We couldn’t imagine doing a scouting report on ETC without a Besonen on it. Cade definitely carries on his family name well and is a complete stud around the rim. Always able to create scoring opportunities for himself and his fellow teammates, and he plays VERY unselfish disciplined basketball. Cade Besonen Cade Besonen CG Ewen-Trout Creek | 2025 State MI and his counterpart Austin Gordon are one of the best backcourt combinations in the entire Upper Peninsula. Side note, if you haven’t seen the Born In The Barn YouTube series by Kristin Ojaniemi…it’s a must-see if you love UP basketball. It has MANY of Cade’s past relatives highlighted and lays down some groundwork for understanding why this young man is such a stand-up kid, on and off the court.

Besonen is the type of player that has the offensive skill and mindset to dominate some games this season. He’s your classic downhill guard that gets in and stays in attack mode. Besonen can use straight line quickness as well as some tough dribble combos to get his defenders in tough positions.

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It is quite the honor to be typing up a scouting report on a Besonen from ETC. Bruce Crossing, MI, is right up there with Hermansville, MI, when it comes to producing some of the best basketball players the UP has to offer. Caden Besonen comes from a humongous basketball legacy, and his kin has definitely passed those skills on to him. He is an extremely athletic guard who can quickly make work of getting to the hoop. He’s tricky with his ball handling skills when a defender is trying to keep up with him, which leads to multiple points on a tough drive to the basket. The Panther’s are somewhat reloading this upcoming year and look to improve on their 9-3 conference record from last year (the Copper Mountain Conference is one of the toughest and most competitive in the state), and Caden will be a very important part of that.