North Dakota Phenom 17U: Update
The majority of the AAU teams have finished up the AAU season. However, North Dakota Phenom 17U is not one of them. They played in Sioux Falls Last weekend at the Sanford Pentagon Tournament Series Finals. They have two tournaments…
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Continue ReadingThe majority of the AAU teams have finished up the AAU season. However, North Dakota Phenom 17U is not one of them. They played in Sioux Falls Last weekend at the Sanford Pentagon Tournament Series Finals. They have two tournaments left in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Classic (July 29-31) and The Circuit on the Strip (August 10-13). From this past weekend in Sioux Falls, I watched back Phenom’s game against MN Select. Phenom won by a score of 78-74. Read below for stats and notes from Phenom’s win over Select.
ND Phenom 78 MN Select 74
Jaxon Kellogg Jaxon Kellogg 6'3" | PG Bismarck Legacy | 2023 State ND |6’3 PG| Bismarck Legacy
-1 point, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
-Forced on-ball turnover with frustrating defense
-Came off ballscreen, nice pop pass to Erikson for a triple
-Diving on the floor for loose balls
-Multiple fluid backdoor passes
-Quick BLOB pass to Erikson for a score
-Handled pressure all game and got Phenom into sets & the offense
Ryan Erikson Ryan Erikson 6'10" | C Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND |6’10 PF| Bismarck Century
-19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist
-Straight up D at the rim, walled-up and contested
-2-haded breakaway transition DUNK
-Pick-n-pop 3-ball top of key, great feet
-Crafty backdoor pass to Grossman for a sweet bucket off a set
-BLOB screen and slip to the basket for a score
-Erased a shot at the rim with a VBALL swat
-Excellent precision outlet pass to a streaking Dissette
-Hustle O-baord on his own miss, great anticipation and determination
-Tip O-baord to himself, spin into a hook-shot finish
-Physical post up finish vs. smaller defender, used size to his advantage
-Drive down the lane from top of the key, AND1 finish
-Posting up vs. smaller D under 3:00 minutes, step through finish
-Another huge basket at the rim under 2:00 minutes in a tight game, too big & too strong!
-34.6 seconds left in game at FT-line, cashed both
Carson Yale Carson Yale 6'9" | PF Des Lacs Burlington | 2023 State ND |6’9 F| Des-Lacs Burlington
-8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
-Pocket bounce pass from elbow to a teammate for a score, great touch
-Fullcourt baseball pass to Erikson for a DUNK
-3-balll pull-up, money
-Catch-n-shoot 3pointer off pin-down, perfect feet with a smooth jumper
-Physical O-baord, turnaround baby hook finish in the front of the rim
-2.5 seconds left vs. press, 3/4 court dime pass to Dissette for SLAM as buzzer sounds
Anthony Doppler Anthony Doppler 6'4" | SG Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND |6’4 SG| Bismarck Century
-14 points, 5 rebounds
-Slash to the basket, multiple spin-moves on the way to the rim and picks up a hard foul, cash $ from the line
-1-handed scoop finger-roll finish in transition
-Moved feet well to cut off baseline drive from an athletic guard
-Kick-ahead pass in transition that led to a Dissette DUNK
-Three-ball cacth-n-shoot from NBA depth, set feet very quickly
-Space the floor, catch-n-shoot 3pointer from left wing, reacted well to the defense
-Shot fake, rip, 1 dribble into a beautiful runner with a kiss off the glass from 12-feet
-Post up, faceup attack, shovel shot finish over defender at the rim
-Defensive rebound 3/4 court dime of a pass to Dissette for a score
Darik Dissette Darik Dissette 6'4" | SG Minot | 2023 State #300 Nation ND |6’4 SG| Minot
-23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
-O-board putback score to start the Phenom scoring
-Iverson cut into a backdoor cut for a bucket
-Tip steal on a bounce pass to take away the BIG rolling to the hoop
-Transtion mega-DUNK, AND1 finish plus the FT
-Hangtime contest, wall-up to deny the transition score
-Offensive rebound on his own miss into a smooth 15-foot jumper
-Transtion AND1 score, absorbed the contact and finished
-Battled for a rebound and saved the ball from going out of bounds
-Another transition bucket, showed off his breakaway speed
-Middle drive, drew the help, nice dish to Kaczynski for a baseline 15-foot jumper
-Drive, spilt the double team, fouled, AND1 finish with a circus-acrobatic score plus the FT
-Athletic slash and score through the heart of the D late in the game
-Pressbreak run out with 2.5 seconds left, SLAM DUNK to ice the game as buzzer sounds
William Ware William Ware 6'7" | SF Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND |6’7 F| Bismarck Century
-9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
-Showed extra-hustle with an O-bard tip to a teammate
-Sharp backdoor cut for a score
-Fouled at the rim, hit both from the charity stripe late in the game
-Fouled on reverse layup under 4 minutes left, drained both FT’s
Tate Grossman Tate Grossman 6'4" | SG Harvey/Wells County | 2023 State ND |6’4 CG| Harvey-Wells County
5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
-Catch on perimeter, jab step to back up the D, drilled the 3-ball
-Iverson cut into backdoor cut for a layup
-Elevated well for a defensive rebound, led the break going the other way
-Sweet find to a cutting Ware for 2 points
-Handled the ball well and alleviated pressure
Bryer Kaczynski Bryer Kaczynski 7'0" | C Wyndmere/Lidgerwood | 2023 State ND |7’0 C| Wyndmere/Lidgerwood
-2 points
-Protected rim with his 7’2″ wingspan
-Effective helpside D, came across the lane to protect the paint and contest
-Dissette drove and drew his defender, drifted to short corner and nailed the jumper