SD 2023 Prospect Rankings: Additional Stock Risers

<p>This past Wednesday we updated the South Dakota 2023 Prospect Rankings. We are doing another Stock Riser article today. Check below for 11 players that have improved their stock and have been playing well this spring. These guys all have loads of potential and a bright senior season ahead of them.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/04/NE23StockRisers-crop-623x409-1654137030.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1471572" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/04/NE23StockRisers-crop-623x409-1654137030-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1390906" first="Zander" last="Benz"] |6’7 C| O’Gorman</strong></p> <ul> <li>Impressive this spring on the PH Circuit, OG will have 2-headed monster w/ Benz &amp; Muirhead</li> <li>Tireless worker, shares the ball, contests shots, soft finishing touch, can drill the 3, big upside</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1185523" first="Ethan" last="Koltz"] |6’11 C| Sioux Falls Jefferson</strong></p> <ul> <li>You can not teach size and Koltz certainly has plenty of it! Very unselfish &amp; rebounds well</li> <li>Effective in pick-n-roll, uses size to his advantage, protects the lid, excellent mobility for 6’11</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963791" first="Jake" last="Vliem"] |6’9 PF| Sturgis Brown</strong></p> <ul> <li>Scores from all 3-levels w/ a soft touch, does nice work scoring w/ back to the basket, physical, good feet</li> <li>He brings a long post presence to ECI and Vliem has been playing well this spring in AAU ball</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1391635" first="Connor" last="Epp"] |6’0 G| Freeman Academy-Marion</strong></p> <ul> <li>Helped get his team to the State Tournament (21-5), All-Tournament Team at State, dynamic creator</li> <li>Very athletic PG with a college-ready body, creative playmaker, very good on-ball D, elite slasher</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963772" first="Ethan" last="Cheeseman"] |6’4 F| Hanson</strong></p> <ul> <li>Impressive athlete that thrives in fast play and transition, intriguing potential, will have big sr. year</li> <li>Scores from all 3-levels, Swiss Army Knife that can do it all, versatile matchup, plays AAU w/ top Schoolers</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227935" first="Gage" last="Gasca"] |6’7 C| Sioux Falls Washington</strong></p> <ul> <li>Very long arms &amp; protects the rim well, gets the job done on the boards, especially on O-glass</li> <li>Plays hard, passes out of the post, can finish w/ both hands around the cup, plenty of potential </li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963762" first="Brian" last="LaRoche Jr"] |6’0 G| Lower Brule</strong></p> <ul> <li>3rd Team All-State, helped get his squad to the State Championship game, silky smooth baller</li> <li>15.6 ppg, 4 rpg, 4.4 apg, 58 steals last season, lefty 3pt assassin, scary slasher, creative finisher</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963813" first="Damon" last="Opdahl"] |6’0 G| Waubay/Summit</strong></p> <ul> <li>2nd Team All-State, helped get his team to State (22-4), leader, plays very hard, elite PG, gamer</li> <li>17.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 5 apg, 78 steals last season, great defender, scores from all 3-levels, winner</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1265485" first="Jonah" last="Kocer"] |6’1 G| Tea Area</strong></p> <ul> <li>5.9 ppg, 2 rpg, 3.5 apg, w/ seniors graduating, will be lead guard for the Titans, will thrive in new role</li> <li>High IQ, finely-tuned skills, tough D, has made some amazing passes this spring, shoots it well</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227970" first="Gavin" last="Benck"] |6’2 F| Deuel</strong></p> <ul> <li>9.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, and 1.1 spg this past season and is ready for a breakout senior year</li> <li>Steps up against top teams, scores in a variety of ways, finishes with both hands, nice jumper, strong</li> </ul> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963820" first="Jordan" last="Whirlwind Horse"] |6’4 SF| Lakota Tech</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dangerous &amp; productive offensive player, puts up points in transition, has a smooth overall game</li> <li>Consistent from the line, has a sweet mid-range jump shot, helped get his to the State Tournament</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/03/SD-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1399487" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/03/SD-1-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a></p>