Several top players returning from missing last season with ACL injuries.
Our position-by-position breakdown ahead of the
2025-26 high school
basketball season continues with the wings/forwards. Earlier we looked at the
point guards and
shooting guards, and next we will focus on the posts to continue
our preseason coverage.
Read on for our look at the nation's top wings/forwards.
6-2 | Senior | Committed to Iowa
Among
the top five players in her class, the future Hawkeye is coming
back from a season-ending ACL injury last season. Her timetable looks
favorable as the Monarchs look to reach a sixth straight Open Division
final. At the time of her injury, she
was averaging 22.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
6-3 | Senior | Uncommitted
The Ravens went 21-6 and reached the Class 6A semifinals as she averaged
26.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.7 assists per game. She topped the 2,000-point mark for her career last season and has a shot at 3,000.
6-1 | Senior | Uncommitted
Averaged
22.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.4 steals per
game and threw down a dunk in a game last season. She helped the
Panthers to a 28-1 record and the Class 6 District 8 final berth.
6-1 | Junior | Uncommitted
Posted 21.6
points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.1 blocks and 2.6 steals per game
in leading the Moose to a 27-3 record and fourth straight Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association title.
6-1 | Junior | Uncommitted
Averaged 18.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as the Cavaliers went 28-0 and won the Class 5A title. A two-time state champion and gold-medalist with USA Basketball, she is looking to bring home a 12th state title in 13 seasons for the Cavaliers.
6-2 | Senior | Notre Dame
As a freshman and sophomore, she led Liberty (Frisco) to state titles but missed her junior season for the Bulldogs with an ACL injury.
7. Kaeli Wynn, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)6-2 | Senior | Uncommitted
Sharp-shooting forward averaged 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per
game while connecting on 43 percent of her shots from 3-point range.
Suffered a leg injury near the end of the regular season but returned to
help the nationally-ranked Monarchs in the postseason.
6-3 | Senior | Kentucky
A whirlwind on the court she averaged 11.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a sophomore before missing her junior season with an ACL injury.
6-2 | Senior | LSU
Playing behind her sister Jaylah (Mississippi State) and Laila Abdurraqib (New Mexico), she averaged 11.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists as the Bears went 22-2.
6-1 | Senior | Indiana
Averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.0 steals per game as the Caseys went 28-5 and within a tip-in from going to the Non-Public A state final.
