Recruiting Report: Gavin Vosika
BOLD had the look of a state title contender last year before a surprising early exit. The Warriors will be right up there with the elites in Class A again next winter. The catalyst in that success is point guard…
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Continue ReadingBOLD had the look of a state title contender last year before a surprising early exit. The Warriors will be right up there with the elites in Class A again next winter. The catalyst in that success is point guard Gavin Vosika.
Vosika’s been a stat-stuffer for the Warriors for several years now and heads into his senior year as one of the best guards in Class A. He spent the grassroots season with MN Matrix, one of the best grassroots teams in Minnesota, playing a challenging circuit against top players all over the Midwest.
“Playing with the Matrix was definitely a change,” Vosika said. “The competition was really good and that helped extend my game a lot. Being exposed to pressure; that’ll help me at the high school level. I think it went well. Had some good games. Had some bad ones. Feel like I rebounded well, distributed and scored when I needed to.”
Vosika is a stat-stuffer for his high school team, routinely threatening to put up triple doubles. He didn’t have that kind of responsibility with the Matrix, but Vosika learned how to excel in a different kind of role.
“It’s good to be exposed to that different role, playing in college, there will be a different role,” Vosika said. “Learning to adapt to that is going to help me a lot.”
Vosika doesn’t have a lot of weaknesses. If his game can be summed up into one word, it’d be relentless. He’s always in attack mode on the offensive end, looking to break down defenders and get to the rim. He’s a solid shooter (especially from the midrange) but he’s at his best when he’s relentlessly getting to the paint and either muscling his way through his defender or feeding teammates for easy shots. And on the defensive end, he’s always been very good off the ball creating turnovers, but he’s taken his on-ball defense to another level this spring and summer. He’s got very good rebounding instincts and sees the floor as well as anybody in transition.
“During the high school I didn’t play good defense,” said Vosika. “With my role with the Matrix I had to step up my defense. I got into guys and played better D. That’s different in high school where I was put on guys where I was allowed to roam a lot more. I’m looking forward to more responsibility on that end with my high school team. I can help my team more.”
His game looks like it’ll translate well to the next level. And college coaches have taken notice.
“Black Hills State, St. Johns, Concordia and before all the coaching changes at Northern State, they talked to me a lot; and Mayville State has talked to me,” said Vosika. “I’m thinking I’ll play out the school year and see what happens. I’m thinking about going into law enforcement.”
BOLD will be one of the top five or so teams heading into the year in Class A. The Warriors return four starters and three double-figure scoring guards. The expectations will be high that they will be very strong again and Vosika is a main cause why.
“The ultimate goal is to get to state,” said Vosika. “Our section is tough so we’ll have to bring it. With our guys coming back and a lot of guys playing AAU, I feel like we should be really good. We can go deep. Hopefully get to state.”