The Breakdown Tip Off Classic is a week and a half away, and it’s a day that all Minnesota high school basketball fans look forward to. Here are the top ten games at the event! (1). Totino-Grace (1AAA) vs Lakeville…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inThe Breakdown Tip Off Classic is a week and a half away, and it’s a day that all Minnesota high school basketball fans look forward to. Here are the top ten games at the event!
(1). Totino-Grace (1AAA) vs Lakeville North (2AAAA). The headliner is the
Taison Chatman
Taison
Chatman
6'4" | PG
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#35
Nation
MN
(Ohio State) and
Nolan Winter
Nolan
Winter
6'10" | PF
Lakeville North | 2023
State
#98
Nation
MN
(Wisconsin) headliner, the two biggest names in the senior class in the same game. In addition,
Tommy Humphries
Tommy
Humphries
6'5" | SF
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#283
Nation
MN
(Furman) and
Jack Robison
Jack
Robison
6'6" | SF
Lakeville North | 2024
State
#147
Nation
MN
(Wisconsin) are in this game as well.
(2). Hayfield (1A) vs Cherry (2A). The Cherry/Hayfield rivalry is budding and this game will be a headliner because they are the top Class A title contenders PLUS Cherry has
Isaac Asuma
Isaac
Asuma
6'3" | PG
Cherry | 2024
State
#81
Nation
MN
– a top junior – and he will go against the returning Class A Player of the Year
Isaac Matti
Isaac
Matti
6'1" | SG
Hayfield | 2023
State
MN
.
(3). Holy Family (1AA) vs PEM (2AA). Another 1 vs 2, it’s
Boden Kapke
Boden
Kapke
6'11" | C
Holy Family | 2023
State
#153
Nation
MN
(Butler) and
Aeron Stevens
Aeron
Stevens
6'7" | PF
Plainview-Elgin-Millville | 2023
State
MN
(PEM), it’s
Kole Hanson
Kole
Hanson
6'2" | PG
Holy Family | 2024
State
MN
and
Kaiden Peters
Kaiden
Peters
6'2" | CG
Plainview/Elgin-Millville | 2023
State
MN
, it’s two of the state’s better coaches, it’s teams that have depth in addition to top talent. It’s going to be one of the top games of the season.
(4). Wayzata (3AAAA) vs Eastview (4AAAA). The Trojans and the Lightning are two of the deepest teams in the state and in this game you get teams that go 8-9 deep and you get a top junior match-up of
Jackson McAndrew
Jackson
McAndrew
6'9" | PF
Wayzata | 2024
State
#152
Nation
MN
and
Jonathan Mekonnen
Jonathan
Mekonnen
6'8" | PF
Eastview | 2024
State
#178
Nation
MN
.
(5). DeLaSalle (2AAA) vs Minnetonka (6AAAA). The Islanders and the Skippers are very good guard teams with strong athletes that match-up really well. Love the
Andy Stefonowicz
Andy
Stefonowicz
6'2" | PG
Minnetonka | 2024
State
MN
and
Nasir Whitlock
Nasir
Whitlock
6'1" | PG
DeLaSalle | 2023
State
MN
(Lehigh) match-up, love the defenders that the Islanders have going at the athletes that the Skippers have. And neither team has real big so it’s a perfect match-up.
(6). Orono (3AAA) vs Minnehaha Academy (3AA). So many excellent match-ups including
Rolyns Aligbe
Rolyns
Aligbe
6'7" | PF
Minnehaha Academy | 2023
State
MN
and
Brady Wooley
Brady
Wooley
6'8" | PF
Orono | 2025
State
MN
up front,
Isaiah Hagen
Isaiah
Hagen
6'3" | PG
Orono | 2023
State
MN
and
Jerome Williams Jr
Jerome
Williams Jr
5'9" | PG
Minnehaha Academy | 2024
State
MN
in the backcourt, and a lot of other good guards and wings around them.
(7). East Ridge (5AAAA) vs Osseo (7AAAA). These are top ten teams with depth, with athletes, with top guard play, and with size. The
Alex Mattes
Alex
Mattes
6'3" | SG
East Ridge | 2023
State
MN
(U of Mary) and
Trey Smith
Trey
Smith
6'6" | SF
Osseo | 2023
State
MN
(UMD) match-up is going to draw the most eyes but Ced Tomes and Demari Larkins would also be a lot of fun.
(8). Mahtomedi (4AAA) vs Stewartville (6AAA). Here we have a big group of guards for both teams,
Henry Tschetter
Henry
Tschetter
6'3" | SG
Stewartville | 2024
State
MN
and
Will Underwood
Will
Underwood
6'3" | PG
Mahtomedi | 2023
State
MN
is likely the most interesting battle but both teams have a lot of depth that will make this a great game.
(9). Lake City (4AA) vs Minneapolis North (10AA).
Ryan Heise
Ryan
Heise
6'8" | SF
Lake City | 2023
State
MN
(Upper Iowa) and
Maxsamus Wilson
Maxsamus
Wilson
6'3" | CG
Hopkins | 2023
State
MN
are the seniors,
Hunter Lorenson
Hunter
Lorenson
6'0" | PG
Lake City | 2024
State
MN
and Datrell McCrimmon are excellent juniors, and both teams have depth that go beyond that.
(10). Bloomington Jefferson vs Hopkins. Jefferson and Hopkins are top ten potential teams and they have two of the most exciting players in the state in
Daniel Freitag
Daniel
Freitag
6'1" | PG
Bloomington Jefferson | 2024
State
#76
Nation
MN
and
Jayden Moore
Jayden
Moore
6'0" | PG
Hopkins | 2026
State
MN
.