Aaron’s Best of April Standouts : Long Range Shooters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the month of April I got to see tons of basketball from two big events with loads of talent on display. I was able to see Prospects from all over the west coast and discover new faces from my home state of Arizona.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I went through all the talent I scouted from the month of April and made four categories and placed 10 players in each category highlighting 40 players in total</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My categories include Long Range Shooters, Glass Cleaners, Go-To Scores and Table Setters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Incased you misses it go check out my PH Bash in the Desert Standouts:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/05/aarons-ph-bash-in-the-desert-standouts-15u-16u-part-1/">Aaron's PH Bash in the Desert Standouts : 15u/16u Part 1</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/05/aarons-ph-bash-in-the-desert-standouts-15u-16u-part-2/">Aaron's PH Bash in the Desert Standouts : 15u/16u Part 2</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Long Range Shooters</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kyree-harder-2/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2475408' first='Kyree' last='Harder']</strong></a> - Kyree absolutely lit up the Adidas Gold Cricut Session 1 from the outside. He is a shooter with a beautiful left handed shooting stroke and can hit the three in multiple ways. He is a legit spot up shooting giving him the ability to play off ball, but what makes him really dangerous is his ability to shoot off the Dribble. Kyree can hit the three of a shifty dribble move or even off the high screen. He will take pull up three's in transition and make the defense pay for not picking him up on the break. One game he poured in 7 three's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/peyton-lubash/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1986796' first='Peyton' last='Lubash']</strong></a> - Peyton is a shifty shooter with a quick release. Right out the jump he looks to get his shot off from deep and wont see a shot he doesn't like. He has true NBA range and can get his shot off with very little space. Peyton constantly moves off ball making a hard guard making defenders chase him and fight through picks. He always relocates to different spots on the arc to spot up for easy catch and shoot opportunities. With his shifty handle he can also create space to get his shot off when handling the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/tre-wilkins/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2276224' first='Tre' last='Wilkins']</strong></a> - Tre is a shooter that often creates his own looks and can get hot in a hurry. He put on a space creating clinic all session by using his quick and tight handle to hit a three's off the dribble. He has a nice step back and side step that he will often use the get his shot off. He will come down in transition and hit a pull up three with out hesitation. He entered a flow state from three and hit four three's in a row all off his own creation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/cruz-kazmierski-2/" id="https://prephoops.com/player/cruz-kazmierski-2/">[player_tooltip player_id='2734358' first='Cruz' last='Kazmierski']</a></strong> - Cruz is a lengthy three and D guard with a smooth looking jumper. Cruz was able to display his high level catch and shoot ability all weekend especially from the corner. He would space the floor well giving other ball handlers opportunity to draw his defender to kick to him for a open three. He uses his Quick jab step to get defenders off of him just enough to hit a shot from deep. He shot efficient from deep and didn't settle for three's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kristian-davis-2/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3010992' first='Kristian' last='Davis']</strong></a> - Kristian had one of the best looking form's I seen from the whole month of April. With his smooth mechanics and range he put on a shooting clinic. He plays really well off ball and relocates well around the three after pick and pops and will spot up in the opposite and same side corner. He kept finding him self open all weekend by running in transition and staying above the ball making him self available for a extra pass. He was one of the best spot up shooters i seen the whole month shooting the ball efficient on a solid amount if attempts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/matthew-mcgadney/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2689907' first='Matthew' last='McGadney']</strong></a> - Matthew is another elite spot up shooter with great size on the wing. With his size he is able to get his shot off over smaller defenders on close outs. when the ball is swinging around the perimeter he is loaded and ready to shoot of the catch with a quick release. He has a text book jumper and the ball always looks like it has a chance off going in. He even hit a couple off the dribble pull ups from three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/matt-crowder/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2295695' first='Matt' last='Crowder']</strong></a> - Matt is a legit three and D player that is money from the corner. He got it going from the corner three early in the game giving his big man and guard room to operate in the lane without his defender being able to help. He is a great pick and pop man and overall fantastic off ball player. with his athleticism and ability to get to the rim the defense has to play him honest allowing him to get open looks from deep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jayden-hollie/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2949118' first='Jayden' last='Hollie']</strong></a> - Jayden is a smooth shooting guard that can hit the deep ball off the dribble and catch. Jayden sets up flyby's with a nice pump fake and step over for three. He likes to get his three ball going off of high pick and rolls and exposing defenders in drop coverage. He can play off ball and spot up in the corner if needed and get hot in a hurry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/micah-johnson-6/"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3588653' first='Micah' last='Johnson']</strong></a> - The young Guard Impressed me right from the jump with his smooth jumper. He was able to get to his spots from three early knocking down 4 threes in the first 10 minutes of the game. He was able to extend his range and punishes defenders that were sagging off. He is a great spot up shooter and will always making him self available for teammates that draw multiple defenders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/trent-bantock/"><strong>Trenton Bantock</strong></a> - Trenton is a modern stretch four that can getting going from multiple ways beyond the arc. He can hit the three off the pick and just rise up over smaller defenders. He has great range and isn't afraid to shoot it a couple feet off the line. He is a great pick and popper and gets him self in open windows around the three. Trenton even hit a beautiful step back three showing off his ability to score of the bounce under pressure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->