A nearly 7-foot tall big man, LaFrentz has great footwork, soft touch around the rim, and does a really good job of using his size and length to protect the paint without fouling. The son of former NBA player Raef LaFrentz, it should come as no surprise that Cael has some serious talent and will help a Division I program next year. He has kept his recruitment close to the vest, but is no doubt garnering plenty of interest. He averaged 29.2 points 12.7 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game on 65.4% shooting and 72.5% from the free-throw line.

The son of former NBAer Raef LaFrentz, Cael is a nearly 7-foot tall big man with impeccable timing as a shot blocker, soft touch around the rim, the ability to step out and stretch the floor out to 15-18 feet, and he’s great on the glass on both ends of the floor. He has kept his recruitment very quiet, but he’ll end up helping some Division 1 program. He put up 29.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game on 65.4% shooting as a junior and will be even more dominant as a senior.

Cael LaFrentz Cael LaFrentz 6'10" | C Decorah | 2026 State IA is the son of former NBA player and Kansas alum, Raef LaFrentz. A unique prospect to say the least, the Decorah big man stands at 6’10” with a 7’1″ wing span. Slight of frame, LaFrentz still finds a way to dominate as a scorer in the paint with a series of floaters, turnaround jumpers, running the floor and positioning near the basket. The fifth-best scorer in the state and top scorer in Class 3A, LaFrentz averaged 29.2 points per game, along with 12.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per contest last winter.

As a rim-protector, LaFrentz uses his length to block shots and keeps his eye on ball-handlers that drive to the basket, making it near impossible to get a layup when he’s in the game. That same length allows him to step out to the perimeter and, when a shooter believes they have a clear look, reach in and swat it away.

LaFrentz has largely kept his recruitment private, though he shared that he and his family took a visit to Nebraska this last fall via X.

-Great size & length

-Southpaw, arms that go on for days

-Drilled a 12-foot J to start the scoring

-Amazing at drawing contact & fouls

-He was at the FT-line a quadrillion times

-Soft touch at the line and around the basket

-Cleaned up the glass

-Offensive rebound over a Hawk, 2-handed putback bucket

-No problem scoring over an outstretched hand

-Good job of keeping the ball high and away from the Hawks

-Threw some impressive outlet passes

-More buckets at the rim & over the top of Hawks

-Cael looked tough, but the Hawks had too much firepower

-Son of Raef LaFrentz! Cael probably gets sick of hearing that, but PHD was a big fan of Raef’s

-He ran with TEAM FSA at NHR State

-It is fair to say that he has impressive basketball blood

-Game-changing length, southpaw shooter/finisher

-Plus wingspan

-Blocked, altered, changed many shots

-I like his touch around the rim

-Looked good on the block, multiple scores down low

-Good feet, sealed D, knows how to get to his spots for shots

-Drew contact & got to the line

-High release point on his shot

-O-board tip-in, nice timing

-Another tip-in, this one was directly over the D’s head

-Swatted shots like they were flys

-Baseline spin-move from the block was unstoppable