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, we continue with a look at the 2021 class and our breakdown of the top shooting guards in the class.
|
Pos # |
Prospect |
HT |
High School |
AAU |
College |
|
1 |
Blake Wesley
|
6’5 |
South Bend Riley |
Indy Heat 2021 EYBL |
— |
|
2 |
Pierce Thomas Pierce Thomas 6'5" | SG Brownsburg | 2021 State #153 Nation IN |
6’5 |
Brownsburg |
Indy Heat 2021 EYBL |
Butler |
|
3 |
Jayden Taylor Jayden Taylor 6'4" | SG Perry Meridian | 2021 State #224 Nation IN |
6’3 |
Perry Meridian |
Indiana Elite 2021 |
Butler |
|
4 |
Michael Eley Michael Eley 6'4" | SG Elevation Prep | 2021 State IN |
6’4 |
Elevate Prep |
D1 Indiana 2021 |
— |
|
5 |
Jake Heidbreder Jake Heidbreder 6'3" | SG Floyd Central | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Floyd Central |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2021 |
Air Force |
|
6 |
Connor Hickman
|
6’2 |
Bloomington South |
Indiana Elite 2021 |
Bradley |
|
7 |
Lincoln Hale
|
6’4 |
Linton-Stockton |
D1 Indiana 2021 |
Indiana State |
|
8 |
Jaden Thomas
|
6’2 |
International |
— |
— |
|
9 |
Vincent Brady
|
6’1 |
Cathedral |
George Hill All Indy 2021 |
Air Force |
|
10 |
Zane Burke
|
6’2 |
Blackhawk Christian |
Indy Heat Red 2021 |
— |
|
11 |
Andrew Bennett Andrew Bennett 6'2" | SG Shenandoah | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Shenandoah |
D1 Indiana 2021 |
— |
|
12 |
6’2 |
Andrean |
Indiana Ice Gold 2021 |
— |
|
|
13 |
Cameron Banks Cameron Banks 6'3" | SG Heritage Hills | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Heritage Hills |
— |
— |
|
14 |
Luka Balac Luka Balac 6'3" | SG Munster | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Munster |
— |
— |
|
15 |
Brody Whitaker
|
6’2 |
Greencastle |
GPP 2021 Black |
Marian University |
|
16 |
Trevor Taylor Trevor Taylor 6'2" | SG Bloomington South | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Edgewood |
Southern Indiana Shock 2021 |
— |
|
17 |
Tate Ivanyo Tate Ivanyo 6'4" | SG Morgan Township | 2021 State IN |
6’4 |
Morgan Township |
Indiana Game 2021 |
— |
|
18 |
Jalen Johnson Jalen Johnson 6'1" | SG Cathedral | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Cathedral |
— |
— |
|
19 |
Ryan Preston Ryan Preston 6'2" | SG Fort Wayne Carroll | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Fort Wayne Carroll |
— |
— |
|
20 |
Ethan Higgs
|
6’4 |
Evansville Reitz |
Gym Rats 2021 Red |
— |
|
21 |
Devean Franklin Devean Franklin 6'3" | SG Jeffersonville | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Jeffersonville |
— |
— |
|
22 |
Sidney Jefferies Sidney Jefferies 6'1" | SG South Bend Adams | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
South Bend Adams |
Indiana Attack 2021 |
— |
|
23 |
6’1 |
Crown Point |
Gym Rats 2021 |
— |
|
|
24 |
Will Shank
|
6’3 |
Fort Wayne Canterbury |
Total Package Elite 2021 |
— |
|
25 |
Isaac Vencel Isaac Vencel 6'1" | SG Bloomington North | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Bloomington North |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2021 |
— |
|
26 |
Andrew Kroft Andrew Kroft 6'1" | SG Richmond | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Richmond |
— |
— |
|
27 |
Preston Barker
|
6’3 |
Homestead |
Total Package Elite 2021 |
— |
|
28 |
Mike Elliott Jr.
