The Race for Mr. Basketball: The Top Ten
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The Top Ten Finalists for the Mr. Basketball award have been named and here is the list of names! Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN of Totino-Grace. Has had a nice…
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Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN of Totino-Grace. Has had a nice late January and two weeks of February getting him onto this list. Reminds me of Amir Coffey who was injured early in the year and then made the late title run leading to him eventually winning the trophy. Can Taison replicate that? We shall see!
Nate Dahl Nate Dahl 6'0" | PG Buffalo | 2023 State MN of Buffalo. From not on the watch list to not only in the top ten but an outside shot at the final five! Dahl has been incredible in February. Really cool that he earned his way with his incredible play. Has led his team to top five.
Quyavant Douglas Quyavant Douglas 6'0" | SG Brooklyn Center | 2023 State MN of Brooklyn Center. I have been doing this article regularly since 2006 and Douglas in the top ten might be the biggest surprise of all my years of this weekly article. He is scoring 31 points a game and is a great story considering his team’s struggles.
Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family. The Butler signed big has his team number one in state. He has a chance to win the award with a title push. Class AA Player of the Year so far and might be the most dominant force there is in state this year.
Ben Kopetzki Ben Kopetzki 6'0" | PG Andover | 2023 State MN of Andover. Ben’s spot on this list is something I did not expect at the start of the year but scoring 26 a game he’s had Andover as a top ten team most of the year.
CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN of Park Center. O’Hara is the leading scorer and the top wing defender on the best team in the state of Minnesota. Scoring 19 a game.
Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater. The future Gopher quarterback is coming off a huge game leading his team over top ten East Ridge. Scoring 27 a night.
Hayden Tibbits Hayden Tibbits 5'11" | PG Wayzata | 2023 State MN of Wayzata. Likely the player of the month in January, Tibbits has people wondering, should somebody take a shot at him for D1 lead guard?
Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN of DeLaSalle. The Lehigh signed guard has the Islanders at four losses and ranked second in Class AAA. He’s likely had more big moments this year than any other payer. Class AAA Player of the Year so far.
Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN of Lakeville North. The future Badger has come back strong from his injury and has North in position to make a title push.