Minnesota State Tournament: Wednesday Underclassmen Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A load of young players were on the court at Williams Arena and we give you the full list and what they did NOW!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2419994' first='Carter' last='Cupito'] of Minnehaha Academy (8th). It seemed like every time Minnehaha Academy needed a lift Carter was there to make a play.&nbsp; The steals and scores early in the game were key but later it was each of his four threes made and then the And1 attacking floater that was sunk. Cupito scored 20 points on 8 of 16 shooting and there is so much [player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen'] to what he does on the court.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2557528' first='Ichima' last='Idoko'] of DeLaSalle (Soph). The high potential forward opened the game with a pair of threes, grabbed some defensive boards starting the quick transition, plus he blocked two shots and had a steal.&nbsp; Limited minutes in a blowout, Idoko had 11 points on four of six attempts.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2395557' first='Gus' last='McKenna'] of Pequot Lakes (Soph). Gus is a player that you could play at the three, four or five in high school but the Patriots are huge so a lot of what he does goes between the three and the four (both forward spots).&nbsp; When he went baseline for a quick off the feet dunk covering a ton of ground, that really grabbed the attention.&nbsp; Also hit a three, made all four of his foul shots, and even though he's likely more of a stretch four, he is helping his team a ton wherever they need him. Had 11 points in the quarter finals today.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2417228' first='Liam' last='Oakland'] of Northfield (Soph).  It's not often you see guys make a large impact on a game while only taking five shots and scoring one field goal but that was Oakland.  Liam did a great job defensively on Gustafson and whomever he was defending not just in the consistent positioning, but also totaling game highs of four steals and four blocks.  He moved the ball for three assists and also grabbed five rebounds! An all around excellent game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2838884' first='Trameill' last='White'] of Blake (Fr).&nbsp; White is about to have a monster career for the Bears. &nbsp; What he did in the high post as a passer, as an attacking scorer, as a mid-lane shooter, and as a person that stepped back to make plays, I was really impressed.&nbsp; Very long arms and legs, a lefty I believe, and a really smart player that put up 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting including three threes made. Throw in four rebounds and five assists and that is a hell of a state tournament game for a freshman, or anybody!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2435232' first='Jumair' last='Wright'] of Minneapolis South (Soph). I don't know that any player will have a tougher task than playmaker [player_tooltip player_id='2435232' first='Jumair' last='Wright'] did in the state tournament.&nbsp; He had to try and score as well as playmake against a very high level Totino-Grace defense that was rotating defenders to him over and over. Wright had a tough day shooting (6 of 24) and a lot of turnovers in a game full of them (11) BUT he also got to the foul line and hit three threes and score 21 points, plus he grabbed eight boards, dished out six assists and had six steals.&nbsp; Big numbers all over the place in all directions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Malik Abner of Minnehaha Academy (Soph).&nbsp; Foul trouble shortened his night but Malik had four boards and a basket and a block.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eli Bengston of Northfield (Soph).&nbsp; Scored a basket off the bench.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3240758' first='Niles' last='Bennett'] of Blake (8th). Had a rebound and assist in five minutes time</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Toby Jeske of Waseca (10th). Scored twice and grabbed four rebounds before fouling out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2835422' first='Colton' last='McCormick'] of Mankato East (Soph).&nbsp; A 6'1 sophomore that played two minutes in place of Nobles and grabbed a rebound.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2388674' first='Jonas' last='McCreary'] of DeLaSalle (Soph).&nbsp; Made a foul shot in his 12 minutes off the bench.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan McNear of Grand Rapids (Soph).&nbsp; Logan scored six points on 3 of 8 shooting, grabbed four boards and had a steal in the Hawks loss.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2422788' first='Chad' last='Robertson'] of Minneapolis South (Soph).&nbsp; Scored twice off the bench in 18 minutes including a three made.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2843364' first='Kamar' last='Sandifer-Howze'] of Minnehaha Academy (Soph).&nbsp; Kamar was on the floor in crucial times scoring three baskets, dishing out a couple assists and grabbing two boards.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Masen Thao of Minnehaha Academy (Soph).  Had a couple assists off the Redhawk bench. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2814304' first='Gavin' last='Wegwerth'] of Grand Rapids (Soph).  Gavin had four points and a rebound in 20 minutes against the tough DeLaSalle defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2559428' first='Taaj' last='Whitlock'] of DeLaSalle (Soph).&nbsp; Was solid on defense in his 14 minutes with two steals and good position from a starting position.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1895712' first='Daniel' last='Zoa'] of Totino-Grace (Soph).&nbsp; Had five boards, a score and a block but was limited in time because of four fouls and four turnovers,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->