ND AA Season Speculation

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PHD knows that it is early September and that we are in the heart of the football season. However, if you like numbers, stats, and predictions, you are going to love this article!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023-2024 is the first season of 3-Class basketball in North Dakota. We are looking at stats from 25 players, predicting Conference and State Champions, speculating on who will make All-State, and we finish with Early Preseason Power Rankings. As the season nears, keep your eyes peeled for more predictions and in-depth previews. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">ND Class AA Top Returning Players</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"10px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:10px">*Top 25 players in terms of Efficiency Numbers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Player</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">School</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PPG</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">RPG</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">APG</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">3FGMPG</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">EFF PerGm</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">eFG%</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">hAST%</span></strong></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1219802' first='Andre'' last='Austin']</td><td>Bismarck</td><td>2025</td><td>17.2</td><td>6.7</td><td>4.8</td><td>0.8</td><td>17.62</td><td>49.1</td><td>19.6</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1111175' first='Isaiah' last='Schafer']</td><td>Century</td><td>2024</td><td>14.3</td><td>2.8</td><td>.9</td><td>3.2</td><td>11.20</td><td>62.6</td><td>6.4</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1168192' first='Lucas' last='Kupfer']</td><td>Legacy</td><td>2024</td><td>15.1</td><td>7</td><td>2.5</td><td>0.0</td><td>18.79</td><td>62</td><td>14.4</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1169148' first='Parker' last='Falcon']</td><td>Legacy</td><td>2025</td><td>11.1</td><td>5.6</td><td>1.7</td><td>2.0</td><td>13.83</td><td>61.4</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557677' first='Alpha' last='Camara']</td><td>Davies</td><td>2024</td><td>7.7</td><td>7.8</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.0</td><td>15.56</td><td>49.7</td><td>10.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1161524' first='Daniel' last='Yorke']</td><td>Davies</td><td>2024</td><td>12.8</td><td>4.9</td><td>4.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>15.93</td><td>50.9</td><td>24.4</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1169136' first='Mason' last='Klabo']</td><td>Davies</td><td>2025</td><td>27.5</td><td>5.8</td><td>5.3</td><td>2.8</td><td>29.13</td><td>58.2</td><td>17.9</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1144600' first='Carter' last='Zeller']</td><td>North</td><td>2024</td><td>13.3</td><td>8.8</td><td>1</td><td>0.2</td><td>19.04</td><td>62.8</td><td>7.7</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1144475' first='Jeremiah' last='Sem']</td><td>North</td><td>2024</td><td>26</td><td>6.1</td><td>2.8</td><td>3.0</td><td>23.59</td><td>52.6</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1167610' first='Matthew' last='Sem']</td><td>North</td><td>2025</td><td>15.4</td><td>4.8</td><td>2</td><td>1.4</td><td>14.56</td><td>50.8</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1317710' first='James' last='Hamilton']</td><td>South</td><td>2024</td><td>23</td><td>10.5</td><td>2.3</td><td>0.9</td><td>23.29</td><td>50.3</td><td>8.9</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2142956' first='Reis' last='Kessel']</td><td>South</td><td>2024</td><td>8.8</td><td>8.3</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>13.41</td><td>48.3</td><td>13.8</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1401336' first='Erick' last='Paye']</td><td>GFC</td><td>2024</td><td>18.8</td><td>10.6</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>21.88</td><td>59.6</td><td>6.9</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1643836' first='Leo' last='Strandell']</td><td>GFC</td><td>2024</td><td>8.1</td><td>5.9</td><td>2.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>11.47</td><td>36.7</td><td>19.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1643834' first='Ross' last='Wilber']</td><td>GFC</td><td>2024</td><td>16.2</td><td>4.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>4.1</td><td>16.08</td><td>61.5</td><td>15.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1169135' first='Pearce' last='Parks']</td><td>GRR</td><td>2025</td><td>15.1</td><td>4.2</td><td>2.7</td><td>1.2</td><td>14.59</td><td>56.2</td><td>14.7</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1219797' first='Hudsen' last='Sheldon']</td><td>Mandan</td><td>2025</td><td>19.6</td><td>5.2</td><td>3</td><td>1.0</td><td>19.38</td><td>55.9</td><td>12.6</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1372125' first='Rustin' last='Medenwald']</td><td>Mandan</td><td>2024</td><td>11</td><td>5.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>14.13</td><td>65</td><td>7.8</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1177134' first='Aric' last='Winczewski']</td><td>Minot</td><td>2025</td><td>13.2</td><td>4.9</td><td>2.8</td><td>1.8</td><td>13.89</td><td>54.5</td><td>17.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1168194' first='Logan' last='Conklin']</td><td>Minot</td><td>2024</td><td>8.4</td><td>8</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.0</td><td>12.42</td><td>43.6</td><td>13.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1164764' first='Keyton' last='McGregor']</td><td>WF</td><td>2024</td><td>11.5</td><td>4.8</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.2</td><td>11.11</td><td>43.6</td><td>14.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1164786' first='Tony' last='Leal']</td><td>WF</td><td>2024</td><td>17.8</td><td>10.8</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>21.54</td><td>46.3</td><td>8.2</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1306390' first='Caleb' last='Duerr']</td><td>Sheyenne</td><td>2024</td><td>10.9</td><td>7.3</td><td>3.6</td><td>2.0</td><td>15.04</td><td>51.4</td><td>22.1</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1310206' first='Tommy' last='Ahneman']</td><td>Sheyenne</td><td>2024</td><td>9.8</td><td>7.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>14.92</td><td>57.1</td><td>10.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1372090' first='Isiah' last='St. Romain']</td><td>Williston</td><td>2025</td><td>22.7</td><td>7.3</td><td>3.3</td><td>2.0</td><td>20.30</td><td>50.9</td><td>11.6</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*EFF PerGm (min 10 games), 3FGMPG (min 10 games), hAST% (Hollinger Assist Ratio)</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Predictions</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">EDC Champions</span>:</strong> Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">WDA Champions</span>:</strong> Minot</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">State Champions</span>: </strong>Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">First Team All-State</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1401336' first='Erick' last='Paye'], [player_tooltip player_id='1317710' first='James' last='Hamilton'], [player_tooltip player_id='1144475' first='Jeremiah' last='Sem'], [player_tooltip player_id='1169136' first='Mason' last='Klabo'], [player_tooltip player_id='1372090' first='Isiah' last='St. Romain']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Second Team All-State</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1219802' first='Andre'' last='Austin'], [player_tooltip player_id='1177134' first='Aric' last='Winczewski'], [player_tooltip player_id='1111175' first='Isaiah' last='Schafer'], [player_tooltip player_id='1219797' first='Hudsen' last='Sheldon'], [player_tooltip player_id='1617815' first='Ryan' last='Larson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Early Preseason Power Rankings</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Fargo Davies</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Fargo North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Minot</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Bismarck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Bismarck Century</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Grand Forks Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Bismarck Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Mandan </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. West Fargo Sheyenne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Jamestown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1606306,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/NorthDakota.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/NorthDakota.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1606306" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->