2024 Watch List: Top Forwards
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As we take a look at the class of 2024, we are introduced to a new batch of faces that have considerable skill as freshmen. Mahogany Chandler-Roberts Mahogany Chandler-Roberts 6'2" | PF Benson Tech | 2024 State OR has already made strides as a middle school as the total package at the forward position and looks to continue to make noise at Benson Tech. Ava Heiden Ava Heiden 6'4" | C Sherwood | 2024 State OR has jumped on the scene as a center with tremendous size and awareness on both ends of the floor as a fluid forward with great awareness. Kimberly Ceron Kimberly Ceron 6'1" | PF South Medford | 2024 State OR looks to be a cornerstone for South Medford in the future as a player with great length, size, and athletic abilities. Kendra Hicks Kendra Hicks 6'0" | PF Jesuit | 2024 State OR for Jesuit is an instinctual forward who is aggressive and confident with her regards as an interior scorer and rim protector.
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts Mahogany Chandler-Roberts 6'2" | PF Benson Tech | 2024 State OR 2024 6’2″ PF Benson Tech/Holla – Mahogany is a refined forward who has a lot of fluidity and ability to make plays on the run – with sheer assertiveness. She is the type to play based on feel alone and her athletic abilities allow her to do so. Chandler-Roberts has the size and the instincts as a basketball player who has the “it” factor.
Ava Heiden Ava Heiden 6'4" | C Sherwood | 2024 State OR 2024 6’2″ C Sherwood HS /NW Select – Heiden is the traditional blend of forward/center who has immense size at the position who combines skill and length as a rebounder, rim protector, and interior scorer. She shows precise timing as a shot blocker who illustrates a lot of defensive awareness. Ava has great footwork and IQ , which aid her on both ends of the floor.
Kimberly Ceron Kimberly Ceron 6'1" | PF South Medford | 2024 State OR 2024 6’1″ PF South Medford HS – Ceron is a forward with precision on defensive timing, particularly as a rim protector who alters and blocks a lot of shots coming her way. Her skill set are vastly improving as she already has the intangibles as a forward with good athletic skills. She has a lot of potential as she has the raw skills and is learning the game.
Kendra Hicks Kendra Hicks 6'0" | PF Jesuit | 2024 State OR 2024 5’11″ SF Jesuit HS/Tree of Hope – Kendra has a good feel for the game as a fierce and disciplined forward with great skills as an interior scorer with an ensemble of moves in the post. She has a superb motor as a productive player on the boards and shows good awareness in the paint. A natural rim protector who routinely makes the right reads and plays.