The 2021-22 Basketball Season – Class AAAA First Glance
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The 2021-22 Season is of course eight months away but why not get a first glance at what teams having coming back? Starting with Class AAAA. Today we will run through the 2020-21 final top ten rankings and look at…
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Continue ReadingThe 2021-22 Season is of course eight months away but why not get a first glance at what teams having coming back? Starting with Class AAAA.
Today we will run through the 2020-21 final top ten rankings and look at each squad’s returning talent.
(1) Wayzata
Starters Returning: Camden Heide Camden Heide 6'7" | SF Wasatch Academy | 2022 State #129 Nation UT , Carter Bjerke Carter Bjerke 6'9" | C Wayzata | 2022 State MN , Drew Berkland Drew Berkland 5'11" | PG Wayzata | 2022 State MN (3)
Reserves Returning: Ryan Harvey Ryan Harvey 6'3" | SG Wayzata | 2022 State MN , Hayden Tibbits Hayden Tibbits 5'11" | PG Wayzata | 2023 State MN , Spencer Hall
Up and Coming Name: 2023 guard Devin Vanterpool
Final Say: Wayzata will be in a good position to try and repeat as champions.
(2) Champlin Park
Starters Returning: None (0)
Reserves Returning: Ethan Lukandwa, Ayo Taki Ayo Taki 6'3" | SF Champlin Park | 2022 State MN
Up and Coming Name: 2024 guard Luke Graff
Final Say: The Rebels always have big classes of solid players so don’t expect them to bad but right now there is a ton to replace so we don’t expect them to contend eitehr
(3) Cretin-Derham Hall
Starters Returning: Tre Holloman Tre Holloman 6'2" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State #57 Nation MN (1)
Reserves Returning: Charlie Plum Charlie Plum 6'5" | PF Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State MN
Up and Coming Name: 2023 guard Adam Tauer
Final Say: This was the exact position Tre Holloman Tre Holloman 6'2" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State #57 Nation MN was in last year, seniors graduating all around him, but yet Holloman took his team to the title game. Can he do this a second time? I wouldn’t bet against him.
(4) Park Center
Starters Returning: Braeden Carrington Braeden Carrington 6'4" | SG Park Center | 2022 State #141 Nation MN , Ayouba Berthe Ayouba Berthe 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2022 State MN (2)
Reserves Returning: James Spencer James Spencer 6'6" | PF Park Center | 2022 State MN , Leo Torbor Leo Torbor 6'1" | PG Park Center | 2022 State MN , JJ Ware JJ Ware 6'6" | SF Park Center | 2023 State MN
Up and Coming Name: 2023 guard Kaden Cook
Final Say: The Pirates will likely be a top five squad entering next season
(5) Eastview
Starters Returning: Kenji Scales Kenji Scales 6'0" | PG Eastview | 2022 State MN (1)
Reserves Returning: Jamal Ambrose Jamal Ambrose 6'10" | C East View | 2022 State MN
Up and Coming Name: Mario Adams Mario Adams 6'5" | SF Eastview | 2023 State MN , Myles Adams Myles Adams 6'5" | SF Eastview | 2023 State MN , both 2023 guards
Final Say: There’s a lot of experience to replace but we said that last year as well. Lightning have some quality talent coming up, top ten team to start the year for sure
(6) Woodbury
Starters Returning: Blake Rohrer Blake Rohrer 6'2" | SG Woodbury | 2022 State MN (1)
Reserves Returning: James Maier
Up and Coming Name: 2022 center Alex Dodge
Final Say: We don’t know enough about what the Royals having coming up but we do know they have a lot to replace
(7) Shakopee
Starters Returning: Quinten Snell Quinten Snell 6'0" | SG Shakopee | 2022 State MN , Sam West, Cade Mcgraw Cade Mcgraw 5'10" | PG Shakopee | 2022 State MN , Nick Katona Nick Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2022 State MN (4)
Reserves Returning: Yonis Mohamud Yonis Mohamud 6'2" | SG Shakopee | 2022 State MN , Isaac Snell, Chandler Ross Jr
Up and Coming Name: 2023 guard Ty Boegeman
Final Say: The Sabers return seven of their top nine from a team that made it to the state semi-finals. They will be a top five team entering next season.
(8) Mounds View
Starters Returning: Kobe Kirk Kobe Kirk 6'2" | SG Mounds View | 2022 State MN , Ryan Edelman, Dylan Wheeler Dylan Wheeler 6'3" | SG Mounds View | 2022 State MN (3)
Reserves Returning: None
Up and Coming Name: 2024 guard Joey Fretheim
Final Say: The Mustangs have top ten caliber talent with three starters coming back but there is a big group of seniors to replace
(9) Duluth East
Starters Returning: None, but Will Van Scoy Will Van Scoy 6'1" | PG Duluth East | 2022 State MN will be back from injury (starter last year)
Reserves Returning: Luke Lieberz, Michael Kastelic Michael Kastelic 6'1" | PG Duluth East | 2023 State MN , Cam Oliphant
Up and Coming Name: 6’8 2023 center Isaac Nyakundi
Final Say: The Greyhounds graduate a starting line-up of seniors but their reserves will be back and they will continue to be a big, talented group
(10) Robbinsdale Cooper
Starters Returning: Davion Evans Davion Evans 6'0" | PG Robbinsdale Cooper | 2022 State MN , Prince Appiah (2)
Reserves Returning: David Conners, Joseph Russell
Up and Coming Name: 2024s Anthony Jones and Dayvi’on Hankerson
Final Say: Cooper will continue to be a top squad in the Metro West and Evans could be on the verge of a monster season.
***We will review another ten Class AAAA squads at a later date.