Next Up from the 2025 Class

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's always fun looking into the future and with these players, the future might be coming real soon. These guys have the stuff to make a big impact heading into their sophomore seasons and are definitely players to keep an eye on as the season progresses and they garner more minutes on the floor. Each of these players is in position to grow a great deal in the coming year and has the potential to be a high-level player as their high school careers continue. Take a look at some promising names in the 2025 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635f2b2aeac75","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":"Makai Daniels","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_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":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"North Central","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Oregon Prospects","_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":"Daniels makes his way over to North Central for the 2022-23 season after playing with Shadle Park last year. 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