2025 Small Forwards Who Stood Out This Spring
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Next week Prep Girls Hoops Indiana will be releasing it’s Summer rankings update for the Class of 2025. With that said, there were a number of players in the 2025 class who stood out throughout the Spring. Below is a look at a handful of those prospects at the small forward position, so be sure to check them out this July, if you get the chance.
Madi Allen
Madi
Allen
5'9" | SG
North Decatur | 2025
State
IN
, 2025, 5-8 SF, North Decatur H.S.,
Indiana Pride
Xplosion 16U
– In the times I’ve seen Madi, she has been intriguing to watch. She has nice length, wiry strength, and she’s a smooth/fluid athlete who seems to move effortlessly around the floor. She has played a point forward role for her high school team, but this Spring she has been more of a wing scorer who can get to the basket. She has become a more consistent shooter in the last year, but I also like her versatility as a wing defender.
Kristian Dinkins
Kristian
Dinkins
5'8" | SF
North Central (Indianapolis) | 2025
State
IN
, 2025, 5-8 SF, North Central H.S. (Indianapolis)
– I first saw Kristian a couple of years ago, as she was playing 17U grassroots ball while in 8th Grade. She still managed to stand out, because she is a strong, athletic wing prospect who can create offense. She can make shots at all levels, but she is best attacking the basket. This June, however, she showed a much-improved jump-shot and helped the Lady Panthers to a strong month. She also has the tools to become a versatile defender.
Monique Mitchell
Monique
Mitchell
5'11" | SF
South Bend Washington | 2025
State
IN
, 2025, 5-11 SF, South Bend Washington H.S.,
Always 100
Takeover 16U
– Monique was outstanding throughout the Spring, and her growth as a basketball player since 8th Grade has been tremendous. I remember watching her in the Summer of 2021, and she was so much more comfortable inside of 10-feet, posting up a lot of the time. Now, she handles the ball with greater control, she can knock down shots, plus she is still a talented athlete who can run & jump with the best of them. She can go.
Madison Sonsini
Madison
Sonsini
6'0" | SF
Greenfield-Central | 2025
State
IN
, 2025, 5-11 SF, Richmond H.S.,
Midwest Explosion
16U
– I finally saw Madison in-person for the first time this Spring, and she is a really nice ballplayer. She has a wiry-strong frame, nice length, and she’s a solid North/South athlete. She can play a point forward role, handle the ball in transition, and initiate the offense, but she’s also a capable multilevel scorer who does a nice job of using her physicality in the mid-post and around the basket. I also like how she competes at both ends.
Lydia Wright
Lydia
Wright
5'7" | SG
Silver Creek | 2025
IN
, 2025, 5-7 SF/SG, Silver Creek H.S.,
Indiana Elite
Drive S40 16U
– Lydia is a fairly strong, balanced athlete, who plays with a really nice motor and a quiet toughness. She has done a nice job over the past 12-18 months of tightening her handle, improving her perimeter jumper, and becoming more dynamic in general as an offensive player. She can attack the basket and absorb contact, plus she’s a willing rebounder. Defensively, she can take on bigger guards and wings, and she plays taller than she is.