Minnesota Expo: 2026 New Names to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Minnesota Expo is a great chance to learn new names and when it comes to seniors, you get a look at players that can emerge in so many ways. Here are the names that caught my eye. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key'Shon Alexander of Brooklyn Center (6'0). Alexander gave his team 10.5 points a game last year and he scored for his team going to the rim but I thought Alexander was one of the best defenders at the event that I saw. His pressure and activity impressed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2917321' first='Damonte' last='Duncan'] of St. Paul Central (6'4). This long armed, agile forward has the potential to have a really good senior season. One of the better rebounders at the event he was also very active. He stole the ball at different points from both Taban and James, and went the other way to get points for his team. Quick off the floor, runs well, laterally active and has good potential. Thought he played well against good players. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874815' first='Contrell' last='Jenkins'] of St. Paul Como Park (5'9). Jenkins scored nine points a game last year for Como and is one of their top returning players. Jenkins was one of the quickest players at the camp and his ability to corner turn and push the ball led to several rim buckets for him. He also had a couple attacks beating the help to angle at the window that were impressive. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2575624' first='Alan' last='Moore'] of Columbia Heights (6'1). I don't see Moore on any roster from last year but as a senior Moore caught my attention because of his effort. When it came to players competing at a high level, Moore was relentless and that included his finishing on the attack in three on three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ajuda Odiri of East Ridge (6'3). This is a long, active, and athletic forward that made a lot of off ball plays. Scored nearly all of his baskets with activity around the rim and he was among the more active rebounders at the camp as well. I also saw this forward hit a three late in the event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2540057' first='Branson' last='Solheim'] of Climax-Fisher (5'11). Loved watching Solheim play. Branson got the better of a good Prior Lake guard not just here and there, he thoroughly out-played a strong name with effort throughout the game. He started with an attack to score, and then attacked and kicked for a three, and then stole the ball and scored in transition. This made me sit forward and from there Branson used his quickness to continue his attack. His ball pressure turned over good players and he even had the best floor dive I saw all day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->