Tip Off Classic: Underclassmen Report
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What underclassmen did we see at the Tip Off Classic this past weekend? Here is our report! Isaiah Asuma Isaiah Asuma 5'11" | SG Cherry | 2027 State MN of Cherry (6’0 fr). With Isaac being defended with a special…
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Isaiah Asuma Isaiah Asuma 5'11" | SG Cherry | 2027 State MN of Cherry (6’0 fr). With Isaac being defended with a special rule, Noah Asuma Noah Asuma 6'1" | SG Cherry | 2026 State MN having to defend primarily, and Carson Brown Carson Brown 6'0" | PG Cherry | 2025 State MN getting special ruled by Holy Family, Isaiah Asuma Isaiah Asuma 5'11" | SG Cherry | 2027 State MN stepped into an opportunity to take a lot of shots and he made shots. Not only that, he scored within the flow and scored with effort plays running the floor, attacking on cuts, going after long boards and all of it equated to 20 important points in a win. Shot 8 of 17.
Noah Asuma Noah Asuma 6'1" | SG Cherry | 2026 State MN of Cherry (6’1 soph). Sometimes you have to play a role that takes you away from doing other things and that was Noah. He had to low post defend a player eight inches taller and much heavier, and was not able to post up himself. But Noah did the job and was able to limit some touches.
Tian Chatman Tian Chatman 6'5" | CG Totino Grace | 2026 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’4 soph). Chatman scored 12 mixing in that versatile skill that includes the feet set jumper, that transition finish ahead of the defense, the shifty attack bucket, and the separation attack. A very strong foundation.
DeAngelo Dungey of Breck (6’2 soph). We have talked about so many players in the past half year from a deep Breck team. Then you add in Dungey who played good minutes with his steady shooting and smart decisions with the ball against the Alexandria press, and it’s an even deeper team. Dungey scored ten points on four shots with three boards and two assists.
Xavier Frelix Xavier Frelix 6'0" | PG Park Center | 2026 State MN of Park Center (6’2 soph). Frelix opened the game with four threes and later hit a jumper. A 14 point, six rebound game on a big stage for the young Pirate starter. Very clean looking feet set jumper made four times opening the initial lead.
Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6'6" | SF Totino Grace | 2026 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’6 soph). Ijadimbola opened the game with three attacks to score: two pull-ups and one short make. The sophomore standout was likely the most reliant scoring threat in the halfcourt set for a balanced TG team scoring 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting with four foul shot makes and a team high eight boards. The combination of skill and strength were tough for the Trojan defenders.
Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN of Hopkins (6’0 soph). The toughness of Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN is one of the things that separates him. His toughness was clear when he was constantly on the attack versus East Ridge in half one. You add in the quickness and his feel and you have pound for pound one of the best lead guards you will find. Scored 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Amari Nobles Amari Nobles 6'5" | SF Mankato East | 2026 State MN of Mankato East (6’4 soph). Nobles is a player that I really think has a chance as a prospect. Good length, good build, quite agile, plays really hard, and he finished actively and finished consistently. Look forward to seeing him again but in this one game Nobles made a great quick impression.
Isaac Olmstead Isaac Olmstead 5'10" | PG Wayzata | 2026 State MN of Wayzata (5’10 soph). Olmstead has stepped into a pretty big role as the lead guard of the defending champs and so far he’s looked pretty solid. He had a number of really nice creations in the halfcourt offense leading to his six or seven assists plus he scored three times in the win over TG.
Bennett Skinner Bennett Skinner 5'11" | PG East Ridge | 2026 State MN of East Ridge (6’2 soph). Bennett had a second half run of four scores in five attempts with two of those being triples and it had East Ridge back within a score. With two main guys out the Raptors needed a scorer to step forward with Tomes and Charlie Theis Charlie Theis 6'5" | PF East Ridge | 2024 State MN and Skinner’s 16 were crucial.
Carter Steinbeck Carter Steinbeck 6'7" | C Breck | 2026 State MN of Breck (6’7 soph). Carter scored on three of four changes, he grabbed five rebounds, and did a nice job against Grayson Grove Grayson Grove 6'9" | PF Alexandria Area | 2024 State #171 Nation MN with low post defense. All quality things that helped his team win. The thing that really caught my eye was the verbal direction he offered that his team responded so well to defensively.
Cedric Tomes Cedric Tomes 6'0" | PG East Ridge | 2026 State MN of East Ridge (6’0 soph). When Tomes started to pull the ball on the deck and get forward, the Raptors offense moved forward. He is one of the deadlier shooters at the arc in the state and the range is big but when he put the ball down everybody seemed to score. And his team got back in the game behind his 19 points and six assists.
Mason Witt Mason Witt 5'11" | PG Alexandria | 2026 State MN of Alexandria (6’0 soph). Grabbed six boards, played a role in the Alex pressure bothering Breck for part of the game, chased down six boards and kept the ball moving for the Cards.
Others
Drew Coleman of Holy Family (6’6 soph)
Dane Danielson Dane Danielson 6'6" | C Lakeville North | 2026 State MN of Lakeville North (6’6 soph)
Julius Ellis of Hopkins (6’6 soph)
Casey Fliehe Casey Fliehe 6'2" | SG Lakeville South | 2026 State MN of Lakeville South (6’2 soph)
Jaylan Hynes Jaylan Hynes 6'0" | SG Totino-Grace | 2027 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’3 fr)
Malachi Hill Malachi Hill 5'9" | PG Totino-Grace | 2027 State MN of Totino-Grace (5’10)
Gavin McGuirk of Orono (6’3 soph)
Tre Moore of Hopkins (5’9 8th)
Muuath Muhammad of Breck (5’9 soph)
Waleed Muhammad Waleed Muhammad 6'0" Breck | 2027 MN of Breck (6’0 fr)
JP Musoke JP Musoke 6'6" | SF Breck | 2026 State MN of Breck (6’4 soph)
Braden Petzel of Mankato East (6’9 soph)
Levi Trout Levi Trout 6'0" | PF Holy Family | 2027 MN of Holy Family (6’2 fr)
Talon Witt of Alexandria (6’0 soph)