<p>Who are the best wings from the Minnesota High School basketball level? We give college coaches five they need to check in on if they are still searching. Here is the Minnesota Best Available list. </p>
<p><strong>Top Five Ball-Handlers</strong></p>
<p>One. <strong><span style="font-family: Times;">[player_tooltip player_id="846128" first="Curtis" last="Jones"]</span></strong> of Cretin-Derham Hall (6’3). Jones isn’t just one of the best available shooters available in Minnesota, you can expand that to the entire Midwest. There are schools desperate for talent right now and I can not stress enough how much they would like to have [player_tooltip player_id="846128" first="Curtis" last="Jones"] in their program. Why? The reasons are many: 1) A 40% shooter all of his life and that’s part beautiful shot and part beautiful shot selection, 2) a hard worker that can also handle the ball if that is needed, 3) a clutch shot maker as seen most recently when he made a game winning NBA three to send his team to state at the buzzer, and 4) a quality young man that teammates love to compete with.</p>
<p>Two. <strong><span style="font-family: Times;">[player_tooltip player_id="846118" first="Detavius" last="Frierson"]</span></strong> of Park Center (6’4). Frierson was that dependable, hard working, "give DT the job" type of guy that handled so many different chores for the Pirates. Frierson started games at lead guard and then raced back the other way and defended the opposition’s best player regardless if it was the point guard, a wing shooter, or a stretch four man. He’s also a division one level athlete that was Park Center’s third leading scorer and most charismatic leader. With some changes in the NCAA academic guidelines for this this fall, DT is also able to get into four year schools. </p>
<p>Three. <strong><span style="font-family: Times;">[player_tooltip player_id="846138" first="Amari" last="Carter"]</span></strong> of CDH (6’6). In looking back at some of the CDH games, Carter jumps off the screen as a scholarship looking athlete. He has a big frame plus the type of agility that college programs look for. When the Raiders lost six guys to fouling out against Woodbury, CDH put the ball in Amari’s hands and we saw more of what he could do as a top two option (scored 23, averaged 12). </p>
<p>Four. <strong><span style="font-family: Times;">[player_tooltip player_id="549398" first="Adam" last="Biewen"]</span></strong> of Robbinsdale Armstrong (6’4). Adam is one of the key reasons that Armstrong battled their way into the top ten this season as a team that played outstanding team basketball. Biewen at times is the ultimate grinder with the strength and agility to slide down and guard a four man but the instincts and trust to play the three. </p>
<p>Five. <strong><span style="font-family: Times;">[player_tooltip player_id="955647" first="Josh" last="Parrow"]</span></strong> of Onamia (6’4). Josh has to be the most under the radar talent that I’ve come across in a lot of years. This is a 28 point per game scorer with bounce, a big guard frame, and touch at the arc that didn’t play AAU and he’s from Northern Minnesota so he’s an unknown. </p>
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