Spring Evaluations: Top Mid-Range Jump Shooters
The emerging of the pace-and-space, hybrid-positional nature of today’s basketball has seen a rise in 3-point shooting and penetration. But the mid-range jump shot remains an important element of a player’s individual scoring potential. There is a middle area between…
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Continue ReadingThe emerging of the pace-and-space, hybrid-positional nature of today’s basketball has seen a rise in 3-point shooting and penetration.
But the mid-range jump shot remains an important element of a player’s individual scoring potential. There is a middle area between the 3-point line and the bucket, and during the spring we have seen a number of players who have really utilized the increasingly forgotten mid-range landscape to strong results.
Here are a look at some of those players:
LeChaun Duhart, 5-11 2017 guard, 303 Elite CO Hoopers
Duhart was probably the most consistent mid-range shooter we watched this spring. He has great elevation on his jump shot and a quick release, so he is able to get his shot off the dribble, regardless of the size of his defender, almost any time he wants.
David Simental, 6-2 2017 guard, The Force
Simental has a similar game to Duhart, though he is slightly more efficient from 3-point range. When defenses close out on him hard, Simental is adept at snaking into the lane and pulling up quick. It’s a good weapon because when players guard him too close, he’s quick to go by and then draw fouls and get to the line.
Sam Bannec, 6-3 2018 guard, Billups Elite 16U
Bannec is a stretchy shooting guard who has developed really strong awareness of how to create space. From there, Bannec has a consistent release and follow through. Bannec’s never-leave-the-gym work ethic has certainly paid big dividends. His stock has risen has much as any player in the state this spring.
Deaunte Hunt, 6-0 2018 guard, Colorado Fire Elite 16U
Hunt, who averaged 8.8 points per game as a sophomore at Roosevelt last season, had a real nice spring with Fire. In each game we saw him, the slender but quick guard was really knocking down shots from 15 to 18 feet consistently.
Kenny Foster, 6-3 2019 guard, Colorado Hawks
Splitting time between the Hawks 15 and 16U clubs, Foster has continued to demonstrate a matured mid-range jump shot that he is able to get in nearly any situation he wants. He has great elevation, while also staying balanced. Foster, who has recently garnered interest from the likes of Stanford, can get into the jump out of the post, in transition or off the catch.
Tylor Trinh, 5-11 2018 guard, Colorado Chaos 16s Elite
What stood out to us first about Monarch, when we saw him at the Prep Hoops Spring Kick Off back in April, was his ability to consistently stroke it from behind the arc. But as the spring has developed, we’ve been impressed with the way Trinh has been able to work himself into space inside the 3-point line and pull up and drain it from 15 feet with consistency.
Matteo Busnardo, 6-1 2017 guard, Colorado Chaos 2017
Busnardo is really good shooting off the catch quickly with little space. He goes straight up and has little wasted motion. Expect a big season from the Mullen guard, who could be a solid Division II to NAIA prospect.
Deven Nelson, 6-1 2018 guard, Colorado Hawks 16U Red
An athletic guard from Colorado Springs, Nelson has the ability to go from bearing down on his defender with a quick drive to pulling up on a dime. He can get his shot in a lot of different ways, and that gives him the chance to be a strong scorer at the next level, likely as a Division II, low Division I prospect.