CJ Hornbeak

Class: 2023
Position: SG
Height: 6'2"
School: Toledo St. John's
Club Team: NOVA-Schmitz

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About CJ

CJ Hornbeak is a 6'2" Shooting Guard in the 2023 class. Hornbeak attends Toledo St. John's in Ohio and plays club basketball for NOVA-Schmitz. Hornbeak's Player Profile was created on November 16, 2020. Subscribe to Prep Hoops to see where CJ Hornbeak is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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CJ

Hornbeak SG

Class

2023

Height

6'2"

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Toledo St. John's

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CJ Hornbeak

I went to the two regional games that St. John’s played in last week and Hornbeak played phenomenally...

Written by Shane Garcia

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Shane Garcia

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I went to the two regional games that St. John’s played in last week and Hornbeak played phenomenally in both games. His confidence in his scoring right now is through the roof. He scored 21 against Perrysburg in the semifinals and then 26 against Garfield Heights to send the Titans down to Dayton. CJ averaged more than 20 points in the regular season and now has been playing even better in the playoffs. Hornbeak can score on all three levels. His finishing ability is extremely impressive as he can make it from very difficult angels and absorbs contact very well when finishing. He also uses his pivot foot great to create angles for himself around the rim. He does a great job of making it seem like he is going all the way to the rim and then stopping on a dime for his midrange pull-up. His three-point shot is coming off very quick with tons of confidence right now. He is a knockdown catch and shoots 3 point shooter right now. Hornbeak’s defense has been outstanding. Not only is he carrying the Titans offensively but he also is tasked with guarding the other team’s best player and absolutely locks them down. His on-ball pressure and ability to cut off the dribbler are great. Hornbeak isn’t the biggest but shows a lot of strength when he shows the ability to switch onto multiple players. He has a high IQ as well when he shows great anticipation on defense for steals and his off-ball ability to set himself up for points off of cuts and setting up angles to come off of screens. He made Garfield’s best defender foul out and also had 26 points. Against Perrysburg he scored 20 and held their best player to only 5 points. Hornbeak has led the Titans by example this year and has now led the ninth seed in NWO down to the Final 4 in Dayton. I said it in my tweet after the game and I’ll say it again, I don’t know what more this kid has to do. Offer him.