Top 2023 Players in Fort Wayne

<p>With the updated release of the top 200 rankings and an expanded watch list for the class of 2023 on Monday, it is time to take a look at some of the top players in the biggest areas of Indiana. We will start in the state's Northern half and work our way down to the Southern half where we finish off with Evansville, and we continue with Fort Wayne today.</p> <p>We currently have 23 players from Fort Wayne in the Class of 2023 database with 17 in our top 200 and 9 in the top 75. All other players on our watch list are listed in alphabetical order with no ranking order whatsoever. [player_tooltip player_id='1042496' first='Gage' last='Sefton'], a shooting guard from Fort Wayne Blackhawk, sits in the top spot for a deep Fort Wayne class at #39 in the state. This area is not top-heavy in talent, but there are so many NAIA and D3 level prospects in this area. Sefton currently has five NAIA offers from Bethel, Grace, Huntington, Indiana Tech, and St. Francis. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='868222' first='Darrion' last='Brooks'] is a bigger small forward with a ton of athleticism. He plays solid defense and can get to the bucket well. I am a little surprised that he does not have any offers to this point as he should easily be playing NAIA or D3 basketball next season. [player_tooltip player_id='1158635' first='Austin' last='Cripe'] is a Bethel commit, and the scoring guard should be in line for a big senior season. He can set up the offense for both himself and his teammates, and he scores the ball at an incredible clip. [player_tooltip player_id='1042499' first='Josh' last='Furst'] from Fort Wayne Blackhawk and [player_tooltip player_id='868246' first='Grant' last='Leeper'] from Homestead are a pair of Fort Wayne power forwards who each sit in the top 50 in Indiana. Furst has an offer from St. Francis, and Leeper, who is a star on the court and the football field, has offers from Hope and Goshen as well as a division one offer from Valparaiso for football. Furst is a star on the defensive end of the floor as he can guard nearly all five positions on the floor. Leeper is a top-level scoring forward who excels at finishing around the rim. He has a real chance to be the leading scorer for Homestead this season. [player_tooltip player_id='1049161' first='Preston' last='Ross'] is another top 15 power forward for Fort Wayne Dwenger, and his inside presence on both ends makes him a prospect to watch. [player_tooltip player_id='868270' first='Kyron' last='Kaopuiki'] has an offer from Manchester, and the Homestead shooting guard has a big chance to be a leader for Homestead this season. The top 75 players in Fort Wayne finish off with a pair of Bethel commits, [player_tooltip player_id='935745' first='Luke' last='McBride'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1393184' first='Andrew' last='Hedrick'], from Norwell and Columbia City.</p> <p>Now, let's take a look at the full list of 2023 rankings for Fort Wayne.</p> <p> </p> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>RANK</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Player</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Height</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Position - Rank</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>High School</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>AAU Team</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">39</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1042496' first='Gage' last='Sefton']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'4"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG 14</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Blackhawk</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat Red 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">46</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='868222' first='Darrion' last='Brooks']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'5"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SF 13</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">New Haven</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Michigan Playmakers 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">47</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1158635' first='Austin' last='Cripe']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG 15</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">West Noble</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5Star 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">48</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1042499' first='Josh' last='Furst']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'6"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 9</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Blackhawk</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat Red 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">49</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='868246' first='Grant' last='Leeper']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'7"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 10</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Homestead</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat Red 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">64</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1049161' first='Preston' last='Ross']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'8"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 15</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Dwenger</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat Red 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">69</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='868270' first='Kyron' last='Kaopuiki']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG 20</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Homestead</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Ice 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">70</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='935745' first='Luke' last='McBride']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'1"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 14</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Norwell</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Team GRIII Elite 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">75</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1393184' first='Andrew' last='Hedrick']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'0"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 15</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Columbia City</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Focus Premier 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">91</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='868235' first='Nick' last='Thompson']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'2"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG 28</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Luers</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat Red 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">106</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1393264' first='Omarion' last='Washington']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SF 22</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne South</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">109</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1272953' first='Dalman' last='Alexander']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'6"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 25</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Northrop</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Summit City Elite 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">125</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1049163' first='Jordan' last='Green']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'6"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 27</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne North</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">JH1 IndyElite 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">144</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1042492' first='Brashawn' last='Bassett']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'2"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG 42</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne North</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">152</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1272471' first='Hunter' last='Kline']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'7"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 32</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">East Noble</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Summit City Elite 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">182</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1160718' first='Luke' last='Saylor']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'8"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 41</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Heritage</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">187</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1556502' first='Monte' last='Smith']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'0"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 45</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Summit City Elite 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1272959' first='Grant' last='Hayworth']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'5"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Concordia</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Focus Premier 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1049177' first='Langston' last='Leavell']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'1"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Snider</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1556398' first='Conner' last='Lemmon']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'0"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Central Noble</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Focus Premier 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1556548' first='Mason' last='Posey']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SF</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Lakewood Park Christian</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1273327' first='Jayden' last='Schmenk']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'0"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Northrop</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1557197' first='Alan' last='Ter Molen']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'6"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">C</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Concordia</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Focus Premier 2023</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->