Class AAA State Tournament Capsules/Profiles

Who is playing in Class AAA and what should fans know? We break it down for you now!

Totino-Grace

Record: (24-2). Conference Record: (12-0). Section Record: (2-0)

Last Time at State: The last five seasons

Coach: Nick Carroll who has already earned three state championships

Top 3 Players:  Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6'6" | SF Totino-Grace | 2026 State MN (20ppg), Deangelo Dungey Deangelo Dungey 6'4" | SG/CG Totino-Grace | 2026 State MN (19.2ppg), Tian Chatman Tian Chatman 6'5" | CG Totino-Grace | 2026 State MN (17.7ppg)

Top Prospect:  Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6'6" | SF Totino-Grace | 2026 State MN

Top Young Talent:  Daniel Zoa Daniel Zoa 6'6" | PF/SF Totino-Grace | 2028 State MN (Soph)

Results vs State Teams: Beat Maple Grove 78-76, Lost to Wayzata 65-88, Beat Richfield 80-66, Beat Blaine 90-66, Beat Alexandria 92-90

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Minneapolis South

Record: (21-8). Conference Record: (10-2). Section Record: (5-0)

Last Time at State: 2024

Coach: Joe Hyser, led South to the Minneapolis City championship for the first time in his career

Top 3 Players:  Jumair Wright Jumair Wright 6'0" South School | 2028 State MN (22.6ppg), Ramadan Ibrahim Ramadan Ibrahim 6'0" | PG Minneapolis South | 2027 State MN (18.6ppg), Laviance Gales Laviance Gales 6'6" | PF/C Minneapolis South | 2027 MN (11ppg)

Top Prospect:  Jumair Wright Jumair Wright 6'0" South School | 2028 State MN

Top Young Talent:  Jumair Wright Jumair Wright 6'0" South School | 2028 State MN (Soph)

Results vs State Teams: Lost 67-100 to Richfield

Northfield

Record: (25-3). Conference Record: (19-3) Section Record: (9-0)

Last Time at State: 1932. Yes NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO

Coach: Matt Christensen

Top 3 Players:  Kayden Oakland Kayden Oakland 6'5" | SF Northfield | 2026 State MN (21ppg), JT Graupmann JT Graupmann 6'2" | SF Northfield | 2026 State MN (11.3ppg), Tyler Hupton Tyler Hupton 6'0" | CG Northfield | 2026 State MN (10.8ppg)

Top Prospect:  Kayden Oakland Kayden Oakland 6'5" | SF Northfield | 2026 State MN

Top Young Talent: Liam Oakland (Soph)

Results vs State Teams: Lost to Mankato East 72-74, Beat Mankato East 62-58

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Mankato East

Record: (21-7). Conference Record: (13-5). Section Record: (6-0)

Last Time at State: Last Five Seasons

Coach: Tony Ball, first year head coach and long time assistant, son of The Legend Dan Ball

Top 3 Players:  Lucas Gustafson Lucas Gustafson 6'0" | PG Mankato East | 2026 State MN (17.5ppg), Amari Nobles Amari Nobles 6'7" | SF/CG Mankato East | 2026 State MN (12.9ppg), Mason Diede (9.4ppg)

Top Prospect:  Lucas Gustafson Lucas Gustafson 6'0" | PG Mankato East | 2026 State MN

Top Young Talent:  Colton McCormick Colton McCormick 6'1" | SG Mankato East | 2028 State MN (Soph)

Results vs State Teams: Beat Northfield 74-72, Lost to Northfield 58-62

Richfield

Record: (27-2). Conference Record: (15-1). Section Record: (14-0)

Last Time at State: 2021

Coach: Omar McMillan, third time taking Richfield to state

Top 3 Players:  Dre Collins Dre Collins 6'4" | SF Richfield | 2027 State MN (18.4ppg), Tyrece Hagler Tyrece Hagler 6'1" | SG Richfield | 2027 State MN (16.3ppg), Gideon Horne Gideon Horne 6'4" | SF Richfield | 2027 State MN (15ppg)

Top Prospect:  Dre Collins Dre Collins 6'4" | SF Richfield | 2027 State MN

Top Young Talent:  ?

Results vs State Teams: Beat Minnehaha Academy 60-52, Beat DeLaSalle 69-68, Lost to Totino-Grace 66-80, Lost to DeLaSalle 66-94, Beat Minneapolis South 100-67

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Sartell

Record: (21-8). Conference Record: (14-4), Section Record: (15-2)

Last Time at State: 2013

Coach: Marcus Oistad

Top 3 Players:  Maddox Lewis Maddox Lewis 6'5" | SF Sartell | 2026 State MN (21ppg), Karson Lewis (14ppg), Isaac Bergstrom Isaac Bergstrom 6'7" | C Sartell | 2026 State MN (12ppg)

Top Prospect:  Maddox Lewis Maddox Lewis 6'5" | SF Sartell | 2026 State MN

Top Young Talent:  Will Sieben Will Sieben 5'6" | SG MN (Soph, plays JV)

Results vs State Teams: Lost to Alexandria 88-98, Lost to Alexandria 73-84

DeLaSalle

Record: (26-3). Conference Record: (15-1), Section Record: (7-0)

Last Time at State: 15th straight trip to state

Coach: Todd Anderson, head coach or assistant coach for all 15 straight trips

Top 3 Players:  Kamar Thomas Kamar Thomas 6'4" | SG DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN (16ppg), Jadean Udean (14.4ppg), Deon Wallace-Johnson Deon Wallace-Johnson 6'3" | SG/SF DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN (13.5ppg)

Top Prospect:  Ichima Idoko Ichima Idoko 6'7" | PF DeLaSalle | 2028 State MN or Deon Wallace-Johnson Deon Wallace-Johnson 6'3" | SG/SF DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN

Top Young Talent:  Ichima Idoko Ichima Idoko 6'7" | PF DeLaSalle | 2028 State MN (Soph)

Results vs State Teams: Lost to Maple Grove 64 to 86, Beat Alexandria 91-88, Lost to Richfield 68-69, Beat Richfield 94-66, Beat Fargo Davies 80-76

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Grand Rapids

Record: (24-5). Conference Record: (11-2) Section Record: (14-1)

Last Time at State: 2017

Coach: Chadwick Parsons

Top 3 Players:  Joey Sutherland Joey Sutherland 6'3" | SF Grand Rapids | 2026 State MN , Gavin Wegwerth Gavin Wegwerth 6'3" | PG/SG Grand Rapids | 2028 State MN , Brenden Sylvester Brenden Sylvester 6'2" | SG Grand Rapids | 2026 State MN

Top Prospect:  Joey Sutherland Joey Sutherland 6'3" | SF Grand Rapids | 2026 State MN

Top Young Talent:  Gavin Wegwerth Gavin Wegwerth 6'3" | PG/SG Grand Rapids | 2028 State MN (Soph)

Results vs State Teams: Lost to Pequot Lakes 51-68