Jahnna Hajdukovich of Fairbanks craves elite competition the way people crave popcorn at the movies. She’s gotta have it. “I feed off of it,” she told me. “It drives me and makes me a better player.” Hajdukovich got a taste of some extraordinary competition at the USA Basketball U17 women’s national team tryouts earlier this… Read more »
As the daughter of a prominent Alaska basketball player, Jahnna Hajdukovich of Fairbanks got plenty of feedback from her father Jimmy over the years. “My dad always has something to say,” she told me. “He always has to critique something; how to perfect my moves, perfect drives, perfect my shot, but it’s why I’ve become… Read more »
Eager to get the state’s best basketball players together in the same gym at the same time, Isa Wilson of Anchorage went to work. He rented a gym, set up a schedule and reached out to players. Wilson, 24, invited a mix of professionals, college stars and all-state high school kids. The turnout was a… Read more »
