National Signing Day
While waiting for the official announcement of the newest Bison athletes, I was thinking about what it takes to be a D-I scholarship athlete. Here are some of the high school accomplishments of current men's BB players at NDSU (all info from GoBison.com):
Mike Felt: Graduated in 2009 from Redwood Valley High School...Four-year starter for coach Markus Okeson...Three-time all-conference pick and Associated Press all-state second team as a junior...Finalist for Minnesota's "Mr. Basketball" award...Led the state in scoring his junior year (30.3 ppg) and senior year (30.4 ppg)...Scored 40 or more points in 11 games during his career, including a school-record 56 points against Waseca in the final game of his junior season...Scored in double figures in his last 76 straight games...Averaged 24.8 points over his 99-game career, finishing with 2,450 points, 567 rebounds, 363 assists and 147 steals...His 338 made 3-pointers ranked fourth in the state record book...12-time letterwinner...Five-time state qualifier in track and field running the 3,200-meter relay, setting a school record his senior year...Quarterbacked the football team for two years...Joined the cross country team his senior year...Became the team's No. 2 runner and qualified for the state meet.
Freddy Coleman: Graduated in 2006 from St. Paul Johnson High School, where he played for coach Vern Simmons...Captained the basketball and football teams...All-state on the gridiron, where he played quarterback and strong safety, punted, and returned punts and kicks...Selected as Athlete of the Year (ed: for Twin Cities metro area) by the Lions Club.
Drew Lundberg: Graduated in 2007 from Owatonna High School...First-team all-state as a senior when he led the 25-3 Huskies to a conference championship...Averaged 21 points, five rebounds and four assists per game...Owatonna's all-time leading scorer with 1,565 points...Also set career records for assists and steals...Earned 12 varsity letters in basketball, football and track...Set school records for pass receptions, receiving yards...Set a state record with 23 career touchdown receptions.
Nate Zastrow: Graduated in 2009 from Manitowoc Lincoln High School...Four-year starting point guard and part of two conference championship teams under coach Mark Christenson...Averaged over 20 points per game his final two seasons and made the all-state first team his senior year...Set school records with 1,586 career points and 471 career assists...Averaged 18.2 points and 5.4 assists over four seasons...Scored in double figures 62 straight games.
Dylan Hale: Graduated in 2009 from Washburn High School in Minneapolis...Led Washburn to a Class 3A state championship his senior year and was named to the all-state tournament team...Scored 24 points against Holy Angels in the Section 6 championship game to lead Washburn to its first state tournament in 15 years...Transferred from St. Paul Central High School, where averaged 17 points per game as a junior and 14 points as a sophomore, and once scored 39 points in a single game.
Michael Tveidt: Played for coach Terry Becker at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre...Graduated in 2006...Three-time all-state selection in both basketball and football...Made the all-state tournament team in basketball his junior and senior years...Also competed in track and field, where he set school records in the high jump, medley relay and 1,600-meter relay...Helped his team to a state track championship his senior year and placed second in the state basketball tourney.
Taylor Braun: Graduated in 2009 from Newberg High School...Averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game his senior year under coach Mark Vernon...Led the Tigers to a 19-8 record and advanced to the state quarterfinals in Class 6A, the state's largest division...Named Pacific 6 Conference Player of the Year, all-state first team, and finished third in the state Player of the Year voting...Participated in the Les Schwab Northwest Shootout, the Oregon Gatorade All-Star Game, and was a McDonald's All-American nominee...Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists his junior year and earned a spot on the all-conference first team.
Eric Carlson: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Bruce Kugath at Shakopee High School...Graduated in 2007...Averaged over 25 points and 10 rebounds per game his final two seasons...Two-time all-state pick, three-time all-conference, and three-time academic all-conference...Set school single-season records for points, rebounds, free throws made and free throws attempted, and career records for scoring and rebounding...His 252 free throws made and 335 free-throw attempts in 2006-07 were state records...Part of two conference championship teams and was an all-state tournament selection for Shakopee's 31-1 state title team as a sophomore in 2005.
Taylor Baxter: Graduated in 2010 from Fieldcrest High School in Minonk, Ill...Averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game for a 29-1 team his senior year...Named to the all-conference first team, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association all-state first team, and Associated Press all-state second team.
TrayVonn Wright: Graduated in 2010 from Waterloo West High School...Three-year starter and four-time all-conference performer...Named to the Class 4A all-state first team as a senior...Averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game and was named Mississippi Valley Conference West Division Player of the Year...Junior year averages were 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game...Also a state champion high jumper his sophomore year with a leap of 6 feet, 10 inches.
Damar Wilson: Graduated in 2007 from East Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska...Three-time all-state selection, including two first-team honors...Averaged 26 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals per game his senior year...Team MVP and conference player of the year...Also lettered track and field...State champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay...Set a state record for the 200 meters and was part of the record 400-meter relay team.
Marshall Bjorklund: Graduated in 2010 from Sibley East High School in Arlington, Minn...Four-time all-conference performer, two-time all-state pick, and Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year in 2010...Set school career records with 1,910 points, 1,326 rebounds and 383 blocks...Averaged a double-double over his final three seasons including 25.4 points, 15.3 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, 2.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game his senior year...Led Sibley East to a 23-5 record and a Class 2A state quarterfinal game in 2010, the school's first tournament appearance in 11 years.
Jordan Aaberg: Graduated in 2009 from Rothsay High School...Four-year letterman and three-year starter...Averaged 25.0 points, 14.8 rebounds, 6.8 blocks and 4.0 assists per game his senior year under coach Steve Hartman...Led the Tigers to a 15-9 record and the school's first Little Eight Conference championship in 13 years with a 10-2 record...Named conference MVP and played in the Minnesota All-Star Series...Two-time team MVP and defensive player of the year...Rothsay's third all-time leading scorer...Shot 61 percent from the field and finished his career with 1,466 points, 873 rebounds, 360 blocks...Had career highs of 42 points and 29 rebounds...Class valedictorian and member of the school's National Honor Society chapter, Knowledge Bowl, student council, band and choir.
Andy Nagel: Graduated in 2008 from St. Edmond High School in Fort Dodge, Iowa...Four-year starter and four-year all-conference center for coach Adolph Kochendorfer...Averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds his senior year...Team MVP as a junior when he averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds...First-team all-district and all-state in 2007 and 2008...Part of state runner-up teams in 2006 and 2008...The 2006 team went 27-1 and the 2008 team finished 26-2...McDonald's All-America nominee...IHSAA Distinguished Academic Achievement award winner...Set school career records for points (1,170) and games played (103)...Set a school record in the shot put.
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