The Expo: New Names to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We go through each team and grab one name of a player that we learned about that we think could turn into a really good high school basketball player and maybe a solid prospect.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2575646' first='Martevios' last='Allen'] of Two Rivers (Jr). Allen shot it well, he handled it well for his team, and made us take notice as a player to watch in the Metro East Conference. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 2:  [player_tooltip player_id='2175452' first='Great' last='Emadamerho'] of Champlin Park (Jr). Great is a 6'5 active and long athlete that moves well and looks like he could play a nice role this year if he plays that active role on both ends. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2175461' first='Joren' last='Olson'] of Watertown-Mayer (Sr). I saw Joren face up and hit an elbow jumper, we saw him rebound and block shots, and although it was tough to tell his size from the catwalk, he is listed at 6'10. Joren recently announced an offer from DWU!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 4: DaRoyce Mills of Park Center (Jr). Surprise Surprise, another Park Center player Mills had a really nice year for Power Circle and then this weekend the 6'2 guard attacked to finish very well at the Expo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2175470' first='Mohamed' last='Bashir'] of Hopkins (Jr). Bashir was strong in the paint for buckets, position and rebounds. Can he help the Royals this year? We have seen 3-4 frontcourt players from Hopkins this off-season that we are curious about and Bashir has been added to that list. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2466467' first='Lance' last='Janson'] of Hermantown (Jr). In preparation for this event I did some research on Lance and he's an interesting prospect at his size with face up four man ability. He's a high academic skilled player with 6'7 size. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 7: [player_tooltip player_id='2574741' first='Obang' last='Ochan'] of St. Cloud Apollo (Sr). Add another name to the transfer list and this could be an important one. Ochan is an explosive 6'3 wing that moves well and gets off the floor well to finish. He could really help [player_tooltip player_id='1574216' first='Azayah' last='Washington'] this winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 8: [player_tooltip player_id='2575625' first='Avandre' last='Brandt'] of Staples-Motley (Jr). Scored 13 on 6 of 7 shooting in the game I saw and I think this is a young man that is really going to help Staples-Motley the next two years. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 9: [player_tooltip player_id='2575628' first='Barry' last='Simmons'] of Apple Valley (Sr). Simmons was an 8th/9th man worker for the Eagles last year and you could see that his ball pressure is something the Eagles can use as is his speed defensively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 10: [player_tooltip player_id='2575647' first='Micah' last='Nwachukwu'] of St. Cloud Cathedral (Jr). Scored 16 points with eight rebounds in the game I looked in on and did it with an athletic, hard attack to the rim beating the first defender and then dealing with the half effort help defense easily. He played for two teams as well which was quite interesting. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 11: [player_tooltip player_id='1874846' first='Gavin' last='Johnson'] of Cannon Falls (Sr). Johnson may have had one of the best 3 on 3 performances when it comes to all around play and finishing. He's a good shooter for his size but also an active player that defends. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 12: [player_tooltip player_id='1889041' first='Luke' last='Friese'] of Schaeffer Academy (Jr). A very good passer that helped players get easy shots all day in what is an easy shot setting to begin with, but Luke made it easier. Friese opened these eyes to what Schaeffer Academy could be this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 13: [player_tooltip player_id='2575651' first='Quincy' last='Johnson'] of Osseo (Jr). Another Osseo player that I saw that I was impressed with. Johnson was a JV player for Hopkins last year but has moved to Osseo. He's been a very good player for the Splash and his attack should help Osseo in some way this winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team 14: [player_tooltip player_id='1560793' first='Lamont' last='Michaels'] of Two Rivers (Jr). Michaels had a strong 16u season and his perimeter shooting and strong attack game led to quality numbers at the Expo as well. Is Two Rivers a sneaky good team for next year?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->