Great Plains Alliance: Friday 17U standouts
PHD was at the Great Plains Alliance second and third round bracket games all day Friday and saw know names and new names alike step forward and shine for their teams. Here is one group of players that have earned…
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Continue ReadingPHD was at the Great Plains Alliance second and third round bracket games all day Friday and saw know names and new names alike step forward and shine for their teams. Here is one group of players that have earned their praise.
Montel Carlow (ECI Selects, 6-1, SG, Solen). His jumper is as clean as the come. He’s been in a rhythm all month long with feet set and with a one dribble pull-up jumper. The lift to his jumper is quality but the release is even better. Carlow has been able to square up and attack to his one-dribble pull-up consistently. A shooter to know and I would expect a lot of D3 and NAIA schools to be on him hard, and maybe some D2 teams will think about filling out their roster with his shooting.
Justin Engg (ECI Prospects, 6-5, Forward, Minot). What type of forward is Justin? Based on what we’ve seen this weekend Engg is whatever type of forward you want him to be. We saw him hit threes, score with his back to the basket in the post, score on the move at the rim, and the biggest thing was three face-up attacks where he used a small ball or head fake and then attacked the other way using a quicker first step than expected to get lane and then use his strength and balance to finish.
Jacob Hanson (ECI Select, 6-0, PG, North Sargent). We watched ECI twice and felt that Hanson was playing lead guard like flowing water just moving at a good pace around whatever obstacle was in the way and not being stopped. The guards he faced in the second and third game were not able to stop his down hill movement and this is a reason why his shooters are always open as defenses had to move with him.
Reece Hoherz (ECI Select, 6-3, SF, Beulah). A thick shoulder player with agility that likely plays up front for his high school team and collects a ton of boards while scoring on the move. Plays more as a three for ECI scoring on the move without a concern of contact because he has the strength to play through it. A very nice complimentary piece to all his team’s size.
Lucas Mayer (ECI Prospects, 6-6, PF, Bismarck Century). Lucas made all the field goals he took against WC United and that included an open floor 1-hand dunk And1, an up and under finish And1, two other lost post creations, and a floor run finish. Mayer is strong, smart, keeps a good base with his pivot, is quick with his spin, and this game showed me that he can definitely be a NSIC four man as his agility and size leaves room for a lot of growth.
Logan Nelson (ECI Prospects, SG, 6-2, Northern Cass). Logan ran the floor and scored a couple difficult buckets in transition but the best part of his game is his pretty jumpshot and his efficiency of play. Scored his dozen points on just six shots, moved the ball well, put forth a strong defensive effort. He looks to have grown which opens up options for him at the next level because he is the right size as a shooting guard for most college levels.
Jack Schaefer (ECI Select, 6-1, SG, New Rockford-Sheyenne). The upswing of Jack’s game continues as he went for nearly 20 in a blowout win over PBC Knippling. Jack put a dozen on the board including a deep corner trey and three baskets on the move and releasing before the defense closed in. Jack is not only a shooter who can make shots at the arc and off the bounce mid-range but the kid is tough. Length does not seem to bother him nor does physical play.
Zach Scholten (PBC Knipping, SF, 6-5, Brandon Valley). Scholten is a long forward prospect that is perimeter comfortable and based on the three treys, made foul shots, and pull-up jumper we watched he is quite perimeter skilled. A guy at his size and skill is going to be a name on the list of college coaches because they need size and skill like his that can make plays comfortably over long wings that are his size. Potential to be quite good.
Mark Toe (ECI Prospects, 5-9, PG, GFRR). A very strong, compact guard who has a specialty of outstanding ball pressure. His ball pressure is so tough that he was less than a foot off his man covering about 70 feet with pressure. He would even pressure the ball for 5-6 seconds and then switch off and harass the next guy. One of the better ball pressure guys I’ve seen this year.
Collin Trottier (ECI Select, 6-7, PF, WF Sheyenne). A strong, tough to move big that runs block to block ahead of the defense and gets in position to catch and finish from his talented group of guards. Contesting defenders can’t knock him off balance nor do they get to position with him so Collin seems to regularly be catching and softly placing off the glass. He will enter college with good size and will give effort.