Spring Rankings Look-In: 2024 Small Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Thursday, we released the Spring rankings update for the Class of 2024. We have also changed formats to make rankings more exclusive, therefore at this time we are ranking just 100 total players in the Class of 2024, with the rest being placed on a watchlist of 100 players. At some point in the near future, those 100 ranked spots will expand to 150. That will likely be around September 1st. In the meantime, I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the listed prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 58 small forward prospects who make up 29.0% 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">Rk.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Pos.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Ht.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">H.S.</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177344' first='Ellery' last='Minch']</td><td>SF</td><td>6-2</td><td>Mt. Vernon (Fortville)</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177314' first='Alexis' last='Castator']</td><td>SF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Fort Wayne Northrop</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='176406' first='Aniyah' last='Bishop']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Lake Central</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177317' first='Destini' last='Craig']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Fort Wayne Northrop</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177332' first='Sophia' last='Johnson']</td><td>SF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Evansville Memorial</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='264118' first='Morgan' last='Roberts']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Fishers</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177316' first='Kennedy' last='Coleman']</td><td>SF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Charlestown</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177336' first='Scarlett' last='Kimbrell']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Franklin Community</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177310' first='Kennedy' last='Blakely']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Bishop Noll</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177359' first='Adrianne' last='Tolen']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-10</td><td>West Lafayette</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177337' first='Kaiden' last='Kreinhagen']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>North Central (Indianapolis)</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177329' first='Keylee' last='Hudson']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Eastern Greene</td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='239358' first='Madison' last='Wagner']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Carroll (Flora)</td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177357' first='Kendall' last='Sterling']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Seymour</td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='264111' first='Audrey' last='Annee']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Center Grove</td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='406433' first='Nadia' last='Clayton']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Lake Central</td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='239357' first='Isabel' last='Scales']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Caston</td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177341' first='Koryn' last='Marshall']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Heritage Christian</td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='264119' first='Ava' last='Shoemaker']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Noblesville</td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331778' first='Shena' last='Fleming']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>La Lumiere Prep</td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201882' first='Kooper' last='Stone']</td><td>SF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Danville Community</td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369825' first='Ava' 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Wayne Snider</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177360' first='Sarah' last='Werth']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>West Lafayette</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572797' first='Zoe' last='Wheeler']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Ben Davis</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572806' first='Mackenzie' last='White']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Evansville Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331818' first='Morgan' last='White']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>New Prairie</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='264120' first='Carys' last='Wilson']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Franklin Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455945' first='Adrianna' last='Woods']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Lawrence North</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455937' first='Aniya' last='Woodson']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Fort Wayne North Side</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572799' first='Alante' last='Wright']</td><td>SF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Portage</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- 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":["177316"],"_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":"In this day and age when colleges want forwards with versatility, Kennedy possesses a lot of those qualities. 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