2026 Spring Live Period: Strong Forwards Who Held Their Ground

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this article we discuss a handful of prospects that did well at the Forward position this past weekend on the road for the first live period of AAU season 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1091299"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69e942291592c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">After another successful weekend on the road, Ella Subbert received another D1 offer and this time it was from Omaha WBB right over the state-lines in Omaha, Nebraska. Subbert has done a respectable job of holding her own, showing her worth, and making the most of her opportunities at her spot. She is a true 6'1 and she moves really well with her size. She can also spread the floor a little bit from the outside to help open things up for her teammates whenever possible. This is a nice offer to get early on during AAU season but Subbert still has a long way to go. As of right now though, she is on the right path if her goal is to play D1 Basketball at the end of her high school career. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["913222"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69e9422915991"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Several doors will continue to open this AAU season while Julia Van Keuren is competing all over the Country on the road with her Iowa Battlers 17U team. Van Keuren brings size to the floor, she is a rebounding force, she defends between the paint really well, and she could be a player you could center things around, literally, because of all of these abilities above. You now how the saying goes, you can't teach someone to be 6'2 so that Van Keuren has a base and foundation to build on is going to be the vital part of her development. Something I expect to continue to take off as we continues to move forward into 2026. She did well this last weekend on all of these factors so now she just has to keep things rolling.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["832207"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69e94229159d9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">We can see that Frankie Long is use to being the tallest on the floor during her times on the Varsity High School floor but that's okay. Long is going to learn a lot of things over the next 3-4 months on the road with her Iowa Hoops Dream Girls team. This weekend she showed up in the rebounding portion of things and she had glimpses of really good defensive possessions in general as a rim-protector. She recorded some games with a few positive stats in each category. If Long can continue to be a sponge around everyone within this program then she is going to return to Marshalltown this Winter with vengeance on her mind. There is no doubt about that. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["747245"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69e9422915a1e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">You can't write a piece about strong Power Forwards during a NCAA Live Period without Addison Medeck out of Nebraska. It's hard not to notice the success of Medeck at her size. She stands at 6'2, moves like a guard, and has a strong frame to dominate any matchup that is put in her way by the bucket. If we are talking about players on the Women's side with size and strength at the high school level right now, I wouldn't pick many over Medeck and when you consider she has other older siblings who are also tall, athletic, and college athletes, you start to see the bigger picture here overall. I expect Medeck to handle business per usual this year on the road. She is the anchor for her 17U team in the middle with ETG so as long as she steps onto the floor mentally locked in, who knows where it might lead to later on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->