Recruiting Report: Aaron Wenande (2016)

<p><strong>Aaron Wenande</strong> caught the attention of everybody last winter when he was on highlight shows around the state.  The 5-foot-10, 150 pound senior led his team to a 22-4 mark and a state championship last season that included a buzzer beater in overtime made by Aaron to get his team to the final.</p><p>So what are the Class B champions set to do for an encore?  Aaron and teammate Andrew Arend spent several of their summer weekends playing with the South Dakota Wizards.</p> <p>I think This off-season has been very beneficial for me,” Aaron told PHD.  “I got to play with the South Dakota Wizards along with my high school team. Playing on my traveling team, I gained a lot of experience playing against great players. It was fun to play against higher competition.</p> <p>“Playing with my high school team was something that has changed tremendously. I&#39;m now the senior leader of this team and I&#39;ve stepped up and became more of a scorer instead of a role player. Graduating players like Jordan Marquardt, Taylor Nichols, and Sam Stouwe, I knew I was going to have to step up and take the lead role and lead this team.”</p> <p>There is a lot to replace at Hanson High as Aaron pointed out but this will be a different team.  A team that will have advantages for a different reason.</p> <p>“One thing we have this year is good size,” Wenande explained. “We have more height this year and that should be beneficial to us especially on defense.</p> <p>“I also liked the way we played during summer camps. We didn’t really know how things would go but this group did a great job of fitting in to our game plan and I think has we get into the season, things will really start to come together.”</p> <p>Anytime a guy wins a state title at lead guard on the journey he did, there will be colleges checking in.  Right now there is one main team calling and then several others that are just starting the interest process.</p> <p>“Jamestown is the only team checking in regularly. I&#39;ve heard some buzz from other schools but nothing too serious. I plan on visiting some other schools but that&#39;s all I can say.”</p>