It would not shock me if Melanie Pfab ended up committed to a NAIA, D3, D2, or even Juco program by the time that she is walking into her Senior season at Dubuque Senior High School. Pfab is an athletic 6’0 SF, that can move and produce between the 3, 4, or 5 positions. Offensively, she can be placed at each spot and she can thrive depending on where she is at. As the 3, she can attack from the outside or line up a shot if the defense decides to sag off. As the 4 or 5, she can move between the blocks and all around the paint with her back to the basket to make things happen within her own mismatches. On the flip side on defense it’s the same type of situation. As the 3 she can stick with smaller guards and with the 4 or 5 she can wall up to be her team’s big dawg out of the middle. All in all, Pfab is a mulitple sport athlete with a bright future ahead as a competitor.

Several college coaching staff in the Midwest at the D2, D3, NAIA, and Juco levels should be keeping an eye on Melanie Pfab of Dubuque High School because of her combination of size, skill, smarts, and future potential within this sport. Pfab is still a little raw within the game overall but she plays with good intent and she has intangibles that everyone look for. If she can continue to build a solid foundation and she helps her team win some more contests this Winter, it’s going to set her up for some success down the line as a Senior when looking at her collegiate options.

The only non-senior in the Senior rotation during a game at Iowa City High early in the 2025-26 season, Pfab is advanced beyond her years. The sophomore is a position-less player, in many ways, on both ends of the court. She was challenged defensively facing a Division I point guard for the Little Hawks and held her own. Lateral quickness, long arms and desire aid in that successful endeavor. On offense, Pfab flashes a good handle. It leads to benefiting off of the bounce against taller defenders, especially. She can take smaller guards inside, where she can shoot effectively with either hand. Only beginning her second year as a prep, Pfab is one to watch moving forward.