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BOYS BASKETBALL

Matthew Mors

Forward
YANKTON HS
YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

24.2

Points per game

8.1

Rebounds per game

3.1

Assists per game

2.5

Steals per game
“Matthew Mors has been a great player in South Dakota for a long time. He continues to develop new ways to impact each game, all while the opponent’s entire game plan is based on stopping him.”
Scott Langerock
Head Coach head coach at Harrisburg High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 225-pound senior forward led the Bucks to a 20-4 record and the Class AA semifinals this past season. The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Mors averaged 24.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. A five-time All-State selection, he is a three-time Argus Leader Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Mors has maintained a 4.03 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Wisconsin this fall.

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Exemplary Character

President of his school’s service club and a member of the Student Council, Mors has volunteered as a youth basketball coach and has donated his time on behalf of food, clothing and school supply donation drives.