Who are we looking forward to seeing going against each other this season? Here is our top ten! (1) Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino-Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN vs Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 6'10" |…
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(1)
Taison Chatman
Taison
Chatman
6'4" | PG
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#35
Nation
MN
vs
Nolan Winter
Nolan
Winter
6'10" | PF
Lakeville North | 2023
State
#98
Nation
MN
. The top two seniors in the same game, easily the top individual match-up that will draw the casual fan to gyms this December 10th.
(2)
Boden Kapke
Boden
Kapke
6'11" | C
Holy Family | 2023
State
#153
Nation
MN
vs
Chiang Ring
Chiang
Ring
6'8" | C
Park Center | 2024
State
#202
Nation
MN
. On December 21st
Boden Kapke
Boden
Kapke
6'11" | C
Holy Family | 2023
State
#153
Nation
MN
and his 30 & 15 level game will face the best shot blocker in the state of Minnesota (Ring) when Holy Family is at Park Center.
(3)
Isaac Asuma
Isaac
Asuma
6'3" | PG
Cherry | 2024
State
#81
Nation
MN
vs
Jerome Williams Jr
Jerome
Williams Jr
5'9" | PG
Minnehaha Academy | 2024
State
MN
. On December 17th Cherry High School is at Minnehaha Academy meaning we get to see two of the elite junior PGs in the state go head to head.
(4)
Daniel Freitag
Daniel
Freitag
6'1" | PG
Bloomington Jefferson | 2024
State
#76
Nation
MN
vs
Jayden Moore
Jayden
Moore
6'0" | PG
Hopkins | 2026
State
MN
. When it comes to the baseline film guys, this might be their goldmine. Freitag are special guards and they play December 10th also at the Tip Off Classic.
(5)
Nolan Winter
Nolan
Winter
6'10" | PF
Lakeville North | 2023
State
#98
Nation
MN
vs
Chiang Ring
Chiang
Ring
6'8" | C
Park Center | 2024
State
#202
Nation
MN
. Again, a top senior big
Nolan Winter
Nolan
Winter
6'10" | PF
Lakeville North | 2023
State
#98
Nation
MN
and his Wisconsin commitment has to go at the state’s best shot blocker (Ring) when we get Class AAAA 1 vs 2, Park Center vs Lakeville North at The Big Stage on December 17th (Osseo HS).
(6)
Jalen Wilson
Jalen
Wilson
6'7" | SF
Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2025
State
MN
vs
Brady Wooley
Brady
Wooley
6'8" | PF
Orono | 2025
State
MN
. The best two sophomore prospects in the state will play at least twice this year, maybe three times. The first meeting will be at Benilde-St. Margaret’s on January 30th with the second coming February 24th
(7)
Max Shikenjanski
Max
Shikenjanski
6'2" | PG
Stillwater | 2023
State
#288
Nation
MN
vs
Nasir Whitlock
Nasir
Whitlock
6'1" | PG
DeLaSalle | 2023
State
MN
. Who is the better senior Pg? The former Citadel committed Shikenjanski or the Lehigh committed Whitlock? Both dads are former Gophers (Jim and Sean) and both are following in those footsteps well.
(8)
Taison Chatman
Taison
Chatman
6'4" | PG
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#35
Nation
MN
vs
Casmir Chavis
Casmir
Chavis
6'3" | PG
Park Center | 2024
State
#194
Nation
MN
,
Tommy Humphries
Tommy
Humphries
6'5" | SF
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#283
Nation
MN
vs
CJ O’Hara
CJ
O’Hara
6'4" | SF
Park Center | 2023
State
#285
Nation
MN
,
Patrick Bath
Patrick
Bath
6'9" | C
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
MN
vs
Chiang Ring
Chiang
Ring
6'8" | C
Park Center | 2024
State
#202
Nation
MN
,
Isaiah Johnson
Isaiah
Johnson
6'7" | PF
Totino-Grace | 2024
State
#161
Nation
MN
vs
JJ Ware
JJ
Ware
6'6" | SF
Park Center | 2023
State
MN
. All of those are in the January 12th and February 9th games matching Totino-Grace and Park Center.
(9)
Jackson McAndrew
Jackson
McAndrew
6'9" | PF
Wayzata | 2024
State
#152
Nation
MN
vs
Jonathan Mekonnen
Jonathan
Mekonnen
6'8" | PF
Eastview | 2024
State
#178
Nation
MN
. Two excellent junior forwards go head to head on December 10th when Wayzata and Eastview do battle at the Tip Off Classic.
(10)
Max Shikenjanski
Max
Shikenjanski
6'2" | PG
Stillwater | 2023
State
#288
Nation
MN
vs
Jack Janicki
Jack
Janicki
6'4" | SG
White Bear Lake | 2023
State
#277
Nation
MN
. We likely won’t get to see the two SEC guards against one another until February 2nd but when they do play it will be for section and conference slotting position wise.