Top 2023 Players in Fort Wayne
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With the release of the updated top 200 rankings and a 100+ player watch list for the class of 2023, it is time to take a look at some of the top players in different areas of Indiana. We started with the Region and are working our way down to the Southern half where we will finish off with Evansville, so we continue with Fort Wayne. We currently have 22 players from Fort Wayne in the Class of 2023 database with 16 in our top 200, 8 in our top 70, and 4 in our top 50. All of the other players on our watch list are listed in alphabetical order with no ranking order whatsoever. At this point, Fort Wayne has a trio of NAIA commits and one DIII commit. Gage Sefton Gage Sefton 6'4" | SG Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN , a shooting guard from Fort Wayne Blackhawk, takes over the top spot in Fort Wayne for the 2023 class as the #26 player in the state. He is committed to play basketball at Grace next season. Austin Cripe Austin Cripe 6'3" | SG West Noble | 2023 State IN (West Noble), who is committed to Bethel, Kyron Kaopuiki Kyron Kaopuiki 6'3" | SG Homestead | 2023 State IN (Homestead) and Josh Furst Josh Furst 6'6" | C Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN (Homestead) join Sefton in the top 50 in the state for the 2023 class. Kaopuiki is the highest ranked uncommitted player in the Fort Wayne area. Now, let’s take a look at the 2023 rankings for Fort Wayne.
Rank | Player Name | Height | Position – Rank | High School | Commitment | Known Offers |
26 | Gage Sefton Gage Sefton 6'4" | SG Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN | 6’4″ | SG 8 | Fort Wayne Blackhawk | Grace | |
41 | Austin Cripe Austin Cripe 6'3" | SG West Noble | 2023 State IN | 6’3″ | SG 12 | West Noble | Bethel | |
43 | Kyron Kaopuiki Kyron Kaopuiki 6'3" | SG Homestead | 2023 State IN | 6’3″ | SG 14 | Homestead | Elmhurst, Heidelberg, Manchester, Wabash | |
47 | Josh Furst Josh Furst 6'6" | C Blackhawk Christian | 2023 State IN | 6’6″ | C 2 | Fort Wayne Blackhawk | ||
51 | Darrion Brooks Darrion Brooks 6'5" | SF New Haven | 2023 State IN | 6’5″ | SF 11 | New Haven | ||
63 | Grant Leeper Grant Leeper 6'7" | C Homestead | 2023 State IN | 6’7″ | C 4 | Homestead | Iowa (FB) | |
67 | Andrew Hedrick Andrew Hedrick 6'0" | PG Columbia City | 2023 State IN | 6’0″ | PG 16 | Columbia City | Bethel | |
68 | Preston Ross Preston Ross 6'8" | PF Bishop Dwenger | 2023 State IN | 6’8″ | PF 18 | Fort Wayne Dwenger | Ball State (FB) | |
100 | Dalman Alexander Dalman Alexander 6'6" | PF Fort Wayne Northrop | 2023 State IN | 6’6″ | PF 22 | Fort Wayne Northrop | Albion, Defiance, Manchester, Trine | |
106 | Omarion Washington Omarion Washington 6'3" | SF Fort Wayne South Side | 2023 State IN | 6’3″ | SF 24 | Fort Wayne South | ||
120 | Jordan Green Jordan Green 6'4" | PF Fort Wayne North Side | 2023 State IN | 6’6″ | PF 26 | Fort Wayne North | ||
130 | Nick Thompson Nick Thompson 6'2" | SG Bishop Luers | 2023 State IN | 6’2″ | SG 36 | Fort Wayne Luers | Toledo (FB) | |
138 | Brashawn Bassett Brashawn Bassett 6'2" | SG Fort Wayne North | 2023 State IN | 6’2″ | SG 37 | Fort Wayne North | Indiana State, New Orleans, Northwestern | |
151 | Monte Smith Monte Smith 6'0" | PG Fort Wayne Wayne | 2023 State IN | 6’0″ | PG 33 | Fort Wayne Wayne | ||
153 | Hunter Kline Hunter Kline 6'7" | PF East Noble | 2023 State IN | 6’7″ | PF 31 | East Noble | Albion | |
170 | Luke Saylor Luke Saylor 6'1" | PG Heritage | 2023 State IN | 6’1″ | PG 40 | Heritage | ||
WL | Grant Hayworth Grant Hayworth 6'5" | PF Concordia Lutheran | 2023 IN | 6’5″ | PF | Fort Wayne Concordia | Grinnell (FB), Indiana Wesleyan (FB), Wheaton(FB) | |
WL | Langston Leavell Langston Leavell 6'1" | PG Fort Wayne Snider | 2023 IN | 6’1″ | PG | Fort Wayne Snider | St. Francis (FB) | |
WL | Conner Lemmon Conner Lemmon 6'0" | PG Central Noble | 2023 IN | 6’0″ | PG | Central Noble | Manchester | |
WL | Mason Posey Mason Posey 6'3" | SF Lakewood Park Christian | 2023 IN | 6’3″ | SF | Lakewood Park Christian | Goshen, Manchester | |
WL | Jayden Schmenk Jayden Schmenk 6'0" | PG Fort Wayne Northrop | 2023 IN | 6’0″ | PG | Fort Wayne Northrop | Anderson (FB), Defiance (FB), Manchester (FB), Mississippi Prep (FB), St. Francis(FB) | |
WL | Alan Ter Molen Alan Ter Molen 6'6" | C Concordia Lutheran | 2023 IN | 6’6″ | C | Fort Wayne Concordia |