Ten Of The Top Free Throw Shooters In The 2027 Rankings

PGH scouts feature ranked athletes from Kansas.

Jeremy Deckard April 17, 2025 @ 11:39 AM

One of the most underrated skills in high school basketball is free-throw shooting. It should be one of the easiest ways to score, but it can also be the most mentally challenging. Made or missed free throws can be the difference in a game.   When I coached I always worked on free throw shooting, and knew which athletes had the best chance of making crucial shots from the charity stripe.   Prep Girls Hoops Kansas released updated rankings for the Class of 2027 earlier this week.   Those rankings include 200 total athletes and 66 debut athletes.   New additions to the rankings are encouraged to claim their new player profiles, by using this link <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/prospect-index/#claim-profile-anchor">https://prepgirlshoops.com/prospect-index/#claim-profile-anchor</a>   Here is a look at where some of the best free-throw shooters in the Kansas Class of 2027 ended up in the rankings.   [player_tooltip player_id='873993' first='Lilly' last='Hoffman'], 5'8”, SG, Udall, '27   Udall's Hoffman is ranked No. 26 overall in the most recent rankings. She converted 99 free-throw attempts in 21 gamed. She made 72 percent of free-throw attempts and averaged 17 points per game for the Eagles.   [player_tooltip player_id='836269' first='Presley' last='Schmidt'], 5'7”, PG, Goddard, '27   Schmidt is ranked No. 89 overall by Prep Girls Hoops Kansas. She shot 93-for-127 from the free throw line. Those numbers represent a 73 success rate at the line. She averaged 12.4 points per game for the Lions.   [player_tooltip player_id='779244' first='Camden' last='Franklin'], 5'6”, CG, Rawlins County, ‘27   Franklin is ranked No. 61 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She made a total of 83 free throw attempts and shot 72 percent from the line. She scored 14.7 points per game for the Buffaloes.   [player_tooltip player_id='906328' first='Kylie' last='Nelson'], 5'5”, SG, Hiawatha, '27   Hiawatha's Nelson is ranked No. 140 overall. She scored 80 points from the free throw line and shot 61 percent from the charity stripe. She averaged 16 point per game during her sophomore season with the Red Hawks.   [player_tooltip player_id='884867' first='Pearmella' last='Carter'], 5'10”, PF, Highland Park, ‘27   Carter is ranked No. 4 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She scored 19.6 points per game for the Scotties. She converted 78-of-134 of her free throw attempts. Shooting at a 58 percent clip from the line.   [player_tooltip player_id='1139818' first='Zoe' last='Davidson'], 5'8”, CG/SF, Dexter, ‘27   Davidson is ranked No. 78 overall by Prep Girls Hoops. She scored 72 points from the free throw line. She shot 72 percent from the line and averaged 15.9 points per game for the Spartans.   [player_tooltip player_id='791747' first='Bella' last='Bouddhara'], 5'7”, PG, Andover, ‘27   Andover's Bouddhara is ranked No. 5 overall in the new rankings. She scored a total of 70 points from the free throw line and shot 77 percent from the stripe. She averaged 17 points per game for the Trojans.   [player_tooltip player_id='1232145' first='Jai' last='Rogers'], 5'7”, CG, Chapman, ‘27   Rogers debuted in the rankings at No. 200 overall. She converted 67-of-100 free throw attempts. That's math that even I can do, as that equates to a 67 shooting percentage from the line. She scored 11 points per game for the Irish.   [player_tooltip player_id='1149708' first='Eislee' last='Boatman'], 5'6”, CG, Dexter, ‘27   Dexter had more than one athlete cashing in from the line. Boatman scored 66 points off of free throws. She shot 66 percent from the free throw line and averaged 11.9 points per game. She is ranked in the No. 155 slot.   [player_tooltip player_id='932989' first='Mia' last='Vinson'], 5'6”, SG, Heritage Christin Academy, ‘27   Vinson is ranked No. 67 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She made it easy on me as well shooting 64-of-100 from the stripe for a success rate of 64 percent. She scored 20.1 points per game for the Chargers.

One of the most underrated skills in high school basketball is free-throw shooting. It should be one of the easiest ways to score, but it can also be the most mentally challenging. Made or missed free throws can be the difference in a game.