Spring Superlatives – Top Paint Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Kansas is running a series on players who exhibited specific talents this spring. Some of them are established varsity performers, while others may be new names to readers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We saw some guys who are particularly adept offensively in the midrange and around the basket. So we created a category for them. Here are some of the top “paint performers” we watched this spring (in alphabetical order):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Gabe Adams","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77245","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Kapaun Mt. 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