AAU Recap: Top Passers in North Dakota
The Grassroots season wrapped up at the end of July, which means basketball for the summer is essentially over. A lot changes from the end of the season in March to the time the school year starts with many of…
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Continue ReadingThe Grassroots season wrapped up at the end of July, which means basketball for the summer is essentially over. A lot changes from the end of the season in March to the time the school year starts with many of the top players participating in grassroots hoops.
Here are some of the top passers from the summer
Jaxton Wiest, 17U ND Attack Blue
Wiest is one of the best passers in North Dakota and a lot of his assists are not of the last-ditch variety. He sees the floor extremely well, sees cutters and spot up guys and can thread passes in traffic like few other guys can. He’s always got his head up and pushes the ball ahead in transition which sets up easy early offense and he can read defenses well both in ball screen actions and on drives.
Shea Carroll, 16U ND Attack
Undersized but super smart and creative, Carroll plays with a great understanding of where his teammates can do damage on the floor. He’s aggressive pushing the ball and passing ahead in transition and he reads the floor well to find open shooters or rim-runners. Carroll will have a chance to put up solid assist numbers next year at Jamestown with the amount of talent the Blue Jays will have in house.
Deonte Martinez, 17U ND Attack Black
Martinez played up a level with the 17U ND Attack club during grassroots and showed he’s more than capable of excelling. The Minot point guard is small, but he’s explosive getting into the paint and once he gets there, he’s adept at finding teammates. He’s very good probing in ball screens or on drives and finds bigs at the rim or shooters outside.
Matt Miller, 17U ECI Prospects
One of the top assist guys in the EDC a year ago, Miller will have a chance to lead the conference in helpers next winter and he showed this summer that he’s capable of playing that role optimally. The West Fargo point man is unselfish (sometimes too much) and does a great job getting his guys the ball where they can make an impact. He surveys the floor really well in ball screen actions and has the instincts to get passes to teammates before defenders can rotate.
Talon Hoffer, 17U Inspired Athletics
Hoffer isn’t a true point guard but he’s put in position to make plays for himself and his teammates a lot of times and he does a really good job at it. He’s big, strong and athletic and does his best when he’s attacking the paint, drawing extra defenders and either finishing or finding open teammates. He averaged better than three assists per game a year ago and showed this summer that it’s not a fluke.