AAU Team Preview: Minnesota Lightning 17U Ellerbusch

<p>Minnesota Lightning 17U Ellerbusch will play in three Prep Hoops Circuit events in 2026 and nine other events. For Prep Hoops events each will be in Minnesota the first being Twin Cities Takedown April 24-26th. In May they'll play at NHR State Tournament May 29th-31st and in July they'll play in the 2K26 from July 10th through the 12th.</p>   <p>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='2381766' first='Xzayveun' last='Severin'] - Severin is a six-foot Austin point guard that in 15 recorded games he averaged 15.5 points per game. Severin proved to be a reliable 3-point shooter for the Packers to make more than 2 3-pointers in a game doing that at least 11 times this past season. Severin does well to relocate off the ball to fire away from the perimeter, and his shot is a quick fire if needed.</p>    <p>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='2375788' first='William' last='Thiemann'] - Thiemann is a six-foot-six-inch Triton forward that averaged 16.2 points per game while shooting 44% from 3 while taking 182 attempts while making almost 3 per game (80 makes). Thiemann is an agile forward that gets up and down the floor pretty well and showed potential as a disruptive defender for Triton with more than a block and half and a steal and half per game for the season.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> http://youtube.com/watch?v=ayChG73r0rg </div></figure>   <p>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='2140680' first='Owen' last='Roschen'] - Roschen is a five-foot-eleven-inch guard from Goodhue that was the 3rd leading scorer scoring 14.4 points per game on the state tournament 2A Runner-Up team. Roschen is good at probing and prodding a defense with his dribble while making twisting and turning lay-ups. Roschen has solid passing ability as a lead guard and can make shots from the perimeter.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea7Azc9LJtE </div></figure>   <p>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='2815371' first='Owen' last='Potts'] - Potts is a six-foot-three-inch left handed guard from St. Peter that averaged 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Potts is a good spot-up jump shooter and made 35.1% of his total 3-pointers this past season while shooting 47.9% overall from the floor. Potts operates as secondary ball handler, primary type scorer. He can create from the wing, and plays with or without the ball.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PottsOwen3/status/2039160873558675656 </div></figure>   <p>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='2396393' first='Cody' last='Ryan'] - Ryan is a 2028 six-foot-five-inch sophomore forward from Goodhue. Ryan was 4th on Goodhue and scored at 10.2 points per game. Ryan's size and length give him an advantage inside as well as his back to the basket skill. Ryan does well facing up and has skill to put the ball down and drive on defenders. </p>    <p>#7 [player_tooltip player_id='2388492' first='Holden' last='Reynolds'] - Reynolds is a six-foot-seven-inch forward from Forest City, Iowa. Reynolds looks like a solid athlete for his size who runs the floor quickly getting up and down well. His size gives him advantage inside on the boards and he does well to block shots as he averaged 1.6 per game. </p>    <p><br>#8 Nick Taylor - Taylor is a six-foot-eight-inch Lanesboro forward that averaged 22 points per game in the 2025-26 season. Taylor shows good defensive awareness in help situations to block shots using his size and length and moves reasonably well for his size. Taylor has the ability to play on the perimeter and showcases perimeter scoring ability even shooting off the dribble. </p>    <p>#34 [player_tooltip player_id='2138701' first='Mat' last='Matejka'] - Matejka is a six-foot-four-inch Dover-Eyota wing who averaged 22.6 points per game during the 2025-26 season. Matejka is a multi-sport performer and showing as a good baseball prospect is a good perimeter shooter and set the Dover-Eyota season record for 3-pointers in a season with more than 65. Matejka is a good athlete that runs the floor fairly quickly.</p>

Minnesota Lightning 17U Ellerbusch will play in three Prep Hoops Circuit events in 2026 and nine other events. For Prep Hoops events each will be in Minnesota the first being Twin Cities Takedown April 24-26th. In May they'll play at NHR State Tournament May 29th-31st and in July they'll play in the 2K26 from July 10th through the 12th.