ND Phenom 2025-2: Team Review

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PHD is taking a look at [program_tooltip program_id='2075741' first='North' last='Dakota Phenom']'s 2025 Regional Team in this Review Article. There is some serious potential within this group! See below for more info...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Roster</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">NAME</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">HEIGHT/POSITION</span></strong></td><td><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>SCHOOL</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1267784' first='Jayger' last='Meschke']</td><td>5'9/G</td><td>Bismarck</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1376827' first='Ross' last='Fischer']</td><td>5'11/G</td><td>Bismarck</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1219807' first='TJ' last='Brownotter']</td><td>5'11/G</td><td>Mandan</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1615834' first='Aiden' last='Westgard']</td><td>6'0/G</td><td>Legacy</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2129360' first='Gilman' last='Sheldon']</td><td>6'2/SF</td><td>Century</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1625025' first='Brayden' last='Heinle']</td><td>6'3/SF</td><td>Century</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2129361' first='Noah' last='Bares']</td><td>6'4/F</td><td>Century</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1167614' first='Xavier' last='Ames']</td><td>6'7/PF</td><td>Davies</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Schedule</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">DATES</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">TOURNAMENT</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">LOCATION</span></strong></td></tr><tr><td>April 29-30</td><td>Prep Hoops Live</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td></tr><tr><td>May 13-14</td><td>Prep Hoops Battle at the Lakes</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td></tr><tr><td>June 24/25</td><td>June Jam</td><td>Des Moines, IA</td></tr><tr><td>June 28/30</td><td>GPA</td><td>St. Cloud, MN</td></tr><tr><td>July 6/9</td><td>Prep Hoops The Last Dance</td><td>Chicago, IL</td></tr><tr><td>July 26/30</td><td>Las Vegas Classic</td><td>Las Vegas, NV</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Q&amp;A with <em>Jordan Maurer</em></span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How would you sum up the season for your squad?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We felt our season was pretty successful.&nbsp;The players consistently worked hard and were unselfish.&nbsp;They were a joy to coach.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: What are some of the highlights from the season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We won the Great Plains Alliance in St. Cloud and that was definitely the highlight of the summer.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How did you and your team overcome adversity?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We battled through some injuries in June and were able to end the month 8-1.&nbsp;The guys showed great fortitude in playing shorthanded.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who were a couple of your top shooters?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>[player_tooltip player_id='1625025' first='Brayden' last='Heinle'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1615834' first='Aiden' last='Westgard'] really stood out with their perimeter shooting.&nbsp;Brayden had many games of 6+ perimeter makes.&nbsp;Aiden shot a really high percentage, consistently, over the course of the season.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who was your most improved player?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>[player_tooltip player_id='1267784' first='Jayger' last='Meschke'] showed a tremendous improvement from start to finish.&nbsp;He really stood out with the way his shot selection and overall attitude improved from start to finish.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who were some of your hardest&nbsp;workers?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>[player_tooltip player_id='2129361' first='Noah' last='Bares'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2129360' first='Gilman' last='Sheldon'] really stood out with their consistent aggressiveness in attacking the glass.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who was your best defensive player?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>[player_tooltip player_id='1376827' first='Ross' last='Fischer'] was our perimeter defensive stopper.&nbsp;He does a great job of bringing intensity to the entire length of the court for full games.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1167614' first='Xavier' last='Ames'] was our rim protector and rebounder in the paint who really anchored our defense.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1126976,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a 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