2028 Update: Class AAA Northern Minnesota New Names

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We go through the teams in Northern Minnesota and find some 2028 names you should know heading into the winner. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3679236' first='Vincent' last='Blomquist'] of Becker. A 6'3 forward that hit some threes this year for the JV, hit a few at the end of varsity games, and with six varsity spots opening up because of graduation, Blomquist is a player that will be in the mix for time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3679260' first='Eli' last='Fullhart'] of Fergus Falls. At 6'4 Eli found his way into a key varsity role last season scoring a couple times a game. A player that can shoot the three, has skills, has agility and was in that 5th starter/6th Man type area as the year went on and a key player the next two seasons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2844242' first='Jayden' last='Krueger'] of St. Francis. A 6'4 frontcourt player that is more of a four, Jayden scored nearly eight points a game last winter and is among five returning players from the rotation this program will lead on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3679246' first='Logan' last='McNear'] of Grand Rapids. The 6'5 forward is a strong quarterback prospect but his footwork and size is really good on the basketball court as well. Helped Grand Rapids get to state with his 13-14 points a game. It might be his second sport but McNear is going to help people stay excited about GR Hoops. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3644349' first='Sawyer' last='Morrow'] of Duluth Denfeld. A 6'7 big man that was in the varsity rotation this year scoring a bucket a game and grabbing a few boards a game off the bench. Gained a good year of experience and will continue to give Denfeld usable size. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2449867' first='Rian' last='Schmidt'] of Zimmerman. Schmidt grew to a 6'2 and can play both guard spots. He played a key varsity role last year scoring two or three times a game and will step into a bigger role this winter with Zimmerman as an upperclassmen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Everette Stein of St. Cloud Tech. A 5'10 table setter, good passer and trusted defender that was in the eight man rotation for Tech last season. Trusted player that will have a lot of options to move the ball to next winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->