10 Tuesday Night Prospects Minnesota High School Basketball

[player_tooltip player_id='2385637' first='Nathan' last='Long'] - Long is a six-foot-five-inch 2027 guard from Rochester Century who went for 25 points, dished out 5 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Century Tuesday night in a 65-54 defeat to Rochester Mayo. Long showed ability to shoot from the perimeter, solid ball handling while attacking the Mayo defense, and squaring up and moving fluidly in the offensive ready position.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/NathanLong2027/status/1996219045893353894 </div></figure>   Mika James - James is a six-foot 2027 guard from Westonka that poured in 47 points in their win versus St. Francis. James showed good speed with the ball in the open floor and hit various 3-pointers for Westonka. James stays active with or without the ball and played the game with good pace Tuesday night.   Mehki Abner - Abner is a six-foot-four-inch 2029 freshman forward for Minnehaha Academy that came off the bench for the Redhawks and immediately made an impact versus Orono. Abner was extremely active on the offensive glass using length and quick jumping ability to tab loose balls and gather rebounds. Abner offensively looks quick on his feet and made good progressive moves to the basket scoring a few times totaling 11 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2424180' first='Grant' last='Hansen'] - Hansen a 2027 six-foot-two-inch guard from Orono was letting the ball fly from deep in their 63-60 victory over Minnehaha Academy. The junior guard showed he's ready to take on the large load of the offensive responsibilities with his long distance shooting and ball handling. Hansen showed good passing ability on a late possession in the close game Hansen made a good pass knifing through the defense to a backdoor cutter for a lay-up.   [player_tooltip player_id='1889041' first='Luke' last='Friese'] - Friese a 2026 five-foot-eleven-inch guard from Schaeffer Academy and played AAU with Minnesota Lightning hit a school record Tuesday night scoring 42 points while knocking down 4 3-pointers. Friese did well scoring in multiple ways outside of outside shooting by cutting to the basket, picking up steals and going the length of the floor, and driving hard to the basket. He also grabbed 9 rebounds and swiped 3 balls for 3 steals.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/friese_luke/status/1996298997766447466 </div></figure>   [player_tooltip player_id='2845973' first='Jack' last='Burke'] - Burke is a six-foot-four-inch 2026 guard from Southwest Christian that on Tuesday night scored 24 points on 8 of 18 shooting hitting 3 3-pointers in the 68-55 win. Burke looked confident handling the ball, and ready to be the main offensive focal point. Burke ran off screens well, and his dribble pull-up shot looked smooth. Defensively he used his size to defend at the rim getting a block.   [player_tooltip player_id='2527105' first='Jameson' last='McCarthy'] - McCarthy a 2027 six-foot-seven-inch forward for SW Christian scored 17 points while grabbing 18 rebounds in their victory Tuesday night. McCarthy was very active on both sides of the court rebounding and securing the middle of the floor. McCarthy drew double teams in the post on multiple positions and scored well close to the basket.   [player_tooltip player_id='2441399' first='Aiden' last='Gilbert'] - Gilbert is a six-foot-three-inch 2027 guard that plays for Brainerd that led them with 27 points Tuesday night in a win over Detroit Lakes. Gilbert's 3-point shot looked smooth and he drove to the basket early. He shot 11 of 18 overall.   [player_tooltip player_id='2569233' first='De'Anthony' last='Sells'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1560797' first='Jaxon' last='Boschee'] Score 35   In a game St. Cloud Apollo won 99-94 the six-foot-six-inch 2027 wing Sells poured in 35 for the Eagles while also grabbing 11 rebounds. Sells body movements are fluid in his long athletic frame, and he easily finished 2 dunks at the rim. Sells' outside jumpshot looked smooth on a 3-pointer he hit while being fouled.   Boschee is a high volume 2026 senior guard or Bemidji, especially from the perimeter. The six-foot-two-inch 2026 guard shot 15 3-pointers making 8. He came off screens, caught and shot without any dribbles, showed deep range from the volleyball line, and hit in transition.

Nathan Long Nathan Long 6'5" | SF Century | 2027 State MN - Long is a six-foot-five-inch 2027 guard from Rochester Century who went for 25 points, dished out 5 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Century Tuesday night in a 65-54 defeat to Rochester Mayo. Long showed ability to shoot from the perimeter, solid ball handling while attacking the Mayo defense, and squaring up and moving fluidly in the offensive ready position.