Bruce’s Best: Top 50 WC Snipers

Bruce Williams

December 29, 2020 @ 12:37 PM

The game has changed, and shooting the ball is perhaps the most valuable skill a player can have. As I always say, "’I’ve never heard a coach say I have too much shooting" I could rattle off a list of 100’s of guys that made tons of money, off this one signature skill. However, I’d rather stick to what I do best, and rank players based on this skill. Having watched so many players from all over the west coast, shoot the ball, I have an idea of who I believe the best shooters are. This list is different though, instead of only being my brainchild, I was able to get input from some of the top minds in high school basketball. Including legendary scouts, Gerry Freitas, Frank Burlison, and Greg Rosenberg, along with some of the top coaches in the game. Together we compiled the list of the 50 best shooters on the west coast. In this article, we rank our top 50 West Coast Snipers. Note: The number of top 5 votes that a player received is in parenthesis. <ol> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="711278" first="John" last="Christofilis"] 6’5 SG O’Dea (WA) 2021(4) (featured image)</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="533052" first="Jaden" last="Hardy"] 6’4 CG Coronado (NV) 2021 (3)</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="747080" first="Malik" last="Thomas"] 6’3 SG Veritas (CA) 2021 (3) </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="748749" first="Benny" last="Gealer"] 6’0 PG Rangers Academy 2022 (CA) (2)</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="773460" first="Cole" last="Anderson"] 6’3 PG Clovis West 2021(CA) (1)</li> <li>Myron Amey 6’4 SG Scotland Campus (PA) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="954257" first="Damian" last="Ruiz"] 6’2 SG Murrieta Valley (CA) 2022</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="674427" first="Quin" last="Patterson"] 6’7 SF Mt Si (WA) 2022 (1) </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="943443" first="Daniel" last="Esparza"] 6’3 SG Veritas (CA) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="859642" first="Ryan" last="Ableman"] 6’2 SG Bishop Gorman (NV) 2022</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="611203" first="Leo" last="DeBruhl"] 6’3 SG Seattle Academy (WA) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="533055" first="Will" last="McClendon"] 6’3 SG Bishop Gorman (NV) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="755623" first="Trace" last="Ross"] 6’3 CG Corner Canyon (UT) 2021 (1) </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="843726" first="Cobi" last="Campbell"] 6’2 PG Puyallup (WA) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="918902" first="Elijah" last="Knudsen"] 5’9 PG Mead (CO) 2022 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="856637" first="Sebastian" last="Mack"] 6’1 SG Durango (NV) 2023 (1) </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="992480" first="Jared" last="McCain"] 6’2 PG Corona Centennial (CA) 2023 (1)</li> <li><a style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: inherit; background-color: #edeef0;" href="https://prephoops.com/player/richard-isaacs-jr/">[player_tooltip player_id="933935" first="Richard" last="Isaacs Jr."] 6’3 PG Wasatch 2022 (UT) (1) </a></li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="986955" first="DJ" last="Thomas"] 6’0 PG Liberty 2024 (NV)(1)</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="826999" first="Andrew" last="King"] 6’2 SG Phoenix Prep (AZ) 2022 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="934030" first="Quentin" last="Meza"] 5’11 PG Cyprus (UT) 2023</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="611186" first="Nolan" last="Hickman"] 6’2 PG Wasatch (UT) 2021 </li> <li>John Connolly 6’6 SF San Marcos (CA) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="747090" first="Caleb" last="Nelson"] 6’6 SF Carlsbad (CA) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="918959" first="Jamiya" last="Neal"] 6’6 SF Hillcrest (AZ) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="930930" first="Mike" last="Foster"] 6’9 PF Hillcrest (AZ) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="748773" first="Ben" last="Shtolzberg"] 6’3 SG Notre Dame (CA) 2022</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="680242" first="Melo" last="Sanchez"] 6’4 SG Mater Dei Catholic (CA) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="917027" first="Garrett" last="Rogers"] 5’11 CG Colombine (CO) 2021 (1) </li> <li>John Mobley Jr 5’11 PG Bishop Gorman (NV) 2024 (1) </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="919668" first="Joe" last="Mpoyo"] 6’4 SG Meridian 6’4 (ID) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="919684" first="Caden" last="McLean"] 6’0 PG Post Falls (ID) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="927152" first="Jason" last="Condron"] 6’0 PG Palo Verde 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="951214" first="Uriyah" last="Rojas"] 6’1 PG Los Osos (CA) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="748777" first="RJ" last="Smith"] 6’4 SG Damien (CA) 2022 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="748779" first="Cameron" last="Thrower"] 6’3 SG Harvard Westlake (CA) 2022 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="711311" first="Joe" last="Cookson"] 6’4 CG Seattle Academy (WA) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="858173" first="Cimarron" last="Conriquez"] 6’1 CG Desert Pines (NV) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="787641" first="Milos" last="Uzan"] 6’3 PG Prolific Prep (CA) 2022</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="859643" first="Shane" last="Thomas"] 6’3 SG Durango (NV) 2022 </li> <li>Jaxon Nap 6’5 SG Hazen (WA) 2022 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="1050067" first="Zach" last="Bloch"] 6’2 SG Colorado Prep (CO) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="766840" first="Aidan" last="Mahaney"] 6’3 CG Camplindo (CA) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="809678" first="Trenton" last="McLaughlin"] 6’5 SF Basha (AZ) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="858168" first="Jalen" last="Cunningham"] 6’2 SG Coronado (NV) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="1074758" first="Clarence" last="Martin"] 6’6 SF Eduprize (CA) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="706704" first="Dominic" last="Capriotti"] 6’4 SG Phoenix Prep (AZ) 2022 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="932153" first="Chianti" last="Clay Jr"] 5’11 PG Hillcrest (AZ) 2021</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="714798" first="Nicolas" last="Giliberto"] 6’4 SF Paradise Valley (AZ) 2021 </li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="927128" first="Coleman" last="Lemke"] 6’7 PF Faith Lutheran (NV) 2021 </li> </ol> <a href="https://twitter.com/7outzbballclub1">Follow Prep Hoops</a>