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BOYS BASKETBALL

Aanen Moody

Guard
DICKINSON HS
DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

31.4

Points Per Game

6.2

Rebounds Per Game

3.4

Steals Per Game
“Aanen Moody's ability to score is second to none. He has every offensive skill a coach could ask for. He has a great jump shot but can also penetrate and finish at the rim. When double- or tripled-team, he is able to get the ball to his open teammates as well.”
Dan Glasser
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior guard averaged 31.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game while shooting 87 percent from the line this past season, leading the Midgets (23-4) to the Class A semifinals. The state's returning Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Moody concluded his prep career with 2,132 points, the highest total in North Dakota Class A history.

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Academic Achievement

Moody has maintained a 3.71 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of North Dakota this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society and a devoted parishioner in his church community, Moody has volunteered locally at an area food pantry and as a youth basketball coach. "Aanen Moody's ability to score is second to none," said Dickinson High head coach Dan Glasser. "He has every offensive skill a coach could ask for. He has a great jump shot but can also penetrate and finish at the rim. When double- or tripled-team, he is able to get the ball to his open teammates as well."