Live SZN Kickoff: Kansas Final Notes

<p>Taking our final look at the Live SZN Kickoff in Lincoln, looking to help a couple of other standouts get some exposure out there. These guys had very solid weekends and set themselves up for a really nice spring.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1076410" first="Terrence" last="Tedder"], 6’ Guard, Junction City, SSA 2022 White: Tedder is an offensive minded combo guard who has really elevated his shooting ability over the last year or so. Whether it is contested, off the dribble, or open catch and shoot shots, Tedder has become a lethal long range shooter of the basketball. He shot 46% from three this past weekend, and finished with a stat line of 19 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds per game for a 3-1 squad on the weekend.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1185196" first="Ryan" last="Yankovich"], 6’6 Forward, Aquinas, PAC Basketball: Yankovich will be a post Aquinas looks to next year to play alongside [player_tooltip player_id="1080165" first="Will" last="Rost"] and produce. Lincoln was a good first sign for the forward, having a breakout 28 point game for PAC Basketball in the process. He has good hands and footwork, and can finish in and around the painted area with some stretch forward ability in there.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1139911" first="Ty" last="Hofer"], 6’4 Wing, Basehor, SSA 202 Black: Hofer started off the Lincoln weekend with a bang, scoring 11 points, knocking down 3 three balls in the process, and hitting a nice floater over the highly touted Illinois Hoopstars in an extremely competitive game. He cooled off as the weekend progressed, but that first game flash against that high level of an opponent has got some eyes on him and Hofer will look to add that offensive consistency to his rebounding and defensive ability.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Abe Hilbert, 6’5 Center, Nemaha Valley, SSA 2024 Black: The big fella from Nemaha had really good flashes of post ability going against some of the most athletic size all weekend. Conditioning and consistently being physical will be key for Hilbert as he looks to grow into a solid young big. He has the size and touch inside where he finishes efficiently when he gets touches, just needs to get his work done early in the post to get position. Huge upside here.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Darius Mall, 5’11 Guard, Aquinas, United: Mall is always an excited defensive player to watch operate, he shot the gaps well this weekend, contained the ball, and just disrupted offenses. Still is a really solid player getting downhill in transition and cleaning up his half court game and adding to his skill set in the half court will be big steps for him progressing this grassroots season.</p>