Park Center Invitational: Top Performers

The Park Center Invitational took place this past weekend, with two makeup games that were previously canceled in December. Minnetonka defeated Burnsville in a close matchup, while Park Center pulled away in the second half to take down St. Cloud Apollo. Prep Hoops was in attendance for the two games, and we give you the standout players. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/cameron-steele/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/cameron-steele/">Cameron Steele</a></a> (6'8 2020 F, Minnetonka)- Steele was the MVP of the day, putting in a 37 point performance, taking over in the second half to lead Minnetonka to a win. The stretch-4 was scoring in a variety of ways, stepping out for threes, scoring from the block, getting to the free throw line, and finishing transition layups. He also came up with two blocks late in the second half. Steele is a fundamentally sound forward with a high arcing three that he hits at a high rate. The Abilene Christian commit has had a big year scoring the ball for Minnetonka. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/cohen-kellogg/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/cohen-kellogg/">Cohen Kellogg</a></a> (5'10 2022 PG, Minnetonka)- The sophomore point guard had a solid all-around game for Minnetonka in their win over Burnsville. He was defensively sound, and was swinging the ball around on offense, keeping the opposing defense on their toes. He knocked down a pair of threes, and had the play of the game, throwing an inbounds pass off a defenders back and then finishing the lay-up. That play came late in the second half, and helped spark Minnetonka's run to pull away for the win. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/daniel-rosenber/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/daniel-rosenber/">Daniel Rosenber</a></a> (6'3 2020 W, Burnsville)- Burnsville was in it for most of the game, and <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/daniel-rosenber/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/daniel-rosenber/">Daniel Rosenber</a></a>'s scoring performance was a big reason why. He finished with 27 points while showcasing his offensive versatility. He knocked down a handful of pull-up three pointers, getting great elevation on his jumpers to finish over his man. Rosenber had a couple of strong takes off the dribble to finish, and in transition finished with ease, including a powerful dunk early in the game. In Daniel you get a lanky wing who can guard multiple positions with his long wingspan, hit pull-up jumpers from all over, and finish explosively in transition. Joshua Brown (6'3 2020 G, Park Center)- Park Center and St. Cloud Apollo were pretty close at halftime, and it was <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/josh-brown/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/josh-brown/">Josh Brown</a></a> who sparked the run for Park Center to pull away. He connected on a handful of jumpers, but was also getting to the rim off the dribble to finish. Josh has a great change of pace while dribbling, and the threat of him shooting from deep allows him to get defenders jumping with a pumpfake or hesitation dribble. He finished with a team-high 18 points in the win. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/detavius-frierson/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/detavius-frierson/">Detavius Frierson</a></a> (6'4 2020 W, Park Center)- Frierson has been a Swiss army knife for Park Center this year, and that trend continued in their win yesterday. He started off a little slow, but turned it on in the second half when he realized he could over power his defender around the basket. He started gathering in the paint, and going up balanced while powering through contact to finish. On the other end, he switched onto <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/puoch-dobuol/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/puoch-dobuol/">Puoch Dobuol</a></a> (will be talked about later), and shut him down after he started off hot. DT brings intensity and energy to the floor on both ends, and that energy is contagious, and a key part to Park Center's successes. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/puoch-dobuol/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/puoch-dobuol/">Puoch Dobuol</a></a> (6'7 2020 W/F, St. Cloud Apollo)- When it's all said and done, whether it be after a year of prep school or a year/two of junior college, this is a player who could end up at the Division One level. I first saw him at an AAU tournament in the spring, then in fall league play, and now this weekend against Park Center. He's improved significantly every time. Against Park Center who threw down three dunks in transition, pulled-up for two 3's off the dribble, one right in the face of a defender, and handled the ball in transition. It's rare to find a player that's 6'7, has a wing span that looks to be closing in on 7', runs like a gazelle, can handle the ball like he does, and finishes from beyond the arc or near the rim. Chang Hoth (6'3 2020 G, St. Cloud Apollo)- Chang was the top shooter I saw during the two games, finishing with 23 points against a tough lineup of guards on Park Center. Chang was dangerous handling in the pick-and-roll, because every time his defender went under, he was pulling up. Chang knocked down a high percentage of his looks, often coming off the dribble. Hoth has some intriguing length as a guard at 6'3, can play either guard spot, and is shooting 43% from beyond the arc this year. For schools looking for a shooter with some length, you'll want to get a look at Chang Hoth.