Position Rankings: 2022 Centers

<p>This has been one of the toughest years to get out and see players from a cancelled high school tournament to minimal AAU events. Regardless, we saw as much as we could and now are updating our prospect rankings. Today, we continue with a look at the 2022 class and our breakdown of the top centers in the class.</p> <table class="“tablepress”" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>#</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>Prospect</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>HT</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>High School</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><strong>AAU</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>1</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="889557" first="Vincent" last="Iwuchukwu"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’10</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>La Lumiere</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>2</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="870224" first="Dayton" last="DeVaughan"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’9</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Martinsville</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Indiana Elite Team Indiana 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>3</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="769692" first="Alex" last="Covey"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’6</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Tri-West</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>GPP 2022 UA Rise (RED)</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>4</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="769724" first="Jack" last="Mahoney"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’9</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Lake Central</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>EG10 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>5</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="769698" first="Logan" last="Lankenau"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’9</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Fort Wayne Carroll</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Indy Heat Red 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>6</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="870259" first="Connor" last="Penrod"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’6</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>DeKalb</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Indiana Elite 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>7</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1063962" first="Eric" last="Price Jr."]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’6</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Gary 21st Century</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Indiana Game Select 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>8</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="870255" first="Thomas" last="Barone"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’10</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Valparaiso</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Indiana Game Select 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>9</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="870296" first="Kaleb" last="Dosher"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’5</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Mt. Vernon-Posey</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>DistinXion 2022 Red</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>10</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1063982" first="Cole" last="Wojciechowski"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’6</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Penn</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Indiana Attack 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>11</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="870294" first="Alex" last="Schaeffer"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’5</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Heritage Hills</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>DistinXion 2022 Black</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>12</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958410" first="Riley" last="Brock"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’8</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Owen Valley</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>---</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p>13</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="870314" first="Bryan" last="Rippy"]</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>6’5</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Eastern Greene</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>---</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Breakdown</strong>:  The class of 2022 isn’t on the same level as 2021 is but it has shown to get better each time through the rankings. Today’s group of centers is a prime example. We added in prep schools this time around so transfer [player_tooltip player_id="889557" first="Vincent" last="Iwuchukwu"] is now at the top of the list as one of the top players in the country.  Also added in [player_tooltip player_id="1063962" first="Eric" last="Price Jr."] And [player_tooltip player_id="1063982" first="Cole" last="Wojciechowski"] from Northern Indiana. As for those players we already had in, there wasn’t a ton of movement in the position rankings but [player_tooltip player_id="870259" first="Connor" last="Penrod"] and [player_tooltip player_id="870224" first="Dayton" last="DeVaughan"] both seemed to take steps forward while [player_tooltip player_id="769692" first="Alex" last="Covey"] dominated at times. Don’t think we will see a ton of change in terms of players moving from this position or others that would effect the Center rankings but there are a couple names we need to get some eyes on this Fall and Winter so be on the lookout.</p>