Efficiency Rules: Class AA Top Impact Players

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">In North Dakota Boys AA basketball, production matters—but efficient production wins games. That's why this ranking of the Top 10 players in the state is based on EFF per game (Efficiency per Game), a metric designed to measure total on-court impact rather than isolated scoring totals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Player efficiency is one of the clearest indicators of winning basketball because it captures everything that contributes to success. EFF/pg combines scoring, rebounding, playmaking, and defense, while subtracting the mistakes that cost teams possessions. At the high school level—where tempo is controlled and margins are often tight—valuing each possession is critical.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Here is the standard formula</span>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">EFF = (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK) − (Missed FG + Missed FT + TO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">And to calculate efficiency per game:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">EFF/pg = Total EFF ÷ Games Played</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">This formula rewards players who fill multiple stat categories and make positive plays across the board. It also penalizes missed shots and turnovers—two of the biggest momentum killers in basketball. The result is a single number that reflects overall impact, not just scoring volume.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Scoring 25 points is impressive. Scoring 25 efficiently, grabbing 8 rebounds, adding 5 assists, creating turnovers, and protecting the ball—that's winning basketball. EFF/pg identifies those complete players, the ones who influence outcomes on both ends of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">That's why this Top 10 in North Dakota Boys AA isn't based on reputation or social media highlight clips. It's based on measurable impact. By efficiency per game, these are the most complete—and in many cases the most winning—players in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>High School</td><td>Games</td><td>PPG</td><td>eFG%</td><td>RPG</td><td>APG</td><td>SPG</td><td>BPG</td><td>EFFpg</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1327797' first='Carter' last='Evanson']</td><td>WF Horace</td><td>21</td><td>26.5</td><td>61.89%</td><td>4.8</td><td>5.1</td><td>3.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>26.3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1657448' first='Gibson' last='Kinnebrew']</td><td>Bismarck Century</td><td>21</td><td>20.5</td><td>67.58%</td><td>5.0</td><td>2.7</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>23.8</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1422857' first='Jonathan' last='Roubideaux Jr']</td><td>Bismarck Legacy</td><td>21</td><td>21.3</td><td>57.69%</td><td>8.7</td><td>2.6</td><td>1.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>23.6</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2335324' first='Matthew' last='Dosch']</td><td>GF Red River</td><td>21</td><td>16.1</td><td>56.53%</td><td>10.8</td><td>2.0</td><td>2.1</td><td>1.2</td><td>22.7</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1327798' first='Collin' last='Williams']</td><td>Fargo Davies</td><td>21</td><td>19.8</td><td>54.46%</td><td>11.1</td><td>1.2</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>22.7</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1798694' first='Brooklan' last='Bruce']</td><td>GF Central</td><td>11</td><td>29.5</td><td>53.10%</td><td>4.8</td><td>4.0</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.0</td><td>22.6</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1539675' first='Nathan' last='Stevenson']</td><td>Dickinson</td><td>21</td><td>15.4</td><td>60.31%</td><td>9.6</td><td>3.7</td><td>1.9</td><td>0.0</td><td>21.9</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1327795' first='Beckett' last='Pfau']</td><td>West Fargo</td><td>21</td><td>17.7</td><td>60.19%</td><td>6.0</td><td>4.5</td><td>2.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>21.5</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2237726' first='Oakley' last='Trueblood']</td><td>Minot</td><td>21</td><td>18.9</td><td>57.85%</td><td>8.1</td><td>3.2</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.6</td><td>21.2</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1651920' first='Owen' last='Terras']</td><td>WF Horace</td><td>21</td><td>14.5</td><td>61.01%</td><td>7.9</td><td>2.2</td><td>2.0</td><td>1.7</td><td>21.1</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1126976,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/NorthDakota.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/NorthDakota.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1126976" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->