|
6’2 |
North Central |
GPP UA Rise 2021 (RED) |
— |
|
29 |
Jeremiah Lovett Jeremiah Lovett 6'2" | SG Munster | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Munster |
— |
— |
|
30 |
Marcus Davidson Marcus Davidson 6'0" | SG Blackhawk Christian | 2021 State IN |
6’0 |
Blackhawk Christian |
Gym Rats 2021 |
— |
|
31 |
Kaleb Edwards Kaleb Edwards 6'2" | SG Guerin Catholic | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Guerin Catholic |
GPP 2021 White |
— |
|
32 |
Caleb Swearingen
|
6’3 |
Northview |
Men of the Family 2021 |
— |
|
33 |
Jackson Richards Jackson Richards 6'3" | SG Kokomo | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Kokomo |
— |
— |
|
34 |
Will Leary Will Leary 6'3" | SG Carmel | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Carmel |
GPP 2021 Black |
— |
|
35 |
Ashton Beaver Ashton Beaver 6'1" | SG Lafayette Jeff | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Lafayette Jeff |
Indiana Ice Gold 2021 |
— |
|
36 |
Caleb Applegate
|
6’0 |
Penn |
Indiana Game Select 2021 |
— |
|
37 |
Evan Wilson Evan Wilson 6'1" | SG Noblesville | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Noblesville |
GPP 2021 Black |
— |
|
38 |
Ethan Osowski Ethan Osowski 6'3" | SG LaPorte | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
LaPorte |
Indiana Game 2021 |
— |
|
39 |
Drake Moore
|
6’1 |
Morristown |
D1 Indiana Rising Stars 2021 |
— |
|
40 |
Cole Richmond
|
6’1 |
DeKalb |
Total Package Elite 2021 |
— |
|
41 |
Dominic Redding Dominic Redding 6'1" | SG Evansville North | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Evansville North |
DistinXion 2021 Red |
— |
|
42 |
Colton Jones Colton Jones 6'2" | SG Valparaiso | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Valparaiso |
— |
— |
|
43 |
Brett Sickafoose Brett Sickafoose 6'1" | SG Whitko | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Whitko |
Team Focus 2021 Premier |
— |
|
44 |
Dane Hamilton
|
6’3 |
Munster |
— |
— |
|
45 |
Kobe Bartlett Kobe Bartlett 6'2" | SG South Spencer | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
South Spencer |
— |
— |
|
46 |
6’1 |
Eastern Greene |
DistinXion 2021 Red |
— |
|
|
47 |
Jakobi Jones Jakobi Jones 6'2" | SG Merrillville | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Merrillville |
Indiana Game 2021 |
— |
|
48 |
Michael Donoho Michael Donoho 6'1" | SG South Spencer | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
South Spencer |
DistinXion 2021 Red |
— |
|
49 |
Cole McDaniel
|
5’10 |
New Castle |
D1 Indiana Rising Stars 2021 |
— |
|
50 |
Benny Ogayonne Benny Ogayonne 6'1" | SG Franklin Central | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Franklin Central |
GPP UA Rise 2021 (RED) |
— |
|
51 |
Jake Reichard Jake Reichard 6'1" | SG Plymouth | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Plymouth |
MBA Select 2021 |
— |
|
52 |
Logan Pinkerton Logan Pinkerton 5'8" | SG Covington | 2021 State IN |
6’0 |
Covington |
Indiana Ice Silver 2021 |
— |
|
53 |
Max Jacobsen Max Jacobsen 6'1" | SG Harrison (WL) | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Harrison (WL) |
Indiana Ice Silver 2021 |
— |
|
54 |
Sawyer Yoder Sawyer Yoder 6'3" | SG Central Noble | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Central Noble |
Team Focus 2021 Premier |
— |
|
55 |
Will VanDuyn Will VanDuyn 6'1" | SG Greenfield-Central | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Greenfield-Central |
— |
— |
|
56 |
Drew Walker Drew Walker 6'3" | SG Mt. Vernon-Fortville | 2021 State IN |
6’3 |
Mt. Vernon-Fortville |
D1 Indiana Rising Stars 2021 |
— |
|
57 |
Nolan Kelley Nolan Kelley 6'0" | SG Cloverdale | 2021 State IN |
6’0 |
Cloverdale |
— |
— |
|
58 |
Carter Lumpkin
|
6’1 |
Northeastern |
— |
— |
|
59 |
Joesph Phinisee Joesph Phinisee 6'0" | SG McCutcheon | 2021 State IN |
6’0 |
McCutcheon |
Indiana Ice Gold 2021 |
— |
|
60 |
Lucas Letsinger Lucas Letsinger 6'1" | SG Hamilton Heights | 2021 State IN |
6’1 |
Hamilton Heights |
— |
— |
|
61 |
Marcus Armstrong Marcus Armstrong 5'11" | SG Manchester | 2021 State IN |
5’11 |
Anderson |
— |
— |
|
62 |
Logan Willoughby
|
6’1 |
Whiteland |
Indiana Elite Force 2021 |
— |
|
63 |
Brady Hunter Brady Hunter 6'2" | SG Castle | 2021 State IN |
6’2 |
Castle |
— |
— |
Breakdown: The class of 2021 is pretty stacked and the top end of the shooting guard pile is pretty great. Butler cleaned up in-state landing two guys in
Pierce Thomas
Pierce
Thomas
6'5" | SG
Brownsburg | 2021
State
#153
Nation
IN
and
Jayden Taylor
Jayden
Taylor
6'4" | SG
Perry Meridian | 2021
State
#224
Nation
IN
, our #2 and #3 at the position. They are led by South Bend Riley’s
Blake Wesley
Blake
Wesley
6'5" | SG
South Bend Riley | 2021
State
#95
Nation
IN
. Just past that top tier you have some real size and talent with
Michael Eley
Michael
Eley
6'4" | SG
Elevation Prep | 2021
State
IN
,
Jake Heidbreder
Jake
Heidbreder
6'3" | SG
Floyd Central | 2021
State
IN
, and
Connor Hickman
Connor
Hickman
6'2" | SG
Bloomington South | 2021
State
IN
. The middle of this group is the part that should really make waves in college because of their upside. We are thinking of guys like
Andrew Bennett
Andrew
Bennett
6'2" | SG
Shenandoah | 2021
State
IN
,
Zane Burke
Zane
Burke
6'2" | SG
Blackhawk Christian | 2021
State
IN
,
Tate Ivanyo
Tate
Ivanyo
6'4" | SG
Morgan Township | 2021
State
IN
,
Ty Smith
Ty
Smith
6'1" | SG
Crown Point | 2021
State
IN
, and
Brody Whitaker
Brody
Whitaker
6'2" | SG
Greencastle | 2021
State
IN
. Keep an eye on these names through the high school season as potential breakouts:
Ethan Osowski
Ethan
Osowski
6'3" | SG
LaPorte | 2021
State
IN
,
Drake Moore
Drake
Moore
6'2" | SG
Morristown | 2021
State
IN
, and
Kaleb Edwards
Kaleb
Edwards
6'2" | SG
Guerin Catholic | 2021
State
IN
.
