The Hoopster Classic: Watchlist
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On December 30th (Saturday), Minot State will be hosting The Hoopster Classic. Who are the players to keep an eye out for? PHD has those answers! We are giving you one player to watch from each team playing in The…
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Continue ReadingOn December 30th (Saturday), Minot State will be hosting The Hoopster Classic. Who are the players to keep an eye out for? PHD has those answers! We are giving you one player to watch from each team playing in The Hoopster Classic.
Hoopster Classic Schedule
11:00 – Powers Lake vs. Westhope-Newburg
12:30 – Thompson vs. Stanley
2:00 – Bishop Ryan vs. North Prairie
3:30 – Dickinson Trinity vs. Rugby
5:00 – Beulah vs. Four Winds
6:30 – Velva vs. St. John
8:00 – ORCS vs. Hazen
Hoopster Classic
-Bennett “Big Country” Larson is a beast
-Strong, gritty, tough, his motor never stops
-Good at drawing contact, defends hard, hits the glass
Highlights
-Does great work on the defensive side of the ball
-Versatile on D, awesome screener, does the little things
-Grinder, produces on the boards, will do anything for the team
-Gives full effort, 100% energy, talks his game on O & D
-Smart player who knows hoops well
-Shoots & passes it well, workhorse & coachable
Connor Klein
Connor Klein
-Long arms, good-sized post player
-Scores with a soft touch around the basket
-Boards on both ends, moves well w/o the ball
-Excellent defender, guards in the paint & perimeter
-A bountiful rebounder, bouncy & versatile finisher
-Great going to the rim, unselfish passer, all-around teammate
-A long guard with a quick release, an accurate shooter
-Game-changer from beyond the arc, moves & reacts to the D
-Scores in bunches, his range goes well beyond college depth
-Not the tallest post but tough & plays hard
-Physical & gives great energy, productive rebounder
-Provides the Sioux an inside presence on O & D
-Scored 12 points in the Dale Brown Classic today
-Impressive length for a soph wing
-Can spread the floor, high arcing shot
-Scored 15 points today at the Dale Brown Classic
-Makes plays off the bounce, has a good-looking floater game
-Legit 3-shooter, smooth in the catch-n-shoot game
-D1 football player, State Champion, All-State
-POWERADE Outstanding Senior Athlete in football
-BIG, runs floor well, good feet, physical, full contact player
-Will be back from a minor injury, ready to roll
-3-level scorer, clean & accurate shooting stroke
-Long arms, moves well, rim-protector, efficient finisher
Highlights
-All-State football player, physical athlete
-Scores buckets in a variety of ways, versatile
-Gives great effort, aggressive, anticipates, forces TO’s
-Smoothing shooting lefty with a feathery touch
-Sweet mid-range game and knockdown for 3pt land
-Playing well early in year, leading Beulah in scoring, 3-level scorer