The Big Stage Schedule Has Been Announced

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first big gathering of the high school basketball season this year will be The Big Stage on December 6th at Hopkins High School. This is an event loaded with talent, good teams, and really good prospects. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2AAAA Hopkins vs 6AAAA Tartan - 7:30pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3AAAA Maple Grove vs 2AAA DeLaSalle - 6pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9AAAA Apple Valley vs 1AAA Totino-Grace - 4:30pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3AAA Richfield vs Champlin Park - 2:45pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7AAA Orono vs 6AA Breck - 1:15pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waconia vs Minneapolis Washburn - 11:30am</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Paul Como Park vs Park Center - 10am</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Propspects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top Ten Seniors: 1) [player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] of Hopkins, 2) [player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen'] of Maple Grove, 3) [player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] of Totino-Grace, 4) [player_tooltip player_id='1560835' first='Tian' last='Chatman'] of Totino-Grace, 5) [player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix'] of Hopkins, 6) [player_tooltip player_id='1560866' first='Camare'' last='Young'] of Apple Valley, 7) [player_tooltip player_id='1874906' first='Kyree' last='Nelson'] of Hopkins, 8) [player_tooltip player_id='1560741' first='Will' last='Kirsch'] of Waconia, 9) [player_tooltip player_id='1560744' first='Evan' last='Miller'] of DeLaSalle, 10) [player_tooltip player_id='1560864' first='JP' last='Musoke'] of Breck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top Ten Juniors: 1) [player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] of Maple Grove, 2) [player_tooltip player_id='2420169' first='Ahmed' last='Nur'] of Hopkins, 3) [player_tooltip player_id='2126117' first='Malachi' last='Hill'] of Totino-Grace, 4) [player_tooltip player_id='2126108' first='Jack' last='Thelen'] of Maple Grove, 5) [player_tooltip player_id='2126450' first='Gavin' last='Walter'] of Champlin Park, 6) [player_tooltip player_id='2126113' first='AJ' last='Taban'] of Totino-Grace, 7) [player_tooltip player_id='2126474' first='Kamar' last='Thomas'] of DeLaSalle, 8) [player_tooltip player_id='2126102' first='Jaeden' last='Udean'] of DeLaSalle, 9) [player_tooltip player_id='2126166' first='Jaylan' last='Hynes'] of Totino-Grace, 10) [player_tooltip player_id='2533408' first='Deon' last='Wallace-Johnson'] of DeLaSalle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top Ten Sophomores: 1) [player_tooltip player_id='2557528' first='Ichima' last='Idoko'] of DeLaSalle, 2) [player_tooltip player_id='2560499' first='Kevin' last='Wilson Jr.'] of Tartan, 3) [player_tooltip player_id='1895712' first='Daniel' last='Zoa'] of Totino-Grace, 4) [player_tooltip player_id='2560458' first='Emmanuel' last='Oyesanmi'] of Tartan, 5) [player_tooltip player_id='2560534' first='Tre' last='Moore'] of Hopkins, 6) [player_tooltip player_id='2388674' first='Jonas' last='McCreary'] of DeLaSalle, 7) [player_tooltip player_id='2380924' first='Jesse' last='Riziq'] of Totino-Grace, 8) [player_tooltip player_id='2559428' first='Taaj' last='Whitlock'] of DeLaSalle, 9) [player_tooltip player_id='2352576' first='Moussa' last='Dukuly'] of Champlin Park, 10) [player_tooltip player_id='2416035' first='Ben' last='Banwart'] of Maple Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top Five Freshmen: 1) [player_tooltip player_id='2521853' first='Justus' last='Dayee'] of Tartan, 2) [player_tooltip player_id='2916865' first='King' last='Smith'] of Hopkins, 3) [player_tooltip player_id='2419997' first='Gio' last='Horton'] of Apple Valley, 4) [player_tooltip player_id='2815903' first='Tchidi' last='Ejimadu'] of Park Center, 5) [player_tooltip player_id='2463782' first='Jevon' last='Foote'] of Tartan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Prospect Match-Ups</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore']/[player_tooltip player_id='2560534' first='Tre' last='Moore'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2560499' first='Kevin' last='Wilson Jr.']/[player_tooltip player_id='2119645' first='Tyrel' last='Pride']. Love these guard battles. [player_tooltip player_id='2560534' first='Tre' last='Moore'] defending KJ Wilson in itself will be worth the price to get in. Moore and Pride flying up and down the floor for their teams, and Jayden and KJ seeing who can playmaker the most with success, this is a day to see some great guards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874906' first='Kyree' last='Nelson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2465512' first='Duke' last='King']. Love this match-up right here. These are two guys that will have fans curious. Nelson because he moved back to Minnesota and it's his first chance to make a local impression, and King because he looks bigger, faster and stronger which takes him into a whole new conversation. Very fun wing match-up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2126474' first='Kamar' last='Thomas']. These 6'3/6'4 players had outstanding summers: Ann becoming a prospect that several high majors are after, Thomas playing at a high level for [program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite'] and starting to look like a prospect of note. Thomas could be the most consistent players for the Islanders while Ann is the guy everybody wants to play with. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2126102' first='Jaeden' last='Udean']. Iversen is headed to NDSU and is that feared shooter that plays a trusted game on and off the ball. Udean has similar game changing ability with his shot that Iversen does, and if Udean can learn to play like Iversen I think he could find himself in a similar spot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560866' first='Camare'' last='Young'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola']. Young is a player that D2s looked at, Dothan is a player that is headed to Drake. Young is so crafty, skilled and smart that he will handle the ball for his team. Dothan has looked fully recovered from his injury as he looks in great shape and his agility is really shining through. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126450' first='Gavin' last='Walter'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins']. Walter is very skilled but agile at his wing height playing guard, Collins is explosive but skilled as well at his forward spot doing things in a major explosive way. Different players but versatile and similar size that will compete against one another. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->