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With a little less than a month until teams head up North, we wanted to give a sneak peak at those top players that will be in the gym for the Battle At The Lakes event in Minneapolis on May…
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Continue ReadingWith a little less than a month until teams head up North, we wanted to give a sneak peak at those top players that will be in the gym for the Battle At The Lakes event in Minneapolis on May 10-12th. Prep Hoops will play host to some amazing teams from around the Midwest including Minnesota Select , D1 Minnesota , ND Phenom, and Wisconsin Playmakers .
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Brooks Johnson – Johnson is a six-foot-six-inch 2025 wing from Duluth Marshall. Johnson is a very good athlete who runs the floor very well. Once out in the open floor Johnson attacks the rim with solid body control, aggressiveness, and burst. Johnson has post inside ability in post-ups, and can really take advantage of smaller defenders. When you try to guard taller defenders with him they can have slow feet as he blows by them. Johnson’s outside shooting ability is his biggest improvement area and is making strides. He is a top 10 2025 prospect in Minnesota. – RYAN SCHMIDT OFFERS: College of Charleston, Augustana (SD), Northern Illinois, Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota-Duluth
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Brady Wooley Brady Wooley 6’9″ | C Orono | 2025 State #187 Nation MN – Brady dominated on Saturday in a road win over Delano. He took advantage of the size advantage and finished the game with a statline of 23 points and 21 rebounds. He could not be stopped inside, converting on several finishes through traffic. He was going to work with his back to the basket, being able to get to his left or right hand for a hook or layup. He also threw down a pair of powerful dunks and connected with a triple in the second half. Wooley and the Spartans will take on BSM on Thursday in a rematch of last year. – JACK PFEIFFER OFFERS: Bryant, North Dakota, Yale
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Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6’6″ | SF Totino Grace | 2026 State MN – One of the most coveted prospects at this event, Ijadimbola was a skilled shotmaker off the dribble. Effective picking apart the defense on drives, capable of elevating way up for above the rim finishes. His shotmaking abilities make him such a dynamic scoring threat at 6’6, effectively rising up for jumpers over the immediate contest. Defensively, he got up for a few blocked shots, certainly a two-way player in his own right. – CLAYTON CONOVER OFFERS: Bryant, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesotarn
Ramsey Walz – Ramsey is one of the top 2025 prospects in all of North Dakota and it is easy to see why. He uses his 6’7” frame to his advantage inside, bringing in rebounds and holding down the paint defensively. He is very versatile on offense, being able to score inside through traffic and step out to connect with shots from beyond the arc. Walz moves very smoothly when he is on the floor and has great potential with his combination of size and skill. – JACK PFEIFER OFFERS: Minot State
Gavin Gores Gavin Gores 6’10” | PF Cumberland | 2025 State WI – Gores has all the tools. Is this the spring where he puts it together? The 6-foot-8 forward looks the part of a high major prospect. He’s big, strong, has wide shoulders, athletic, bouncy, and versatile. He checks a lot, if not, all of the boxes, but maybe doesn’t do any of those things quite at an elite level yet. Fortunately for Gores, it’s very hard to find a big man that’s coordinated with power-five athleticism. They don’t grow on trees, which is why I could see high majors rolling the dice on Gores over the next few months. Given his outside shooting ability, budding post game, and measurables, Gores, at the very least, should be one of the top mid-major post prospects in the Midwest. – EVAN FLOOD OFFERS: UW-Green Bay, South Dakota State, Loyola (MD)