AAU Spring/Summer Team Preview: Iowa Barnstormers 17U – Gold

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Iowa Barnstormers 17U - Gold team is stacked with a ton of talent from top to bottom, 1-9 on their roster. They have shifty and efficient point guards who can create for others while running the offense, lengthy and athletic combo guards who can score the ball at will with their skill and determination, and bigs in the middle to be the enforcers while they dominate the paint near the basket. They will be performing on the NXT/PRO16 circuit in several states all throughout the United States before the summer is done, be sure to check them out and their high-end game play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size">Schedule</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>March 31-April 2: RL Hoops - Omaha, Nebraska </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>April 14-16: NXT/PRO16 - Bettendorf, Iowa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>April 21-23: NXT/PRO16 - St. Louis, Missouri</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>April 28-30: NXT/PRO16 - Wichita, Kansas</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>May 19-21: NXT/PRO16 - St. Louis, Missouri</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>May 26-28: RL Hoops - Minneapolis, Minnesota</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>July 6-8: NXT/PRO16 - Houston, Texas</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>July 15-17: NXT/PRO16 - Omaha, Nebraska </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>July 21-23: NXT/PRO16- Bettendorf, Iowa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>July 28-30: NXT/PRO16 - Lincoln, Nebraska </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size">Roster</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1171656"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"6-ft guard. 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Hugh, Hugh upside when looking at what he could be once he is even more efficient and polished as a player overall, after some more experience. Could be a big piece of the u0022puzzleu0022 for a successful college program out there one day.","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["1476936"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"Big body with great movement. Great footwork and finishing ability by the hoop. Stays down on defense. Very disciplined in most aspects of the game. Rim runs well going both ways down the floor. Hard worker with some high upside as he gets into college. 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Another player who moves and plays with great speed but within their own means.","_player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":9,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64274ebc599fd"} /-->