Sweeney is a lengthy and skilled wing/guard that can light it up from beyond the arc, control the pace of play with the ball in his hands to make good decisions, and has one of the smoothest shots from beyond the arc in the Section. Sweeney just returned to the court a few weeks ago after being out since the Spring with a foot injury, as well as missing the end of the season with the Bears. Sweeney is looking to bounce back and get back to his old ways, as he led Buchanan in points per game last season and will be needed as a scoring contributor this coming season. Sweeney has nice handles, uses a variety of moves to create off the bounce, using the crossover combos, hesitation, spin-move, step-back, and fadeaway to get space from his defender, is accurate with the jumper from the mid-range to the 3-point line, moves fluidly off the ball, gets to his shots spots, and is highly efficient with the 3-ball off the bounce or the catch. Sweeney has great court vision, uses his height to see over the defense, makes quality reads to teammates cutting off the ball from the top of the key, the drive and kick pass, to the diver out of the pick and roll action, and up the court off the defensive rebound to advance the ball in transition. Big junior season coming up.

The 6-foot-4 wing/guard makes quality decisions with the ball in his hands, can score from 3-levels at a high-clip, and has limitless range from beyond the arc. Sweeney was side-lined during the Spring portion of the club season, after a foot injury, and made his full return at the Shootout, and his impact on the Bears roster was immediate, as he made plays, hit some shots, and displayed the moves that show why I have him in my Top 10 for the 2028 class. Sweeney really impressed with his play making, keeping the ball on a string, using his height and precise passing to thread the needle to open players cutting off the ball, to teammates off the drive and kick pass, or to shooters open cross court, as well as to players ahead in transition off the rebound and push. Sweeney has a variety of moves to get open, using the crossover combos, hesitation, step-back, and spin-move to create space from his defender, is accurate with the jumper from the mid-range to the 3-point line off the dribble, moves freely off the ball, gets to his shot spots, and can fire it from deep off the catch to score in bunches. He will be a key piece for the Bears this season, and it was great to see him back in action.

Sweeney is a skilled and sharp shooting player that can light it up from beyond the arc, scores in volume, and impacts the game playing on or off the ball. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard has a tight handle, keeps the dribble alive to survey the floor, swings the ball to keep the offense moving, not wasting dribbles, uses the crossover, hesitation, and between-cross to get his defender off balance, gets good lift on the stop-and-pop mid-range jumper, and is able to score through traffic at the basket, with use of the reverse, up-and-under, and Euro-step lay-ups. Sweeney moves fluidly off the ball, gets to his shot spots, and is deadly with the 3-ball off the catch or the bounce, with the stepback in his arsenal. Sweeney is relentless on the boards, looks to push the pace of play to initiate the offense, has the vision to make reads up the court, as well as find players cutting off the ball in the half court setting. Sweeney is one of the best pure shooters in the Section, as was evident in Buchanan’s loss to Bakersfield Christian, going for 18 points and 5 rebounds, connecting on 3 threes.

Sweeney entered the Next Up Showcase coming off an impressive showing at the California Live Scholastic Tournament in late June, where he led the Bears in scoring over the team’s 4 games. Sweeney displayed his elite shooting and scoring ability on Saturday at the showcase with games of 25 points and 7 rebounds, followed by an event-high of 33 points and 10 rebounds, and was the overall leading scorer at the Next Up Showcase over his two games. Sweeney has solid handles, makes nice use of the crossover and between the leg cross to create space from his defender, gets good lift on the jumper to shoot over most perimeter defenders, use his long strides to get by his defender, and is a crafty finisher at the rim, with some tough up and under lay-ups. What really stood out in his game was his elite 3-point shooting, as he connected on a total of 11 threes over the two games, and showed he can be effective off the dribble, as well as the off-ball movement to get open looks off the catch. Sweeney plays with good pace, is a great positional rebounder, as was evident with his 17 rebounds over 2 games, and looks to push the ball up the court off the glass. Sweeney will be a vital piece for Buchanan this coming season, and from what I witnessed this past weekend, he is capable of taking that step to be the team’s go-to scorer.