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<p>On December 30th (Saturday), Minot State will be hosting The Hoopster Classic. Who are the players to keep an eye out for? PHD has those answers! We are giving you one player to watch from each team playing in The Hoopster Classic.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Hoopster Classic Schedule</span></strong></p>
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<p>11:00 - Powers Lake vs. Westhope-Newburg</p>
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<p>12:30 - Thompson vs. Stanley</p>
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<p>2:00 - Bishop Ryan vs. North Prairie </p>
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<p>3:30 - Dickinson Trinity vs. Rugby</p>
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<p>5:00 - Beulah vs. Four Winds</p>
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<p>6:30 - Velva vs. St. John</p>
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<p>8:00 - ORCS vs. Hazen </p>
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<p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Hoopster Classic</span></strong></p>
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On December 30th (Saturday), Minot State will be hosting The Hoopster Classic. Who are the players to keep an eye out for? PHD has those answers! We are giving you one player to watch from each team playing in The Hoopster Classic.
-Good at drawing contact, defends hard, hits the glass
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-Does great work on the defensive side of the ball -Versatile on D, awesome screener, does the little things -Grinder, produces on the boards, will do anything for the team
-Gives full effort, 100% energy, talks his game on O & D
-Smart player who knows hoops well
-Shoots & passes it well, workhorse & coachable
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Highlights
Connor Klein
HEIGHT6'4"
POSN/A
CLASS2024
Connor Klein
School:Rugby
This evaluation is available to subscribers.
-Long arms, good-sized post player -Scores with a soft touch around the basket -Boards on both ends, moves well w/o the ball
-Excellent defender, guards in the paint & perimeter -A bountiful rebounder, bouncy & versatile finisher -Great going to the rim, unselfish passer, all-around teammate
-A long guard with a quick release, an accurate shooter -Game-changer from beyond the arc, moves & reacts to the D -Scores in bunches, his range goes well beyond college depth
-Physical & gives great energy, productive rebounder
-Provides the Sioux an inside presence on O & D
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-Scored 15 points today at the Dale Brown Classic -Makes plays off the bounce, has a good-looking floater game -Legit 3-shooter, smooth in the catch-n-shoot game
-D1 football player, State Champion, All-State -POWERADE Outstanding Senior Athlete in football -BIG, runs floor well, good feet, physical, full contact player
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-All-State football player, physical athlete -Scores buckets in a variety of ways, versatile -Gives great effort, aggressive, anticipates, forces TO’s
-Smoothing shooting lefty with a feathery touch -Sweet mid-range game and knockdown for 3pt land -Playing well early in year, leading Beulah in scoring, 3-level scorer