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17 Days Until the State Girls Basketball Announcement
Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - North Dakota

Gatorade Player of the year

Joe Hurlburt

Forward
ENDERLIN HS
ENDERLIN , NORTH DAKOTA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.6

Points per game

14.3

Rebounds per game

4.900

Assists per game

1.4

Steals per game
“With Joe, you want to soak it in and enjoy the talent you’re watching, because you don’t see a player like him around here. He’s the total package. He can handle the ball, pass the ball, score the ball. He’s pretty unselfish, so he could score even more. He kind of runs that team.”
Bryce Laxdahl
Head Coach head coach at Northern Cass High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-10, 225-pound junior forward averaged 22.6 points, 14.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 steals per game in leading the Eagles to an 18-4 season and a trip to the Class B - Region 1 semifinals. Also the 2020-21 MaxPreps North Dakota High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Hulburt is a three-time All-Region 1 selection and a two-time Class B All-State honoree. Ranked as the nation’s No. 80 prospect in the Class of 2022 by 247 Sports, Hurlburt enters his senior season as his school’s career leader in points (1,607), rebounds (1,133), assists (259) and blocks (180).

Academic Achievement

Hurlburt has maintained a 3.5 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Hurlburt has volunteered locally with Eagles Buddies, the town’s youth basketball organization. He has also donated his time as a youth basketball official as well as on behalf of various school fundraisers.