Top 50 Prospects Regardless of Class: 16-20

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This time of year is a little quieter when it comes to basketball news around the state of Indiana. We are over a month removed from the grassroots circuit having come to close. Then, looking ahead, most fall leagues don't start until October. However, the lull in action here as the school year gets into full swing doesn't mean that the content and coverage stops. That is exactly what separates Prep Hoops Indiana from our competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After the grassroots season we updated all of our prospect rankings here at Prep Hoops Indiana. We now have a Top 50 in the Class of 2026, a Top 125 in the Class of 2025, and a Top 150 in the Class of 2024. Additionally, there are nearly 500 total prospects on the three respective Watch Lists and we will soon add nearly 200 prospects to the Class of 2027 Watch List coming out of the Prep Hoops Indiana Freshman Showcase. There will likely be another rankings update before the high school season begins, but first we thought this would be a good time to try a new exercise. Over the next week or so we will be releasing our Top 50 prospects regardless of class in the state of Indiana.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All prospect rankings are hard to do and a very inexact science. That becomes even more true when embarking on a journey like this trying to rank them regardless of class. Do you value the “known” commodity of an older prospect or the “upside” of a younger prospect more? For the sake of this exercise, we tended to lean towards the older guys. Also, we only included IHSAA players in this ranking and didn't include the incoming freshmen besides one who is very well known as a top prospect. Without further ado, let's dive in and give this try!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/top-50-prospects-regardless-of-class-50-46/">Prospects 50-46</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/top-50-prospects-regardless-of-class-45-41/">Prospects 45-41</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/top-50-prospects-regardless-of-class-40-36/">Prospects 40-36</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/top-50-prospects-regardless-of-class-35-31/">Prospects 35-31</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/top-50-prospects-regardless-of-class-30-26/">Prospects 30-26</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/top-50-prospects-regardless-of-class-25-21/">Prospects 25-21</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1552625"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"There are few players in the state of Indiana with more upside than this Franklin Central product. 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