All-Academic: 2018 Power Forwards
When it comes to recruiting, finding ways to differentiate yourself is key. One of the best and most coveted ways from college coaches is having high academic prospects. This series of articles looks at some of the top academic student-athletes at each position on the floor. Here is our look at the top academic power forwards.
Jack Hansen – 6’7 | PF | Guerin Catholic (IN) | Team Blaze Select 2018
Lucas Lehrman – 6’7 | PF | Bishop Dwenger (IN) | Spiece Indy Heat Red 2018
Matt Krause – 6’6 | PF | West Lafayette (IN)
Zach Munson – 6’5 | PF | Guerin Catholic (IN) | Team Blaze Select 2018
Will Alcock – 6’5 | PF | Zionsville (IN) | GP Premier 2018-Devoe
State of Academics: With the power forward group in this 2018 class, you have a ton of options and a variety of styles. The key with them is that they are mostly high-academic prospects. Not many elite academic but many in the 3.0 GPA or better range. The group listed above all have 3.5 or higher. Not many in this group right now look like they will be JUCO targets. What size there is in the class of 2018 does look on path to mostly end up at four-year schools. In terms of level, most are in the DIII to NAIA range with only a handful with true DI interest. Not deep, but again, the academics of the bigs in this class are solid.