2024’s Top 10 Centers
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We’ll wrap up our positional breakdown series for the class of 2024 today with the Top 10 Centers in New England. This may be New England’s strongest position group from top to bottom, with 11 prospects already commiting to Division…
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Continue ReadingWe’ll wrap up our positional breakdown series for the class of 2024 today with the Top 10 Centers in New England. This may be New England’s strongest position group from top to bottom, with 11 prospects already commiting to Division I programs. Here are New England’s Top 10 Centers in the class of 2024:
- Cole Kirouac Cole Kirouac 6'11" | C Brewster Academy | 2024 State #202 Nation New E – Incredibly long, lean, & mobile big man. Runs like a deer in transition. Has upside as a shot blocker. Already a legit lob finisher. Yellow Jacket signee.
- Daniel Jacobsen Daniel Jacobsen 7'2" | C Brewster Academy | 2024 State New E – HUGE presence on the interior. Has great hands & is an emphatic finisher around the rim. Show some floor stretching ability too. Pledged to Purdue.
- Caleb Middleton Caleb Middleton 6'10" | C Brewster Academy | 2024 State New E – Really fluid big w/ impressive mid-range game. Can bounce it for 2 dribbles to make plays. Attachs the rim with authority. Will rep the 603 @ UNH.
- Amdy Ndiaye Amdy Ndiaye 6'11" | C Putnam Science Academy | 2024 State New E – Long, bouncy, quick twitch athlete. Plays hard & loves to compete. Impact defender w/ his length. Has a nice finishing package around the rim. Pittsburgh bound.
- Jacob Hogarth Jacob Hogarth 6'9" | C South Kent | 2024 State New E – Switchable defender, 1 through 5. An impressive athlete & physical post presence. Moves well enough to play on the perimeter. Nice touch to 15′. A future Gael.
- CJ Happy CJ Happy 6'9" | C Milton Academy | 2024 State New E – Toughness stands through on both ends. Solid post defender that really makes things tough in the paint. Is a fantastic finisher around rim w/ both hands. A Princeton man.
- Rolyns Aligbe Rolyns Aligbe 6'9" | C Winchendon | 2024 State New E – Bully ball big is super strong + also quiet skilled. Is a playmaker w/ the ball in his hands & can make shots on the perimeter. Tough, talented, & competitive.
- Kenan Parrish Kenan Parrish 7'0" | C Northfield Mount Hermon | 2024 State New E – Can space the floor with soft touch on the perimeter. Bread & butter is as a bruiser in the post; screener, defender, rebounder. Good hands + footwork. Headed to Harvard.
- Ben Defty Ben Defty 7'0" | C St. Thomas More | 2024 State New E – Foreign big man has made an immediate impact in the states. Plays w/ a high motor and controls the paint. Does a good job rebounding on both ends. Bound for BU.
- Kesean Shillingford Kesean Shillingford 7'0" | C Newman School | 2024 State New E – Has nice feel for the game with his back to the basket. Carves out space around the rim. Plays angles well. Is a good passer. Defensively he clogs the lane.
Other notes on New England’s best Centers:
Kirouac is the top ranked C in New Hampshire, while Ndiaye holds the top spot in Connecticut, and Happy ranks #1 in Massachusetts,
Will Davis Will Davis 6'8" | C Bridgton Academy | 2024 State New E (#59) is the 14th ranked Center in the region and holds the top spot at the position in Maine.
Graham Eikenberry Graham Eikenberry 6'11" | C St. Andrew's | 2024 State New E (#70) is Rhode Island’s top center and the 17th best one in New England.
Overall, 28 prospects at the Center position made it into our most recent rankings update; at this point in time, 13 of those prospects have made their college commitments (1 will be playing baseball in college).
*No Center prospects from Vermont appeared in our most recent rankings update.