Comets Shootout Saturday Standouts: 17U Guards
Grassroots season kicked off Saturday in St. Cloud with the Comets Shootout. While the basketball itself wouldn’t be described as ‘high quality’, there was certainly a lot of high quality talent filling up the courts. Here are some guards who…
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Continue ReadingGrassroots season kicked off Saturday in St. Cloud with the Comets Shootout.
While the basketball itself wouldn’t be described as ‘high quality’, there was certainly a lot of high quality talent filling up the courts.
Here are some guards who stood out at the 17U level on Saturday
Daniel Savageau, Comets DLR
Savageau spends his winters somewhat off the grid at Osakis High School – though the Silverstreaks were very good last year and will be good again next year – so he’s exactly the type of player who wants to take advantage of the grassroots season to garner exposure. He stood out in a big way for Comets this weekend. Savageau is a strong, explosive guard with the ball in his hands and does a great job breaking down defenders and making decisions. He’s a good outside shooter and can finish in traffic extremely well. He’s talkative on the defensive end and uses his quickness and strength to redirect opposing ball handlers. He was the most impressive guy for DLR over the weekend I thought.
James Sommer, Mentality
Sommer spent most of the time I watched Mentality play Saturday bullying opposing guards in the low and mid post areas. He’s extremely strong and has great size for a guard and it was impressive to see him dominate inside on the glass and on the block as a scorer. He’s a terrific outside shooter and has the ability to put the ball on a string in traffic too, which allows him to operate comfortable in confined spaces to either get his own shot, or collapse the defense and find open teammates.
Daniel McCarrell, Fury Kallman
McCarrell is one of the better shooters in the 2020 class and he wasted no time showing how deadly he can be from distance Saturday. McCarrell buried four of his five 3-point attempts in the first half alone against SW Stars. He’s got solid length for a guard and he knows how to get to spots on the floor where he can be available for a kickout or where the defense isn’t ready to get to.
Gavin Vosika, MN Matrix
Folks who watch MN Matrix this summer will immediately be drawn to the bevy of big men they have at their disposal and the cache of overgrown youngsters is impressive. But Gavin Vosika is absolutely worth checking out too because he does a little bit of everything. He rebounds well for a guard and pushes ahead as well as anybody I saw Saturday. He’s unselfish and does a great job hitting cutters at the right time or shooters in the right spots to make an impact. When he wants to score, he can, because he’s very good in the middle of the floor.
Caleb Druvenga, Comets DLR
It seemed like everytime Druvenga and Daniel Savageau were on the court, good things happened for Comets DLR. Druvenga did a great job attacking the paint and collapsing the defense. He’s got the strength to go through people on drives but also the burst to get by first-row defenders.
Jordan Sagedahl, SW MN Stars
Sagedahl’s been one of the better players in Class A Minnesota for a couple years now and he was impressive for SW Stars. He’s really smooth and smart with the ball and does a great job probing the defense to either get himself a clean look or find a teammate for a shot. He’s a good deep range shooter and seems to play with a high basketball IQ.
Kurt Ohlhues, Fury Kallman
Ohlhues had his way on the offensive end of the floor for Fury Kallman. He doesn’t have crazy quickness or burst but he does a great job changing speeds and using his body to get angles on his defenders. He’s strong and has the ability to get by guys once he’s able to get them to his hip. He’s a strong finisher in traffic and can knock down shots from pretty much anywhere on the floor.