AJ Hess brings shot-making pop and spacing to Cleary
AJ Hess is a 6-foot-6 junior forward for Cleary who profiles as a floor-spacer with legit range and wing size, a combo that can quietly warp a defense even when he isn’t stuffing the box score. In the 2024-25 season, he logged 3, 8 and 8 points in his first three ESPN-tracked games, with a season-high 2 made threes in two of those outings, and Cleary’s own preseason note described him as a shooter with NBA range and enough length to guard multiple positions. He looks like a fit for teams needing a versatile, perimeter-oriented forward who can stretch the floor and defend across the 1-4.
