INFORUM Grant Nelson of Devils Lake has been named the winner of the North Dakota High School Coaches Association POWERade senior athlete of the year award in Class A boys basketball.
Nelson, a 6-foot-10 guard/forward who has committed to play at North Dakota State, averaged 25 points, 18 rebounds and six blocked shots per game last season. He had nine games with at least 20 rebounds and was his team’s top 3-point shooter.
Boden Skunberg of Jamestown, who has also committed to play at NDSU, was the West Region senior athlete of the year and also earned North Dakota Gatorade player of the year honors.
Skunberg and Nelson, both unanimous Class A all-state first-team selections by the state’s media, have also been selected to play in the annual North Dakota Lions all-star basketball series this summer, tentatively scheduled to be held July 13 at Bismarck Legacy High School and July 14 at West Fargo High School. The series matches Class A’s top seniors against Class B’s top seniors.
On Tuesday, Devils Lake’s Jessica Mertens was named the North Dakota High School Coaches Association POWERade senior athlete of the year in Class A girls basketball.
