Top 2026 Power Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2418779' first='Ali' last='Ege Tore']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Late April, we updated the <a href="https://prephoops.com/tennessee/rankings/2026-rankings/">2026 player rankings</a>. In this feature the focus is power forwards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/position-ranking-table {"name":"acf/position-ranking-table","data":{"class":"2026","_class":"field_65cfb7374abb9","position":"77245","_position":"field_65cfbfcb19ad6","national_rankings":"0","_national_rankings":"field_660c1d73c0e49","state":"24753","_state":"field_65cfb88a603fe"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6812b2a7adb2f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hot AAU Starts</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For all of the guys ranked above nothing is more important in 2025 than their LIVE Evaluation Period performances. College coaches are able to watch them play in-person a handful of weeks, including the mid-May weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Already, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2083148' first='Axton' last='Perry']</strong>, and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2850737' first='Theo' last='Mills']</strong> are soaring. The trio represent vastly different skill sets and sizes. What they share in common is productivity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/04/bluff-city-showdown-more-good-things/">Axton hoops with Hoop City</a> after breaking out with Bartlett High in the winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Murray State offered Axton mid-April. The athlete keeps getting better and better.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unlike [player_tooltip player_id='2083148' first='Axton' last='Perry'], Beech HS center/forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk']</strong> is a skilled low-post guy. In the last year he grew about 3-4 inches to 6-foot-8. Sisk excels with the Tennessee Tiger 17u squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A basketball truism is that bigs take longer to develop than guards. For several reasons. A couple of Class of 2026 power forwards worth tracking are: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418779' first='Ali' last='Ege Tore']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2573837' first='Carson' last='Dismang']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As a junior, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418779' first='Ali' last='Ege Tore']</strong> averaged 11.9 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game. Tore is still relatively raw as an offensive player, but the foundation for success is apparent. Tore's Ezell-Harding finished 20-10 overall after a 10-4 district campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2573837' first='Carson' last='Dismang']</strong> continues to refine his game. The 6-foot-7 forward can finish with either hand around the basket. His free throw shooting is better than average. Strength and explosion are areas that he needs to improve long-term. He impressed one scout at the RYZE event in April.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dismang could be a pivot for an NAIA-program, possibly Division III.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->