Sharpshooters to keep an eye on in the HoopState, Part 2
Part 1 of the Sharpshooters to watch dropped late last week. Here’s a look at Part 2 of 3-point marksmen to keep an eye on entering the 2019-20 season. 6’2 Guard – Joey Mcmullin – Orange High School – 2020…
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Continue ReadingPart 1 of the Sharpshooters to watch dropped late last week. Here’s a look at Part 2 of 3-point marksmen to keep an eye on entering the 2019-20 season.
6’2 Guard – Joey Mcmullin – Orange High School – 2020
Tucked away in the North Carolina 3A region is a rising sharpshooter at Orange High School in Joey Mcmullin. Mcmullin is developing his all-around floor game as he approaches his senior year, but his biggest asset is his ability to shoot it from deep.
He produced 13.4 points in 2018-19 as a junior while shooting 34 percent from 3-point land. He made 49 total 3-pointers this past season with Orange and showed poise as the primary 3-point scorer on the AAU circuit with Team Loaded North Carolina. Mcmullin doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb given his height at 6-foot-2 but he’s certainly not a player you want to leave open in 2019-20.
5’10 Guard – Jamison Long – Topsail High School – 2020
Jamison Long is an emerging guard in the 2020 class that should have a strong season shooting the 3-ball. Long shot 31 percent from 3-point range in 2018-19 while averaging 11.5 points per contest for Topsail High School this past season.
51 of the 91 total field goals he made on the year came from 3-point land this past season with Topsail. He’s a prospect that should have a breakout season with Topsail after a productive summer with Flight 22’s AAU program.
6’0 Guard Anthony Allen – Independence High School – 2020
Anthony Allen and Independence High School are going to be a tough team to face in 2019-20. Allen will be difficult enough to stop given his ability to shoot from beyond the arc. He shot 37 percent from the arc during his junior season with his high school squad. He averaged 8.7 points per game and is due for a big year shooting the ball this upcoming season.
This past spring and summer with DTA Elite, he really turned a corner, showing off his ability to fill it up from behind the arc off the catch and off the dribble. He’s got offers from Mount Olive, Lees-McRae, Rider and Mars Hill University.
6’4 Shooting Guard – Josh Banks – Olympic High School – 2020
Josh Banks brings a renewed definition to the shooting guard position. While he can put it on the floor and finish above the rim, he makes things look easy when he’s shooting from 3-point land as well.
Banks put up 20.6 points per game in 2018-19 while shooting 38 percent (47-of-123) from 3-point range. He’s recently obtained offers from Purdue, Virginia Tech, Murray State and UMass among others. He’s one prospect that can get hot in a hurry from 3-point range.
6’1 Phillip Martin Jr. – Grace Christian Academy – 2020
Phillip Martin Jr. is a rising senior prospect that’s really starting to grow on college coaches radars. Martin is moving schools entering his senior year but his abilities as a facilitator and as a sharpshooter should carry him.
Martin showed poise in his final tournament of the summer at BigShots Myrtle Beach, draining seven 3-pointers in their opening bracket play game. He’s gaining interest as a shooter and playmaker and should have a productive season at Grace Christian.
6’2 Brady Rankin – Hoggard – 2021
One of the more underrated shooters in the HoopState is Brady Rankin over at Hoggard High School. Rankin shot 41 percent from behind the arc in 2018-19 while averaging 9.7 points per game as a sophomore for his team.
His all-around game is coming along and as it does, look for the game to start coming easy for him. He made at least 3-pointer in all but five of his 25 appearances for Hoggard this past season and is due for a breakout year shooting the ball.
6’5 Wing/Guard – Davis Molnar – Terry Sanford – 2022
The 2018-19 season was a warmup season for Davis Molnar given his 2022 classification but don’t expect too much slack to be given in 2019-20 in his sophomore season. Molnar put up 8.9 points per game as a freshman on varsity this past season while shooting 39 percent from 3-point range.
The expectations for Molnar weren’t too high at Terry Sanford High School this past season. He went 4-for-6 from 3-point land during a 20-point effort against Seventy-First High School back on Jan. 22, though it came in a 61-56 loss.
He had a productive summer with Team Wall and is due for a breakout year after getting his feet wet freshman year.