Nebraska's Top 10 returning boys high school basketball sharp shooters

Loomis' Quinn Johnson edges Cooper Gierhan of Centennial as the Cornhusker State's top returning 3-point marksman.

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Dec 13, 2019, 9:30am
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During a 2-0 start to the 2019-20 season, Quinn Johnson is firing away from beyond the arc to the delight of Loomis head boys basketball coach Drew Billeter and Wolf Nation. Johnson, Nebraska's top returning sharp shooter, has knocked down 13 of 18 3-pointers to date after pouring in 42-percent of his shots from long range a year ago.

During a freshman year in which he knocked down 90-of-215 3-point attempts, Johnson was good on 22-of-71 field goals tries a year ago. This fall, the 5-foot-10 sophomore has shown improved marksmanship regardless of where he is at on the floor after knocking down 3-of-6 2-point field goals and 7-of-8 free throws through two contests. Johnson is ripping the cords for 26 points a contest in 2019-20.

Centennial's Cooper Gierhan returns after making 42-percent of his 3-point tries last season, tying Johnson with the highest returning 3-point shooting percentage from a year ago. Johnson, however, earned top billing as the Cornhusker State's most accurate returning sharp shooter after he fired up a larger number of 3-point attempts last winter.

Blue Hill's MJ Coffey sits in the No.3 slot after stretching opposing defenses with a 40.5 3-point percentage a year ago while Bret Hanis of Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family and Lincoln Pius X's Kolbe Rada round out this week's Top 5 in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots respectively. All six classes are represented in this week's Top 10.

In order to be considered for this week's Top 10, a returning player had to make at least 50 3-pointers a year ago. As you browse through the Top 10, listed on the line below each player's name are that player's 3-point field goal, total field goal and free throw shooting numbers as well as the total number of points he scored a year ago.

Nebraska's Top 10 returning boys sharp shooters

1. Quinn Johnson, Loomis 5-10 So. SG – 41.9 Percent
90 3PM-215 3PA | 112 FGM-286 FGA | 12 FTM-14 FTA | 326 Points

2. Cooper Gierhan, Centennial (Utica) 6-0 Jr. G, F – 41.9 Percent
54 3PM-129 3PA | 90 FGM-218 FGA | 42 FTM-48 FTA | 276 Points

3. MJ Coffey, Blue Hill 5-10 So. PG, SG – 40.5 Percent
53 3PM-131 3PA | 78 FGM-196 FGA | 65 FTM-84 FTA | 274 Points

4. Bret Hanis, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (Humphrey) 5-7 Sr. PG – 39.4 Percent
61 3PM-155 3PA | 82 FGM-208 FGA | 35 FTM-47 FTA | 260 Points

5. Kolbe Rada, Pius X (Lincoln) 6-1 Sr. PG, SG – 38.7 Percent
60 3PM-155 3PA | 142 FGM-325 FGA | 59 FTM-78 FTA | 403 Points

6. Payson Gillespie, Douglas County West (Valley) 6-3 So. SG, SF – 38.7 Percent
70 3PM-181 3PA | 123 FGM-309 FGA | 80 FTM-111FTA | 396 Points

7. Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Omaha Central (Omaha) 6-2 Sr. PG, SG – 38.3 Percent
51 3PM-133 3PA | 112 FGM-249 FGA | 66 FTM-86 FTA | 341 Points

8. Trey Miner, Elm Creek 5-10 Jr. G, F – 37.4 Percent
58 3PM-155 3PA | 174 FGM-368 FGA | 49 FTM-70 FTA | 455 Points

9. Brad Bennett, Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn) 6-2 Jr. SG, PG – 37.1 Percent
63 3PM-170 3PA | 136 FGM-315 FGA | 78 FTM-108 FTA | 413 Points

10. Kaden Glynn, Johnson-Brock (Johnson) 6-1 Jr. – 36.7 Percent
65 3PM-177 3PA | 152 FGM-330 FGA | 42 FTM-59 FTA | 411 Points

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