Class of 2020 Rankings Breakdown: Small Forwards
Unlike the Class of 2019, the small forward / wing group in the Class of 2020 is absolutely outstanding, as the top four girls on this list are in the top seven of the Class of 2020 rankings. It’s so…
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Continue ReadingUnlike the Class of 2019, the small forward / wing group in the Class of 2020 is absolutely outstanding, as the top four girls on this list are in the top seven of the Class of 2020 rankings. It’s so difficult to choose one over another, and it’s the least fun part of my job, plus I even used some college coach opinions to help me with this list. Once again, I will focus on the Top-10 prospects in this position group, but understand all 20 listed here are in the top 61 on the overall rankings list, and many of the girls listed #11-20 at the bottom of this article have Division I interest or even offers.
- Madison Layden, 2020, 6-1 W, Northwestern H.S.
Madison’s game is made up of a combination of skill, size, talent, and basketball IQ. She is a very good ball-handler, a great passer, and she plays a point forward type of position for her teams. She’s exceptional at making everyone around her better, and she gets the ball to the open person without turning it over often at all. She was really good shooting it from the perimeter throughout July, and that was the one area of her game she could have improved upon heading into the summer. At the end of the day, she does what it takes to win, and her versatility is very attractive to college programs.
- Sydney Parrish, 2020, 6-2 W, Hamilton Southeastern H.S.
Sydney Parrish of Hamilton Southeastern
Sydney is a very talented wing who probably handles and shoots it about as well as anyone on this list. She has the potential to be a big-time scorer the next couple of years for Hamilton Southeastern, but she should also be a nice scorer in the right situation at the next level. She has a great deal of length, she has gotten stronger over the years, and she’s a nice one-directional athlete to the basket. She just has a tremendous feel for the game, and she plays with a good motor. She has drawn more than her share of high-major Division I interest and offers over the last couple of years.
- Keegan Sullivan, 2020, 5-11 W, Saint Joseph H.S.
Keegan is yet another highly skilled wing who is great at the offensive end of the floor. She is a very good ball-handler, and she often gets opponents off-balance with ease. She can get into the lane and create opportunities for others, and she’s a willing and capable passer with natural instincts for the game. She’s strong, fairly physical on the wing, and she’s a nice one-directional athlete to the basket. She’s starting to score it much more efficiently, and she’s hitting perimeter jumpers on a more consistent basis. She has also picked up several offers already.
- Jasmine McWilliams, 2020, 5-10 W, North Central H.S. (Indianapolis)
Jasmine’s game is a little different than the first three girls on this list. Her game is built more on pure athletic talent. She is long, bouncy, and she plays with a good motor. She slices through the lane and attacks the rim for scores, plus she can defend a variety of positions and pick up 84-feet when necessary. She earned several offers after a strong July showing. She also transferred from Carmel to North Central over the summer, after starting at Carmel this past season. She’ll give North Central a proven #2 scoring option this year.
- Abby Stoddard, 2020, 6-0 F, Crown Point H.S.
Abby has shown up in a couple of Prep Girls Hoops Indiana articles already, and considering the spring and summer she had, it’s deservingly so. She has physically grown, gotten stronger, and really changed as an athlete and a physical talent over the past few months. She has played with a great deal more confidence and physicality, while maintaining her skillset. In a class thin on great shooters, she’s a very good perimeter shooter, and 6-feet tall, so that in itself has really drawn the attention of a number of schools.
- Khera Goss, 2020, 5-9 F, Ben Davis H.S.
Khera Goss of Ben Davis
Khera is the younger sister of 2011 Indiana Miss Basketball Bria Goss. Khera is very long, very bouncy and athletic, and she plays with a tremendous motor. She is sort of an in-between forward. She gets a little more comfortable around the perimeter each time I see her, but she’s still most effective in the mid-post. From there, she can attack the basket off the bounce, she’s good shooting it at around 15-feet, and she’s a really nice pursuing rebounder who actually plays a lot bigger than she is.
- K’Ja Talley, 2020, 5-9 W, Warren Central H.S.
K’Ja has always been an exceptional athlete, she’s long, she’s fast, and she can jump. But it was her play in the Class 4A State Finals that really put her “on the map” in terms of her recruiting. She showed an improved handle, she got to the basket and finished consistently, and she caused a lot of problems defensively. She still needs a little polish to her game, and she needs to be some sort of a threat shooting it from the perimeter, but she is a nice, slashing athlete with a lot of upside.
- Justis Gordon, 2020, 5-10 W, Cathedral H.S.
I always caught myself going back and forth on Justis until I saw her this July. She was really good. She has a wiry strong frame, she is a nice athlete in all directions, and she plays with a good motor. But what stood out most to me this summer, was she started to handle the ball a lot more and she was a great facilitator for her teammates. She always seemed to make everyone around her better, and she did a nice job of breaking down defenses and finding the open person. She’s a really nice point forward type.
- Tamia Perryman, 2020, 5-9 W, Fishers H.S.
Tamia Perryman of Fishers
I’m going to guess Tamia is a prospect very few of you know at all, let alone very well. I don’t recall her playing travel ball for anyone, and that’s typically where kids develop a statewide presence. She is long and extremely athletic. She’s quick / fast, and she gets to the rim in one to two dribbles with ease. She had a really nice Sophomore season for Fishers, and I anticipate her only building on that as a Junior. If she can develop any sort of perimeter shot, she definitely has Division I physical ability.
- Kiersten Poor, 2020, 5-10 F, Jeffersonville H.S.
Kiersten is a tough-nosed, gritty, wiry strong wing forward. She isn’t afraid to mix it up with anyone, and she plays with a good motor. She has skill around the perimeter, but she’s also capable of playing in the mid-post. She rebounds it fairly well for a wing, and she defends multiple types of forwards. If she can make her perimeter jumper a little more consistent and she can tighten her handle just a bit, I think she’ll play around the perimeter full-time in the future.
2020 Small Forwards 11-20:
- Tasi Kukobat, 2020, 5-10 W, West Lafayette Harrison H.S.
- Lauren Gunn, 2020, 5-9 F, Lawrence North H.S.
- Kenna Hisle, 2020, 5-9 W, Evansville North H.S.
- Claire Knies, 2020, 5-9 F, Jasper H.S.
- Rylie Stephens, 2020, 5-10 W, Triton Central H.S.
- Jordan Reid, 2020, 5-10 F, New Palestine H.S.
- Alana Vinson, 2020, 5-10 W, Roncalli H.S.
- Mackenzie Stien, 2020, 5-9 W, Brownsburg H.S.
- Hannah Farrell, 2020, 5-9 W, Greenfield-Central H.S.
- Katy Larson, 2020, 5-9 W, Franklin Central H.S.
Header photo of Madison Layden of Northwestern; photo courtesy of the Indiana Flight Twitter account. Sydney Parrish’s photo courtesy of indystar.com. Khera Goss’ photo courtesy of usatodayhss.com. Tamia Perryman’s photo courtesy of readthereporter.com.