Best Available 2018s: Versatile Forwards
This five-part series will highlight the best available prospects in Ohio’s 2018 class. We will go position by position, in order for college coaches and scouts to use these articles as a resource heading into the winter months.
These lists start with the top available prospect and go in order from there. Come back each day for a new list!
Mark Mayle, 6’8”, Malvern/C2K Elite
Mayle is the top stetch-4 prospect available in the senior class. Offers are from Kent State, New Hampshire, and Duquesne.
Jon Alessandro, 6’7”, Beavercreek/ Shining Star (Price)
Alessandro can defend and score on the perimeter and on the inside. He has offers from Purdue Northwest and Christian Brothers.
Bryce Hunt, 6’7”, Cincinnati Reading/OT Elite
Hunt is at Reading for his final year of high school. He’s a Division I caliber athlete with no scholarship offers.
Ross Ryan, 6’10”, Pickerington North/All Ohio Red EYBL
Ryan is spending his final year of high school at Pick North after transferring from Centerburg. He has offers from Air Force and Urbana.
Mason Schneider, 6’7”, Greeneview
Schneider is a defensive-minded forward with offers from Air Force and Notre Dame (OH).
Mark Janowski, 6’8”, Lima Central Catholic/Northwest Ohio Basketball Club
Janowski doesn’t have any scholarship offers but he’s a smooth shooter with enough physicality to hang inside too.
Noah Berry, 6’7”, The Wellington School/OH-NOVA (Tillman)
Berry has enough foot quickness to switch onto most guys. He’s also athletic enough to snag rebounds. However, Berry doesn’t have any scholarship offers right now.
Kevin Peterson, 6’6”, Padua Franciscan/Murphy AC
Peterson is an interesting stretch-4 prospect with some athleticism. He has offers from Lake Erie, Urbana, and Lourdes.