Postseason Report: WDA Breakout Players
Unless something unforeseen occurs, the basketball season has come and gone. There’s a lot to unpack from the last four months of hoops though and before we turn our attention to the AAU and offseason scene, let’s look back at…
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Continue ReadingUnless something unforeseen occurs, the basketball season has come and gone. There’s a lot to unpack from the last four months of hoops though and before we turn our attention to the AAU and offseason scene, let’s look back at the season that was.
Here are some the biggest breakout players from the 2019-20 season:
Julia Fitterer, Bismarck Century
Fitterer was a solid role player last season but took on a much bigger role as a junior and delivered in a big way, averaging 13.4 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting better than 40 percent from the 3-point line. She’s one of the best players in the WDA.
Sydney Gustavsson, Mandan
Gustavsson played as a sophomore but needed 145 shots to score 143 points. She was a player the Braves were relying on to take a step up and she did exactly that, averaging 13.3 points and better than five rebounds, helping the Braves get to state. She was terrific in the WDA Tournament and will be one of the best players in the league next year.
Jilee Golus, Bismarck
Golus was a fringe rotation player as a sophomore for the Demons, averaging about four points per game. She took a huge leap as an upperclassman, averaging 15 points per game for a Bismarck team that was ranked all season. She’ll be the unquestioned leader for a Demons team that will have high expectations next year.
Symone Beld, Dickinson
Beld emerged as a solid second option scorer for the Midgets in her junior season, averaging 10.7 points per game while shooting nearly 40 percent from the field. She contributed on the glass and as a playmaker while knocking down 37 percent of her 3-pointers as well.
Logan Nissley, Bismarck Century
Nissley had some hype coming into the year but her impact on the season was beyond what even her biggest fans could have expected. The freshman forward was a two-way force for a top-three team all season, averaging 13.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. She shot better than 50 percent from the field and nearly 40 percent from the 3-point line.