Hard Work Region 17U All Tournament Team

<p>The Hard Work Region All Tournament team is headlined by the best of Minnesota Fury and Minnesota Select who battled in a once score game to the buzzer. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hard Work Region All Tournament First Team</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="850735" first="Brady" last="Helgren"] of Minnesota Fury (Edina).  Second half scoring stretches (inside and out) from Helgren played a huge part in their final three victories.  </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1089756" first="Jack" last="Jorgensen"] of Wisconsin Crusaders (De Pere).  One of the best shooters at the event and the most consistent scoring producer for his team. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="850731" first="Ayden" last="McDonald"] of Minnesota Fury (Hibbing, MN).  Has taken the Fury offense and made it even better.  Title game MVP hitting the game winner. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958715" first="Pharrel" last="Payne"] of Minnesota Select (Park of Cottage Grove).  Most dominant player at the event and it wasn’t even close. 20/10 games were the norm. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1143878" first="Leo" last="Torbor"] of Minnesota Select (Park Center).  All around producing guard that defended hard, handled, scored 3-4 times a game on average.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hard Work Region All Tournament Second Team</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="850728" first="Nick" last="Katona"] of Minnesota Fury (Shakopee).  Katona had a great two way weekend.  Finished well behind the arc and played with big energy.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962199" first="CJ" last="O’Hara"] of Gain Elite (Totino-Grace, MN).  One of the toughest players in Wayzata, O’Hara was constant in his production.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="850721" first="Benard" last="Omooria"] of Minnesota Select (Osseo).  The three point game changer hit four treys in the semis and the game wasn’t the same. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="950099" first="Carter" last="Thomas"] of Wisconsin Crusaders (Neenah).  Few players go at the rim like Thomas did for the Crusaders.  Led them to a huge summer. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962218" first="Nasir" last="Whitlock"] of Gain Elite (DeLaSalle, MN). Whitlock was among the top scorers in the event and one of the toughest to deal with on the ball screen. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hard Work Region All Tournament Third Team</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962663" first="Keeon" last="Hutton"] of Arena Basketball Club (Sioux City West, IA). A 6’5 big wing/forward that plays with great versatility.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="891901" first="Ahjany" last="Lee"] of D1 Minnesota Prospects (Byron, MN).  Nationally ranked big that consistently scored, boarded, and contested shots.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="850706" first="Jackson" last="Loge"] of Minnesota Fury (Morris Area, MN).  Paired with Helgren to make a tough frontcourt force that went 5-0 this weekend.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1134926" first="Luke" last="Pautz"] of Wisconsin Blizzard (Manitowoc).  All around producer, Luke averaged 20 and 12 this winter, continued his consistency with Blizzard. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958669" first="Kenji" last="Scales"] of Minnesota Select (Eastview, MN).  The sharp shooter played Sunday and had three solid games. </p> <p>Sam West of Minnesota Fury Narum (Shakopee, MN).  Led Fury to a huge win over Lightning, was consistent all weekend. </p>