Position Rankings: 2021 Centers

<p>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 centers in the class.</p> <table class="tablepress" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1"><b>Pos #</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>Prospect</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>HT</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>High School</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>AAU</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>College</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">1</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="647198" first="Langdon" last="Hatton"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’9</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">North Harrison</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2021</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">William &amp; Mary</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">2</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="783175" first="Payton" last="Sparks"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’8</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Winchester</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Midwest Basketball Club 2021</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Ball State</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">3</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="963905" first="Mason" last="Nicholson"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’9</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Gary West</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Indiana Elite 2021</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">4</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="783144" first="Rocco" last="Muratori"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">7’1</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">La Lumiere</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">5</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="783157" first="Jordan" last="Thomas"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’7</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">New Albany</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="783186" first="Adam" last="O’Dell"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’8</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">South Bend St. Joseph</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">7</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="874121" first="Riley" last="Duncan"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’10</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Cowan</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Hayward Hoops 2021</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">8</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="569378" first="Luke" last="Fowler"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’6</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Mooresville</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Indiana Ice Gold 2021</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">9</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="874167" first="Christian" last="DeCosta"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’8</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Cardinal Ritter</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">10</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>Christian Wiseman</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’8</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Indian Creek</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Distinxion 2021 Red</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">11</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="963936" first="Aiden" last="Thompson"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’6</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Heritage Christian</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">12</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="963946" first="Brock" last="Veatch"]</b></p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p1">6’5</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">Mt. Vernon-Posey</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> <td class="td1" valign="top"> <p class="p2">---</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Breakdown</strong>: The class of 2021 and the list of the top centers is one that isn’t particularly deep relative to how good the class is but there is still a bunch of those players still on the board.  [player_tooltip player_id="647198" first="Langdon" last="Hatton"] and [player_tooltip player_id="783175" first="Payton" last="Sparks"] have kind of separated themselves over the last year with [player_tooltip player_id="963905" first="Mason" last="Nicholson"] taking a large step forward. Looking down the list, we have really liked [player_tooltip player_id="783186" first="Adam" last="O’Dell"], [player_tooltip player_id="783157" first="Jordan" last="Thomas"], and [player_tooltip player_id="783144" first="Rocco" last="Muratori"] before COVID but with limited to no action, will be interesting to see how they bounce back this winter.  Also look at [player_tooltip player_id="874167" first="Christian" last="DeCosta"] as a potential steal late.</p>