Prospects To Watch: 2021 Shooting Guards

<p>To preview the upcoming high school basketball season, Prep Hoops Wisconsin looks at six of the best shooting guards in the 2021 class: </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="804898" first="Brandin" last="Podziemski"] -- 6-foot-4 -- SJNMA</strong></p> <p>I thought that I saw Podziemski's peak when he led Wisconsin Rap to a championship on the Prep Hoops Circuit. Then he had a dominant junior season where he put up terrific numbers. Then Kentucky offered him a scholarship. So at this point, I am convinced that the SG still has untapped potential. Podziemski is a smooth shooting prospect who has become much better as a slasher and overall scorer. He is also a sneaky good athlete and defender. I think that there is a great chance that the shooting guard develops into a really good college player. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="804902" first="Jayden" last="Jackson"] -- 6-foot-2 -- Whitefish Bay </strong></p> <p>Jackson is a prospect that I have enjoyed watching over the past couple of years. The Whitefish Bay shooting guard is a really versatile player that is willing to give 100 percent effort in order for his squad to get a win. He is a good shooter from behind the arc, and a very tough player to stop when he gets downhill and attacks the rim. Jackson is a player that makes the right plays and limits mistakes. Northern Arizona University got a special player.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="804899" first="Zac" last="Johnson"] -- 6-foot-3 -- River Falls</strong></p> <p>Johnson is probably a top-three shooter in the state, and I am not sure that he is two or three... In the 2019-20 season, the SG made 76 threes on 35 percent. I love how Johnson is never afraid to let it fly from deep. It doesn't matter if he has missed five in a row or made five in a row, the River Falls star is always going to look to shoot. Johnson -- who recently committed to Augustana University -- should make a really good player at the next level. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="830582" first="Cameron" last="Palesse"] -- 6-foot-3 -- Waukesha West </strong></p> <p>While I think that you could consider Palesse a combo guard, maybe even a point guard, I'll consider him a shooting guard for the sake of this article. Palesse -- a Valpo commit -- had a very productive junior season at Waukesha West. He is a bigger guard who can use his size to get to his spots and knock down contested pull-up jumpers. He doesn't have unbelievable athleticism like some of his peers, but the SG still always gets the job done. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="806560" first="Jordan" last="Johnson"] -- 6-foot-2 -- Elkhorn</strong></p> <p>When Johnson gets the ball in his hands, he immediately becomes the most confident player in the gym. The 6-foot-1 shooting guard is the perfect example of an elite three-level scorer. He has proven to be an efficient three-point shooter, a very good slasher, and dangerous when he gets in a rhythm from the midrange. The Minnesota State Moorhead commit is primed for a really good college career.  </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="879985" first="Quinton" last="Murrell"] -- 6-foot-5 -- Milwaukee King</strong></p> <p>I don't think that Murrell gets enough credit for how good he is. The Milwaukee King shooting guard had a solid sophomore year, but he took his play to another level as a junior. He led his squad to an undefeated regular season, scored 18 points per game, and won player of the year in the Milwaukee City Conference. I expect Murrell to give defenders a lot of problems in the upcoming season. </p>