The Big Stage – The Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The best of the best from Saturday's Big Stage event. The top performers!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560835' first='Tian' last='Chatman'] of Totino-Grace (sr). Tian once again stepped off the bench and made a major impact for his team.&nbsp; The movement of the Eagles allowed Tian to shoot open in space and whenever he found a comfortable catch to look and release the shot went.&nbsp; Had three triples among his first five shots and scored 16 points overall hitting on five of seven attempts plus three of four foul shooting. Tian was seemingly efficient with every touch tonight and has such quality size for a guard.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'] of Richfield (jr).&nbsp; Collins put an assault on the rim from the start of the game and never let up.&nbsp; It was transition, it was cuts, it was hard drives after collecting on the wing and it never stopped. He scored on 13 of 18 attempts building to a 29 point game.&nbsp; One of the most explosive athletes in the state across football and basketball.&nbsp; Very tough player to defend in high school because few have the strength and agility to match Collins.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2418241' first='Joseph' last='Jacobs'] of Park Center (jr). The 6'1 guard opened the game with Como Park knocking down two quick threes and then cruising his way to makes on his first ten field goal attempts!&nbsp; Rim finishes, pull-ups and feet set threes were the overall formula and it led to the Pirate junior producing 32 points for the game on 13 of 20 shooting.&nbsp; A calm demeanor and a confident approach led his team to the win, and a career game.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen'] of Maple Grove (sr).&nbsp; The NDSU signed guard had two threes on the board in moments and the next thing you know, the Crimson had hit 21 threes as a team and beat DeLaSalle 86-64.&nbsp; Iversen scored six of those threes and hit half of his 18 attempts overall.&nbsp; Iversen's sudden separation move and his snap release were too much even for the athletes that De has chasing players.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560499' first='Kevin' last='Wilson Jr.'] of Tartan (soph).&nbsp; Before the game Hopkins vs Tartan game was called off by the police, KJ Wilson showed once again why he has long been considered the best player in the sophomore class.&nbsp; He took over the contest in the second half building the Titans lead to double figures before it was called.&nbsp; That left hand attack into the pull-up is so deadly as is the Wilson jumper and the crafty attacks at the rim. The prospect part of the conversation…. Schools will be scared of the size, that is the facts of the modern basketball world.&nbsp; BUT, Wilson's difference with that size (height and weight) is his shooting touch.&nbsp; A lot of the smaller players that have had to go to low major (or lower levels) that are really good players do not shoot and score like Wilson.&nbsp; Before the game was called at 60-50 with nine minutes to go, Wilson had 23 points, six rebounds and three assists on 7 of 17 shooting with three triples and six of nine foul shooting.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560753' first='Alex' last='Young'] of Minneapolis (sr).&nbsp; The 6'1 guard has one of the more dangerous shooting touches I have seen this year.&nbsp; At one point he was defended by Kirsch and he used a small ball fake to the right and somebody in the crowd said “got him” and that fan was right, the second Kirsch moved to his left the very fast touch with range of Young nailed the attempt.&nbsp; Young hit five threes in this game and should have had five scores last night but his home rims spun the ball out.&nbsp; Confident player that scored 19 in the win over Waconia.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->