The 16U All State Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we give you the 16 and Under All State team, the best of the best when it comes to the 16u level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Note: if you played AAU for a Dakota team or an Iowa team or a Wisconsin team you aren't eligible, this is for MINNESOTA teams because it's all state in Minnesota.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>First Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2560499"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333bb4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">KJ played with his high school team recently in a local event and I talked to the opposing coach after the game. The coach stated.... "we were right there competing good and then bam, Wilson hit five threes in an instant and the game was over". </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That is what KJ Wilson can do. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>His all around play in the [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota'] win over Hoop Habits was one of the best individual games I saw all year and he pry had 15-20 games where he scored more points than that one. And let's not forget Wilson was one of the top ten scorers at the 16u level in Adidas play! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilson was the Sophomore of the Year in the winter and the 16U Player of the Year in the summer. Another amazing 3.5 months of hoops in a season from the state's top 2028. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2560458"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333bfd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Whenever we rank a player near the top that is really really good and we likely ranked him a tad too low there is this ground swell of movement that makes us aware of our mistake - that was Emmanuel in July playing at a super high level in both the two Adidas weekends and at the Tune up. Emmanuel's July was so good I really think that we could see the next eleven months take him to a very high level as both a player and as a prospect. Hard worker and a good student athlete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2400080"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333c26"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nolan might need to be called the basketball professor or maybe the half court mastermind because few players have taken to halfcourt instruction from good coaches (Janquart and Wilde) and applied it as consistently as Nolan. The consistency of production is almost robotic and the way his teams win was near automatic. Pound for pound one of the state's best players. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2385822"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333c48"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">If you want to talk perfect fit, Brooks moving and scoring in the Fury offense is deadly. It was like the offense was made for him as a shooter/scorer and after all of the numerous undefeated weekends it was Brooks averaging in double figures with good percentages nearly every time. Has played himself into that shooting prospect that local schools at the D2 level and maybe the Summit level need to get eyes on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2435232"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333c6a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Comets Shootout. Twin Cities Takeover. Battle at the Lakes. NHR State. Tune Up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jumair was all event team at every single one of those events and that translates to first team all state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That is really the only explanation needed but Jumair also led his team to the UA Rise finals in July (runner up in the second UAA division) and he led his team to a 36-7 record. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2395557"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333c8a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2395557' first='Gus' last='McKenna']'s rise continues. We saw it at state, we saw it in St. Cloud, we saw at at Battle, and when a team that had Ichma, Jonas, Zeke and Zoa came at Gus at state, Gus outplayed them all going at the rim, rebounding plus finishing at the arc. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gus is the frontcourt player in the class that the Gophers showed up to watch, and he is one of the top five prospects in the state right now and he did it for a 30 win team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Second Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2397555"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333caa"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">If there was ever a great fit for what the Fury does, it's Brady. He is a great passer, he understands the half court game at a high level, Brady is a high percentage finisher with strength and skill, and he can face up and hit. A very consistent producer for the top team in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2394170"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333cca"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Loos helps his team with games with more versatility than I think people realize. Alex is a better defender than people realize, he goes to the rim better than people realize, he scores off the ball using his size and agility, and Loos has shown the last eight months he is one of the better shooters in the class as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2559428"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333ce9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite'] had a fantastic season with teams at all ages at the high school level performing as top five clubs. The 16s group went 24-8 and it won three quarters of those games with Whitlock being the steady playmaker. Whitlock was both the top scorer and the top creator for the state's fourth ranked team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1895712"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333d09"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Zoa was [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota']'s high percentage finisher in the paint and their top option rolling to the rim to finish. Big hair or short hair, the rebounding, rim rolls, and two hand finishes counted just the same for the 23-8 team that finished as the top team in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2417305"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333d29"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[program_tooltip program_id='2076003' first='West' last='Central United'] won the Upper Midwest Finals and overall won 25 games making a number of runs in events led by Romeo. Kromah was clutch down the stretch regularly and when his team needed a basket, Kromah came though more times than not. This is an all state 16u player and I would guess he will be all state at Moorhead too as an upperclassmen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2560534"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a6b832333d48"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">With Sizzle, with Hopkins, at MBCA, didn't mater, [player_tooltip player_id='2560534' first='Tre' last='Moore'] was outstanding this summer. Moore's lead guard approach is steady, his attack is feared, he can shoot it, and defensively he's one of the best in the state. Pretty good at football but this is a division one lead guard in my mind.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Third Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2844517' first='Galen' last='Kamp'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Shepherd. Kamp was a 20 point per game guy often at 16u helping Shepherd finish sixth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3689664' first='Zeke' last='Gilbert'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota']. Explosive finisher was good for four/five buckets and six/seven boards a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2673170' first='Covin' last='Winter'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Shepherd. The Mankato Loyola talent really showed he has scholarship potential.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560433' first='Braxdyn' last='Male'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075674' first='Minnesota' last='Heat']. One of the top points per game guys in the entire state this 16u season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2416035' first='Ben' last='Banwart'] of Uncheckable Elite. Ben was consistently the best player for Uncheckable who finished 7th in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Fourth Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ben Koch of [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] Wilde. Gave the Fury a shooting threat every possession in their outstanding halfcourt attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Musunguindji Mwenentanda of Hoops Habits. Frontcourt player that gave Hoop Habits a regular threat on their way to 36 wins. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2397796' first='Judah' last='Mitchell'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite']. Judah scored 20+ last high school season and was a very good second threat for [program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2388674' first='Jonas' last='McCreary'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075431' first='D1' last='Minnesota']. Jonas is versatile but he used his size to help his team, I think a big jump is coming. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2384018' first='Cooper' last='Routh'] of Hoop Habits. The Comets Shootout MVP was one of the most consistent players for a top three team in state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Fifth Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560485' first='Jackson' last='Vargas'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2888391' first='Minnesota' last='Comets']. Jackson took a big step forward with the Comets as a stretch forward threat. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ira Thomas of [program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite']. Ball pressuring, all out effort player that can be trusted to always compete. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2848521' first='Tyler' last='Chapek'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2075485' first='Gain' last='Elite']. A prospect with potential, the Eden Prairie talent was the size for a team that won 75 percent of their games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2920933' first='Berant' last='Amborn'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2888391' first='Minnesota' last='Comets']. The heartbeat of the possession for the Comets, a tough guard that led his team to 30 wins. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560481' first='Iye' last='Fuye'] of Uncheckable Elite. The hard working Maple Grove forward was a consistent active player for a team that lost just ten games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->