The Big Stage: The Underclassmen Report
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A lot of Minnesota’s young talent was on display Saturday at The Big Stage. Here are the five that were most impressive plus a list of several others. Jaleel Donley Jaleel Donley 6'1" | PG Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2025 State…
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Continue ReadingA lot of Minnesota’s young talent was on display Saturday at The Big Stage. Here are the five that were most impressive plus a list of several others.
Jaleel Donley Jaleel Donley 6'1" | PG Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2025 State MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s (soph). Donley was a total tale of two halves. He was zero for the field in half one with a couple of assists. In the second half his dribble penetration in the halfcourt and push in transition could not be stopped. He finished the game with 18 points and 10 assists with nearly all of that production in the second half. This is one of the most explosive players in the state with the ball in his hands.
Abu Keita Abu Keita 6'5" | SF Benilde-St.Margaret's | 2025 State MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s (soph). Abu did a lot of work on the defensive glass and it was very important to the Red Knight’s win. Grabbed ten rebounds plus had three finishes at the rim in the second half including an open floor dunk.
Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN of Hopkins (fr). I was not at the event in time to see Jayden play but I do know he scored 21 points, I know he scored on multiple three point attempts, and I know he went at quality upperclassmen guards from Maple Grove and outplayed them.
Desmond Ware Desmond Ware 5'10" | PG Robbinsdale Armstrong | 2025 State MN of Robbinsdale Armstrong (soph). The thing that caught my eye today was how Ware ball pressured well making others very uncomfortable. Hit a couple threes and had a rough shooting day but did give his team 11 points. Maturing more and more every game.
Jalen Wilson Jalen Wilson 6'8" | PF Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2025 State #230 Nation MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s (soph). Wilson was unstoppable around the basket against Andover in the first half. He single handedly kept his team in the game in the first half with 20 points and 10 of 13 shooting while his teammates shot 3 of 21. Wilson mixed in a great face-up game from about 12 feet using a dribble and then a quick move to finish consistently. He then scored five times in half two giving him 30 points on 13 of 18 shooting with 13 rebounds. In the second Wilson did a great job finishing all of the Donley creations.
Others
Marcus Anderson of DeLaSalle (soph). Scored four points
Jason Johnson Jason Johnson 6'0" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2026 State MN of Cretin-Derham Hall (fr). Hit a foul shot, couple boards
Monteff Dixon of Cretin-Derham Hall (soph). Five points, four boards
Giordan Eisley of St. Cloud Tech (soph). Scored 7 points
Daveion Hart of Hopkins (soph). Scored 8 points
Yusuf Hussein of Robbinsdale Cooper (soph). Scored 8 points
Colin Kirk Colin Kirk 6'8" | PF Eden Prairie | 2025 State MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s (soph). 6’7 post that played a few minutes, 1 board
Temi Omotoyino of Osseo (soph), Four boards
Duke Richardson Duke Richardson 6'2" | CG Minnetonka | 2025 State MN of Minnetonka (soph). Scored eight points.
Charlie Scott of Robbinsdale Armstrong (soph). Scored twice
Anthony Smith Anthony Smith 6'0" | CG Hopkins | 2025 State MN of Hopkins (soph). Scored 13 points
Christian Wiggins Christian Wiggins 6'4" | SG Wayzata | 2026 State MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s (fr). 5 of 6 at the foul line, hit a three.
Henry Zollar Henry Zollar 6'2" | SG Stillwater | 2025 State MN of Stillwater (soph). Scored twice