Position Rankings: 2023 Power Forwards
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Rank Prospect HT POS High School AAU 1 Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN 6’8 PF Cathedral Indy Heat EYBL 2023 2 Jayden Pinkston Jayden Pinkston 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023…
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Rank |
Prospect |
HT |
POS |
High School |
AAU |
1 |
Xavier Booker
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6’8 |
PF |
Cathedral |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
2 |
Jayden Pinkston Jayden Pinkston 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN |
6’3 |
PF |
Indianapolis Tindley |
Team Teague 2023 |
3 |
Nickens Lemba
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6’6 |
PF |
Southport |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023 |
4 |
Caleb Washington
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6’4 |
PF |
Floyd Central |
Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2023 |
5 |
Nick Richart Nick Richart 6'9" | PF Zionsville | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Zionsville |
Indiana Elite 2023 |
6 |
Mason Jones
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6’6 |
PF |
Valparaiso |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
7 |
Anthony Ball
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6’6 |
PF |
Southport |
Indy Heat EYBL 2023 |
8 |
Zane Doughty
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6’7 |
PF |
Ben Davis |
Indy Nets 2023 |
9 |
Preston Ross
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6’5 |
PF |
Bishop Dwenger |
Indy Heat 2023 EYBL |
10 |
Keaton Buuck
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6’5 |
PF |
Crown Point |
Indiana Game Select 2023 |
11 |
Josh Furst
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6’4 |
PF |
Blackhawk Christian |
Indy Heat 2023 Red |
12 |
Tyler Horton
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6’6 |
PF |
Warren Central |
Indy Nets 2023 |
13 |
Jesse Faires Jesse Faires 6'6" | PF Ben Davis | 2023 State IN |
6’6 |
PF |
Ben Davis |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
14 |
Dylan Derda
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6’6 |
PF |
Penn |
Indiana Elite Central 2023 |
15 |
Gavin Owens
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6’5 |
PF |
Carmel |
GPP 2023 Black |
16 |
Mason Larkin
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6’7 |
PF |
Fountain Central |
Grassroots Indiana 2023 |
Breakdown: The class of 2023 is a pretty good one so far and getting better. While we didn’t get to see a ton this Spring and Summer, there were some risers in the class at the Power Forward position.
Jayden Pinkston
Jayden
Pinkston
6'6" | PF
Southport | 2023
State
IN
looked like a legit talent that will get DI options.
Nickens Lemba
Nickens
Lemba
6'6" | PF
Southport | 2023
State
IN
was out for the first time since last Fall and looked great.
Caleb Washington
Caleb
Washington
6'5" | PF
Floyd Central | 2023
State
IN
has done nothing but produce since we saw him at our Freshman Showcase. Nick Richart,
Zane Doughty
Zane
Doughty
6'8" | C
Ben Davis | 2023
State
IN
, and
Anthony Ball
Anthony
Ball
6'6" | PF
Decatur Central | 2023
State
IN
all took bit steps forward. We unveiled a ton of new talent as well with guys like
Josh Furst
Josh
Furst
6'6" | C
Blackhawk Christian | 2023
State
IN
,
Preston Ross
Preston
Ross
6'8" | PF
Bishop Dwenger | 2023
State
IN
, and
Jesse Faires
Jesse
Faires
6'6" | PF
Ben Davis | 2023
State
IN
as some of the more intriguing players on this list.