Minnesota Comets Shootout 16U Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This coming weekend April 11th and 12th in the St. Cloud Area of Minnesota will be the annual event from the [program_tooltip program_id='2888391' first='Minnesota' last='Comets'], The Comets Shootout. Below is a preview of the top 16U teams that will be competing and over 30 of Minnesota's current top 60 current 2028 players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://basketball.exposureevents.com/266996/2026-comets-shootout/teams">View Schedule of the Comets Shootout 2026</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Teams</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2888391' first='Minnesota' last='Comets'] Elite/Schumann, [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota'] 3SSB 2029, [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Wilde/Shepherd/Hibbs, Hoop Habits UA, [program_tooltip program_id='2075674' first='Minnesota' last='Heat'] Dedina, Team Hudson, Minnesota Lightning Gregor, [program_tooltip program_id='2075685' first='Minnesota' last='Select'] Krona/Lemke, Sanford Sports Fargo Black/White, [program_tooltip program_id='2075310' first='Northstar' last='Titans'] Maternoski, [program_tooltip program_id='2078859' first='Starks' last='Elite'], Real Phenom, [program_tooltip program_id='2075681' first='Minnesota' last='Magic'], [program_tooltip program_id='2075867' first='SW' last='Minnesota Stars'], [program_tooltip program_id='2076003' first='West' last='Central United'], MN Hoop Troop</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Players</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With D1 MN 3SSB 2029 in the 16U group that will give us a look at a handful of the top 15U players in Minnesota playing up including [player_tooltip player_id='2486564' first='Kolden' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2393884' first='Dexter' last='Simmons'], [player_tooltip player_id='2954736' first='Mal' last='Jock'], [player_tooltip player_id='2841981' first='Jed' last='Keenan'], [player_tooltip player_id='2910369' first='Quianny' last='Christian'], and <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jemierre-davis/">[player_tooltip player_id='2768036' first='Jemierre' last='Davis']</a>. D1 also has a top 15U player from South Dakota [player_tooltip player_id='2480721' first='Noah' last='Woods'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Guards</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2394170' first='Alex' last='Loos'] of Hoop Habits UA, [player_tooltip player_id='2435232' first='Jumair' last='Wright'] of Hoop Habits UA, [player_tooltip player_id='2417305' first='Romeo' last='Kromah'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2076003' first='West' last='Central United'], [player_tooltip player_id='2385822' first='Brooks' last='Rechtzigel'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2429908' first='Benjamin' last='Koch'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2386616' first='Gavin' last='Bauer'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2400077' first='Eli' last='Hegle'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2821775' first='Buffalo' last='Legacy'] (playing 17U), [player_tooltip player_id='2391109' first='Keaton' last='Hansen'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2836953' first='Weston' last='Moeller'] of Hoop Habits UA (playing 17U), [player_tooltip player_id='2417228' first='Liam' last='Oakland'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2413330' first='Judd' last='Layton'] of Comets Elite, [player_tooltip player_id='2384018' first='Cooper' last='Routh'] of Hoop Habits UA, [player_tooltip player_id='2382519' first='Eston' last='Bethel'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2076003' first='West' last='Central United'], [player_tooltip player_id='2414516' first='Kaiden' last='Deveaux'] of Select Krona, [player_tooltip player_id='2386945' first='Zak' last='Loehlein'] of Select Krona, [player_tooltip player_id='2560433' first='Braxdyn' last='Male'] of Heat Dedina, [player_tooltip player_id='2814304' first='Gavin' last='Wegwerth'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075749' first='Northern' last='Lakers']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Front-court Players</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2397563' first='Thomas' last='Jordan'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2821775' first='Buffalo' last='Legacy'] (playing 17U), [player_tooltip player_id='2397555' first='Brady' last='Molenaar'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2400080' first='Nolan' last='Greene'] of Fury Wilde, [player_tooltip player_id='2560476' first='Isaac' last='Johnson'] of Hoop Habits UA, [player_tooltip player_id='2406558' first='Nicholas' last='Vanheel'] of Comets Elite, [player_tooltip player_id='2416035' first='Ben' last='Banwart'] of Team Hudson, [player_tooltip player_id='2837250' first='Zeid' last='Ndiaye'] Heat Dedina, [player_tooltip player_id='2397567' first='Brody' last='Cook'] of Team Hudson, [player_tooltip player_id='2560501' first='Koa' last='Fuller'] Fury Shepherd, [player_tooltip player_id='2560481' first='Iye' last='Fuye'] of Team Hudson, [player_tooltip player_id='2673170' first='Covin' last='Winter'] of Fury Shepherd, [player_tooltip player_id='2382065' first='Blake' last='Jones'] of MN Hoop Troop, [player_tooltip player_id='2417472' first='Gavin' last='Groehler'] of Fury Shepherd, [player_tooltip player_id='2841079' first='Isaac' last='Albrecht'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075867' first='SW' last='Minnesota Stars']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Dakota Players</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gage Tripke of Sanford Sports Fargo Black, [player_tooltip player_id='2412050' first='Wyatt' last='Knudsen'] of Sanford Sports Fargo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->