2024 Wings and Forwards to Watch For This Season

By Michael Wholey 10/18/22 9:00 AM EST   The updated class rankings came out in September.  We continue to break down the rankings.  Let's take a look at some of the top wings and forwards in the class of 2024.      WINGS   [player_tooltip player_id='217663' first='Sydney' last='Roundtree'] (Bishop Kenny / East Coast United) – 6'0 Wing   <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/08/20220706_140015-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-472185" width="156" height="277"/></figure>   Ranking: 16   Position Rank: 4   Roundtree is a big, strong, athletic perimeter player with a great body.  The 6'0 wing is a volume shooter who can drop buckets in bunches.  Her size and shooting ability are major assets and make her a challenge to guard when she is hot from outside! Roundtree cracks the top 20 and comes in at # 16 overall in the class of 2024.        [player_tooltip player_id='219928' first='Leah' last='Barnes'] (Carrollwood Day School / Candace Parker Hoop Dreams Elite) - 6'1 Wing   Ranking: 17   Position Rank: 5   Barnes is another strong, athletic versatile wing with a long wingspan.  She can play multiple positions and utilizes her build and broad shoulder to play inside and out.  Her body is her strength as she is bigger, stronger, faster than most players on the court.  She seems to be still transitioning from a front court player to a perimeter player.  Her stock will rise as she becomes more comfortable and productive from the wing spot.      [player_tooltip player_id='349276' first='Faith' last='Wener'] (Home School / East Coast United) – 6'0 Wing   Ranking: 90   Position Rank: 20   Wener is a skilled face up forward / wing that has 3-point range.  Her 6'0 frame really jumps out when you catch her on the court because she uses her height well and has guard like skills for a front court player.       [player_tooltip player_id='426338' first='Kaitlynn' last='Weaver'] (East Coast United Clarke) - 6'0 Wing / Forward   Ranking: 210   Position Rank: 28   Weaver is a big 6'0 wing / forward who is a bit raw on the offensive end but is active on both ends of the floor and plays with consistent energy.  She played well out of high ball screens, catching passes on the move, and finishing well at the rim.  She was also very active on the offensive glass.       POST PLAYERS   [player_tooltip player_id='223866' first='Channing' last='Warren'] (Timber Creek / Blue Star Orlando) – 6'2 Forward   <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/04/20220402_1217390-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-410388" width="209" height="372"/></figure>     Ranking: 19   Position Rank: 2   Warren has great length and height and is one of the few players in the state of Florida that is 6'2 and above.  Warren is the # 19 overall prospect in the class of 2024 and the # 2 ranked forward.  She is fairly mobile with decent hands.  She impacts the game with her rebounding and shot blocking ability.  Her ability to finish at the rim and stretch the floor and knock down open shots from 15 feet consistently determines how much of an impact she can ultimately make.  When shooting a high percentage from the perimeter and finishing inside vs aggressive and physical players, Warren has an even higher ceiling and big time potential.           Mya Johnson (St. Thomas Aquinas / FGB Running Rebels) – 6'4 Forward   Ranking: 121   Position Rank: 7   Johnson has great size and mass and potentially is a diamond in the rough.  There are not too many players in the state, regardless of class that have her height and mass.  Overall, she has good footwork and moves well for her size.  Johnson ability to impact the game and continue to move up the rankings will all depend on her development and commitment to get better and improve her offensive skill and productivity.         [player_tooltip player_id='516183' first='Sara' last='Lee Blair'] (Dillard / GT Queens 2024) - 6'5 Center   Ranking: 128   Position Rank: 7   Like Johnson, Blair is consistently the biggest thing on the court.  She is a major presence in the paint and is an intimidating force as she is hard to move when she establishes position in the paint and hard to go around when trying to get to the rim off the bounce. She is an impactful defensive rebounder and shot blocker and has ability to score at the rim when she gets low post touches or grabs offensive rebounds for put backs.       Michael Wholey is the lead scout for Florida Prep Girls Hoop Florida and a former division one Assistant Coach at American University, University of Memphis, and Georgia Tech. Wholey and the rest of the Prep Girls Hoop staff, seek to cover the entire state of player, keeping subscribers up to date with player evaluations, recruiting info, and statewide news. Our audience often supplies us with some of our best information. If you have any information on players, teams, or statewide news in the state of Florida, emailing Michael Wholey at <a href="mailto:WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com">WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com</a> or DM him through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.

By Michael Wholey 10/18/22 9:00 AM EST