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BOYS BASKETBALL

Boden Skunberg

Forward
JAMESTOWN HS
JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

28.4

Points per game

11.1

Rebounds per game

2.8

Assists per game

1.6

Steals per game
“I’ve been coaching in this league for 25 years. (Boden) is the best player in the state this year. He has a skill set with no deficiencies and does all the little things on both ends of the floor.”
Darin Mattern
Head Coach Head coach at Century High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior forward had averaged 28.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals, leading the Blue Jays (20-4) to the Class A state quarterfinals at the time of his selection. Before suffering a spiral fracture to his right pinky in a late-February practice, Skunberg became Jamestown’s leading career scorer (1,732 points) and rebounder (622). The 2020 Western Dakota Association Senior Athlete of the Year and a four-year varsity starter, he was a First-Team All-State selection in 2019 while leading the Blue Jays to a 27-0 record and a Class A state title.

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Academic Achievement

Skunberg has maintained a 3.5 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at North Dakota State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Skunberg has volunteered locally with Meals on Wheels and a Special Olympics adult basketball team. He has also donated his time on behalf of the Immanuel Lutheran Church as well as to local food banks.