The Breakdown Tip Off Classic Match-Ups
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Today we bring you an exclusive….the Breakdown Tip Off Classic match-ups. It’s the greatest single day of watching high school basketball talent on the Minnesota calendar, and here are the games!
West Court
Mankato East vs Buffalo (9:30am)
Eastview vs Orono (11am)
Holy Family vs Cherry (12:45pm)
Alexandria vs Breck (2:15pm)
East Ridge vs Hopkins (3:45pm)
Park Center vs Lakeville North (5:30pm)
Totino-Grace vs Wayzata (7pm)
Lakeville South vs Minnetonka (8:30pm)
East Court
Osseo vs DeLaSalle (10:30am)
Farmington vs Cretin-Derham Hall (12pm)
Delano vs Stewartville (1:45pm)
Robbinsdale Armstrong vs Tartan (3:15pm)
Lake City vs Albany (5pm)
Cass Lake-Bena vs Dawson-Boyd (6:30pm)
Minnehaha Academy vs St. Thomas Academy (8pm)
Immediate Thoughts
Jonathan Mekonnen Jonathan Mekonnen 6'8" | PF Eastview | 2024 State #201 Nation MN (Colorado State) and Brady Wooley Brady Wooley 6'9" | C Orono | 2025 State #187 Nation MN head to head with a lot of new starters in the line-up for both Eastview and Orono
AAU guard teammates Isaac Asuma Isaac Asuma 6'3" | PG Cherry | 2024 State #102 Nation MN (Minnesota) and Kole Hanson Kole Hanson 6'2" | PG Holy Family | 2024 State MN (UMD) head to head. Top small school teams
A pair of future Big Ten players leading their teams in Daniel Freitag Daniel Freitag 6'1" | PG Breck | 2024 State #142 Nation MN (Wisconsin) and Grayson Grove Grayson Grove 6'9" | PF Alexandria Area | 2024 State #171 Nation MN (Minnesota)
Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN and Cedric Tomes Cedric Tomes 6'0" | PG East Ridge | 2026 State MN head to head as two of the top sophomores in the state, both PGs
Mr. Basketball candidates Casmir Chavis Casmir Chavis 6'2" | PG Park Center | 2024 State #170 Nation MN , Jack Robison Jack Robison 6'7" | SF Lakeville North | 2024 State #158 Nation MN (Wisconsin), and Chiang Ring Chiang Ring 6'8" | C Park Center | 2024 State #276 Nation MN on the same floor for another PC vs LN
State champ Totino-Grace vs State Champ Wayzata including Jackson McAndrew Jackson McAndrew 6'10" | PF Wayzata | 2024 State #24 Nation MN (Creighton) and Isaiah Johnson Isaiah Johnson 6'7" | SF Totino-Grace | 2024 State #135 Nation MN -Arigu
Top Class A teams Cass Lake-Bena and Dawson-Boyd head to head
Top Class AA teams Lake City and Albany head to head