The MBCA Primer

This Friday and Saturday the best college prospects from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota will come together to compete in front of a strong lot of D1 coaches, D2 coaches, and the rest of the local college basketball coaching community. Here are the facts for this weekend's event!

What: An NCAA/NFHS/MSHSL approved June DI Scholastic Event for 126 invited participants. The Showcase is an invitation only event limited to no more than 126 participants. Invitees will be from Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. This year's event will include two games on Friday evening and two games on Saturday. session will also include a 3 on 3 Tournament.

Fans can go and watch. It's 15 dollars for adults, 10 dollars for kids.

Where: Hopkins High School

When: This Friday and Saturday

Who (D1): Registered so far include Air Force, Citadel, Creighton, Denver, Drake, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, North Iowa, Notre Dame, St. Thomas, South Dakota South Dakota State, Wisconsin, and this list will double in the next 96 hours.

Who (D2): Registered so far include Augustana, Bemidji State, Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota State-Mankato, Minnesota State-Moorhead, Northern State, South Dakota School of Mines, and this list will double at least in the next 96 hours.

To give you an idea of the level of talent that will be at the event, we use the rankings to illustrate the kind of talent that these coaches will be watching:

Minnesota 2026: 3) Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6'6" | SF Totino Grace | 2026 State #118 Nation MN , 4) Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN , 6) Nolen Anderson Nolen Anderson 6'7" | SF Wayzata | 2026 State MN , 7) Joseph Mitchell III Joseph Mitchell III 6'2" | CG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2026 State MN , 8) Max Iversen Max Iversen 6'3" | PG Delano | 2026 State MN , 9) Stephen McGee Stephen McGee 6'10" | C Greenway | 2026 State MN 10) Tian Chatman Tian Chatman 6'5" | CG Totino Grace | 2026 State MN

Minnesota 2027: 1) Ty Schlagel Ty Schlagel 6'7" | SF Cretin-Derham Hall | 2027 State #95 Nation MN , 2) Baboucarr Ann Baboucarr Ann 6'5" | SF/CG Maple Grove | 2027 State #101 Nation MN , 3) Ahmed Nur Ahmed Nur 6'9" | PF Hopkins | 2027 State #107 Nation MN , 4) Malachi Hill Malachi Hill 6'0" | PG Totino-Grace | 2027 State MN , 6) Jaeden Udean Jaeden Udean 6'2" | SG DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN , 7) Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed 6'10" | C South St. Paul | 2027 State MN , 8) Vincent Cronin Vincent Cronin 6'7" | PF Edina | 2027 State MN , 9) Gavin Walter Gavin Walter 6'4" | SF/SG Champlin Park | 2027 State MN , 10) Kamar Thomas Kamar Thomas 6'4" | SG DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN , 10) King James King James 6'7" | PF Hiawatha Collegiate | 2027 State MN

Minnesota 2028: 1) Kevin Wilson Jr. Kevin Wilson Jr. 5'10" | PG Tartan | 2028 State MN , 2) Daniel Zoa Daniel Zoa 6'6" | PF/SF Totino Grace | 2028 State MN , 3) Ichima Idoka, 4) Tre Moore Tre Moore 5'11" | PG/CG Hopkins | 2028 State MN , 5) Emmanuel Oyesanmi Emmanuel Oyesanmi 6'4" | SF/PF Tartan | 2028 State MN

North Dakota 2026: 1) Carter Evanson Carter Evanson 6'0" HHS | 2026 MN , 2) Sage Hanson Sage Hanson 6'9" | PF TGU | 2026 State ND , 3) Garrett Nissley Garrett Nissley 6'0" | PG Bismarck Century | 2026 MN

North Dakota 2027: 1) Gibson Kinnebrew Gibson Kinnebrew 6'4" | SG Bismarck Century | 2027 State ND , 4) Kyson Keller Kyson Keller 6'6" | SF Sheyenne | 2027 State ND

North Dakota 2028: 1) Khaliq Austin Khaliq Austin 6'4" | CG Bismarck | 2028 State ND

South Dakota 2026: 1) Blake Ellwein Blake Ellwein 6'9" | SG/SF Huron | 2026 State SD , 2) Marvin Richard III Marvin Richard III 6'1" | CG Pine Ridge | 2026 State SD , 3) Justin Bilal Justin Bilal 6'5" | SG/SF Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2026 State SD , 4) Sam Ericsson Sam Ericsson 6'3" | CG Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 State SD , 5) Sam DeGroot Sam DeGroot 6'7" | SF Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2026 State SD , 6) Will Kuhl Will Kuhl 6'9" | PF West Central | 2026 State SD , 9) Kuek Kuek

South Dakota 2027: 1) Brant Wassenaar Brant Wassenaar 6'5" | CG Sioux Falls Christian | 2027 State SD , 2) Connor Mebius Connor Mebius 5'9" | PG West Central | 2027 State SD , 3) Carter Craven Carter Craven 6'6" | SF Winner | 2027 State SD , 5) Colby Nuttbrock Colby Nuttbrock 6'5" | SG/SF Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2027 State SD

South Dakota 2028: 1) Sullivan Felberg Sullivan Felberg 6'8" | SF/PF Clark/Willow Lake | 2028 State SD