Wichita-Area’s Top Ranked Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We put together a couple of all-ranked teams from Wichita-city proper. Now let's look at the surrounding area to see how the ranked players line up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Putting together a rankings list is hardly an exact science. How do you compare players from different years of school?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To be diplomatic, we will put together two presentations of ranked Wichita-area players: 1) teams based on rankings, regardless of class, and 2) players listed by rank, regardless of class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the top-ranked players in the area surrounding Wichita in 2022-2023 in order:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 [player_tooltip player_id='1080189' first='Eli' last='Shetlar'], SG, 2023, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3 [player_tooltip player_id='1172929' first='Michael' last='Kates'], PG, 2024, Maize South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 [player_tooltip player_id='1080170' first='Kobe' last='Smith'], CG, 2023, Andover Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 [player_tooltip player_id='1588380' first='Alan' last='Hanna'], SF, 2025, Maize</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9 [player_tooltip player_id='1173415' first='Jeron' last='Askren'], SG 2024, Maize South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 [player_tooltip player_id='1080192' first='Isaiah' last='Atwater'] PG, 2023, Maize South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11 [player_tooltip player_id='1270098' first='Kaiden' last='Abasolo'], CG, 2024, Mulvane</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14 [player_tooltip player_id='1300824' first='Jayden' last='Brown'], PG, 2025, Andover Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15 [player_tooltip player_id='1080185' first='BJ' last='Redic'] (pictured), SF, 2023, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17 [player_tooltip player_id='1588392' first='Josh' last='Kim'], CG, 2025, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>19 [player_tooltip player_id='1080176' first='Avery' last='Johnson'] CG, 2023, Maize</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>22 [player_tooltip player_id='1378442' first='Tory' last='Homan'], C, 2024, Maize South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>23 [player_tooltip player_id='1080181' first='Kellan' last='Simoneau'], PG, 2023, Rose Hill</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>27 [player_tooltip player_id='1254402' first='Chris' last='Harris'] SF, 2023, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>29 [player_tooltip player_id='1300833' first='Dallas' last='Metzger'], SF, 2024, Derby</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>32 [player_tooltip player_id='1080194' first='Brian' last='Perry Jr'], SG, 2023, Andover Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>40 [player_tooltip player_id='1454148' first='Kaeson' last='Fisher-Brown'], SG, 2023, Derby</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>43 [player_tooltip player_id='1080197' first='Kaden' last='McDaniel'], PF, 2023, Augusta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>44 [player_tooltip player_id='1378445' first='Deven' last='Butler'], SF, 2024, Maize South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>45 [player_tooltip player_id='1146290' first='Wyatt' last='Spexarth'], SF, Andale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>56 [player_tooltip player_id='1300821' first='Blake' last='Rucker'], SG, 2024, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>58 [player_tooltip player_id='1146284' first='Bryson' last='Perez'], SG, 2023, Andover Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>71 [player_tooltip player_id='1080190' first='Brady' last='Strausz'], CG, 2023, Andover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>72 [player_tooltip player_id='1080191' first='Caleb' last='Brown'], SF, 2023, Derby</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>77 [player_tooltip player_id='1417295' first='Jasiah' last='Shields'], PG, 2023, Derby</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->