Stupendous FORKS — Greyson Uelmen and Andy Stefonowicz needed to play school ball close to one another.
Stefonowicz marked a Public Letter of Goal to play at North Dakota State in November. Uelmen’s enrolling got later than his dearest companion’s, yet the Minnetonka monitor needed to figure out how to play in the Highest point Association, as well.
This colder time of year, UND men’s ball began seeking after Uelmen, who won a Minnesota Class 4A state title this season.
After the state competition, Uelmen visited Great Forks and committed as a favored stroll on while nearby.
Uelmen and Stefonowicz will go from partners to in-state rivals.
“We’re energized for those matchups long into the future,” Uelmen said.
Uelmen was Minnetonka’s driving scorer this season, averaging 20 focuses per game on 56.9% shooting. He shot half from three this year.
It was an improvement from his lesser season, when he saw restricted playing time and found the middle value of simply 7.1 focuses per game. His leap was clear in a February game when Uelmen dropped 31 focuses in a success over possible Class 3A boss Totino-Elegance.
Uelmen realized he’d play a greater part his senior year, and he embraced it, assisting Minnetonka to its most memorable state with naming beginning around 2008.
The stuffed stands at Williams Field, Minnesota’s home court, provided Uelmen with a sample of what school b-ball could be like.
“All through the entire state competition, every one of the games were stuffed,” he said. “Furthermore, the title game, I think there were like 7,000 or 8,000 individuals there. There were a lot of individuals there. Williams Field was completely topped off to the top, top line. It was directed like a school game too, so it outrageously showed us what it would be like.”
The 6-foot-2 watchman, who could play at the a couple of in school, depicted his play as unselfish.
“I’m simply a decent shooter,” Uelmen said. “I love to play the two finishes of the floor. I like to play protection too. I’m flexible. I like to get downhill.”
He’ll carry that play to the Culmination Association, the level Uelmen needed to play at since his enlisting began. He cherished the climate — he experienced a pressed Betty Engelstad Sioux Center during UND’s rebound prevail upon NDSU in February — and valued the closeness to his old neighborhood so his family could without much of a stretch go to games.
“I believe it’s a decent level to play at,” Uelmen said. “I’m truly invigorated for that. I’m super eager to play for mentor Sather. Everybody I conversed with loves him. This could be a decent two or three years playing for him.”