The crowd is at full volume and time is short.
Who are the seven players most likely to knock down a high-pressure 3 at the buzzer with their teams trailing by two? It’s a scenario every high school headliner practices almost daily. Here are the shooters I believe are built to deliver in that moment.
1. Hassan Koureissi, Stepinac
Has the skillset to create space and the mindset to deliver timely buckets.
2. Joe Wolf, Iona Prep
An unflappable shooter who gets off the bus in rhythm.
3. Jasiah Jervis, Stepinac
Guaranteed to defy gravity and get a clean look over any defender.
4. Jake Pampolina, Suffern
Most likely to launch and connect three steps behind the arc.
5. Brandon Burrell, Mamaroneck
Understands the importance of mind over matter.
6. Connor Morhardt, Yorktown
Only needs to make one shot to go from ice cold to on fire.
7. Anthony Ficarrotta, Dobbs Ferry
Doesn’t need time or space to get shots off.
And here is the entire list of the players whose ability to drop shots from behind the arc can quickly change the momentum of a close game:
3-point field goal leaders
(Minimum of 25 makes)
Logan Moriarty (Putnam Valley) 57
Joe Wolf (Iona Prep) 52
Brandon Burrell (Mamaroneck) 46
Frank Mercedes (Roosevelt) 45
Jake Pampolina (Suffern) 45
Jack Marinelli (Putnam Valley) 44
Tommy Wolf (Iona Prep) 43
Matt McCoy (Harrison) 39
Ryan Houston (Pearl River) 38
Anthony Ficarrotta (Dobbs Ferry) 35
Sydney McMurrin (North Rockland) 34
Alex Vazquez (Saunders) 34
Marcus Jackette (Westlake) 33
Dante Friedman (Rye Neck) 32
Max Rivera (Brewster) 32
Jasiah Jervis (Stepinac) 31
Connor Murphy (Carmel) 31
Declan Bruder (Pleasantville) 30
Luke Peterson (Nanuet) 30
Sebastian Benitez (Woodlands) 28
Connor Morhardt (Yorktown) 28
Nadav Hadari (Leffell) 27
Ryan Sussberg (Scarsdale) 27
Mateo Lugo (Lakeland) 26
Greg Poli (Eastchester) 26
Josh Rivera (Stepinac) 25
Mike Dougherty covers high school basketball for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Who are the 7 boys basketball players most likely to hit a clutch 3?
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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