Prospect Rankings: 2020 Forward/Centers (Part 2)
There’s a lot of high school and grassroots basketball left to be played for the kids included in our 2020 Prospect Rankings. Some players will play their way up the rankings, while others will digress and fall out. For that reason, most of these players aren’t a priority for college programs at this point in their career — it’s just too early!
As of right now, we have 105 prospects from the 2020 class who we’ve seen enough from to believe they’re future college hoopers. We’ve explained their spots in our rankings throughout the week with articles like this one, which is focusing on the post players.
#63 Dashawn Keener
Keener has immense upside as a defensive player. When closing out on shooters, he looks like a linebacker barreling down on a running back who is catching a pass in the flat. His speed as a 6’5” filled-out athlete is phenomenal. If he adds scoring abilities, Keener is going to jump in these rankings in a major way.
If the coaching staff at Columbus Newark embraces Keener, playing him alongside 6’6” JT Shumate and 6’7” Keshawn Heard in the frontcourt, they’ll have a frontcourt that can matchup with anybody’s size.
#68 Harley Day
Day is an interior scorer that has the body and feet to create a look whenever. We expect him to shoot an extremely high percentage in the paint for North Union over the next couple seasons. Day has also shown a knack for being unselfish, as he looks to set screens for others and stay within the offense.
#75 Corey Floyd
#76 Nick Smith
#78 Anthony Maxie
Maxie would be higher in the rankings if it wasn’t for an injury he suffered in the spring, which ended up keeping him off the court the rest of the grassroots season. The Benedictine power forward can switch pick-and-rolls on defense and is bouncy enough to protect the rim.
#83 Nick Ferguson
Ferguson loves to shoot the three ball. His offensive role for the Rebels this spring/summer was to spread the floor and shoot triples from the top of the key. Yet, he has the physical profile of an interior player. If Ferguson can combine his offensive shooting with being playable as a center defensively, he will be an asset.
#86 Jaheim Thomas
#88 Drew Fisher
Fisher, like a few players in this particular article, specializes as an interior scorer. His feet are a bit slow, making for methodical power moves in the paint. Once Fisher becomes more familiar with his body and speeds up the drop-steps, he could take over games in the paint for Ottoville.