Most Improved AA Players: ND ’25

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the start of the week, PHD updated the North Dakota 2025 Prospect Rankings. Tonight, we are looking at the Most Improved AA Players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How did we come up with the Most Improved Players? <span style="text-decoration: underline">We used the numbers &amp; data</span>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em><strong>EFF</strong></em>, stands for <em>Player Efficiency</em>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>EFF is measured by adding up all of the production stats (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks), subtracting all missed shots (field goals and free throws) and turnovers, then dividing by games played.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"10px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:10px"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">*If a player did not make this list, we are not saying they did not improve from last year to this year. You need opportunity and playing time. A player needs minutes if you want to put up solid EFF.</span></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">'25 AA Most Improved Players</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player</strong></td><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>GP</strong></td><td><strong>EFF_PG</strong></td><td><strong>Prior Season EFF_PG</strong></td><td><strong>YoY EFF Change</strong></td><td><strong>Player Summary</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1310206' first='Tommy' last='Ahneman']</td><td>WF Sheyenne</td><td>11</td><td>29.6</td><td>14.9</td><td>14.7</td><td>11 GP, 20.5ppg (63.9 FG%), 12.3rpg, 2.9apg, 1 made 3FG (8%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2318984' first='Bridger' last='Johnson']</td><td>Williston</td><td>9</td><td>15.1</td><td>3.0</td><td>12.1</td><td>9 GP, 18.1ppg (47.4 FG%), 3.6rpg, 2.4apg, 24 made 3FG (39%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1167613' first='Eric' last='DeBoer']</td><td>Fargo North</td><td>9</td><td>16.4</td><td>4.6</td><td>11.8</td><td>9 GP, 15.3ppg (46.2 FG%), 5.7rpg, 2.0apg, 28 made 3FG (49%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1931467' first='Payton' last='Schell']</td><td>Minot</td><td>11</td><td>14.8</td><td>3.0</td><td>11.8</td><td>11 GP, 12.0ppg (51.7 FG%), 4.0rpg, 2.2apg, 22 made 3FG (46%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1497483' first='Cameron' last='Klefstad']</td><td>GF Red River</td><td>13</td><td>17.1</td><td>5.3</td><td>11.8</td><td>13 GP, 14.6ppg (50.3 FG%), 6.0rpg, 3.6apg, 8 made 3FG (33%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1194507' first='Drew' last='Kempel']</td><td>Bismarck Century</td><td>10</td><td>19.7</td><td>8.8</td><td>10.9</td><td>10 GP, 13.6ppg (63.0 FG%), 6.3rpg, 3.8apg, 5 made 3FG (33%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1177138' first='Grayson' last='Schaeffer']</td><td>Minot</td><td>11</td><td>17.2</td><td>7.7</td><td>9.5</td><td>11 GP, 9.5ppg (47.1 FG%), 8.0rpg, 3.6apg, 16 made 3FG (36%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1165391' first='Nolan' last='Weidner']</td><td>Dickinson</td><td>11</td><td>9.5</td><td>0.5</td><td>9.0</td><td>11 GP, 8.4ppg (49.3 FG%), 2.8rpg, 1.4apg, 15 made 3FG (35%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1169148' first='Parker' last='Falcon']</td><td>Bismarck Legacy</td><td>11</td><td>21.7</td><td>13.8</td><td>7.9</td><td>11 GP, 21.5ppg (54.9 FG%), 5.7rpg, 1.4apg, 34 made 3FG (44%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1509954' first='Justin' last='Ajeo']</td><td>Shanley</td><td>11</td><td>7.0</td><td>0.3</td><td>6.7</td><td>11 GP, 10.2ppg (43.0 FG%), 3.5rpg, 2.3apg, 10 made 3FG (34%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1167611' first='Bonfas' last='Loria']</td><td>West