Winter Rankings Review: 2023 Centers

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='127234' first='Ashlee' last='Schram'] (2023) of Tipton High School (#34 in blue).</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, we released the Winter rankings update for the Class of 2023. There were more than 25 new additions, plus a few players who raised their "stock", so to speak, so subsequently there was some movement throughout the list. I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the ranked prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 22 center prospects who make up 8.8% of the rankings this time around, with analysis on a handful to "keep an eye on" detailed at the bottom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><font size="+1">Rank</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Height</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">High School</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Commitment</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203653' first='Cristen' last='Carter']</td><td>6-3</td><td>Ben Davis</td><td><em>Miami-OH</em></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127234' first='Ashlee' last='Schram']</td><td>6-3</td><td>Tipton</td><td><em>IU-South Bend</em></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='410034' first='Brooklyn' last='McLemore']</td><td>6-2</td><td>Fort Wayne Northrop</td><td><em>Findlay</em></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127238' first='Mackenzie' last='Thomas']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Carmel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460825' first='Liliana' last='Sirko']</td><td>6-2</td><td>La Lumiere Prep</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127235' first='Brooklyn' last='Smitherman']</td><td>6-4</td><td>Noblesville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59783' first='Skyla' last='Tomasek']</td><td>6-2</td><td>Norwell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241186' first='Campbell' last='Moore']</td><td>6-2</td><td>West Lafayette Harrison</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178241' first='Bailey' last='Parham']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Tri</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372348' first='Jordyn' last='Coleman']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Zionsville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127213' first='Shabrea' last='O'Quinn']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178239' first='Leah' last='Bachmann']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Columbus East</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59752' first='Kendall' last='Hale']</td><td>6-2</td><td>Cannelton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59731' first='Kendal' last='Bolen']</td><td>6-3</td><td>Cathedral</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59788' first='Sakagawea' last='Watson']</td><td>6-0</td><td>New Castle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300069' first='Victoria' last='Detraz']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Morgan Township</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574551' first='Grace' last='Kreischer']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Eastside</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331769' first='Kendal' last='Taylor']</td><td>6-2</td><td>Concord</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460838' first='Akaoma' last='Odeluga']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Munster</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460840' first='Maeve' last='Perry']</td><td>6-2</td><td>Brebeuf Jesuit</td><td><em>Denison</em></td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460843' first='Ryleigh' last='Anderson']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Paoli</td><td><em>St. Mary-of-the-Woods</em></td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574565' first='Sidney' last='Elijah']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Hebron</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">NEW ADDITIONS:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574565' first='Sidney' last='Elijah'], Hebron - Strong and physical small school post. Highly productive scorer/rebounder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574551' first='Grace' last='Kreischer'], Eastside - Long, wiry-strong, and fairly athletic post. Has the versatility to play all over.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">KEEP AN EYE ON:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["372348"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Over the last couple of years, Jordyn has really put in the work, and it's starting to pay dividends for her. She transferred into Zionsville from Pike as a Junior, and she has been a really nice reserve this season for the Lady Eagles. She has a long, wiry-strong frame, some strength, and a quiet toughness. 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