Space City Collision: Top Sharpshooters

<p><em>Prep Hoops Circuit’s Space City Collision </em>brought elite-level hoops to Houston, Texas earlier this month with playmakers showcasing their skill set across all three divisions of 17U, 16U, and 15U. This article highlights a group of guards and wings who displayed elite shooting ability from three-point range during the tournament and were the top sharpshooters I saw in person.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 style="text-align: center;">Top Sharpshooters</h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-1-5.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1195442 aligncenter" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-1-5-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1203699" first="Corey" last="Ruben"] | 5’10" PG | Come 2 Compete 2022 (2022)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Ruben single handily had the top deep range shooting performance I saw from the weekend, making 8 threes in the game against Houston TTG and bringing his team back from behind to make it a tight game down the stretch. Ruben finished the contest with 24 points and was hitting dagger after dagger from beyond the arc in the second half. He caught fire in a hurry and showed great confidence in his shot while displaying some limitless range. </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-2-5.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1195440 aligncenter" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-2-5-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1052157" first="Matthew" last="Lewis"] | 6’2" SG | Houston TTG 2022 (2022)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Another sharpshooter from the Houston TTG vs Come 2 Compete matchup, Lewis had an incredibly smooth shot from deep and nailed 5 three-pointers in the game. Lewis did it all as a shooter from the 2-guard spot, nailing shots on the move, knocking down shots as a spot-up shooter, and showing the ability to create on his own off the dribble. Lewis was consistently in ready-to-shoot positions, and pressure in his face didn’t deter him from knocking down big-time deep shots.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Dominic Leone | 6’2" SG | ATR Elite-Colorado 2023 (2023)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Leone brought a ton of energy and offensive firepower from the shooting guard spot for ATR Elite-Colorado, knocking down 3 three-pointers from the wings in the game I watched. Leone does a great job as a pure shooter from the wing and has a quick release and great lift on hit shot. His most impressive shot came on a transition three where he stopped on a dime and knocked down the shot effortlessly.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-9.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1193378 aligncenter" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-9-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="1203721" first="Dominic" last="Samuel"] | 6’2" SG | Drive Nation Houston 2024 Black (2024)</span></strong></p> <ul> <li>An ultra-smooth three-point shooting wing who showed up with clutch shots for Drive Nation Houston, Samuel nailed 4 threes in the game I watched and hit daggers at different spots from beyond the arc. Samuel was terrific in catch-and-shoot situations, hitting on all of his attempts from deep and creating sizable momentum swings with each made shot.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Julian Creasy | 6’2" SG | CTX Knights Basketball 2024 (2024)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Creasy’s deep-range shooting ability was a spark plug for the CTX Knights in their game against Team United Texas Yellow, where he nailed 4 three-pointers in the second half. His gutty performance was impressive as he willed his way to make those deep-range shots while also creating off-the-dribble and making tough pull-up jumpers.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Cooper St. Aubin | 5’11" CG | Team United Texas 2024 Yellow (2024)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>St. Aubin was lethal in his couple of shot attempts from deep, displaying a beautiful release and swishing his three-point makes. The electric and quick combo-guard has a pure shot and did a good job picking and choosing his deep-range attempts. Displayed some serious range and the ability to knock down tough shots on the move and coming off screens.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-14.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1202734 aligncenter" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/thumbnail-14-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1204918" first="Dontrell" last="Watson"] | 5’11" PG | Nike ProSkills Austin 2024 (2024)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Watson was efficient with his shot attempts in the game I watched, knocking down 3-of-4 attempts from beyond the arc. He let the shots come to him, didn’t force anything, and took advantage of the defense sleeping on his deep-range shooting ability. Watson was particularly good at hitting threes off of second chance opportunities from his team kicking out offensive rebounds, with all of his makes coming from spot-up situations.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>