Summer Slam/SPTS: Best of Schoolers & PBC Buus 17s
The Summer Slam/SPTS Finals opened up today at the Sanford Pentagon and PHD was on hand to watch several 17U standouts from South Dakota on Friday night led by Kegan Savary of the Dakota Schoolers. Chase Duffy of Pentagon Buus…
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Continue ReadingThe Summer Slam/SPTS Finals opened up today at the Sanford Pentagon and PHD was on hand to watch several 17U standouts from South Dakota on Friday night led by Kegan Savary of the Dakota Schoolers.
Chase Duffy of Pentagon Buus (6-4, SF Roosevelt, PF, 2017). Type of guy you love having against a zone. He flashes hard in the high post to catch and squad. Is very quick so he can use a dribble right to get to space or hit a cutter. Is very good on the backside working for boards in the zone. Also, one of the hardest working kids we’ve seen all summer. Just fights and fights for everything every possession.
Trevor Hanson of Dakota Schoolers (6-8, Sioux Valley, C, 2018). The Heat have tripled teamed Hanson but it hasn’t led to much success. Hanson has been fouled and made free throws plus he’s been outstanding at kicking the ball out of the post so wings can hit from the arc or for the ball to be quickly swung to open players that the triple team left open. Too big for his defenders, too skilled when they brought several to guard the SDSU commit.
Carter Holm of Pentagon Buus (6-3, Brookings HS, SF, 2017). When this team was having trouble getting the offense started deeper in the paint it was Holm that two dribble attacked the lane for a jumper to end an 8-0 run. He was the guy that was able to get separation on the Nebraska Shooting Stars. Very good rebounder too at his size. Boarded for his team on both ends, played some four man when his team needed him to as well. Holm went from guarding a big, to attacking to score with his left inside, to defending a two guard all within a minute. Seems like that versatile of a player. Outstanding on the offensive glass and has used both hands to finish.
Drew Jurgens of PBC Buus( 6-9, Brandon Valley HS, PF, 2017). Jurgens is quite comfortable facing up to hit jumpers from around the elbow range. Has a solid touch for a player his size which is why Briar Cliff and Jamestown recently offered, that and his size. What stood out to us against the Shooting Stars was how many rebounds Drew collected out of his area. Took in everything in his space but also did a great job running down balls that became the next possession for his team.
Josh Mohs of Pentagon Buss (6-1, Brookings HS, SF, 2017). Mohs has been defended hard off ball screens by the help, he’s taken double teams both off screens and full court, and he’s dealt with return passes high off the arc and every time he has weaved his way through the defense to better situations. Love how Mohs goes 0 to 60 to get past his man then holds him behind to let the offense develop. Also, his weave through traffic for back to back scores helped his team get back in the game in the first half. Mohs had complete control of his dribble against the Nebraska Shooting Stars to the point that he would toy with the defense and then snap a pass to an awaiting shooter. Excellent floor game Friday night. Defensively he has the type of speed to sprint to recover after making a mistake and this includes catching up laterally after being beat.
Keegan Savary of Dakota Schoolers (6-2, Sergent Bluff-Luton (IA), SF, 2017). Savary is the ultimate worker. He scored on offensive boards, went down and defended hard in position every play, and then went back and set better screens than everyone. Effort is 100 percent but also showed skill against the Heat knocking down several long jumpers including two late in the game to secure the large victory.
Mason Schmidt of SD Heat (6-4, Dell Rapids, Wing, 2018). Schmidt is one of the Heat young players that is competing up a level and Mason has not only the size and basketball education from Dell Rapids to do that, he’s also got the shooting touch from long range. Baskets were hard to come by for the Heat but Schmidt knocked out three treys that were from well beyond the three point line.
Jack Talley of Dakota Schoolers (6-5, SF Washington, SF, 2017). Jack was the most agile player on the floor and in what seemed unfair, he was bigger than all of the SD Heat players. Talley was able to attack the rim, take contact, and finish at the rim while being fouled a couple times. He used his size but Talley was also able to put the ball on the deck and beat the opposition to the corner to attack. And then when you add in the fact that the Heat had trouble boxing him out to begin with, it was even worse on the backside boards where Talley found a couple scores as well.