The Tune Up: Dynamic Forwards

Prep Hoops Illinois was in Batavia, IL taking in action through both days of the Illinois Tune Up weekend. We caught the majority of competition out of this location in the 2029 through 2031 classes as well as a couple 2027 games sprinkled in. Let's take a look at a half dozen forwards that showcased their talents.    Lengthy post for overall skilled team. Runs the court well. Keeps ball high on boards or on the block to make a post move. Can stretch the defense out as a 3 point scoring threat. Couple takes coast to coast seeing opportunity in the open floor. Hard cut off EOB to retrieve and finish. Well rounded for size.     Plays as team's main big but can stretch the defense out as well. Sound and active post presence on both ends of the floor. Catches on block with patience and toughness. Converted on a couple hard baseline takes with kisses off glass in the heat of traffic. Has a fundamental demeanor that affects the game in a plus way.     Showed some positive movement down low and good positioning in the paint on the offensive end. Had poised hands and feet on the retrieval from guards when posting. Presented balanced reads off the rim to board with the right mentality. As the tallest player in this division, he ran the floor at a solid rate.       The third leg to an overall tough front court that was the main reason team went 4-0 on the weekend. Presented good physicality underneath on both sides of the ball. Defensively pressured on the ball consistently with 0 gap pressure. Boarded efficiently for a couple put backs and pitched it ahead off d boards to flow into O.     Steady presence in the paint on both sides of the ball. Made quite a few blocks over the weekend with solid verticality going straight up and making shooter change direction. Presents a tough matchup underneath because of length and size. Good activity on the glass on the offensive and defensive ends as well.     Toughness demeanor on the blocks. Cleaned up the glass consistently. Watched team's 1st game of action on Saturday and had 3 put backs off O Boards in 1st half. Steadily available for retrievals and finishes off drives. Fundamentally sound and driven. Makes team competitive.

Prep Hoops Illinois was in Batavia, IL taking in action through both days of the Illinois Tune Up weekend. We caught the majority of competition out of this location in the 2029 through 2031 classes as well as a couple 2027 games sprinkled in. Let's take a look at a half dozen forwards that showcased their talents.