Prospect Watch: Ryan Warren-Hogue (2017)
It did not take long for Class of 2017 point guard Ryan Warren-Hogue to make an impact on the high school basketball scene. In his varsity debut as a freshman at McCluer, Hogue and his teammates took on a powerful…
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Continue ReadingIt did not take long for Class of 2017 point guard Ryan Warren-Hogue to make an impact on the high school basketball scene.
In his varsity debut as a freshman at McCluer, Hogue and his teammates took on a powerful Chaminade team in the first round of the Pattonville Tournament. McCluer lost the game handily, but the 5’7″ Hogue erupted for 22 points and made five 3-pointers.
For the past three seasons, Hogue has been one of the area’s most dangerous scoring point guards. He averaged 16 points a game as a junior in leading the Comets to a berth in the Class 4, District 7 championship game. As a senior, he will be playing at Northwest Academy after making the transfer in the spring. With Warren-Hogue joining the team, the Hornets have a chance to be one of the top Class 3 teams in the St. Louis area.
“I’m fitting in well with the new guys,” Warren-Hogue said. “I’m working on being a leader and getting my team involved and doing anything possible to make my team better.”
Despite being the smallest player on the court on most nights, Warren-Hogue is also usually the most difficult to defend with his tremendous speed. He is faster with the basketball in his hands than most players are running without the ball.
“I’m smaller than everybody, so I like to use my speed,” he said. “My strength is using my speed to get to the basket.”
What makes Warren-Hogue a difficult match-up is that he is also an excellent 3-point shooter. He has the ability to get into the lane with his quickness, yet when a defender backs up to guard against the drive, he will pull up and knock down 3-pointers with regularity.
“I can be a very tough match-up,” Warren-Hogue said. “It’s very hard for people to stay in front of me, but I can also shoot. Many people think I’m just a shooter, then I will blow past them. I try to use whatever I can get.”
Hogue will be running the the St. Louis Arch Ryvals in July. He will be playing at the Adidas Three Stripes Tournament at Lindenwood University in St. Charles.