ND Phenom 16U: GPA Notes

North Dakota Phenom is coming off a 3-1 weekend at the GPA in St. Cloud.   PHD will see this squad at two events in July at Prep Hoops events in Minnesota and Indiana. For this article, we watched back film from the GPA. This is a great primer, as PHD will be at the future events in person.   We watched a game from Saturday (6/28/25) vs. [program_tooltip program_id='2444909' first='Heiser' last='Skills Academy'] (SD). [program_tooltip program_id='2075741' first='ND' last='Phenom'] won the game by a score of 58-48.   SCORES   HALF: Phenom 33 Heiser 33   FINAL: Phenom 58 Heiser 48   See below for notes, comments, and stats.   <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/image_88c914.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/image_88c914.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2892429" style="width:303px;height:auto" /></a></figure>   [program_tooltip program_id='2075741' first='ND' last='Phenom'] 16U    -5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 triple, 2/3 FG's   -WOW, look at that length!   -O-Board, unselfish quick pass out to a shooter on the wing   -Help-side D, went straight up & altered a shot   -Looked good in PNR drop-coverage defense   -Right wing catch & shoot triple, cashed it in the 2nd half   -Ball screen on top of the key, freed up Boyd for a slash to the hoop for 2 pts   -O-board late, putback bucket to help extend the lead     -3 points,1 rebound, 1 triple, 1/3 FG's   -Space & shoot triple from left wing in 1st half   -Perfectly timed assist to Skungberg for a triple   -Hustled back on D, blocked a shot in transition to take away a bucket     -8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 2 triples, 3/5 FG's   -Quick-hand steal early in the game   -On-ball steal, transition push, athletic score at the rim with D glued to him   -Blocked shot to take away a good look   -Hustle steal in halfcourt D, fastbreak the way & fouled at the rim   -Transition triple from the left wing, assist goes to Skunberg   -Down screen for Skunberg, freed him up for a 3-ball   -Catch on the right wing, used a couple of fakes to lull D to sleep, hit the 3   -Flew back in transition D, rejected a shot, took away 2 points   -Diagonal skip pass to Oakley, cash money triple   -Another nice skip pass, good vision two see open teammates across the court     -9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 triples, 3/5 FG's   -Dump down assist to a cutting Trueblood   -Defensive rebound, took it up to the top of the key, pull-up 3, banged it home   -Transition skip-assist to Undlin for a triple   -Came off a pin-down, caught & cashed the triple   -Spotted up for a a skip pass, smooth catch, drilled a corner 3   -Reversal pass to Boyd, hit the 3 & Skunberg gets the assist     -16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 triples, 2/2 Ft's, 6/10 FG's   -Quick PG & playmaker   -Baseline slash, underhand assist to Trueblood in front of the rim   -Fouled slashing & finishing at the rim early 1st half, hit both FT's   -Lefty slash & change of speeds from top of the key, got to rim for L-hand layup   -Baseline drive, kickout dime to Armstrong for a triple   -Came off a ball screen going left, pulled up for a 3 & drilled it   -Step-in-front steal early in 2nd half   -Catch-n-shoot triple, left wing, early 2nd half   -Walled up in front of the rim, contested w/o fouling, forced a miss   -Skied for a rebound, coast-to-coast score, AND1 finish, hit FT for 3pt play   -Came off Spears ball screen, slashed down the paint, 2 points at the cup   -Another slash-n-score, 2-foot finish with L-hand     -7 points, 6 rebounds, 1/1 FT's, 3/6 FG's   -Passes out of the post nicely   -Backdoor baseline cut, catch, and finish   -O-board in traffic, AND1 putback bucket, hit the FT for 3pt play   -Great contest in the paint, forced a miss, D-board, quick outlet to start break   -Versatile on D, hedged screen hard, recovered & contested shot for a miss   -Moved feet to cut off smaller/quicker slashers, tough/physical D   -Excellent inside-out pass to Spears for a triple   -Sealed low, caught from Trueblood, power move to the hoop for 2pts     -9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2/2 FT's, 3/14 FG's   -Baseline cut, catch, and finish at the hoop over an outstretched defender   -Blocked shot off the backboard in transition D   -Catch in front of the rim, point blank finish, assist from Boyd   -Sharp assist to a cutting Schmidt under the hoop   -O-board on a teammates missed FT   -Tipped pass, hustled to save from out of bounds, tip to teammate for a TO   -Post-up, sweet skip-pass to the opposite corner, hit Skunberg for a triple   -Loose ball pickup steal   -Swatted another shot off the backboard, new nickname could be "The Eraser"   -Vertical cut, attacked the rim, fouled & cashed both FT's   -2-handed over-the-head assist to Schmidt near the basket   -Hit triple late from left wing, assist from Undlin    See you in two weeks, best of luck at 2K25!   <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/image_eb68ed.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/image_eb68ed.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2892433" /></a></figure>

North Dakota Phenom is coming off a 3-1 weekend at the GPA in St. Cloud.