Top Distributors In The State Finals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're going to look at the top distributors, the players that dished out the most assists, in the state championship games. The importance of sharing the ball can be seen in the fact that 7 of the top 8 came from teams that won. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2218021' first='Jake' last='Bascom']</strong> (Rockford) - Bascom finished with a state finals high of 6 assists. This showed his elite versatility as a power wing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839470' first='Brady' last='Garrett'] </strong>(Concord) - Garrett dished out 5 assists while helping his team win a state title. His ability to play both on and off the ball was very impressive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1588174' first='Grady' last='Eklund'] </strong>(Pewamo-Westphalia) - Eklund handed out 4 assists in the state finals. Combine that with his 26 points and he had a hand in at least 55% of his team's total points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2539747' first='Logan' last='Farmer']</strong> (Pewamo-Westphalia) - Farmer had 4 assists in his team's state championship run. I've written about his unselfishness before and this time it helped win a title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1806407' first='Wilson' last='Huckeby']</strong> (Freeland) - Huckeby had 4 total assists while winning the state title. Smart players make smart passes and that's what he did and has done for years now.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jett Smith</strong> (Concord) - Smith finished off his team's championship run by dishing off 4 assists. Smith has been the floor general for Concord all season and it led to the team taking home the trophy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kellen Lott</strong> (East Lansing) - Lott had 4 assists in the title game. The senior guard has proven that he can utilize his toughness and athleticism to help his team in a variety of ways.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2140494' first='Eli' last='Wolfe'] </strong>(Rockford) - Wolfe dished out 3 assists, helping Rockford secure that state championship. Wolfe is one of the top young playmakers in Michigan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rest of the list of players each finished with 2 assists in the state championship games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2539741' first='Josh' last='Bascom']</strong> (Rockford)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2387504' first='Kyler' last='Berghuis']</strong> (Hudsonville Unity Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1626883' first='Tristan' last='Comer']</strong> (Freeland)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2218161' first='Dylan' last='Gross']</strong> (Rockford)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tucker Hileman</strong> (Freeland)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2630702' first='Lewis' last='Lovejoy']</strong> (ATAP)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2815513' first='Jeremiah' last='Thurman']</strong> (Detroit Frederick Douglass)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->