Recruiting Report: Taner DenHoed (2016)

<p>At 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds wing Taner DenHoed led Madison to a 19-5 record a year ago but there quest to make state came up short.</p><p>With high expectations once again Madison expects to make a run and they have the talent to do so.  That’s why PHD ranked them third in our preseason rankings.</p> <p>“We have a lot of returning talent in three starters and a few with a lot of varsity minutes,” said DenHoed</p> <p>“We also have young talent that will help us out. Our expectations are the same as every year in making it to the state tournament and win games.”</p> <p>Taner is a three sport athlete plus he competed with Dakota Schoolers Daly, the top ranked Grassroots squad in the PHD area.</p> <p>“I felt that making the decision to play with a great program such as the Schoolers helped me in a lot of ways,” said Taner.  “We had some ups and downs but we finished the way we knew we could.</p> <p>“Playing with such great teammates and having a great coach helped me grow as a player, a teammate, defensively, and made the come back from an injury that much easier.”</p> <p>Taner’s shooting stroke is a wanted commodity.  Three schools are contacting him the most but several have let them know that they have interest.</p> <p>“I have visited a couple of schools already. I plan on visiting Dakota Wesleyan later in the fall as well as a few others. I have been hearing from Dakota State, Dakota Weleyan, Morningside, some division three schools as well as a few D2 schools.”</p>