Minnesota Freshman Showcase Team 12 and Team 13 Prospect Evals

Ryan Schmidt September 3, 2025 @ 02:26 PM

<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi0jHPVmDnk </div></figure>   [player_tooltip player_id='2875255' first='Sachin' last='Bloch'] - Bloch is a five-foot-ten-inch 2029 guard from Providence Academy and played [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota'] Black this summer. I had the chance to see Bloch play twice on the Prep Hoops Next Circuit and at the Freshman Showcase I feel Bloch showed more ability in a number of ways. He shot from the perimeter, showed aggressiveness as a ball handler, rebounded his position well on the offensive glass, consistently got to the rim and finished. Showed maturity with the ball, knew when to attack and when not to attack   [player_tooltip player_id='2860512' first='Aidan' last='Shian'] - Shian is a six-foot-one-inch 2029 guard from Lakeville North that looked very comfortable with the ball on the perimeter. I liked when he drove and scored from the perimeter with a two dribble move, used his size as a guard, made good passes, match-up problems with speed and quickness versus players similar sized.    [player_tooltip player_id='2830684' first='Evan' last='Asp'] - Evan is a six-foot guard from Rogers who has good basketball instincts, runs on the wing in transition to give guards a target, finishes at the basket in the game I saw Saturday, and I really liked how often he was cutting and moving on offense. Asp seems to cover more of the court than a typical six-foot guard.   [player_tooltip player_id='2808557' first='Brody' last='Pesta'] - Pesta is a six-foot-five-inch forward/wing with good agility and size that moves well side to side. Pesta seems to have improved as a ball handler from the last Minnesota Middle School camp which could make him a serious match-up problem on the perimeter on offense. As a defender good potential with his size and agile movements.   [player_tooltip player_id='2419997' first='Gio' last='Horton'] - Horton had one of the best games of any 2029 player I watched this summer where he was nearly unguardable. He is one of the more talented guards in the 2029 class with shot creation skill, spot-up shooting, and ball handling. Horton is a combo guard, secondary ball handler now could develop into a lead, with good size currently at six-foot-one-inches tall.   [player_tooltip player_id='2860101' first='Noah' last='Schulz'] - Schulz is a six-foot-four-inch 2029 wing or forward from Hermantown. Schulz showed off good shooting from the perimeter making three 3-pointers in a 5v5 game. He seemed to have good agility in the lane defending and used length to block shots/get deflections.   [player_tooltip player_id='2521880' first='Ike' last='Stifter'] - Stifter is a five-foot-seven-inch guard from Eastview who shot the ball well from perimeter, moved the ball in transition, and displayed vision for teammates passing the basketball in transition and the half-court.   [player_tooltip player_id='2781354' first='Mason' last='Rhynie'] - Rhynie is a six-foot guard from Cretin-Derham Hall that is a solid ball handler, drove in the paint and hit a floater, and made a shot in a creation play off the dribble.   [player_tooltip player_id='2823042' first='Lamine' last='Donzo'] - Donzo is a five-foot-seven-inch guard from Osseo that can handle the ball, although a little out of control but defenders weren't able to knock away or steal the ball. Showed possibility of shooting when he hit a 3-pointer pretty effortlessly.   [player_tooltip player_id='2919128' first='Theo' last='Juffer'] - Juffer is a six-foot player from Southwest Minneapolis that ran the floor and made himself available, cut to the basket and stayed active around the rim. He displayed a bit of ball handling in the open floor and made a pass for a lay-up that was a solid move.   [player_tooltip player_id='2455802' first='Cobe' last='Blades'] - Blades is a five-foot-eight-inch guard from Breck and [program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite'] that showed good quickness with the ball, dribbling and his feet. Blades had a knack for attacking the basket and more maturity/strength should lead to more success there.