Position Rankings: 2023 Small Forwards
This has been one of the toughest years to get out and see players from a cancelled high school tournament to minimal AAU events. Regardless, we saw as much as we could and now are updating our prospect rankings. Today,…
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Continue ReadingThis has been one of the toughest years to get out and see players from a cancelled high school tournament to minimal AAU events. Regardless, we saw as much as we could and now are updating our prospect rankings. Today, we continue with a look at the 2023 class and our breakdown of the top small forwards in the class.
Pos # |
Prospect |
HT |
POS |
High School |
AAU |
1 |
Jalen Hooks Jalen Hooks 6'6" | SF Warren Central | 2023 State #282 Nation IN |
6’6 |
SF |
Crispus Attucks |
EG10 2021 |
2 |
Qushawn Ware Qushawn Ware 6'4" | SF Indianapolis Metropolitan | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Crispus Attucks |
Indiana Ice Gold 2023 |
3 |
Jermaine Coleman Jermaine Coleman 6'7" | SF Park Tudor | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Park Tudor |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023 |
4 |
JaQualon Roberts JaQualon Roberts 6'8" | PF Bloomington North | 2023 State IN |
6’5 |
SF |
Bloomington North |
Team Blaze 2022 |
5 |
Darrion Brooks Darrion Brooks 6'5" | SF New Haven | 2023 State IN |
6’5 |
SF |
New Haven |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
6 |
Jake Davis Jake Davis 6'6" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN |
6’5 |
SF |
Cathedral |
Indiana Elite 2023 |
7 |
Cooper Farrall Cooper Farrall 6'5" | SF Culver Academy | 2023 State IN |
6’5 |
SF |
Culver Academies |
Indiana Game Select 2023 |
8 |
Spencer White Spencer White 6'5" | SF Carmel | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Carmel |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
9 |
Sam Orme Sam Orme 6'9" | SF Carmel | 2023 State #196 Nation IN |
6’6 |
SF |
Carmel |
GPP 2023 UA Rise |
10 |
Grant Leeper Grant Leeper 6'7" | C Homestead | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
PF |
Homestead |
Indy Heat Red 2023 |
11 |
Jaron Tibbs Jaron Tibbs 6'4" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Cathedral |
Indiana Elite 2023 |
12 |
Jeffery Pinkston Jeffery Pinkston 6'5" | SF Southport | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Indianapolis Tindley |
Team Teague 2023 |
13 |
Joshua Mickens Joshua Mickens 6'4" | PF Lawrence Central | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Lawrence Central |
Indiana Elite Central 2023 |
14 |
Peyton Bledsoe Peyton Bledsoe 6'4" | SF Loogootee | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Loogootee |
— |
15 |
Sincere Germany Sincere Germany 6'2" | SG Cathedral | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Cathedral |
Gym Rats 2023 |
16 |
Jared Bonds Jared Bonds 6'5" | PF Carmel | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Carmel |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
17 |
Joey Brown Joey Brown 6'6" | SG North Central | 2023 State #280 Nation IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Lawrence North |
Indiana Ice Gold 2023 |
18 |
Jordan Green Jordan Green 6'4" | PF Fort Wayne North Side | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Fort Wayne North |
Gym Rats 2023 |
19 |
Karson Colin Karson Colin 6'4" | SF Don Bosco Prep | 2023 IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Lake Central |
Indiana Game Select 2023 |
20 |
Owen Snedeker Owen Snedeker 6'3" | SF Seeger | 2023 IN |
6’2 |
SF |
Seeger |
Indiana Ice Gold 2023 |
21 |
Lucas Parker Lucas Parker 6'4" | SF Carmel | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Carmel |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
22 |
Gage Sefton Gage Sefton 6'4" | SG Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Blackhawk Christian |
Indy Heat 2023 Red |
23 |
Brandon Escobedo Brandon Escobedo 6'4" | PF Lake Central | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Lake Central |
94 Feet Elite 2023 |
24 |
Thomas Ruffin Thomas Ruffin 6'2" | SF Park Tudor | 2023 IN |
6’2 |
SF |
Park Tudor |
— |
25 |
Clay Richards Clay Richards 6'5" | SF Carmel | 2023 IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Carmel |
— |
26 |
KeiShawn McLaurin KeiShawn McLaurin 6'4" | SF Gary West | 2023 IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Gary West |
— |
27 |
Dareon Thornton Dareon Thornton 6'4" | SF Mishawaka Marian | 2023 State IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Mishawaka Marian |
Five Star Life 2023 |
28 |
Jesse Johnson Jesse Johnson 6'3" | SF Excel Center | 2023 IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Crispus Attucks |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
29 |
Kelson Jordan Kelson Jordan 6'4" | SF North Judson | 2023 State IN |
6’5 |
SF |
North Judson |
Indiana Game Select 2023 |
30 |
Carson Chadd Carson Chadd 6'4" | SF Southmont | 2023 IN |
6’4 |
SF |
Southmont |
Indiana Ice Gold 2023 |
31 |
Shayne Spear Shayne Spear 6'3" | SF Kokomo | 2023 IN |
6’3 |
SF |
Kokomo |
Team Teague 2023 |
32 |
James Mallory James Mallory 6'6" | SF Fort Wayne Northrop | 2023 AZ |
6’3 |
SF |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
Gym Rats 2023 |
Breakdown: The class of 2023 really shows it’s depth when it comes to the Small Forward position. With Jalen Hooks Jalen Hooks 6'6" | SF Warren Central | 2023 State #282 Nation IN at the top, you have a 6’6 wing with DI offers but he’s not going to be alone for long. Crispus Attucks’ Qushawn Ware Qushawn Ware 6'4" | SF Indianapolis Metropolitan | 2023 State IN and Park Tudor’s Jermaine Coleman Jermaine Coleman 6'7" | SF Park Tudor | 2023 State IN have both taken big steps forward in their development and pushed themselves into the Top 10 overall and Top 3 at this position. We have also seen a number of new players join in this time around with Sam Orme Sam Orme 6'9" | SF Carmel | 2023 State #196 Nation IN , Karson Colin Karson Colin 6'4" | SF Don Bosco Prep | 2023 IN , Gage Sefton Gage Sefton 6'4" | SG Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN , and a ton of others. There are a few guys here that could see some position changes in the next year or so but regardless, this seems to be the deepest position at this stage.