2027 Center Update

Last Tuesday, we released the Summer update for the Class of 2027 rankings. Circling back around, below is a quick look at the centers who were included in either the Top 75 or the 85-player watch list. Below that are any newcomers to the position group when we updated the list this time around, plus a couple of stock-risers.    .   NEWCOMERS    Ally popped up on my radar during Whitko's run in the state tournament throughout February. She is extremely long & wiry, fairly fast North/South for a post, and she plays with a nice motor. She still needs to build some core strength, but she tries to be physical and play the right way inside. She does a nice job of using her length defensively, blocking/altering a lot of shots, plus she keeps the ball high offensively and will use angle scores from the block.     Cayleigh is on a talented and somewhat deep Warsaw team, but she might get more opportunities this coming season because of her size/strength. She has a solid to strong frame, a little length, but it's her willingness to seek contact, and to do so with a great motor. She battles inside, rebounds and defends with effort, but she has also shown flashes of some mid-post skill, and she has solid footwork and nice, soft hands around the block. "Sleeper."     Auden is an incredibly intriguing frontline prospect, but she likely won't draw much interest because she doesn't play grassroots ball in the Spring/Summer. She has a solid to strong, athletic frame. She has length, and she moves well around the floor, plus she can even handle it a little in transition. If she continues to work on her skillset and show the potential to play inside, in the mid-post, and outside, she could be an easy double-double machine most nights.    .   STOCK-RISERS    The 2027 class is blessed with a lot of size throughout, but Adah strikes me as someone who has greatly improved since last year. She has always been a strong kid, but she also has skill and likes to float around sometimes and shoot jumpers. I think this [program_tooltip program_id='1002297' first='IGB' last=''] team has been good for her, as she's starting to utilize her physicality a lot more and allow her interior play to open up her perimeter shot some. She has certainly drawn her share of Division I attention.     Ivy is another sizeable post presence in this 2027 class who has sort of taken off this Spring. She has a broad frame, nice strength, and she is more than willing to be physical with it. She does a great job of keeping the ball high on the catch and on offensive rebounds, and she has nice touch from the position to be able to finish inside of about 8-feet. For her, it will be a matter of learning how to play lower and wider in her frame, especially defensively.

Last Tuesday, we released the Summer update for the Class of 2027 rankings. Circling back around, below is a quick look at the centers who were included in either the Top 75 or the 85-player watch list. Below that are any newcomers to the position group when we updated the list this time around, plus a couple of stock-risers.