Summer Recap: Stock-Rising W/F’s in ’26

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the summer club and high school seasons coming to a close, we wanted to take a look back at which class of 2026 wings and forwards raised their stock over the last few months. We were in countless gyms across the west coast watching games and prospects and the list of names below are the prospects we saw who upped their resumes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2131780' first='Christian' last='Collins'] | Westchester</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Collins was a well-known commodity on the west coast but his play with Team Why Not 16s and at various exposure camps around the country resulted in him becoming a national name and recruit. The 6-foot-8 forward is beginning to round out into a wing prospect with improved ball handling skills and perimeter shooting touch. What has never been in question with Collins is his natural physical and athletic gifts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2425665' first='Drew' last='Anderson'] | Santa Margarita</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anderson creeped his way into the national rankings conversation and put together a spring and summer to back that up. The 6-foot-7 wing showed off his simple yet effective skill-set as a spot-up three-point shooter, off-ball slasher and finisher and straight-line driver and finisher in half-court settings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2425677' first='Kawika' last='Suter'] | Rolling Hills Prep</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Suter remains one of the more underrated prospects out west but he did put some coaches on notice at Section 7 back in June. The 6-foot-7 wing led Rolling Hills Prep to the championship of its division and showed his offensive versatility during that run. Suter is a consistent floor-stretching threat off the catch from three-point range and he can score in the mid-post and on the low block. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1956526' first='SJ' last='Madison'] | Redondo Union</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madison's game has started to evolve beyond his obvious strengths of slashing and finishing through contact in transition and half-court offense. The 6-foot-4 wing is best when getting downhill and to the rim where his physicality, length and athleticism allow him to score around rim protection but Madison has improved his catch and shoot jumper and tightened his ball skills to the point where he's attacking off the bounce.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2425657' first='Tariq' last='Iscandari'] | Corona Centennial</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Iscandari used the spring and summer to get live reps on some things he has been working on. The 6-foot-5 wing has been known as a motor and hustle guy who makes things happen on both ends with his energy and effort but flashed an improved offensive repertoire with his Players Play club team. Iscandari tightened up his ball handling ability which led to him becoming more of a self and team creator off the dribble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->