Recruiting Report: Alec Wensman (2016)
Update from 9/24/15 by Alex Conover Plenty of players use disappointment as motivation. For Alec Wensman of Alexandria/Comets Servaty, he’s been thinking about last year’s sections loss for a long time. Alexandria went 13-9 in the regular season but lost…
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Continue ReadingUpdate from 9/24/15 by Alex Conover
Plenty of players use disappointment as motivation. For Alec Wensman of Alexandria/Comets Servaty, he’s been thinking about last year’s sections loss for a long time. Alexandria went 13-9 in the regular season but lost 67-56 to Little Falls right away in the postseason.
“I’ve been looking forward to my senior year ever since we lost in the first round of sections,” the 6-6 forward told NHR. “I think we’ll have a good year, we have a very good senior class but our conference will be tough, as always.”
Wensman’s fall has involved working out, getting shots up, school and college visits.
“The football coaches really tried to get me to play, but I wanted to focus on basketball more,” he said. “I’ve been working on ball-handling and going into school in the morning to shoot. I work out after school too, that’s been my routine.”
Several D3s have already hosted Wensman on campus, giving him a nice group already to choose from. He’s not too picky… he just wants a good school where he feels comfortable and can succeed in basketball.
“I’m getting more calls from coaches who are interested, and I’ve done five visits so far: Augsburg, Hamline, St. John’s, St. Scholastica and Concordia-Moorhead. All of the coaches I’ve talked to are very nice and welcoming, and I’ve enjoyed each visit.
“Each campus has several different things that I like, so it’s hard to pick just one. Division doesn’t really matter as long as I like the school and it has a good education and a good basketball program. The location doesn’t matter a whole lot, either. It just has to do with comfort, coaches and education.”
Update from 5/28/15 by Alex Conover
Are you a college coach who will be stopping by the NHR State Tournament this weekend? Looking for a sleeper big man, maybe somewhere in the 6-6 or 6-7 range?
You will definitely want to catch Alec Wensman, a forward who is rising quickly for Comets Servaty. From Alexandria, Wensman drummed up some early interest with his play at spring tournaments like the Comets Shootout.
“St. John’s, Concordia-Moorhead, Waldorf, Valley City State, Northland, Hamline, Sioux Falls, Nebraska Wesleyan, St. Scholastica, Morningside College, and Dakota Wesleyan,” Wensman listed as colleges that have reached out. “It has mostly started after my first tourney and many have sent letters, but a few others have texted and called.”
Alexandria finished second in its conference, behind Rocori with a 10-5 record. Wensman racked up Honorable Mention All-Conference Honors, was voted “Most Improved Player” and was named a senior captain for 2015-2016. He says he’s working on improving everything this spring, but especially post moves, ball-handling and shooting.
“I'm going to visit a number of campuses this summer,” Wensman said. “As of now, probably SJU and Concordia-Moorhead stand out the most. I just like the academics there.”
Wensman is “more than likely” going to study business in college.