#PrepHoopsLive: 17U Minnesota Match-Ups to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking for some locals against some top competition? Here are a number of games and match-ups for you to see this weekend in the Twin Cities! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] vs AUSA Australia. Saturday evening some of the best high school players in Australia go against [player_tooltip player_id='1287439' first='Max' last='Woods'], [player_tooltip player_id='1287441' first='Brandon' last='Hrncir'], [player_tooltip player_id='1284153' first='Jay' last='Neubert'] and company take on the touring team from down under. A program that always has D1 kids</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075685' first='Minnesota' last='Select'] vs Colorado Miners. Select goes against one of the best prospects in the event James Pulliam who is a 6'7 big. Pulliam is getting D1 interest so its a chance for the Select squad - coming off an event title in Houston - to go against a top prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Real Phenom vs NEBC Elite National. [player_tooltip player_id='1284139' first='Grayson' last='Okoronkwo'] has had a great start to the year and this weekend he gets a chance to go against some of the best players in upstate New York from NEBC.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Real Phenom vs Minnesota Lightning vs [program_tooltip program_id='2075674' first='Minnesota' last='Heat'] Jones. These are three of the top ten teams in the state of Minnesota and they are going head to head in their pools with NSIC schools and likely some D1 schools watching each game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota Rush vs I Am 3 Prospects. I Am 3 is a program that climbs and improves every single year. They are from the south and will come up here to face a Rush team that continues to play at a high level led by [player_tooltip player_id='1547624' first='Kyan' last='Blomquist'], [player_tooltip player_id='1552934' first='Will' last='Brands'] and others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota Chill vs Michigan Goonies. Saturday night a really good and improving Goonies team takes on two strong up and comers in [player_tooltip player_id='1297886' first='Fitz' last='Freeman'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1983136' first='Alvin' last='Jones'] Jr as well as [player_tooltip player_id='1284165' first='Kaydin' last='Lee']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2078859' first='Starks' last='Elite'] vs B&amp;B Academy. [program_tooltip program_id='2078859' first='Starks' last='Elite'] has [player_tooltip player_id='1139244' first='Brooks' last='Johnson'], a 2025 playing up who has multiple offers, leading the way against a very good program from Colorado on Sunday morning. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnesota Rise vs Sanford Sports White. The second Sanford team is a top 2-3 team in South Dakota and they face the Rise Saturday morning in what could be an excellent game. Rise is led by [player_tooltip player_id='1288816' first='Dawson' last='Bunke'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2026184' first='Jamis' last='Ulman'] among others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->