Prospect Spotlight: Caden Hurla (2020)
Known as a team-first player, St. Mary’s 2020 guard Caden Hurla is coming off a strong offseason running with SSA Elite’s 17U White squad. At 5’7, Hurla is a capable shooter who likes to help set up teammates and run…
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Continue ReadingKnown as a team-first player, St. Mary’s 2020 guard Caden Hurla is coming off a strong offseason running with SSA Elite’s 17U White squad.
At 5’7, Hurla is a capable shooter who likes to help set up teammates and run an offense. A strong point guard, he takes pride in being his team’s primary ball handler and setting the pace.
Hurla says he has spent much of the offseason focused on improving his ability to score off the bounce and found running with SSA an experience that will help his game going forward.
“Playing for SSA has been awesome because it let me be able to play with guys not from my school, and it has helped me improve my overall game,” he said. “I used to be pretty much just a shooter but now it changed me to more of a floor general.”
St. Mary’s has high expectations for the upcoming season after an up-and-down campaign a year ago.
“Up to the halfway point in the year we had only lost one game, and we were really coming together as one,” Hurla said. “Then at the game right before the mid season tournament I fractured my tibia mid game and ended my season. My team struggled for awhile but picked it up right before substate and lost to the eventual state runner up in the substate-semifinal in double overtime. So I am very excited to get back out with my team this upcoming year and shoot for a state title.”
Hurla says the biggest influence on his basketball career to date has been his father.
“He has always been there for me, and has done everything he can to help me improve my game,” he says.
A fan of NBA star Steph Curry, Hurla says he appreciates the guards all-around game and abilities.
“He is undersized but he is still one of the best to play the game,” Hurla says. “The thing that makes him great is the way he moves without the ball in his hands. He is constantly moving and working trying to get his shot off. That’s what I have tried to implement into my game. Just always moving without the ball to get my shot off.”