Finest Forwards: SD 2023 Rankings

<p>In this article, we are looking at 17 of the best forwards/posts/centers that are in juniors in South Dakota. Read below and make sure to watch these guys in the soon arriving playoffs. </p> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>2023 Finest Forwards</strong></span></h2> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/76-Damon-Wilkinson-crop-2500x1642-1635043644.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1314178" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/76-Damon-Wilkinson-crop-2500x1642-1635043644-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963766" first="Damon" last="Wilkinson"] |6-9 C| De Smet</strong></p> <ul> <li>14.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1 apg, 2.15 bpg, 57 FG%, game highs: 29 points, 21 rebounds and 5 double-doubles</li> <li>Assending BIG man for #1 Bulldogs with a 19-1 record</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/60-Kaden-Year-crop-2500x1642-1645466312.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1391239" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/60-Kaden-Year-crop-2500x1642-1645466312-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963748" first="Kaden" last="Year"] |6-6 SF| Sioux Falls Jefferson</strong></p> <ul> <li>16 ppg, 6 rpg, 2 apg and his game high for scoring is 23 points</li> <li>Inside/out skilled player, opportunistic scorer, nice athleticism</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/66-Ethan-Russell-crop-2500x1642-1634790262.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1312316" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/66-Ethan-Russell-crop-2500x1642-1634790262-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963765" first="Ethan" last="Russell"] |6-6 SF| Aberdeen Christian</strong></p> <ul> <li>20 ppg, 10 rpg, impressive games with 20&amp;10, 17&amp;15, 19&amp;12, 21&amp;10, 15&amp;15</li> <li>Nightmare matchup for the #3 Knights with a 17-2 record</li> </ul> [caption id="attachment_1392213" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/jacksonedmannn-crop-1170x769-1645557039.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1392213" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/jacksonedmannn-crop-1170x769-1645557039-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> Photo: Tom Plooster Plooster Photography[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963775" first="Jackson" last="Edman"] |6-7 F| Pierre</strong></p> <ul> <li>12 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2 bpg, 1.1 spg, game-highes: 19 points and 13 rebounds</li> <li>Crazy good shotblocker, had 5 WHAMS in one game, majestic dunker, great finisher</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/59-Steele-Morgan-crop-2500x1642-1634695312.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1311585" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/59-Steele-Morgan-crop-2500x1642-1634695312-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963755" first="Steele" last="Morgan"] |6-5 F| Mitchell</strong></p> <ul> <li>11.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, game-highs: 20 points and 10 rebounds five times</li> <li>Nice moves on the block, can hit the outside jumper, an emerging rebounder</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/tate.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1343485" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/tate-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963819" first="Tate" last="Van Otterloo"] |6-4 SF| Beresford</strong></p> <ul> <li>17.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1 bpg, 2 spg, game-highs: 31 points twice</li> <li>Long, athletic, skilled, versatile, high ceiling </li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/65-Gavin-Muirhead-crop-2444x1605-1645558342.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1392227" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/65-Gavin-Muirhead-crop-2444x1605-1645558342-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1295267" first="Gavin" last="Muirhead"] |6-7 PF| O’Gorman</strong></p> <ul> <li>Super bouncy and a long player that is a spectacular above the rim finisher</li> <li>Has a smooth jumper, tough post defender, and can hit J’s from the perimeter </li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1204807" first="Aiden" last="Jensen"] |6-8 PF| Madison</strong></p> <ul> <li>14.7ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.7apg, 1.4 bpg, 54% from 2’s, and 20% from 3’s, 68% FT’s</li> <li>Game highs: 28 points and 16 rebounds, can post and hit outside shots, always improving</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/74-Jacob-Vande-Weerd-crop-2500x1642-1632855382.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1295209" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/74-Jacob-Vande-Weerd-crop-2500x1642-1632855382-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227942" first="Jacob" last="Vandeweerd"] |6-8 PF| Canton</strong></p> <ul> <li>22 ppg, 12 rpg, 3 bpg, game-highs: 28 points, 17 rebounds, 7 blocks</li> <li>A dominant 2-way player, strong/physical, scores from all levels, gifted rim protector</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1390310" first="Ethan" last="Bruns"] |6-6 SF| Sioux Falls Christian</strong></p> <ul> <li>He has had a great season so far and has been putting up impressive numbers</li> <li>Versatile scorer, nice jumper &amp; great floater, good athlete, smart, big upside</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/07/mors.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1253227" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/07/mors-300x203.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="203" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963743" first="Michael" last="Mors"] |6-5 SF| Yankton</strong></p> <ul> <li>A long player that knows the game well and shoots it with a smooth stroke</li> <li>Can get the job done on both sides of the ball and is a mismatch problem because of length &amp; skill</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/62-Reis-Kirschenman-crop-2500x1642-1645638152.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1393081" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/62-Reis-Kirschenman-crop-2500x1642-1645638152-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227966" first="Reis" last="Kirschenmen"] |6-4 PF| Tea Area</strong></p> <ul> <li>Tea record holder for rebounds in a game (19), 7.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg</li> <li>Plays bigger than 6’4, has a nose for the ball, physical around the basket, never backs down</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963791" first="Jake" last="Vliem"] |6-9 C| Sturgis Brown</strong></p> <ul> <li>Intriguing player with size, length, and wing-span </li> <li>Shooting 40% on FG, game-highs: 15 points and 10 rebounds</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963785" first="Carson" last="Kirwan"] |6-4 F| Castlewood</strong></p> <ul> <li>12.6 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.9 Ast, 51.7% FG, missed part of the season with an injury</li> <li>Game-highs: 23 pts, 10 rbs. A very good athlete and an impressive jumper</li> </ul> [caption id="attachment_1258976" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/08/Zharic-Sheppard1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1258976" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/08/Zharic-Sheppard1-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="169" /></a> Credit: Sean Donohue | Echo Images[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1172904" first="Zharic" last="Sheppard"] |6-5 SF| Sioux Falls Washington</strong></p> <ul> <li>8.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 32 3FG%, and game-highs: 14 points and 10 rebounds</li> <li>A long player that can go in and out, smooth southpaw 3-point shooter</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/eastonkempf-crop-3024x1986-1643648311.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1376584" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/eastonkempf-crop-3024x1986-1643648311-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1376582" first="Easton" last="Kempf"] |6-5 PF| Elk Point/Jefferson</strong></p> <ul> <li>An imposing player on the block and around the basket</li> <li>Board ups, scores with force, has a soft shot, and he can step out and shoot it</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963772" first="Ethan" last="Cheeseman"] |6-4 SF| Hanson</strong></p> <ul> <li>14.7 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2 SPG, 2 BPG, 36% 3PG, 50% FG, 9 Double-Doubles, game-highes: 24 pts &amp; 16 rbs</li> <li>Athletic 2-handed dunker, runs the floor well, good anticipation, capable 3-pt shooter</li> </ul>