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PICTURED: Vincas Buzelis Vincas Buzelis 6'5" | SF Hinsdale Central | 2025 State IL This weekend The Stage will provide a venue for players to hoop. Expect big things from the following guys. Names to Know Riley Mollette Riley Mollette…
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Continue ReadingPICTURED: Vincas Buzelis Vincas Buzelis 6'5" | SF Hinsdale Central | 2025 State IL
This weekend The Stage will provide a venue for players to hoop. Expect big things from the following guys.
Names to Know
Riley Mollette
Riley
Mollette
6'4" | PF
Model | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16u
Hank Woodall
Hank
Woodall
6'4" | SF
Lexington Catholic | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16u
Logan Hesson – Stars North 17u
Jack Gambrell
Jack
Gambrell
5'9" | PG
Lexington Catholic | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16iu
Luke Asher
Luke
Asher
6'5" | PF
Madison Central | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16u
Nate Coen
Nate
Coen
6'7" | SF
Fredrick Douglass | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16u
Colton Helton
Colton
Helton
6'4" | CG
Scott County | 2027
State
KY
– KY Future 15u
Steve Quattrocchi (PrepHoopsKY)Our single biggest mover in this update, Riley Mollette Riley Mollette 6'4" | PF Model | 2026 State KY goes from 139th to 60th and could continue climbing. Riley plays at a very small school but he has potential to be a scholarship level player as his game continues developing. Being at Model, Riley will need to have big AAU seasons to get his name out in front of coaches over the next two summers. Keep an eye on him to be a top small school player in Central Kentucky next year.
Colton Helton Colton Helton 6'4" | CG Scott County | 2027 State KY is a Top 50 guy in Kentucky with great size for the position (6’4″). He plays for Scott County, so Colton gets to see some faster players on a regular basis. Defensively, he will develop out of necessity at that school.
Forwards of Note
Nate Coen
Nate
Coen
6'7" | SF
Fredrick Douglass | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16u
Luke Asher
Luke
Asher
6'5" | PF
Madison Central | 2026
State
KY
– KY Future 16u
Logan Hesson – Stars North 17u
Vincas Buzelis – Full Package 17u
Felix De Lose Santos – Hoop Dreams 17u
Bryce Renn – Kyle Guy Elite 17u
The Gallatin big, Logan Hesson routinely scored in double figures for a senior-laden Gallatin team in 2023-2024.
Vincas Buzelis Vincas Buzelis 6'5" | SF Hinsdale Central | 2025 State IL (IL) plays hard and tough. Good bounce. Quality rebounder. He was WSC All Conference. His sophomore year was played with Sunrise Christian (Kansas) before returning to Hinsdale Central High School.
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— MATAS (@BuzelisMatas) April 7, 2024
Nate Coen Nate Coen 6'7" | SF Fredrick Douglass | 2026 State KY , a big out of Lexington, Kentucky is good for a half dozen blocks. Sometimes he gives KY Future 16u a double-figure scoring game. Teammate Luke Asher Luke Asher 6'5" | PF Madison Central | 2026 State KY is solid on the glass and in the paint though less of a defender.
Prospects That Will Emerge
Cole Stone –
606 Elite
15u
Anthony Milan
Anthony
Milan
5'8" | PG
W.E.B Dubious Academy | 2026
KY
Tanner Techendorf – Kyle Guy Elite 17u
Nizyi Davis – Kyle Guy Elite 17u
Brody Little
Brody
Little
6'1" | CG
Pikeville | 2027
State
KY
–
606 Elite
15u
Cole Stone possesses good size for the shooting guard position, as he stands 6-foot-3. Stone, and his teammate Brody Little Brody Little 6'1" | CG Pikeville | 2027 State KY , are freshmen fixtures for the Pikeville Panthers.
A junior-to-be for W.E.B. Dubois, Anthony Milan Anthony Milan 5'8" | PG W.E.B Dubious Academy | 2026 KY is building a solid spring portfolio.
Defensive Stars
Antonio Gaines
Antonio
Gaines
5'8" | SG
Seneca | 2026
KY
–
Kentuckiana Hoops
16u
Anthony Milan
Anthony
Milan
5'8" | PG
W.E.B Dubious Academy | 2026
KY
–
Kentuckiana Hoops
16u
The lefty Anthony Milan Anthony Milan 5'8" | PG W.E.B Dubious Academy | 2026 KY routinely displays good end-to-end speed. At times he will stick his nose in and lock up ball-handlers. Milan is gritty and invested on both ends.