2021 Rankings Positional Breakdown: Shooting Guards
Malaki Branham is one of many talented players at Pickerington Central for the All Ohio Hoops Showcase.
Anthony Peters
<p>Many people have a misunderstanding that shooting guards only "shoot". In today’s game, the 2-guard has evolved into a much larger role and has to do so much more than be an outside shooter. Can a SG put the ball on the floor? Defensively, can he compete and defend his own position as well as defend point guards? How tall is the player and can he create his own shots when defenses commit? All of these traits can be found in the Top 10 below.</p>
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<p><strong>By the Numbers:</strong></p>
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<li>3 prospects from NE Ohio, 4 prospects from SW Ohio, 3 prospects from Central Ohio</li>
<li>Top player in the Ohio’s 2021 class (Branham) </li>
<li>No current college commitments</li>
<li>3 state champions over the last 2 years (Branham, McCracken, Noyes)</li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Others</span></p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="918971" first="Tyler" last="Jackson"]</strong> (Garfield Heights)</p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="805138" first="Josh" last="Thorbahn"]</strong> (Ottoville)</p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="918974" first="Darius" last="Parham"]</strong> (Bishop Ready)</p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="918976" first="Isaac" last="Settles"]</strong> (Thomas Worthington)</p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="918979" first="Andrew" last="Rinn"]</strong> (Revere)</p>
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