Position Rankings: 2023 Power Forwards
Rank Prospect HT POS High School AAU 1 Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN 6’8 PF Cathedral Indy Heat EYBL 2023 2 Jayden Pinkston Jayden Pinkston 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023…
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Rank |
Prospect |
HT |
POS |
High School |
AAU |
1 |
Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN |
6’8 |
PF |
Cathedral |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
2 |
Jayden Pinkston Jayden Pinkston 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
PF |
Indianapolis Tindley |
Team Teague 2023 |
3 |
Nickens Lemba Nickens Lemba 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Southport |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023 |
4 |
Caleb Washington Caleb Washington 6'5" | PF Floyd Central | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
PF |
Floyd Central |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023 |
5 |
Nick Richart Nick Richart 6'9" | PF Zionsville | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Zionsville |
Indiana Elite 2023 |
6 |
Mason Jones Mason Jones 6'7" | PF Valparaiso | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Valparaiso |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
7 |
Anthony Ball Anthony Ball 6'6" | PF Decatur Central | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Southport |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
8 |
Zane Doughty Zane Doughty 6'8" | C Ben Davis | 2023 State IN |
6’7 |
PF |
Ben Davis |
Indy Nets 2023 |
9 |
Preston Ross Preston Ross 6'8" | PF Bishop Dwenger | 2023 State IN |
6’5 |
PF |
Bishop Dwenger |
Indy Heat 2023 EYBL |
10 |
Keaton Buuck Keaton Buuck 6'6" | PF Crown Point | 2023 IN |
6’5 |
PF |
Crown Point |
Indiana Game Select 2023 |
11 |
Josh Furst Josh Furst 6'6" | C Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
PF |
Blackhawk Christian |
Indy Heat 2023 Red |
12 |
Tyler Horton Tyler Horton 6'7" | C Warren Central | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Warren Central |
Indy Nets 2023 |
13 |
Jesse Faires Jesse Faires 6'6" | PF Ben Davis | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Ben Davis |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
14 |
Dylan Derda Dylan Derda 6'7" | PF Penn | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Penn |
Indiana Elite Central 2023 |
15 |
Gavin Owens Gavin Owens 6'5" | PF Carmel | 2023 IN |
6’5 |
PF |
Carmel |
GPP 2023 Black |
16 |
Mason Larkin Mason Larkin 6'9" | C Fountain Central | 2023 State IN |
6’7 |
PF |
Fountain Central |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
Breakdown: The class of 2023 is a pretty good one so far and getting better. While we didn’t get to see a ton this Spring and Summer, there were some risers in the class at the Power Forward position. Jayden Pinkston Jayden Pinkston 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN looked like a legit talent that will get DI options. Nickens Lemba Nickens Lemba 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN was out for the first time since last Fall and looked great. Caleb Washington Caleb Washington 6'5" | PF Floyd Central | 2023 State IN has done nothing but produce since we saw him at our Freshman Showcase. Nick Richart, Zane Doughty Zane Doughty 6'8" | C Ben Davis | 2023 State IN , and Anthony Ball Anthony Ball 6'6" | PF Decatur Central | 2023 State IN all took bit steps forward. We unveiled a ton of new talent as well with guys like Josh Furst Josh Furst 6'6" | C Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN , Preston Ross Preston Ross 6'8" | PF Bishop Dwenger | 2023 State IN , and Jesse Faires Jesse Faires 6'6" | PF Ben Davis | 2023 State IN as some of the more intriguing players on this list.