Boys “Top Shooters Challenge” Participants
March 18, 2019
On Saturday, March 16 the top boys basketball teams in the state will face off in the State Finals. However, there will be another face off, though not as well known. This competition will crown the “best” boys Free Throw and Three Point Shooters in the state. This is the “Top Shooters Challenge” put on by BCAM and the MHSAA.
Nominations for the BCAM Top Shooters Awards (received by 3/6) were put in order and the top 20 boys in each category were invited to attend. Some declined their invitations and so others next in line were invited until we had 20 participants in each category. These will face off at the Breslin Center on Saturday to crown the top shooter in the state.
Here is the list of boys participating this year:
3 PT Winner: Drew Hess Runner Up: Eli Carlson
FT Co-Champions: Carson Bornefeld, Clayton Dykhouse
| Boys Top Shooters Challenge | |||
| FT | |||
| Name | Last Name | School | Regular Season % |
| Carson | Bornefeld | Owosso | 59/62=95.16% |
| Charlie | Woodhams | Otsego | 58/65=89.23% |
| Jason | Waterman | Negaunee | 57/66=86.36% |
| Owen | Simon | Fowler | 63/73=86.30% |
| Joseph | Kimmerer | Hale | 138/160=86.25% |
| Isaiah | Guenther | Thornapple Kellogg | 71/83=85.54% |
| Carter | Chase | Grant | 64/75=85.33% |
| Ethan | Alderink | Holland Christian | 61/72=84.72% |
| Blake | Lund | Linden | 44/52=84.62% |
| Gabe | Hawes | Laingsburg | 54/64=84.38% |
| Clayton | Dykhouse | Zeeland East | 63/75=84.00% |
| Blake | Cassidy | Pellston | 56/67=83.58% |
| Quinn | Fracassi | South Lyon | 52/63=82.54% |
| Alex | Watters | Lansing Catholic | 47/57=82.46% |
| Tahj | Chatman | Ypsilanti Lincoln | 46/56=82.14% |
| Calvin | Miller | Fremont | 44/54=81.48% |
| Xavier | Bargesser | Grass Lake | 95/117=81.20% |
| Jakson | Sager | Negaunee | 62/78=79.49% |
| Keagan | Burns | Battle Creek Pennfield | 46/58=79.31% |
| Gerrid | Rutledge | North Branch | 65/82=79.27% |
| Trevor | Smith, Jr | RH Stoney Creek | 53/67=79.10% |
| 3 Pointers | |||
| Name | Last Name | School | Regular Season % |
| Trevon | Gunter | Kalamazoo Central | 31/58=53.45% |
| Jason | Waterman | Negaunee | 40/77=51.95% |
| Jaden | Geck | Algonac | 50/97=51.55% |
| Cade | Pichan | Taylor Prep | 38/77=49.35% |
| Ethan | Erickson | Forest Hills Northern | 65/133=48.87% |
| Addison | Atwater | Otsego | 52/111=46.85% |
| Quinn | Starkey | Chelsea | 55/113=48.67% |
| Jacob | Schneider | Carson City-Crystal | 26/54=48.15% |
| Nigel | Colvin | River Rouge | 50/104=48.08% |
| Austin | Montsma | GR South Christian | 28/59=47.46% |
| Eli | Carlson | Kent City | 55/116=47.41% |
| Andrew | Leamy | Belleville | 52/110=47.27% |
| Drew | Lindberg | Negaunee | 50/107=46.73% |
| Kyler | Stone | Carson City-Crystal | 40/86=46.51% |
| Caleb | Gildner | Forest Hills Northern | 26/57=45.61% |
| Charlie | Woodhams | Otsego | 35/77=45.45% |
| Drew | Hess | Mio AuSable | 48/106=45.28% |
| Alex | Reiter | RH Stoney Creek | 33/73=45.21% |
| Ben | Alderson | Bishop Foley | 28/62=45.16% |
| Kyle | Stockford | Sanford Meridian | 23/51=45.10% |
| Ty | Mulder | GR Covenant Christian | 41/91=45.05% |