Minnesota Top 250 Expo: The 2023 All Expo Team
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Best junior performers in the event? Here is our All Expo Team for the 2023 class! First Team All Expo Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family (6’10…
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First Team All Expo
Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family (6’10 C). Kapke looks every bit like a high major big that will be a national level recruit. Size, skill back to the basket and facing, and aggression, all of it looks like the next guy to start being recruited on a national level.
Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN of White Bear Lake (6’4 SG). People talk Jack and they speak confidence, shooting, and production. But the more I see him, the more I’m understanding that this WBL talent has better handles of creation, of quick pushing the ball, than I was aware of.
Khalif Bettis Khalif Bettis 6'6" | SF Burnsville | 2023 State MN of Burnsville (6’5 Wing). Bettis is all about production. And with that production he is aggressive to the rim, aggressive to the board, aggressive to do whatever it takes. But this weekend his perimeter game really broke through in a bigger stage way. I really liked the way Khaliff shot the ball and attacked the cup.
Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater (6’3 SG). This is a re-write of what has been said before but Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN is a skilled scoring talent that comes for your heart. What separates Max to me is his confidence and his competitive fire. This is a talent that comes full throttle at all times.
CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN of Hopkins (6’4 Wing). I watch CJ and I think about a power guard in the way he is always coming down hill at everyone. But O’Hara is more power guard in his approach than his size, he’s strong but also long and agile. Still the top all around two-way player in the grade I believe.
Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN of Totino-Grace (6’3 Guard). Chatman has teams like UCONN and Virginia coming in this week to see him play because he is that level of a national talent. Chatman going at the rim, Chatman coming off the screen, Chatman 1 on 1 showed that ability at the Expo.
Second Team All Expo
Buay Koak Buay Koak 6'4" | SG Lyle-Pacelli | 2023 State MN of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (6’3 SG). Buay could have a 30ppg season this winter. This southern Minnesota talent has the spotlight on him as a major breakthrough scholarship talent.
Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN of DeLaSalle (6’1 PG). In a one on one scenario off the ball screen, Whitlock is deadly. It’s like being on a small island with a scorpion, there is only so much you can do before you get stung.
Patrick Bath Patrick Bath 6'9" | C Totino Grace | 2023 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’8 PF). What can separate Patrick Bath Patrick Bath 6'9" | C Totino Grace | 2023 State MN ? The intensity of the battle around the basket. We saw that and more this weekend. Bath was in full battle mode and his game stepped up with it.
Myles Adams Myles Adams 6'5" | SF Eastview | 2023 State MN of Eastview (6’5 Wing). Adams looked to be on a straight a way to the rim all game and that’s there because of effort. Myles has that explosion off the bounce that leads to trusted numbers.
Jadan Olson Jadan Olson 6'1" Eastview | 2023 MN of Eastview (6’1 Guard). Another Eastview talent? Yep. At this point I feel like only Wayzata and Park Center have the same first five/second five depth of talent that the Lightning have and Jadan looked like a guard that will help this team off the bench this year.
Third Team All Expo
Joshua Ofori Joshua Ofori 6'7" | PF Prior Lake | 2023 State MN of Prior Lake (6’5 Forward). The potential is there. Get this kid on the scholarship list.
Adam Jenkins Adam Jenkins 6'9" | C Moorhead | 2023 State MN of Moorhead (6’8 C). Jenkins is a battler. A legit scholarship talent.
Jt Thornton Jt Thornton 6'4" | SF Burnsville | 2023 State MN of Lakeville North (6’4 Wing). One of the most explosive, full throttle players at the Expo.
Micah Thompson Micah Thompson 6'6" | SF Perham | 2023 State MN of Perham (6’5 Wing). Micah has a big frame plus he is quite skilled. Big year coming.
Chet Kloss Chet Kloss 6'6" | PF Eastview | 2023 State MN of Eastview (6’6 PF). Eastview again? Yep. Chet is skilled and tough.