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2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards

2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards
Steve Quattrocchi
Steve Quattrocchi March 5, 2023 @ 02:13 PM
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Kascyl McGillis
Kascyl McGillis 6'2" | SG | 2023
KY
Drew Marshall
Drew Marshall 6'2" | SG | 2023
KY
Damarion Walkup
Damarion Walkup 6'1" | SG | 2023
KY
Jeremiah Israel
Jeremiah Israel 6'3" | SG | 2023
KY
William Herald
William Herald 6'1" | SG | 2023
KY
Kirk Lemons
Kirk Lemons 6'0" | SG | 2023
KY
Eric Hackett
Eric Hackett 6'2" | SG | 2023
KY
Kenyata Carbon
Kenyata Carbon 6'1" | SG | 2023
KY
Cam McClain
Cam McClain 6'3" | SG | 2023
KY
Jack McCune
Jack McCune 6'5" | SG | 2023
KY
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hard to believe but the 2023 class is almost finished. Regional tournaments are almost over and there are hundreds of Seniors who already played their final game of high school basketball. Let's take a look at the best shooting guards in the final 2023 rankings. 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Walkup's best basketball is all ahead of him and he's on my list of kids who are likely to be impact players at whatever level he signs at this Spring.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6404cfe868220"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["932776"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"One of the best players in the third region for the past few seasons, Carbon has scored a ton of points in his career and won a ton of games. Kenyata is also a stud running back on the football field and it's not unreasonable to see him playing on the court or football field in college.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6404cfe868264"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other Names to Know:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1201522' first='Kirk' last='Lemons'], CAL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1133846' first='Eric' last='Hackett'], Tates Creek</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575724' first='Kascyl' last='McGillis'], Covington Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1202174' first='William' last='Herald'], Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1497247' first='Drew' last='Marshall'], West Jessamine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Hard to believe but the 2023 class is almost finished. Regional tournaments are almost over and there are hundreds of Seniors who already played their final game of high school basketball. Let's take a look at the best shooting guards in the final 2023 rankings. This does not include players in the top ten of the class overall as those have already been covered in another article.

Northern Kentucky
Jeremiah Israel

Jeremiah Israel

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Jeremiah
Israel SG
Class
2023
Height
6'3"
HS
Lloyd Memorial
|
KY
2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards
Signed to play at NKU, Israel is one prospect who made the most out of the “covid year”...
Written by Steve Quattrocchi
Northern Kentucky
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Jeremiah Israel

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State: Kentucky
School: Lloyd Memorial
Club: Hoop Dreams
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Thomas More
Cam McClain

Cam McClain

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Cam
McClain SG
Class
2023
Height
6'3"
HS
Trinity
|
KY
2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards
One of the best two-way guards in Louisville, McClain has had a nice career for the Rocks and...
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Cam McClain

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State: Kentucky
School: Trinity
Club: Louisville Legends
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Thomas More
Jack McCune

Jack McCune

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'5"
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Jack
McCune SG
Class
2023
Height
6'5"
HS
McCracken County
|
KY
2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards
McCune was named first region player of the year recently and has McCracken County headed back to Rupp...
Written by Steve Quattrocchi
Thomas More
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Jack McCune

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State: Kentucky
School: McCracken County
Club: SI Select
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Highlights

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Damarion Walkup

Damarion Walkup

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Damarion
Walkup SG
Class
2023
Height
6'1"
HS
Warren Central
|
KY
2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards
One of our biggest stock boosters in this update, Damarion is a long and very athletic wing who...
Written by Steve Quattrocchi
Olney Central
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Damarion Walkup

State: Kentucky
School: Warren Central
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Kenyata Carbon

Kenyata Carbon

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Kenyata
Carbon SG
Class
2023
Height
6'1"
HS
Owensboro
|
KY
2023 Rankings Update: Top Shooting Guards
One of the best players in the third region for the past few seasons, Carbon has scored a...
Written by Steve Quattrocchi
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Kenyata Carbon

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State: Kentucky
School: Owensboro
Club: UpNext 2023
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