Recruiting Report: Keesten Hanks (2016)

<h2>September 14, 2015</h2><p>Lawton-Bronson’s leading scorer from a year ago is back, and will have some area Division II schools monitoring his senior season.</p> <p><strong>Keestan Hanks</strong> averaged 14.4 points, and 3 rebounds per game last season for the Eagles, and says there are a few D2 schools, and one D3 school recruiting him at the moment.</p> <p>“A couple D2 schools are showing interest. Wisconsin-Platteville is (showing interest), and Minnesota State contacted me. I’ve also heard from Concordia (St. Paul), and Upper Iowa,” said Hanks.</p> <p>Currently the schools are showing light interest, just mail, but he says one school in particular is sending him the most.</p> <p>“I would say Wisconsin-Platteville (D3) for sure is the school I’ve seen the most mail from,” said Hanks.</p> <p>The 6-foot guard spent his spring and summer playing with Harvis Cofield and Showtime Hoopers 17U.</p> <p>“I’d say the thing I did well was shoot, I really worked on my shot and tried to get that better over the summer and I could see that improving during AAU. And what Improved the most I’d say is my driving game,” said Hanks.</p> <p>“I really like to shoot 3-balls, my style of play is I’m not really super-aggressive, but I definitely like to score.”</p> <p>The talented senior classifies himself as a combo-guard, but says he’s more inept at the shooting guard spot, and will likely play off-guard at the next level.</p> <p>“I’d say I’m a combo-guard really, I play the one in high school ball, but I played the two during the offseason. I’d say I’ll probably play shooting guard at the next level,” said Hanks.</p> <p>“My ball-handling definitely needs to improve a little bit, my drive game should improve, and my defense, I really need to work on my defense. I’ve been doing a lot of ball-handling drills with my AAU coach Harvis, and I’ve been doing a lot of resistance band work, just trying to quicken-up my feet.”</p>