Class A Player of the Year Candidates
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Here are my top ten candidates for Class A Player of the Year as we head into the final five/six weeks of the 2022-23 season! Will Opsahl Will Opsahl 6'8" | SF Goodhue | 2023 State MN of Goodhue (sr).…
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Continue ReadingHere are my top ten candidates for Class A Player of the Year as we head into the final five/six weeks of the 2022-23 season!
- Will Opsahl Will Opsahl 6'8" | SF Goodhue | 2023 State MN of Goodhue (sr). Will has his team at 4th in the state and is doing so many different things for his team to be winning at a high level against a schedule that is mostly bigger schools.
- Isaac Asuma Isaac Asuma 6'3" | PG Cherry | 2024 State #102 Nation MN of Cherry (jr). Asuma is averaging 21 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6 assists and three steals for a top five team in class A and doing it while shooting 56 percent from the floor.
- Kaydin Lee Kaydin Lee 5'10" | SG Cass Lake-Bena | 2024 MN of Cass Lake-Bena (jr). Averaging team leading numbers of 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists for the second ranked team in the state. (Teammate Dominic Fairbanks Dominic Fairbanks 5'10" | PG Cass Lake-Bena | 2024 State MN -Staples is averaging 21 points, 4 boards and 3.5 assists)
- Isaac Matti Isaac Matti 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN of Hayfield (sr). Averaging 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists a game for a top ten Vikings team that has played one of the toughest schedules in Class A basketball.
- Aiden Wichman of RTR (sr). Aiden has his team undefeated on the season scoring 17.5 points per game shooting 40+ percent at the arc with six assists and a couple steals a game. ( Drew Werkman Drew Werkman 6'4" | PF RTR | 2024 State MN at 17.2 points and 7.6 boards a game shooting 65 percent for the season)!
- Buay Koak Buay Koak 6'4" | SG Lyle-Pacelli | 2023 State MN of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (sr). Recently coming off a 43 point game and going over 2,000 career points, Koak has his team near the top ten scoring 26 points a game.
- Brayson Boike Brayson Boike 6'8" | PF Dawson Boyd | 2025 State #326 Nation MN of Dawson-Boyd (soph). Scoring 21 a game with just over nine rebounds a contest, Boike has his team ranked 7th in the state at 19-3.
- Asher Zubich Asher Zubich 6'1" | PG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2023 State MN of Mt. Iron Buhl (sr). Asher is scoring 26 points a game shooting 43 percent at the arc with 5 assists and 5 boards a game.
- Erik Reader of New Life Academy (sr). At 16 points and 13 rebounds a game for the 5th ranked team in the state, Erik’s low post paint control is a big reason NLA is thinking state run again (Teammate Max Briggs Max Briggs 6'0" | PG New Life Academy | 2023 State MN is averaging 13 points and 7 assists).
- Mason Hammer Mason Hammer 6'4" | SG Henning | 2023 State MN of Henning (sr). Ranked third in state at 21-1 with a balanced team, Hammer is the leading scorer and the veteran leader of the Hornets.