Colorado Collective 2023 G Jack Bakken plays with strength and physicality, getting downhill and scoring at the rim. Active defender that forces turnovers on the ball. Colorado Collective Basketball | Jack Bakken

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Aiden, Brady & Jack facing the Pac-12 media after beating Fairview 55-32 at the Coors Events Center to finish 1st in pool play with a 3-1 record. On to the Final Four tomorrow! #CŦC | #APlayersProgram

I’m alright, just weeping openly to start the week. 🥲

I’m at 18 years of this and I will tell anyone that will actually listen to me, if your kid could play for any coach, it should be Highlands Ranch Basketball Jordan Carter. He’s 30, wins everywhere he goes, loves his players,they love him, and he works as many hours as anyone. Jordan Carter

Our guys pulled out a tough one tonight against a terrific Legacy team, 41-39. Senior Jack Bakken steadied us by being our sole player in double figures with 15 points and 6 rebounds, winning our Blue Collar Chain award. We are 6-1, could not be more proud of our guys. #CŦC

Jack Bakken buckets during a Falcons comeback grind. Also watch our ReVū Mix of Legacy at Highlands Ranch (3:16) ▶️ buff.ly/3PKbtlO Jack Bakken Highlands Ranch Basketball Jordan Carter Coach Sobes #hsbasketball #copreps

Final Highlands Ranch Basketball 73 TRHS Grizzly Boys Basketball 64 Ranch Leaders Jack Bakken 10pts Aiden Krusoe 22pts Travis Bray 14pts TR Leaders Andrew Crawford 17pts Charlie Spann 16pts Ryan Doyle 11pts Kael Carney 8pts #copreps

Last night our guys got a road win against #5 ThunderRidge, 73-64! Aiden Krusoe led all scorers with 22 points, Travis Bray had 14, and Jack Bakken posted 10 pts, 9 assists, 8 boards, and several clutch FT’s down the stretch. We’re just getting started. #CŦC | #APlayersProgram

Our guys got a league win over Ponderosa last night, 79-56. Aiden Krusoe, Travis Bray and Jeremy Jacob all scored in double figures, while Jack Bakken tied Brett Olson’s school record for assists in one game with 13. We host #3 Mountain Vista tomorrow! hudl.com/v/2KM3sP

🚨Blackout vs #4 Mountain Vista🚨 Varsity - 7:00 PM JV - 5:30 Soph - 4:00 Frosh - 5:30 #RanchNation | #APlayersProgram

Our guys wrapped up the regular season with a 73-56 road win over Douglas County. Regular season recap: •16-6 overall •6-4 in Continental League •Top 10 6A ranking (as high as #6) All program-bests since 2018. We will host the opening round of playoffs Wednesday! #CŦC

We returned less than 5 ppg from last year’s team, after losing our lone returning starter and another projected starter to injuries in the preseason. Played 15 road games, went 17-7, almost made it to the Coliseum. Never been so proud. Thank you guys, for everything. Love you.

The on-demand replay of the Ranch/RJ game is now available on NFHS. Amazing game. Somehow I missed it on the first viewing, but the display by the RJ student section after the buzzer beater is a shameful example of poor sportsmanship.

Congratulations to Jack Bakken for being named 2nd-Team All-League! Jack led the entire Continental League in assists (6.4 per game + tied our school record of 13 in one game), with a 3:1 AST/TO ratio. Though he was our PG, he also led us in rebounding, and was 2nd in steals.

Highlands Ranch Basketball Jordan Carter Jack Bakken 50% from 3 also!

My last word on this special group of guys.

Against conventional basketball wisdom/beliefs, we play on the baseline a lot in our offense. One concept that we’ve gotten good mileage & results out of is the dive from the opposite 45 on our baseline drives. When done correctly, it’s an extremely difficult action to defend.

“Great guards reject 50% of ball screens, and are LOOKING to reject 100% of the time” Rejecting ball screens can be a very difficult action to defend, as PNR coverages are typically drilled with the expectation that ball-handlers will actually use their screens every time.