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Film Review: South Dakota Prospects

Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Spencer Christenson
Spencer Christenson
December 22, 2023 @ 03:05 PM
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Owen Niederbaumer
Owen Niederbaumer 6'6" | SF/PF | 2025
SD
Ashton Fairbanks
Ashton Fairbanks 6'2" | SF | 2025
SD
Nolan Kolthoff
Nolan Kolthoff 6'4" | SF | 2026
SD
Ben Weber
Ben Weber 6'6" | PF/SF | 2026
SD
Nicholas Hanson
Nicholas Hanson 6'8" | PF | 2025
SD
Evan Fornia
Evan Fornia 6'6" | PF | 2024
SD
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Prep Hoops Dakotas has been hitting the film room to catch as much Dakotas high school basketball action as possible.

Owen Niederbaumer

Owen Niederbaumer

SD
SF/PF
HEIGHT 6'6"
POS SF/PF
CLASS 2025
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Owen
Niederbaumer SF/PF
Class
2025
Height
6'6"
HS
Viborg-Hurley
|
SD
Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Owen comes off the bench, where he provides size, length, and rebounding. A good athlete that moves and...
Written by Spencer Christenson
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Owen Niederbaumer

State: South Dakota
School: Viborg-Hurley
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Highlights

Reed Sayler

Reed Sayler

HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SF
CLASS 2024

Reed Sayler

School: Elk Point-Jefferson
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Dakota State
Football
Ashton Fairbanks

Ashton Fairbanks

SD
SF
HEIGHT 6'2"
POS SF
CLASS 2025
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Ashton
Fairbanks SF
Class
2025
Height
6'2"
HS
Elk Point-Jefferson
|
SD
Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Fairbanks brought a ton of energy and playmaking versus Viborg-Hurley. He was up and down the court quickly...
Written by Spencer Christenson
Dakota State
Football
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Ashton Fairbanks

State: South Dakota
School: Elk Point-Jefferson
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Highlights

Nolan Kolthoff

Nolan Kolthoff

SD
SF
HEIGHT 6'4"
POS SF
CLASS 2026
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Nolan
Kolthoff SF
Class
2026
Height
6'4"
HS
Viborg-Hurley
|
SD
Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Nolan is a long guard/wing for Viborg-Hurley. He’s a starter as a Sophomore, so he’s definitely someone to...
Written by Spencer Christenson
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Nolan Kolthoff

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State: South Dakota
School: Viborg-Hurley
Club: TEAM Warwick
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Highlights

Mount Marty
Evan Fornia

Evan Fornia

SD
PF
HEIGHT 6'6"
POS PF
CLASS 2024
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Evan
Fornia PF
Class
2024
Height
6'6"
HS
Elk Point-Jefferson
|
SD
Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Fornia is a big and physical presence at 6’7. Works for a lot of his production in the...
Written by Spencer Christenson
Mount Marty
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Evan Fornia

State: South Dakota
School: Elk Point-Jefferson
Club: Sacred Hoops
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Ben Weber

Ben Weber

SD
PF/SF
HEIGHT 6'6"
POS PF/SF
CLASS 2026
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Ben
Weber PF/SF
Class
2026
Height
6'6"
HS
Bridgewater-Emery
|
SD
Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Weber is playing as a wing for Bridgewater-Emery. He’s putting the ball on the floor, trying to quickly...
Written by Spencer Christenson
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Ben Weber

State: South Dakota
School: Bridgewater-Emery
Club: TEAM Warwick
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Highlights

Dordt
Nicholas Hanson

Nicholas Hanson

SD
PF
HEIGHT 6'8"
POS PF
CLASS 2025
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Nicholas
Hanson PF
Class
2025
Height
6'8"
HS
Viborg-Hurley
|
SD
Film Review: South Dakota Prospects
Hanson is being the impactful player that he’s always been, but he’s especially becoming a consistent threat shooting...
Written by Spencer Christenson
Dordt
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Nicholas Hanson

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State: South Dakota
School: Viborg-Hurley
Club: Sanford Sports Academy SF
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