ND Phenom 17U: AAU Analysis
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An impressive group of players all from North Dakota. These guys will have a productive and fun senior season. They made some great memories this summer and they improved along the way. At the end of the AAU season, Phenom…
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Continue ReadingAn impressive group of players all from North Dakota. These guys will have a productive and fun senior season. They made some great memories this summer and they improved along the way. At the end of the AAU season, Phenom showed that North Dakota kids can compete at the national level. Read below for comments on the team and roster.
Team comments from Jordan Maurer
“Due to several of the top players in the class of 2022 playing with out-of-state AAU programs, or playing multiple sports, for lack of a better word, our season was unique. One weekend our team may have been mostly Bismarck/Mandan kids, and another weekend our team may have been a collection of high-level talent from across the state. We used 16 different players over the course of the season. It was a fun end to the season as we won our division in the Summer Slam, went 3-3 the final weekend of SPTS, and beat a team who had beat us in April, and then we finished the season with a win in Las Vegas. Special shout out to Ben Morman Ben Morman 6'10" | C St. Mary's | 2022 State ND who has battled several knee injuries over the course of his career and I am so thrilled he was able to get a championship win in his last Phenom tournament. On a personal note, huge thanks to the Twins and the Treys for helping us out in Las Vegas. Aaron Grubb Aaron Grubb 6'3" | PF Mandan | 2022 State ND was new to the Phenom this year and Trey Brandt Trey Brandt 6'1" | PG Beulah | 2022 State ND only played with us in Las Vegas, but the other 7 players who played in the Fantastic 40 started and ended their AAU careers playing in a North Dakota Phenom uniform, and having them represent us on a national stage is truly special to me. Thanks the all of the families for making the season successful.”
“It was an honor to be able to coach these different players and I look forward to following their senior seasons and their collegiate careers; whether it be in basketball, football, track, and field, or any of the other plethora of options this group has.”
Roster
Sam Schmidt (2022) |5-10 G| St. Mary’s – Junkyard dog. Quick defender. Paint penetrator.
Adam Kallenbach Adam Kallenbach 6'0" | SG Jamestown | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-0 G| Jamestown – Playmaker. Good shooter. High-level competitor.
Nick Schumacher Nick Schumacher 6'1" | SG Bismarck St. Mary's | 2022 ND (2022) |6-0 G| St. Mary’s – Good set shooter. Physical.
Garrett Bader Garrett Bader 6'2" | SG Bismarck St. Mary's | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-1 G| St. Mary’s – Solid transition finisher. Good spot-up shooter. Very competitive.
Trey Brandt Trey Brandt 6'1" | PG Beulah | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-1 G| Beulah – Efficient scorer. High-level shooter. Competitive defensively.
Evan Gross Evan Gross 6'3" | SG Bismarck St. Mary's | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-3 G| St. Mary’s – Jack of all trades. Finisher. Rebounder. Long defender.
Nate Fedorchak Nate Fedorchak 6'1" | SG Bismarck St. Mary's | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-3 G| St. Mary’s – High-level shooter. Transition scorer. Solid defender.
Aaron Grubb Aaron Grubb 6'3" | PF Mandan | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-3 F| Mandan – Physically imposing. Junkyard dog. Improved shooter.
Logan Wetzel Logan Wetzel 6'3" | SG Bismarck Legacy | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-5 F| Bismarck Legacy – High-level spot-up shooter. Good position defender. High IQ.
Treysen Eaglestaff Treysen Eaglestaff 6'5" | SF Bismark | 2022 State ND (2022) |6’5 F| Bismarck – Elite level highly confident scorer. Great in the passing lanes. Creates. Rebounds. Competes.
Zander Albers Zander Albers 6'5" | PF Bismarck Legacy | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-5 F| Bismarck Legacy – Rim protectorHigh flyer. Good set shooter.
Gannon Limke Gannon Limke 6'6" | PF Hillsboro/Central Valley | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-5 F| Hillsboro – Cerebral. Shotmaker. Rebounder. High IQ.
Carter Englund Carter Englund 6'7" | PF Shiloh Christian | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-6 F| Shiloh Christian – Athletic finisher. High-level rebounder.
Gus Hurlburt Gus Hurlburt 6'9" | PF Enderlin | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-9 F| Enderlin – Bouncy. Good spot-up shooter. Nice face-up post-game. Junkyard dog.
Ben Morman Ben Morman 6'10" | C St. Mary's | 2022 State ND (2022) |6-10 F| St. Mary’s – Space eater. Rim protector.
Joe Hurlburt Joe Hurlburt 6'10" | PF Enderlin | 2022 State #147 Nation MN (2022) |6-11 F| Enderlin – Generational ND talent. Great passer and shooter. Rim protector. Finisher. Will be a pro.
Schedule
Sanford Pentagon Spring Jam (Sioux Falls, SD) – April 24-25
Sanford Pentagon Tournament Series (Omaha, NE) – May 1-2
Sanford Pentagon Tournament Series (Minneapolis, MN) – May 15-16
Great Plains Alliance (St. Cloud, MN) – June 22-24
Sanford Pentagon Summer Slam (Sioux Falls, SD) – July 10-11
Sanford Pentagon Tournament Series (Sioux Falls, SD) – July 16-18
Fantastic 40 (Las Vegas, NV) – August 5-8