Who is the Class AAAA Favorite?

Before we give you our favorites this fall, we wanted to get your thoughts on who the Class AAAA favorite is, so vote (at the bottom of the article) for who you think will win the Class AAAA State Tournament this year, today! Here at Prep Hoops!

Champlin Park. The Rebels were one game over .500 last year and they return leading scorer Preston Thielke Preston Thielke 6'2" | CG Champlin Park | 2025 State MN , third leading scorer Kwatamah Silikpoh Kwatamah Silikpoh 5'9" | PG Champlin Park | 2027 State MN , and three key support pieces in Mo Jalloh Mo Jalloh 6'2" | SF Champlin Park | 2025 State MN , Kyler Pust Kyler Pust 6'0" | PG/SG Champlin Park | 2026 State MN and Gavin Walter Gavin Walter 6'4" | SF/SG Champlin Park | 2027 State MN plus they added transfer Tyler Wagner Tyler Wagner 6'6" | SF Champlin Park | 2025 State #366 Nation MN from Champlin Park.

Cretin-Derham Hall. The Raiders made the final four last year (25-6) in Class AAAA and they return top two scorers in Joseph Mitchell III Joseph Mitchell III 6'2" | CG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2026 State MN and Monteff Dixon plus some bench players plus they added top 100 national big Tommy Ahneman Tommy Ahneman 6'11" | PF Cretin-Derham Hall | 2025 State #315 Nation MN and top Minnesota sophomore Ty Schlagel Ty Schlagel 6'7" | SF Cretin-Derham Hall | 2027 State #95 Nation MN .

Farmington. Farmington made the state tournament last year and they return six key pieces in Ryan Beckwith Ryan Beckwith 6'2" | SG Farmington | 2025 State MN , Cole Wilcek Cole Wilcek 6'5" | PF Farmington | 2025 State MN , Nik Domier, Jonah Ask Jonah Ask 5'11" | PG Farmington | 2025 State MN , Justin Stoneburg Justin Stoneburg 6'2" Farmington | 2025 MN , and Marshall Gordan, all of which will be experienced seniors. The Tigersa also have some up and coming younger players that will help depth.

Hopkins. The Royals won 23 games last year and they return all of their starters ( Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN , Anthony Smith Anthony Smith 6'0" | CG Hopkins | 2025 State MN , JJ Semanko JJ Semanko 6'6" | SF Hopkins | 2025 State MN , Daveion Hart Daveion Hart 6'4" | SG Hopkins | 2025 State MN and Julius Ellis Julius Ellis 6'7" | C Hopkins | 2026 State MN plus the reserves are back and their up and coming young players. Hopkins should only get better.

Park Center. The Pirates will combine transfers Nigel Caldwell Nigel Caldwell 6'3" | SG Park Center | 2025 State MN and Abu Keita Abu Keita 6'5" | SF Park Center | 2025 State MN with returning playing Xavier Frelix Xavier Frelix 6'2" | PG Park Center | 2026 State MN and Temi Omotoyinbo Temi Omotoyinbo 6'5" | SF Park center | 2025 State MN as well as Emmaunel Jentzen who sat out last year to form a very talented core. The Pirates will once again be a top contender in 5AAAA and Class AAAA.

Sauk Rapids-Rice. The Storm won 18 games last year and they will return four starters who just happen to be the top four scorers for their team. Keller Hanson Keller Hanson 6'4" | SG Sauk Rapids Rice | 2025 State MN just committed to Northern Michigan, Spencer Swenson Spencer Swenson 6'6" | PF Sauk Rapids | 2025 State MN has added D2 offers, Hudson Omoke Hudson Omoke 6'2" | SF Sauk Rapids Rice | 2025 State MN is a great all around player and Izayah Cook Izayah Cook 6'4" | SF Sauk Rapids - Rice | 2027 State MN is one of the best sophomores in the state.

Shakopee. Shakopee won 23 games a year ago and they return point guard/third leading scorer Isaac Cordes Isaac Cordes 6'0" | PG Shakopee | 2025 State MN , fourth leading scorer/Jamestown commit Luke Wherley Luke Wherley 6'5" | SF Shakopee | 2025 State MN , and 5th leading scorer Eli Schroeder Eli Schroeder 6'1" | SG Shakopee | 2025 State MN who all averaged ten points a game last season. In addition, 6th Man Devin Pass Devin Pass 6'3" | SG Shakopee | 2025 State MN returns plus their JV was a who is who of spring/summer standouts including Tommy Auge Tommy Auge 6'10" | C Shakopee | 2025 State MN , Blake Betton Blake Betton 6'3" | SG Shakopee | 2027 State MN and Luke Schroeder.

Wayzata. The state runner-up team returns Christian Wiggins Christian Wiggins 6'5" | SG Wayzata | 2026 State #79 Nation MN and Isaac Olmstead Isaac Olmstead 5'10" | PG Wayzata | 2026 State MN in the backcourt giving them one of the best backcourts in the state (plus they have Ryan Mann Ryan Mann 6'2" | SG Wayzata | 2025 State MN , Nicklaus Hein Nicklaus Hein 6'4" | SF Wayzata | 2025 State MN , and Max Beeninga Max Beeninga 6'1" | PG Wayzata | 2027 State MN as depth) and then a frontcourt that is wildly deep with Nolen Anderson Nolen Anderson 6'7" | SF Wayzata | 2026 State MN , Wyatt McBeth Wyatt McBeth 6'6" | PF Wayzata | 2025 State MN , Brady Lam Brady Lam 6'6" | PF Wayzata | 2026 State MN , Tommy Shunmugavelu Tommy Shunmugavelu 6'5" | PF Wayzata | 2026 State MN , and Nick Nordaune. Wazyata looks to be the team with the most depth across positions in the state.