Top 2025 Players in Fort Wayne

<p>With the updated release of the top 100 rankings and an expanded watch list for the class of 2025, it is time to take a look at some of the top players in the biggest areas of Indiana. We will start in the Northern half of the state and work our way down to the Southern half where we finish off with Evansville, and we continue on today with Fort Wayne. We currently have 22 players from Fort Wayne in the Class of 2025 database with 10 in our top 100. All of the other players on our watch list are listed in alphabetical order with no ranking order whatsoever. The shooting guard from Fort Wayne Wayne, [player_tooltip player_id='1297001' first='Chase' last='Barnes'], took over the top spot in Fort Wayne for the 2025 class. Blackhawk Christian's big man, [player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett'], and Manchester's wing, [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'], each sit in the top 25 in the state as well. Now, let's take a look at the 2025 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">8</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1297001' first='Chase' last='Barnes']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'1"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG 2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'8"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Blackhawk</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">25</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'6"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SF 6</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Manchester</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Grand Park Premier 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">28</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1525665' first='Jaiyre' last='Sampson']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'11"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 11</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Carroll (Fort Wayne)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">29</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1297075' first='Khalyn' last='Williams-Thomas']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'11"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 12</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Concordia</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Summit City Elite 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">34</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1297032' first='H.J.' last='Dillard III']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'5"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">41</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1297102' first='Preston' last='Comer']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'4"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SF 10</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">54</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1296978' first='Avery' last='Cook']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'1"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 18</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Concordia</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indy Heat 2025</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">58</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1529289' first='Brock' last='Schott']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'5"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF 8</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Leo</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">OPS Black 2025</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='1529291' first='Stratton' last='Fuller']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'10"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG 20</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Columbia City</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">OPS Black 2025</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='1297103' first='Qualyn' last='Clopton']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'2"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</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='1297012' first='Danny' last='Kelly']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'5"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SF</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fort Wayne Dwenger</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Team Focus Premier 2025</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='1539664' first='Gavin' last='Krull']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Bellmont</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Summit City Elite 2025</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='1296983' first='Brayden' last='Kunberger']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'5"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">New Haven</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Gym Rats 2025</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='1297079' first='Landon' last='Lybarger']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'9"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</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">WL</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='1539666' first='Trace' last='Maller']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'0"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Adams Central</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Team Focus Premier 2025</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='1297092' first='Micah' last='Martin']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Lakeland 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='1296966' first='Adam' last='McBride']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'11"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Norwell</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">OPS 2025</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='1539758' first='Michael' last='Raudenbush']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'1"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Homestead</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">OPS Black 2025</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='1539759' first='Solomon' last='Richard']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5'11"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Leo</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">OPS Black 2025</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='1278399' first='Wyatt' last='Weaver']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'3"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">PF</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Homestead</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">OPS Black 2025</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='1539667' first='Redick' last='Zolman']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6'0"</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">SG</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Central Noble</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Indiana Elite Team Focus Premier 2025</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->