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2014 Small Forward Rankings Breakdown

A breakdown of Indiana Basketball Source's 2014 small forward rankings. Notes on 29 college prospects from around the state.

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Overall

FirstName

LastName

HT

POS

Level

High School

College Choice

Notes

4

Trevon

Bluiett

6-6

SF

High-Major

Park Tudor

Undecided

De-committed from UCLA on Oct. 3rd. He is an elite shooter. He is very good at getting his shot off with little or no room. He is also a good shooter off the dribble. Bluiett has a strong frame and he will be physical on both ends of the floor. Not an elite athlete for the high-major level. He is a below the rim finisher except on the rare fast break.

6

Sam

Logwood

6-6

SF

Mid-Major Plus

LaLumiere School

Auburn

Improved, but still needs work on shot consistency and handles to be a legit high-major player. All his drives are straight line

Hoosier Jam Fest
is a strong, athletic slasher. He's best in transition especially when he
is filling a lane. He has work to do with his handles and shot. Neither of those areas have improved much if any from last
year at this time. High-Majors need to see him but right now he is a Mid-Major prospect.

13

Rashaun

Richardson

6-7

SF

Mid-Major

Indianapolis Tech

Ball State

Richardson had a solid summer. He is a bouncy athlete that gets most of his production from his athleticism around the rim. Overall skills will need to continue to develop to be successfull at the next level.

11-20-12 vs. Bowman- played limited minutes against Bowman. He is all potential right now, not really ready to consistently contribute against extremely talented teams. He will have some big games this year though.

15

Sean

Sellers

6-6

SF

Mid-Major

Greensburg

Ball State

Hoosier Jam Fest

long, thin. He is a consistent outside shooter, but he needs time and space to get his shot off. He's productive around the basket. He's a very good free-throw shooter. I would like him to figure out how
to get more easy baskets in the half court.

22

Elliott

Welmer

6-8

SF

Low-Major Plus

Columbus North

Undecided

had a very good summer and continued his strong play Sunday night. The 6-7, Welmer is a perimeter player with a smooth outside shot. The question mark for me has been, “Can he guard on the perimeter?” Sunday night, he guarded some athletes on the perimeter and did a good job against them. He also was able to get to the rim off the dribble when defenses were out of position. He has the talent, but he will need to put on muscle before he can reach his potential. 11-17-12 vs. Park Tudor- the lanky, shooter knocked down a couple 3s, and scored off a good cut. Just his normal, solid game. He will improve as the season goes along. D1s should be checking into Welmer if they have not seen him yet.

26

Nate

Ritchie

6-6

SF

Low-Major Plus

Northridge

Undecided

good athlete. He can really elevate. He gets good elevation on his jumper. He
tries to do too much at times. I would like to see him get into people more defensively because I think he could be a great
defender with his quickness and length. Low-Major Plus right now with a Mid-Major ceiling.

27

Jordan

Garnett

6-5

SF

Low-Major Plus

Warren Central

Northern Kentucky

Very good in the open court. He does the dirty work. He is a very good rebounder for his size. Garnett is a tough kid, not afraid to be physical. His perimeter skills have been steadily improving over the last two years, that needs to continue.

28

Jacob

Johnson

6-6

SF

Low-Major

Mooresville

Undecided

Hoosier Jam Fest
has added a lot of muscle in the uppder body/arms. He finished well
around the basket against smaller defenders on Saturday night. I've never seen be very productive against guys his size.
Johnson has always played hard but the production was not very high. It seems like he is being more productive this spring.
His shot still is NOT very good. Johnson is all strong (left) hand off the dribble. He is a pure straight line driver. He should
end up as a Low-Major guy but he has some work to do to get there.

30

Justin

King

6-6

SF

Low-Major

Bowman Academy

Undecided

11-20-12 vs. Tech- was saddled with foul trouble the whole game. He wasn’t terribly effective when he was in the game though. He ended the game with 6 points and 7 rebounds. His outside shot looks alright at this point, but all of his production is at the basket. When he attacks the basket from the perimeter, it is all straight line drives…no dribble moves.

33

Justin

Parker

6-4

SF

Low-Major

Indianapolis Tech

Undecided

Parker is attacking the basket more than I have seen him do in the past. He is very strong and has a good burst. He handles it pretty well. Shot is good but has a hitch getting to his release pocket

40

Troy

Spears

6-4

SF

Low-Major

Martinsville

Nova Southeastern

first time seeing Spears after a lackluster summer campaign. He really struggled in every phase of the game. He struggled to defend Avon's Conner Funkhouser off the dribble. Funkhouser has decent quickness, but not great. Spears also struggled handling the ball. He looks shaky with the dribble, and did not pass the ball well either leading to 4 turnovers on the night. He had a rough night even if you don't take into account his 3-15 shooting performance. Spears, the one time New Mexico commit, does not have the athleticism or skill set warrant Division 1 attention at this point.

43

Keaton

Hendricks

6-5

SF

Low-Major Stretch

Bloomington South

Undecided

Has also been a good mid-range shooter, over the summer he extended his range beyond the 3-point line. He suffered a broken wrist in June but still played in July. He is strong and has a good skill set.