Fargo</td><td>10</td><td>12.8</td><td>6.3</td><td>6.5</td><td>10 GP, 11.1ppg (52.4 FG%), 6.7rpg, 1.7apg, 9 made 3FG (45%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1975439' first='Ali' last='Shahid']</td><td>Fargo South</td><td>11</td><td>6.5</td><td></td><td>6.5</td><td>11 GP, 5.5ppg (53.1 FG%), 2.5rpg, 1.6apg, 6 made 3FG (32%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1497589' first='Thomas' last='Newman']</td><td>Jamestown</td><td>9</td><td>16.1</td><td>10.2</td><td>5.9</td><td>9 GP, 16.9ppg (55.7 FG%), 4.6rpg, 2.3apg, 3 made 3FG (27%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1354781' first='Jenner' last='Smude']</td><td>Bismarck Century</td><td>10</td><td>11.1</td><td>5.2</td><td>5.9</td><td>10 GP, 10.8ppg (42.9 FG%), 3.4rpg, 3.4apg, 19 made 3FG (45%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1219806' first='Jack' last='Shaffer']</td><td>Bismarck</td><td>12</td><td>12.0</td><td>6.2</td><td>5.8</td><td>12 GP, 8.3ppg (64.2 FG%), 6.6rpg, 0.8apg, 0 made 3FG</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2327980' first='Blake' last='Johnson']</td><td>Williston</td><td>9</td><td>3.8</td><td>-2.0</td><td>5.8</td><td>9 GP, 3.8ppg (38.7 FG%), 2.0rpg, 1.3apg, 5 made 3FG (33%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1477112' first='Isaac' last='Beauchamp']</td><td>Shanley</td><td>12</td><td>5.2</td><td>-0.2</td><td>5.4</td><td>12 GP, 8.2ppg (41.0 FG%), 1.5rpg, 0.8apg, 16 made 3FG (42%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1169135' first='Pearce' last='Parks']</td><td>GF Red River</td><td>13</td><td>19.8</td><td>14.6</td><td>5.2</td><td>13 GP, 24.0ppg (44.4 FG%), 6.9rpg, 3.7apg, 31 made 3FG (30%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1497485' first='Cole' last='Wilber']</td><td>GF Central</td><td>11</td><td>13.3</td><td>8.2</td><td>5.1</td><td>11 GP, 13.7ppg (49.2 FG%), 2.9rpg, 2.0apg, 15 made 3FG (29%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1497484' first='Luke' last='Warner']</td><td>Shanley</td><td>10</td><td>5.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>4.9</td><td>10 GP, 2.6ppg (37.9 FG%), 4.5rpg, 0.4apg, 0 made 3FG</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1178063' first='JB' last='Walters']</td><td>GF Red River</td><td>13</td><td>4.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>4.2</td><td>13 GP, 2.6ppg (41.4 FG%), 3.2rpg, 1.4apg, 0 made 3FG</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1328619' first='Isaac' last='Schulte']</td><td>Dickinson</td><td>11</td><td>5.9</td><td>2.1</td><td>3.8</td><td>11 GP, 4.5ppg (52.9 FG%), 4.6rpg, 0.5apg, 0 made 3FG</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1178059' first='Grady' last='Swanson']</td><td>Bismarck</td><td>11</td><td>5.6</td><td>1.9</td><td>3.7</td><td>11 GP, 6.5ppg (49.0 FG%), 1.0rpg, 0.5apg, 20 made 3FG (45%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1871749' first='Landon' last='Bedell']</td><td>Minot</td><td>11</td><td>5.7</td><td>2.1</td><td>3.6</td><td>11 GP, 4.5ppg (48.9 FG%), 3.6rpg, 0.6apg, 1 made 3FG (25%)</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1497480' first='Trey' last='Knoke']</td><td>Fargo North</td><td>8</td><td>3.6</td><td></td><td>3.6</td><td>8 GP, 3.1ppg (43.5 FG%), 2.5rpg, 0.4apg, 0 made 3FG</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1219797' first='Hudsen' last='Sheldon']</td><td>Mandan</td><td>12</td><td>23.0</td><td>19.4</td><td>3.6</td><td>12 GP, 21.6ppg (54.4 FG%), 6.3rpg, 5.5apg, 18 made 3FG (44%)</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1452786,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/5C781847-27E0-409A-AEBE-D0B555BF7CC6.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/5C781847-27E0-409A-AEBE-D0B555BF7CC6.jpeg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1452786" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->