Recruiting Report: Myles Hanson (2017)
Oct 15th Update Chaska wing Myles Hanson spent his spring and summer leading the Minnesota Fury 16 and Under in scoring many nights and bringing a consistent performance on both ends regularly. Add in the explosive throw downs, nasty blocks,…
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Chaska wing Myles Hanson spent his spring and summer leading the Minnesota Fury 16 and Under in scoring many nights and bringing a consistent performance on both ends regularly. Add in the explosive throw downs, nasty blocks, big rebounds from the wing, and growing skilled production, and we wondered why he was waiting longer than most for his D1 offer.
Then Northern Iowa, a team known for their success recruiting Minnesota, came to the Twin Cities and watched Hanson further. They liked what they saw and became D1 offer number one.
“Oh it's surreal” said Hanson of the offer. “It's awesome! I love their program and staff and establishments. I'm really excited to have my first offer from a great school like that.”
Myles has picked up a great first offer but there will be more. The Chaska standout had several in contact with him this fall.
“Drake, South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Boston U, South Dakota, Northern Iowa, and Wisconsin-Green Bay all came by this fall. And I've been talking to Lehigh and Cornell.”
Hanson scored 15.7 points per game as a consistent threat for 20 plus win Chaska last year playing alongside senior scorers Colby Murphy and Jake Hansen. The efforts from Myles were consistent night by night and now he is the leader.
“The season can't come soon enough! We have a great squad and a team with great chemistry. Our biggest challenge is honestly just height but even then it's not a huge deal.
“We are all similar size and strong enough to guard larger positions and we are quick enough and have enough weapons in our arsenal to win games.”
April 2015 update
Myles Hanson’s sophomore year couldn’t go too much better. He scored 17 a game and led the Hawks to a 22-7 season which is way better than many expected.
“I feel like it went really well,” Hanson said. “Our team did better than expected to do at the beginning of the year and I was able to help my team out with points, rebounds and leadership. Top moments were winning our conference and making it to the section finals.”
Now Hanson has moved on to the Grassroots season where his Fury Zurn squad is coming off of an event championship and now hold a 9-1 record after two weekends of work. A year ago they were 45-5.
“I'm beyond excited,” Myles said. “This is the best time of the year, basketball wise, and the opportunities are endless. Our goals are to win state and Sanford Pentagon again and hopefully maintain a better record than last year.
“Personally I would love to work on my jumper and fine tune things offensively. I can always get better at defense so there's plenty for me to work on this spring/summer.”
If you were to attach one word to Myles it would be “explosive”. The highlight reel jams and swats are a part of a physical explosion that will open the door for him to play division one basketball. For Hanson, the recruitment is just starting.
“My (Grassroots) and High School coaches take care of most that for me,” said Hanson.
“I know a few schools like Drake, North Dakota State, and Northern Iowa are interested but I like not knowing all the details. It helps keep my focus on what's set in front of me and keeping my head on straight.”