 | 2 PG | 2 FLA |
| 247 Composite | 5 Star | 10 | 2 PG | 3 FLA |
| Rivals | 5 Star | 13 | 4 PG | — |
| On3 | 4 Star | 21 | 3 PG | 4 FLA |
High School:
• 2025 Allen Iverson National Player of the Year
• 2025 EYBL Scholastic Player of the Year
• 1 of 5 Finalists for the 2025 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year
• 1 of 10 Finalists for the MaxPreps National Player of the Year
• 2025 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boys High School All-America (1st Team)
• 2025 McDonald’s All-American
• Jordan Brand Classic
• 2025 Iverson Classic All-American Game (MVP)
• 2025 USA Nike Hoop Summit team
• #11 on the USA TODAY High School Sports basketball rankings: Top 15 players in the 2025 class.
• 2023-24 MaxPreps honorable mention All-America and second team Junior All-America.
• As a junior, averaged 20.4 points and 5.5 assists per game for IMG Academy, helping the Ascenders post a 20-9 record and rank sixth in the final MaxPreps poll.
• Also in 2023-24, led all players with 21.4 scoring average while ranking second in assists (3.7 avg) in the 12 games of the EYBL Scholastic
• Averaged 23.9 points and 3.6 assists for The Family in the 2024 Nike EYBL spring circuit.
• Played at Cass Technical HS in Detroit before transferring to IMG Academy for his junior season.
• As a sophomore, named the 2023 MaxPreps Michigan High School Basketball Player of the Year and second team MaxPreps Sophomore All-America.
• Averaged 21.4 points and 5.7 assists as a sophomore and led Cass Tech to the 2023 MHSAA Division 1 title.
TEAM USA:
• 2024 FIBA Men’s U18 AmeriCup: Tournament MVP and named to the All-Star Five … Led the USA to a gold medal … Averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists … In the championship game against Argentina, scored 26 points, had nine assists, six rebounds, and three steals.
• 2024 Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp.
• 2023 Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp.
