Hard Work Finals: Unranked 17U Standouts
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Alex Bergerson HEIGHT 5'11" POS SG CLASS 2024 View Profile Alex Bergerson Instagram Twitter State: Minnesota School: Lakeville North Club: MN Select A strong, compact lead guard with a great feel for the game, Bergerson impressed with his court vision…
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Continue ReadingA strong, compact lead guard with a great feel for the game, Bergerson impressed with his court vision and passing instincts. He knows where his teammates are going to be and does a great job leading them to spots with his passes. He passes into his teammate’s shooting pockets so they are able to get a shot off quickly, and he showed the ability to create shots for himself as well. He can finish through contact and shoot it from 3 off the bounce. He’s also a solid defender who battled against DeAndre Holloway DeAndre Holloway 6’7″ | PF KMS | 2024 State MN on a few occasions in the paint, despite giving up more than half a foot, and he held his own against him.
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Hunter Kallstrom
Hunter Kallstrom
A strong, athletic forward who uses his strength and physicality to control the painted areas on both ends of the floor, Kallstrom is also a standout on the gridiron. He has good hands and can finish through contact at the rim, but the area that he provides the most value on the hardwood is as a defender. He had a few impressive blocks, including a tremendous sequence in which he had a chasedown block then ran the floor and snatched an offensive rebound out of nowhere. He plays hard and has some tools to build on.
Braylon Edstrom
Braylon Edstrom
A skilled three-level scorer who was on fire early in the Tians’ loss to Green Bay Freeze, Edstrom scored 16 points in the first 11 minutes of the game and did so in a variety of ways. One possession it was a catch-and-shoot 3, the next was a hard take off the dribble for a finish at the rim. The next was a pretty finish off a good backcut. He showed the ability to do a little bit of everything offensively en route to 21 points.
Gavin Hablewitz
Gavin Hablewitz
Hablewitz is small, listed at 5-8, and he lists running back as his primary position on his Twitter account. When you watch him play basketball, it’s easy to see how he could excel as a running back. He’s tough, physical, and doesn’t shy away from contact despite being the smallest player on the floor. He has a great first step that he uses to blow by defenders, and he has really good vision. A strong on-ball defender with good hands and quick feet, he had a solid all-around game in Academy’s loss to Illinois Elite.
A 6-2/6-3 wing with some length, Hiveley showed the ability to score inside and out throughout Elite’s win over Wisconsin Academy . He’s willing to take a smaller defender onto the block, where he showed that he can both score and facilitate. He can also create off the dribble, using his bigger frame to shield defenders and get to the bucket.
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Luke Christensen
Luke Christensen
A 6-9 big man who can stretch the floor, protect the paint, and switch defensively, Christensen, if he can add a little bit of weight and muscle to his frame, is a prototypical modern big. He moves really well and has good timing and instincts as a rim protector. He rebounds well on both ends of the floor and has a smooth stroke from the arc as well as good footwork around the rim. If he can add some strength, he’ll become a more potent offensive threat as he struggled at times to finish through contact. There are a lot of tools here and he’s going overlooked.