Minnesota Prep Open Gym Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota Prep Academy has started off their fall open gyms with a nice mix of Minnesota talent as well as players across the country. After graduating a loaded 2022 class, there are plenty of new faces on the team, and these are seven prospects who impressed at their open gym yesterday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63249373f7f39","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Abdi Bashir","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Minnesota Prep","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"D1 Minnesota 3SSB","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Abdi played a key role off the bench last season before putting together a solid spring/summer with D1 Minnesota. He now looks to be one of the main scoring options for this team, and he'll have the ball in his hands quite a bit. At 6'6 he's very long and lanky, and spent time at both guard spots in the runs yesterday. He's really fluid with the ball in his hands and is so dangerous creating space from beyond the arc as well as in the mid-range area to get off shots. When he looked to create his own shot, he was able to get a solid look off just about every time. Abdi is an absolute sharp shooter from deep who will make you pay for giving him an inch of space. I thought Abdi did a nice job of being a vocal leader on the floor, and was making sure his guys were in the right spots on both ends. 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Had a few two hand dunks off dump off passes, and could become very dangerous around the rim if he gets a bit quicker off the floor. Tyler did the bulk of his work down low but was flashing a nice looking outside jumper with the left hand.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["958771"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"The former Austin standout is now at Minnesota Prep as a class of 2023 guard, and he had a number of highlight plays running the point for his team. He's extremely explosive with a quick first step to get by his initial defender and get to the lane. Showed he has the bounce to finish above the rim when he has a path to the rim, and even threw one down over a 6'10 defender. Very impressive athlete who also excelled at driving into the lane and kicking it out to his shooters on the perimeter. 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