Section by Section: The Preseason Junior of the Year

Best juniors in the state section by section?  Here is our list of 32.  One player for each section, eight from each class.  

Class AAAA

Section 1 – Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 6'10" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN of Lakeville North

Section 2 – Chiddi Obiazor Chiddi Obiazor 6'5" | PF Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN of Eden Prairie

Section 3 – Khalif Bettis Khalif Bettis 6'6" | SF Burnsville | 2023 State MN of Burnsville

Section 4 – Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN of White Bear Lake and Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater

Section 5 – Lincoln Palbicki Lincoln Palbicki 6'10" | C Maple Grove | 2023 State MN of Maple Grove

Section 6 – CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN of Hopkins

Section 7 – Samuel Musungu Samuel Musungu 6'1" | PG Andover | 2023 State MN of Andover

Section 8 – Cade Osterman Cade Osterman 6'1" | PG Elk River | 2023 State MN of Elk River

Class AAA

Section 1 – Pal Wal Pal Wal 6'5" | PF Albert Lea | 2023 State MN of Albert Lea

Section 2 – Jalen Hayes Jalen Hayes 6'2" | SF Richfield | 2023 State MN of Mankato East

Section 3 – Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'1" | PG DeLaSalle | 2023 State MN of DeLaSalle

Section 4 – Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino-Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN of Totino-Grace

Section 5 – Matthew Bothun Matthew Bothun 6'9" | PF St. Francis | 2023 State MN of St. Francis

Section 6 – Isaiah Hagen Isaiah Hagen 6'3" | PG Orono | 2023 State MN of Orono

Section 7 – Blake Schmitz Blake Schmitz 6'0" | PG Hermantown | 2023 State MN of Hermantown

Section 8 – Dontae Horshaw Dontae Horshaw 6'0" | PG St. Cloud Tech | 2023 State MN of St. Cloud Tech

Class AA

Section 1 – Carter Todd Carter Todd 6'4" | SF La Crescent | 2023 State MN of La Crescent

Section 2 – Mason Schirmer Mason Schirmer 5'9" | PG Maple River | 2023 State MN of Maple River

Section 3 – Gannon Ahrendt of Luverne

Section 4 – Aj Greene Aj Greene 6'1" | PG Concordia Academy | 2023 State MN of Concordia Academy

Section 5 – Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family

Section 6 – Matthew Warring of Sauk Centre

Section 7 – Eli Laposky Eli Laposky 6'1" | PG Pequot Lakes | 2023 State MN of Pequot Lakes

Section 8 – Owen Leach Owen Leach 6'6" | SF Dillworth Glyndon-Felton | 2023 State MN of DGF

Class A

Section 1 – Buay Koak Buay Koak 6'3" | SG Lyle-Austin Pacelli | 2023 State MN of Lyle/Austin-Pacelli

Section 2 – Zach Anderson Zach Anderson 6'6" | SF Martin County West | 2023 State MN of Martin County West

Section 3 – Nathan Fenske Nathan Fenske 6'2" | SG Lakeview | 2023 State MN of Lakeview

Section 4 – Aiden Johnson Aiden Johnson 6'6" | PF Legacy Christian Academy | 2023 State MN of Legacy Christian

Section 5 – Caleb Schustad Caleb Schustad 6'1" | SG Braham | 2023 State MN of Braham 

Section 6 – Kaden Pieper Kaden Pieper 6'3" | SG Belgrade Brooten Elrosa | 2023 State MN of BBE

Section 7 – Austin Josephson Austin Josephson 6'9" | C South Ridge | 2023 State MN of South Ridge

Section 8 – Zac Blawat Zac Blawat 6'2" | SF Badger-Greenbush-Middle River | 2023 State MN of Badger/Greenbush-Middler River