Pre-Season 2025 Forwards to Know (2/2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1225569' first='Kash' last='Polk'] </strong>2025 6'8 Argyle High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kash is beginning to garner some real attention from coaches at the next level due to his versatility on the defensive end of the court, but now the added skills he is putting together on the offensive end of the court. He has a very impressive handle for his size, allowing him get two feet in the paint with consistency. He was great at getting to his spots in the lane and mid-range with a live dribble. His blend of size and skill allows him to calmly shoot over the top of his opponents, and score at will from the mid-range. This summer, he showed an impressive ability to score from beyond the arc, calmly knocking down shot opportunities off the catch. As he coninutes to develop his ability to defend on the perimeter, he could become a very dynamic prospect at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quandre Coates</strong> 2025 6'6 Anahuac High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quandre is a special player who should be turning some heads with his aggressive play style this year. This summer he showed a real ability to dominate on the interior, finishing over his opponents and bullying them into bad positioning with his back to the basket. I was very impressed with the ease in which he was able to quickly score after collecting offensive rebounds. He finishes very consistently through contact as well, constantly fighting through his opponents out stretched arms. He has a great motor when fighting for positioning when a shot goes up and is very active on the glass. Defensively he is an elite rim protector, who seems to be willing to affect the game in any facet necessary. He is an aware help defender who stays vertically to affect his opponents and does not swipe down on them. He had a plethora of emphatic blocks, including a chase down block on the fast break. He smacked the ball with so much force you could hear it through the gym! His active hands also have a knack of stealing the ball right from his opponents as they attempt to go up with the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dominique Smith</strong> 2025 6'8 Denison High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dominique is a special young prospect with plenty of potential to score with his back to the basket, protect the rim at a high level and rebound the ball with the best of them. He is an elite rim protector who always seems to affect shots in the paint, even if he is trailing the play in transition with his ability to chase down his opponent and throw shots off the back board. He consistently finished hard in the paint and had no problem at dealing with contact. He is a real weapon on both ends of the court, and once his athleticism begins to match his aggressiveness on the floor he will become a deadly weapon. As he continues to develop his physical athleticism, he has all the tools to dominate the interior on both ends of the court, potentially at a very high level in college!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2360636' first='Zyion' last='Cato']</strong> 2025 6'7 Arlington High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zyion has all of the necessary schools to be an impressive low post prospect, defending at a very high level in the half court and in the open court. He showed an ability to operate as a chase down weapon, but also defend the perimeter and interior for his team. He was not a mismatch on the perimeter, using his length as a weapon to take his opponents out of their game. Offensively, his ability to seal off his opponents allowed him to finish with ease and consistency in the paint. He has a massive frame with an ability to deal damage in the paint. Time after time, he backed his opponent into deep position underneath the basket and made soft turnarounds as no one seemed to have enough strength to contest him in the paint. He is an elite screener who always seems to create separation for his guards. He slips hard to the rim and is good at staying wide and keeping his opponent on his back. He has an ability to absolutely stone wall his opponents when setting a bone crushing screen on them. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->