Henry Ellenson - F (2015) - Bucky's 5th Quarter

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Class	Position	Height	Weight
2015	PF / C	6'9"	253 lb
School	AAU
Rice Lake (WI) HS	~~D1 Minnesota (fka Pump N Run)~~ / Playground Elite

Rankings

Rivals: (#5 PF / #11 overall) Green_arrowup_medium
Scout: (#3 PF / #7 overall)
ESPN: 96 (#2 PF / #5 overall)
24/7: 98 (#7 PF / #23 overall) Red_arrowdown_medium
Wishoops: (#2 player in 2015)

Last updated: May 5, 2015
Previous Rankings: 5-star (#5 PF/#18 overall > #4/#17 > #6/#17) > 4-star (#9 PF/#56 overall > #8/#29) by Rivals; 5-star (#2 PF/#7 overall > #2/#6 > #3 C/#7 overall) > 4-star (#16 C/#62 overall) > 3-star (NR PF) by Scout; 5-star/96 (#2 PF/#4 overall) > 95 (#3/#5) > 4-star/84 (#9 PF/#47 overall) > 89 (#6/#29) > 87 (#6 C/#22 overall) by ESPN; 5-star/98 (#7 PF/#21 overall > #6/#19 > #5/#18) > 99 (#4 PF/#13 overall) > 4-star/97 (#7 PF/#28 overall) > 94 (#14/#57 > #16/#57 > #6/#26) by 24/7
Rankings at time of commitment: 5-star (0.9958) by 247 Composite, #4 PF/#10 overall/#2 in WI; 5-star by Rivals, Scout & ESPN

Honors

2015 Co-Mr. Basketball (WBCA)
2015 First Team All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)*
2015 McDonald's All-American
2015 Gatorade Player of the Year
2014 First Team All-State (AP)*
2014 First Team All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)*
2014 Big Rivers Player of the Year
2013 All-Northwest Player of the Year (Leader-Telegram)
2013 Big Rivers Player of the Year
2013 Second Team All-State (AP)
2013 First Team All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)

*unanimous selection

Statistics

2014-15: Senior (Rice Lake)
2014: U17 World Championships | USA Basketball
2014: 18.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.6 bpg | EYBL (adv)
2013-14: 27.2 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 2.7 bpg, 1.7 apg | Junior (Rice Lake)
2012-13: 21.4 ppg, 12.1 rpg | Sophomore (Rice Lake) - Leader-Telegram
2011-12: | Freshman (Rice Lake)

Verbally committed to Marquette

The Ellenson name is a big one in state basketball circles. Henry's older brother Wally was recruited a bit by the Badgers and signed with Minnesota, before switching sports to track and field full-time, then ultimately transferring to Marquette to get another shot at basketball. Most assumed Wally's presence in Milwaukee tilted Henry's recruitment in favor of Marquette. That idea seemed more legit than ever when Ellenson cut his list to three finalists: Marquette, Michigan State and Kentucky. Shortly after his visit to Milwaukee and East Lansing, Ellenson made it official a week before a planned visit to Kentucky (proving the Wildcats weren't much of a contender after all).

Another older brother, Ellwood, originally committed to play for NCAA Division II Bemidji State. As for the youngest son of former Badger (and Warrior) John Ellenson, was one of 23 players named to Team USA's 2013-14 Developmental National Team in March of his sophomore year. Henry survived cuts down to 16, but did not make the final 12-man roster. Nevertheless, he continued to improve his perimeter game as his aggressiveness, which combined with his slimmer figure to make him one of the most tantalizing prospects in the entire 2015 class.

Interest from the superpowers got underway in his junior season. Duke offered Ellenson to vault into a prominent position in his recruitment. Then after a great showing in Nike's EYBL, he got offers from North Carolina, UCLA, and Kentucky with rising interest from Michigan as well. He also held offers from Baylor, Boston College, Creighton, Iowa, Iowa State, Georgetown, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin prior to cutting his list. Ellenson planned to use all five official visits starting in June in order to narrow his list after July heading into his senior season. But that timeframe has accelerated. It's worth noting that Ellenson switch to the Nike-based AAU program Playground Elite this spring and all three finalists are Nike (or Jordan Brand) outfitted.