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The Big South has a West, an East, and a Big! Three groups and we run through them all today in the Big South Preview! Conference Commentary Top Ten Potential: New Ulm, Waseca, Redwood Valley New Ulm has a chance…
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Conference Commentary
Top Ten Potential: New Ulm, Waseca, Redwood Valley
New Ulm has a chance to make a run. They have a load of experience at guard in Osborne, they have one of the best shooters/scorers in the state in Benson, and a developing big in Firle. The pieces are there, they just have to make the next jump which includes getting past teams like Worthington (who beat them twice last year). I think New Ulm can be a top ten team but they have some things to prove first. Redwood Valley and Waseca are right there to be a top ten team as well. Both teams have most of their rotation back and both can have legit goals of titles in conference and section, and maybe a state bid.
Compete with Most: Worthington, Jackson County Central, Marshall, Pipestone Area, Windom Area, Luverne
Worthington had a really nice season last year but they do have a lot to replace. Enough back to be good again, but a lot to replace. JCC has one of the best in the league in Voss and some others back but they did have a lot of seniors graduate. Marshall and Windom both lost a lot of seniors and you have to think there will be some slower moments as they break new players in. Luverne has two of their top three back and Pipestone Area has one of the best players in Rysley Borman that many don’t know.
Rebuilding: St. Peter, Fairmont, Blue Earth, St. James
All four of these teams have a good player that returns. But do they have enough to be a .500 team? That is what we question. Especially St. Peter, Fairmont and Blue Earth who have few easy days on their schedule.
23-24 Conference Predictions
Power Rankings
- New Ulm
- Waseca
- Redwood Valley
- Worthington
- Jackson County Central
- Marshall
- Pipestone Area
- Luverne
- St. Peter
- Windom Area
- Fairmont
- Blue Earth
- St. James
Big
- New Ulm
- Worthington
- Marshall
- St. Peter
East
- Waseca
- Jackson County Central
- Fairmont
- Blue Earth
West
- Redwood Valley
- Pipestone Area
- Luverne
- Windom Area
- St. James
Preseason All Big South
First Team
Colton Benson Colton Benson 6'5" | SF New Ulm | 2024 State MN of New Ulm (sr)
Roman Voss Roman Voss 6'3" | SF Jackson County Central | 2026 State MN of Jackson County Central (soph)
Damarius Russell Damarius Russell 5'11" | PG Waseca | 2025 State MN of Waseca (jr)
Kaleb Konthe of Worthington (sr)
Rysley Borman of Pipestone Area (sr)
Second Team
Carson Ohnstad Carson Ohnstad 6'0" | SG Waseca | 2025 State MN of Waseca (jr)
James Osborne James Osborne 6'2" | SG New Ulm | 2024 State MN of New Ulm (sr)
Tate Olson Tate Olson 6'2" | PG St. Peter | 2024 State MN of St. Peter (sr)
Lukas Means Lukas Means 5'9" | PG Redwood Valley | 2025 State MN of Redwood Valley (jr)
Nathan Firle Nathan Firle 6'9" | C New Ulm | 2024 State MN of New Ulm (sr)
Carter Sehr Carter Sehr 6'0" | PG Luverne | 2025 MN of Luverne (jr)
Third Team
Gavin DeBeer of Luverne (sr)
Laird Keeton Laird Keeton 6'3" | SF Waseca | 2024 MN of Waseca (sr)
Levi Pooley of Fairmont (sr)
Jacari Swinea Jacari Swinea 6'1" | CG Worthington | 2025 State MN of Worthington (jr)
Alex Franson Alex Franson 6'0" | PG Marshall | 2025 State MN of Marshall (jr)
Isaiah Dow-Hilliard of Redwood Valley (sr)