2029 Prospect Rankings Update: Positional Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We give you the best at each position before the big rankings release for the fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Point Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2916865' first='King' last='Smith'] (6'2) of Hopkins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2353796' first='Jaylen' last='Greer'] (6'1) of Two Rivers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2853260' first='Beckham' last='Nelson'] (5'11) of Minnetonka</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2419997' first='Gio' last='Horton'] of (5'11) of Apple Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2843078' first='Joey' last='Wright'] (6'2) of Mahtomedi</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Varsity Notes</strong>: Who can make the biggest impact this year? Jaylin Greer stands out as Two Rivers has a couple good seniors but really good young players to mix in. Tonka needs to fill a lot of spots, Nelson maybe could play off the bench this year. Wright and Smith have really good lead guards in front of them on top five teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shooting Guard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2486564' first='Kolden' last='Johnson'] (6'5) of Anoka</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2916881' first='Mal' last='Jok'] (6'3) of Mankato West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2893786' first='Adonis' last='Williams Jr'] (6'1) of South St. Paul</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2508258' first='Lamar' last='McBride'] (6'3) of Minneapolis Camden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2815903' first='Tchidi' last='Ejimadu'] (6'1) of Park Center</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Varsity Notes</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='2486564' first='Kolden' last='Johnson'] has a chance to be Freshman of the Year as Anoka has good teams and he should have a good sized role. McBride and Elimadu both should have early opportunities to play at Camden and PC respectively and [player_tooltip player_id='2916881' first='Mal' last='Jok'] should have a good role too. SSP has a ton of guards, not sure where Williams fits but I think he fits somewhere. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Big Wing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2821845' first='Malik' last='Martin'] (6'7) of Minneapolis Camden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elijah Christenson (6'6) of Rogers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caden Brent (6'3) of Dawson-Boyd</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2905843' first='Cody' last='Woitel-Anschutz'] (6'4) of Breck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2841981' first='Jed' last='Keenan'] (6'4) of Chaska</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Varsity Notes</strong>: Martin is the top prospect in the class right now and I would fully expect him to have a big role for Camden immediately. There is a great chance for Malik to earn Freshman of the Year as the opportunity is there. Rogers and Breck look to have a lot of spots open so Eli and Cody should have a chance to play and the Jacks need some guys with size to fill spots and Camden could do that. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Frontcourt </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2521853' first='Justus' last='Dayee'] (6'5) of Tartan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2916849' first='Mekhi' last='Abner'] (6'6) of Minnehaha Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2393884' first='Dexter' last='Simmons'] (6'6) of Stewartville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2917657' first='Ethan' last='Payne'] (6'5) of Park of Cottage Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2391153' first='Tolu' last='Taiwo'] (6'3) of Stillwater</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Varsity Notes</strong>: Abner is the other guy here that I think will play a lot early. He has the size and ability at a Class AA school to do that. Stillwater and Park both have multiple returning frontcourt players so Payne and Tolu will likely have the time to grow at a younger levels. I would expect Dayee to play as Tartan does need some size and while it's young with Dayee and [player_tooltip player_id='2835388' first='Kenny' last='Brown'], it's size with potential. Stewartville has about six spots to fill from last year, maybe Simmons is one of those guys, tough to know. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->