Region by Region: Class B Breakout Player Candidates (SD)
Top players we have our eyes on for a breakout 2020-21 season? Here is the PHD list for Class B! Region 1. Landon Leidholt Landon Leidholt 6'4" | SF Warner | 2021 State SD of Warner. An all league level…
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Continue ReadingTop players we have our eyes on for a breakout 2020-21 season? Here is the PHD list for Class B!
Region 1. Landon Leidholt Landon Leidholt 6'4" | SF Warner | 2021 State SD of Warner. An all league level player that has the ability to start playing at an All State level his senior year. Landon is a bigger wing and in Class B he’s often one of the bigger players on the floor. That gives him an edge but the biggest edge he has is that Landon moves better than everybody else on the floor to his explosive right hand finish meaning defenses have a tough time contesting.
Region 2. Sam Aslesen Sam Aslesen 6'7" | SF Howard | 2021 State SD of Howard. Sam has grown to 6-foot-7 and that is why it was such a big commitment when Sam recently pledged to DWU. So why is Sam going to be a breakout player? He put up 17 and 7 last year a couple inches smaller and less experienced. Now Sam is about to be the biggest player on the floor and the most skilled player on the floor. Look out South Dakota!
Region 3. Garret Kerkvliet Garret Kerkvliet 6'3" | SG Castlewood | 2021 State SD of Castlewood. There are three things that I think of when I see Garret’s name: 1) strength as a guard, 2) potential for big range on a solid jumper, 3) body control going at the rim. These three things I believe could make him an all state talent.
Region 4. Stratton Eppard Stratton Eppard 6'0" | PG Chester Area | 2022 State SD of Chester Area. Toughness. That’s why we have our eyes on this junior, toughness. A guy that loves a challenge. When PHD first started, Chester Area was routinely a top team and Eppard is the type of guy that could lead a group to a similar area. When teammates see a guy like Eppard defending the top opposing player and then putting up 12 and 7 along with it, they follow willingly and excitedly.
Region 5. Tyce Ortman Tyce Ortman 5'11" | PG Canistota | 2021 State SD of Canistota. Tyce Ortman Tyce Ortman 5'11" | PG Canistota | 2021 State SD has one of the best pull-up jumpers you will see any place. His quickness into his lift followed by the soft touch, it’s poetry in motion. One of the many things he can do as an All State level top 20 player in the state. A huge year could be coming.
Region 6. Coy Determan Coy Determan 6'1" | SG Gregory | 2022 State SD of Gregory. Coy is one of the best 3-4 juniors in Class B and he has his sights set on something even bigger. Determan is in the 40% club – guys that regularly shoot at the 40 percent level for a year or more from the arc – plus Coy is an all around producer. Type of talent that we expect to average 20/8/6 this year while recording multiple triple-doubles.
Region 7. Wyatt Olson of Jones County. Wyatt will be one of the best combo guards/wings in Class B this year. He’s a 5’11/6’0 guard capable of playing on or off the basketball and this year he should help his team improve by 5/6 games. Olson’s aggressive nature on the floor makes him one of the best attack finishing and rebounding guards.
Region 8. Keegan Hett Keegan Hett 6'0" | PG Harding County | 2023 State SD and Kelby Hett Kelby Hett 6'0" | PG Harding County | 2023 State SD of Harding County. Twins that have been identified early as having the work ethic and experience to break out this year. Brother Camden was fantastic as a senior, and now Keegan and Kelby look to be ready to step right in.