The high school season is complete and we are getting underway with the AAU season. First thing, though, we are updating our prospect rankings for each class. Today, we are looking at the 2023 Power Forwards.
The high school season is complete and we are getting underway with the AAU season. First thing, though, we are updating our prospect rankings for each class. Today, we are looking at the 2023 Power Forwards.
RANK
PLAYER
HT
POS
HIGH SCHOOL
CLUB TEAM
4
Xavier Booker
Xavier
Booker
6'11" | C
Cathedral | 2023
State
#111
Nation
IN
6’9"
PF
Cathedral
George Hill All Indy 2023
8
Jayden Pinkston
Jayden
Pinkston
6'6" | PF
Indianapolis Tindley | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Indianapolis Tindley
Team Teague 2023
11
Nick Richart
Nick
Richart
6'8" | PF
Zionsville | 2023
State
IN
6’8"
PF
Zionsville
Indiana Elite 2023
12
Nickens Lemba
Nickens
Lemba
6'6" | C
Southport | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Southport
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023
15
Anthony Ball
Anthony
Ball
6'6" | PF
Beech Grove | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Southport
Indy Heat 2023 EYBL
18
Mason Jones
Mason
Jones
6'7" | PF
Valparaiso | 2023
State
IN
6’7"
PF
Valparaiso
Indy Heat 2023 EYBL
21
Caleb Washington
Caleb
Washington
6'5" | PF
Floyd Central | 2023
State
IN
6’5"
PF
Floyd Central
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023
47
Zane Doughty
Zane
Doughty
6'9" | C
Ben Davis | 2023
State
IN
6’7"
PF
Ben Davis
Indy Nets 2023
58
Preston Ross
Preston
Ross
6'9" | PF
Bishop Dwenger | 2023
State
IN
6’5"
PF
Bishop Dwenger
Indy Heat 2023 EYBL
62
Keaton Buuck
Keaton
Buuck
6'6" | PF
Crown Point | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Crown Point
Indiana Game Select 2023
70
Kameron Patterson
Kameron
Patterson
6'5" | PF
Indianapolis Lutheran | 2023
State
IN
6’5"
PF
Indianapolis Lutheran
George Hill All Indy 2023
74
Josh Furst
Josh
Furst
6'6" | C
Blackhawk Christian | 2023
State
IN
6’4"
PF
Blackhawk Christian
Indy Heat 2023 Red
78
Tyler Horton
Tyler
Horton
6'7" | PF
Warren Central | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Warren Central
Indy Nets 2023
81
Jesse Faires
Jesse
Faires
6'7" | SF
Ben Davis | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Ben Davis
Grassroots Indiana 2023
98
Dylan Derda
Dylan
Derda
6'6" | PF
Penn | 2023
State
IN
6’6"
PF
Penn
Indiana Elite Central 2023
117
Gavin Owens
Gavin
Owens
6'5" | PF
Carmel | 2023
State
IN
6’5"
PF
Carmel
Grand Park Premier 2023 Black
128
Mason Larkin
Mason
Larkin
6'9" | PF
Fountain Central | 2023
State
IN
6’7"
PF
Fountain Central
Grassroots Indiana 2023
Breakdown: The class of 2023, while down, does have some legit upside. Guys like
Xavier Booker
Xavier
Booker
6'11" | C
Cathedral | 2023
State
#111
Nation
IN
and Jayden Pinktson run the top of the position ranking but there is a lot more upside up and down the list. We really like the talent of
Nick Richart
Nick
Richart
6'8" | PF
Zionsville | 2023
State
IN
who kind of broke out this high school season, the toughness of
Nickens Lemba
Nickens
Lemba
6'6" | C
Southport | 2023
State
IN
and
Anthony Ball
Anthony
Ball
6'6" | PF
Beech Grove | 2023
State
IN
for Southport, and developing bigs like
Tyler Horton
Tyler
Horton
6'7" | PF
Warren Central | 2023
State
IN
and
Zane Doughty
Zane
Doughty
6'9" | C
Ben Davis | 2023
State
IN
. There is plenty of legit size in this group right now even with us not being able to discover as many players as we have in previous years. This position should have a lot of DI talent as well as some guys for DII programs to think on early. Really, the lack of depth is going to be for the NAIA and DIII right now which is a little opposite of normal. But, it is still early and we have this Spring to see where it goes.