49

Keenan

Simmons

6-5

SF

D2

Michigan City

SIU-E

Athletic combo forward. He did not have a very productive junior season at Michigan City.

50

Quadre

Lollis

6-4

SF

D2

Lawrence North

Undecided

Perimeter skills have really improved over the last year. He is a good vertical athlete. He has pretty good handles, outside shot needs improvement.

58

Jaraan

Lands

6-5

SF

Low-Major Stretch

Warren Central

Undecided

Weight has been an issue for Lands his whole career. He might be in the best shape as of October 3rd as I have seen him. He has always tried to be a shooting guard when his skills have been more suitable for the power forward position.

63

Kendall

Rollins

6-6

SF

D2

Pike

Undecided

Length is Rollins' best attribute. He is a good shot blocker at the high school level, I don't think that will translate to the D1 level. He is a good lateral athlete. I've never seen him really "dog" a guy defensively. He is a capable ball-handler, has a set shot from the outside.

65

Matt

Gregory

6-6

SF

D2

Cathedral

Undecided

looks a lot stronger this fall. He is more confident. He has always been a very good outside shooter. Gregory put the ball on the floor a lot more often than I've ever seen him...probably a confidence thing. He looked like a low-major player in the open gym, but the competition was not great. He's also a very good student.

71

Bryce

Lienhoop

6-6

SF

D2

Columbus East

Undecided

Extremely crafty around the basket, but sub par athlete. Doesn't have much lift around the basket. Perimeter game must continue to improve.

76

Zack

VanHook

6-4

SF

D2

Lowell

Undecided

Had a monster Junior season for Lowell although they were just 9-13. Strong frame.

82

Terell

Davis

6-5

SF

D2

Lawrence North

Undecided

Strong, mainly a spot-up shooter.

85

Trent

Elliott

6-4

SF

D2

Culver Community

Fairmont State

Hoosier Jam Fest
solid frame with some length. I followed Elliott's high school box
scores but this was the first time seeing him. I walked away with a positive impression. He has a good release on his shot.
He can finish around the basket. He's not a great athlete but he is capable. First impression is that Elliott is worth
scholarship money at the D2 or NAIA level.

87

Mike

Davis

6-4

SF

D2

Fort Wayne North

Undecided

Dec. 2012- strong and a decent athlete. He has a nice reverse finish around the basket. This was the first time seeing Davis. Nothing really stood out about his game though. He’s not really explosive off the dribble or off the floor. He doesn’t shoot it at a high-rate. His frame is the best thing going for him.

88

Nick

King

6-6

SF

D2

Franklin

Undecided

He has a nice inside/outside game. He plays with a good motor and he moves okay laterally. From what I have seen, he is a pretty good defender on the perimeter. King finishes well around the rim with either hand. He is a good shooter out to 21 feet. He doesn’t have the explosion to get to the rim off the dribble, so he doesn’t create his own shot on the perimeter.

89

Brandon

Tonsoni

6-4

SF

D2

Rossville

Undecided

Very good shotoer. He has had a ton of 7 to 10 3-pointer games in AAU over the last couple of years. Athleticism holds his potential back.

90

Rico

Stewart

6-3

SF

NAIA

Indianapolis Herron

Undecided

Strong, good athlete. Gets most of his production on the offensive end from crashing the boards.

105

Patrick

Huffine

6-4

SF

NAIA

Chatard

Undecided

A player that has improved over the last year or so. He's a tough, lanky player. He has always done most of his damage around the basket when I've watched him. I've heard his perimeter skills have improved. A more detailed report will be available soon because he is in the Metro Indy Fall League.

110

Michael

Loggan

6-6

SF

NAIA

North Central

Undecided

 

111

Christian

Wittendorf

6'3

SF

NAIA

Penn

Undecided

 

116

Zach

Long

6-3

SF

NAIA

Pike

Undecided

 

122

Juwan

Carpenter

6-5

SF

NAIA

Ben Davis

Undecided

Body is coming along. Defensively better than his offensive game.

122

Noah

Marks

6-5

SF

D3

Bloomington South

Undecided

 

124

Chandler

Kemp

6-5

SF

D3

Westfield

Undecided

 

128

Levi

Bailey

6-5

SF

D3

Roncalli

Undecided

D3 unless he grows to be 7-foot like his father.

130

William

Mbongo

6-4

SF

 

West Lafayette

Undecided

 

133

Cody

Gryzbowski

6-5

SF

D3

Munster

Undecided

 

134

Alex

Sibila

6-4

SF

D3

Zionsville

Undecided

 

140

Cam

Smock

6-4

SF

D3

Roncalli

Undecided

 

158

Demetrius

Shaw

6-3

SF

D3

Indianapolis Tech

Undecided

 

159

Kendall

Brady

6-4

SF

D3

Lawrence North

Undecided

 

160

Sam

Comer

6-4

SF

D3

Brownsburg

Undecided

 

166

Kyle

Platt

6-5

SF

D3

Huntington North

Undecided

 

 

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