Class of 2020 Rankings Breakdown: Front-liners
Since there weren’t as many quality true centers in 2020, I have combined them with the power forwards to bring you the top frontline players in Indiana’s Class of 2020. There are some really good frontline players in 2020, a…
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Continue ReadingSince there weren’t as many quality true centers in 2020, I have combined them with the power forwards to bring you the top frontline players in Indiana’s Class of 2020. There are some really good frontline players in 2020, a nice variety in terms of style of play, and some depth to these positions as well for colleges at all levels to be able to recruit this class and feel like they got a good player. Below is an in-depth look at the Top-10 front-liners in Indiana’s 2020 Class.
- Ra’Shaya Kyle, 2020, 6-5 C, Marion H.S.
Ra’Shaya is a tall, long, true post who might actually be closer to 6-6 at this point. She just continually grows each time I see her. She isn’t necessarily thin or thick, but she does have good lower body strength, so she’s able to post solidly and move people a little bit. She has good hands, good skill once she catches it, I’d just like to see her play lower to the ground. Obviously, because she’s so tall, she’s going to draw college interest, but if you haven’t watched her consistently, she knows how to play. She has already drawn offers from about a dozen schools in the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and the Big East.
- Kendall Bostic, 2020, 6-1 C/F, Northwestern H.S.
Kendall Bostic of Northwestern
Kendall is another big who has earned a number of mid to high-major Division I offers. She is physical and powerful, and she plays with a phenomenal motor for a post player. I don’t often say this about post players, but she does a lot of the “little things” that help her teams win, and she flat out out-hustles opponents to loose balls and rebounds. This grassroots season she showed a much-improved jump-shot, and by the middle of July she was knocking down 17-footers consistently. She’s effective around the low-block, but now she can be a threat in the mid-post area of the floor.
- Rachel Loobie, 2020, 5-11 F, Franklin Central H.S.
Rachel is much different than the two girls above, because she’s more of a combo forward. She is long, she has an athletic frame with wiry strength, and she’s a bouncy kid. She does a lot of nice things at all levels of the floor offensively. She is comfortable around the perimeter, but she scores it best in the mid-post right now. She is good shooting it to about 18-feet, she can put it on the floor two to three dribbles and really attack the basket, and she’s an aggressive rebounder. She has earned a couple of Big East offers already with some mid to high-major Division I interest.
- Nan Garcia, 2020, 5-11 F, Jeffersonville H.S.
Nan is another combo forward who is really effective offensively in the mid-post area. She is a little broader and stronger than Loobie (above), but she’s still a solid athlete. She has some length and some bounce, and she’s a nice one-directional athlete when attacking the basket. She has done a good job of working to stretch her game to the perimeter, but when she really wants a bucket, she finds herself around the block physically abusing smaller defenders. She has also garnered a lot of Big East and MAC type of offers and interest, but has the eye of some high-majors.
- Sydney Graber, 2020, 6-0 F, Homestead H.S.
Sydney Graber of Homestead
Sydney is unique in this class, because she combines a specific skillset with a physical presence and is a dual-threat. She has very good strength, but actually she’s only recently just begun posting a lot more and attacking smaller defenders on the low-block. What she is known for, and what makes her a really nice prospect, is that she has such a beautiful, soft touch from the perimeter paired with a quick release. She can hide in the long-corners up to the wing and just knock down 3-pointer after 3-pointer consistently.
- Caily Bolser, 2020, 6-3 F, Mississinewa H.S.
Caily is another taller girl who plays mostly around the perimeter. She has really good length, she’s fairly fluid in all directions, and she has a soft lefty touch with some range beyond the 3-point line. She’s always played with other post players, both in school ball and grassroots ball, so she’s been able to hang out outside. But at 6’3, I’d like to see her get more physical and use that height and length to rebound and score more inside, because a college coach is going to use her in every capacity, not just as a shooter.
- Antreese Shelton, 2020, 6-2 F, Penn H.S.
Antreese is just dripping with potential. She’s very long, she has an athletic frame, she moves well in all directions, and she’s bouncy. I also like the fact that she always looks like she’s having fun and enjoying herself on the floor. She can even handle it a little bit and productively move around the floor with the dribble, she’s a solid passer, and she shoots it well in the mid-post. But while she has all of this upside, I still think there’s more to come, and she just hasn’t completely turned that corner yet, which is scary for opponents.
- Madison Webb, 2020, 6-2 F/C, Bedford North Lawrence H.S.
Madison Webb of Bedford North Lawrence
Madison caught my attention between her 8th Grade and Freshman year. She was a thin kid with good length and fluidity, and she could really shoot the ball from the perimeter. At the beginning of her freshman year, she got injured and didn’t return until last summer. She had a productive Sophomore season at Bedford, and then this spring looked like she was back to full strength. She has gotten noticeably stronger, she still shoots it well, but now she’s starting to play more around the block and in the mid-post.
- Lindsey Syrek, 2020, 6-2 F, University H.S.
Like I said above, this is a pretty nice class with several quality frontline players. Lindsey is another girl with good height, a very long frame, and she’s skilled facing the basket to near the perimeter. She’s probably best scoring it in the mid-post, but she has really worked on her skillset to be comfortable outside. What I liked most about her this summer, is that she looked stronger and more assertive on the interior, and she was trying to post, rebound, and play much more physical on the interior. As she gets stronger and stronger, her game continues to evolve.
- Alaysia Davis, 2020, 5-11 F, Warren Central H.S.
I wrote about Alaysia previously, because she was someone who had a nice July stretch. She is still very unknown in recruiting circles, but hopefully that will change this year. She has a great frame, she’s extremely talented athletically, and she’s just starting to put together a skill package facing the basket. She had always been more of a rebounder / defender, but now she’s attacking the basket aggressively from the mid-post. She is such a natural athlete, that once she becomes consistent offensively, she could be scary good.
2020 Front-Liners 11-20:
- Justis Odom, 2020, 6-1 F/C, Lawrence North H.S.
- Haley Nichols, 2020, 5-11 F, Avon H.S.
- Marlayna Kemp, 2020, 6-2 C, Martinsville H.S.
- Madeline Lawrence, 2020, 6-0 F, Winchester Community H.S.
- Taylor Westgate, 2020, 6-1 C/F, Oak Hill H.S.
- Kiara Lewis, 2020, 5-10 F, Lafayette Thomas Jefferson H.S.
- Lydia Stullken, 2020, 6-1 C/F, Fishers H.S.
- Lucy Robertson, 2020, 6-2 C, North Harrison H.S.
- Toree Jackson, 2020, 6-0 F, North Central H.S. (Indianapolis)
- Abigail Pribble, 2020, 6-0 F, West Lafayette Harrison H.S.
Header photo of Ra’Shaya Kyle of Marion (with the ball); photo courtesy of grantcountysportsnetwork.com. Kendall Bostic’s photo courtesy of kokomoperspective.com. Sydney Graber’s photo courtesy of journalgazette.net. Madison Webb’s photo courtesy of tmnews.com.