Top Players By Class: ND ’28 Ranks
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>PHD updated the North Dakota 2028 Prospect Rankings last Monday, we are taking another look back...</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/image_9330f8.png"></a></p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size">We have put together a fun list for you to look at. We have <strong>60 ballers</strong> included below, <strong>10 </strong>from the WDA (AA), <strong>10 </strong>from the EDC (AA), <strong>20 </strong>from Class A, and <strong>20 </strong>from Class B.</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size">This is an interesting way to review the names/list and check out the players from the different levels and teams across the state.</p>
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<p><strong>Who is the best of the best from each class? Take a look below!</strong></p>
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<p><em>*PHD broke AA into separate EDC & WDA tables</em></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">OVERALL RANK</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PLAYER</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">HEIGHT</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">POSITION</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">CLASS</span></strong></td><td><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">REGION</span></strong></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2417300' first='Stephon' last='Booth']</td><td>6'8″</td><td>C</td><td>West Fargo</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2412050' first='Wyatt' last='Knudsen']</td><td>6'5″</td><td>C</td><td>West Fargo</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2573801' first='Gage' last='Triepke']</td><td>6'3″</td><td>SG</td><td>Fargo Davies</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2413724' first='Theo' last='Paye']</td><td>6'3″</td><td>SF</td><td>Grand Forks Red River</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2411564' first='Knox' last='Collins']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>PG</td><td>Fargo Davies</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2412913' first='Carter' last='Larson']</td><td>6'2″</td><td>SF</td><td>Grand Forks Central</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3363876' first='Cashton' last='Freitag']</td><td>6'3″</td><td>CG</td><td>Fargo South</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2414142' first='Kieper' last='Krefting']</td><td>5'11”</td><td>SG</td><td>Grand Forks Red River</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2715588' first='Emmanuel' last='Nimley']</td><td>6'5″</td><td>C/PF</td><td>West Fargo Sheyenne</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2573810' first='Jaydin' last='Samolu']</td><td>5'9″</td><td>SG</td><td>Fargo Davies</td><td>AA</td><td>East</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong><u>OVERALL RANK</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>PLAYER</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>HEIGHT</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>POSITION</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>CLASS</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>REGION</u></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1975416' first='Khaliq' last='Austin']</td><td>6'4″</td><td>CG</td><td>Bismarck</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2548370' first='Trason' last='Terry']</td><td>6'2″</td><td>SG</td><td>Bismarck St. Mary's</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2606561' first='Eric' last='Van Berkom']</td><td>6'5″</td><td>PF/SF</td><td>Jamestown</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2525625' first='Patrick' last='Shanahan']</td><td>6'2″</td><td>CG</td><td>Minot</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2442680' first='Keller' last='Hertz Barnett']</td><td>6'6″</td><td>C</td><td>Bismarck St. Mary's</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2375716' first='Josh' last='Link']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>SG</td><td>Bismarck Legacy</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2375504' first='Weston' last='Kraft']</td><td>6'0″</td><td>PG</td><td>Bismarck Legacy</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2411482' first='Jack' last='Stevick']</td><td>6'5″</td><td>C</td><td>Minot</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3346730' first='Alex' last='Winczewski']</td><td>6'0″</td><td>PG</td><td>Minot</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2443673' first='Declan' last='Sims']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>PF</td><td>Bismarck</td><td>AA</td><td>West</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong><u>OVERALL_RANK</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>PLAYER</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>HEIGHT</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>POSITION</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>CLASS</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>REGION</u></strong></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2415382' first='Ben' last='Brodina']</td><td>6'3″</td><td>CG</td><td>Devils Lake</td><td>A</td><td>Region 2</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2417308' first='Andrew' last='Ziemer']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>PG</td><td>Central Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2339217' first='Jack' last='Gilbertson']</td><td>6'2″</td><td>CG</td><td>Wahpeton</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2276696' first='Brooks' last='Crockett']</td><td>6'0″</td><td>SG</td><td>Northern Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2409449' first='Sonny' last='Alberts']</td><td>6'6″</td><td>PF</td><td>Four Winds-Minnewaukan</td><td>A</td><td>Region 2</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2411681' first='Ryder' last='Soper']</td><td>6'2″</td><td>CG</td><td>Oak Grove</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2428677' first='Bensyn' last='Schirado']</td><td>5'10”</td><td>CG</td><td>Beulah</td><td>A</td><td>Region 4</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2417302' first='Bricker' last='Johnson']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>PG</td><td>May-Port-C-G</td><td>A</td><td>Region 2</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2412094' first='Kole' last='Buhr']</td><td>6'2″</td><td>SG</td><td>Central Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2840028' first='Treyvion' last='Johnson']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>CG</td><td>Hillsboro-Central Valley</td><td>A</td><td>Region 2</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2349627' first='Braxton' last='Azure']</td><td>6'4″</td><td>SG</td><td>Dunseith</td><td>A</td><td>Region 3</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2573805' first='Eli' last='Maack']</td><td>6'1″</td><td>SF</td><td>Kindred</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2414460' first='Jaxson' last='Haug']</td><td>6'0″</td><td>SG</td><td>Central Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2417295' first='Zaine' last='Blixt']</td><td>6'0″</td><td>SF/PG</td><td>Central Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2415386' first='Jackson' last='Deutsch']</td><td>6'5″</td><td>SF</td><td>Central Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2417290' first='Caiden' last='Getzlaff']</td><td>6'0″</td><td>SF</td><td>Shiloh Christian</td><td>A</td><td>Region 4</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2416014' first='Ben' last='Nelson']</td><td>5'11”</td><td>PF</td><td>Central Cass</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2545162' first='Carter' last='Keller']</td><td>5'10”</td><td>SG/PG</td><td>Lisbon</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2987717' first='Carter' last='Gronwold']</td><td>5'9″</td><td>CG</td><td>Kindred</td><td>A</td><td>Region 1</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2713078' first='Coy' last='Schleppenbach']</td><td>6'4″</td><td>SF/PF</td><td>Killdeer</td><td>A</td><td>Region 4</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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