Scouting Minnesota – 8AAA Ten Best
8AAA basketball lost a lot of senior talent. However, the Alexandria Cardinals bring back their top three scorers, three talents that are also three of the elite players in the section. Five Best Thomas Diew Thomas Diew 6'7" |…
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Continue Reading8AAA basketball lost a lot of senior talent. However, the Alexandria Cardinals bring back their top three scorers, three talents that are also three of the elite players in the section.
Five Best
Thomas Diew Thomas Diew 6'7" | C St. Cloud Apollo | 2022 State MN of St. Cloud Apollo. Thomas is the best post player and prospect in this section there is zero doubt. He is coming off of a 13 point and six rebound per game season scoring on nearly 57 percent of his attempts utilizing a pretty touch and an excellent usage of his frame. But newsflash! Something the hoops people may not know is that the 6-foot-7, 230 pounder is a division one football prospect on the defensive line.
Gustav Gunderson Gustav Gunderson 6'0" | PG Sartell | 2021 State MN of Sartell. Gunderson was the lead guard for Sartell and can play off the ball as well. He scored 15 points a game for a program that broke through a season ago and Gustav is likely to have this program pushing for another 16-20 wins. He’s also a stand out football player as well.
Erik Hedstrom Erik Hedstrom 6'5" | SF Alexandria | 2022 State MN of Alexandria. Erik is a strong, thick forward that can move other bigs with his frame but has a feel and touch that allow him to make some smooth plays with the ball getting to space near the basket. He averaged 13 points a game as a sophomore and they can use him in a few spots.
Kris Hoskins of Alexandria. Kris is an aggressive, strong, quick lead guard that outfights his fellow guard to make plays at a higher rate than his fellow guard. Hoskins is fighting for his spot among a great 2021 guard class and this year he has his chance to make a huge impression for a team that could/should be top ten in Class AAA.
Colton Roderick Colton Roderick 6'5" | SF Alexandria | 2021 State MN of Alexandria. It’s Colton’s time. He’s earned it. This is one of the betters shooters in the upcoming seniors class and he stands 6-foot-5 as a wing. Colton is the most dangerous scorer in this section as he scored nearly 20 a game last winter making 41 percent of his attempts at the arc. Good passer too and contributed six plus boards a game.
Next Five
Ethan Opsahl Ethan Opsahl 6'4" | PF Sauk Rapids-Rice | 2021 State MN of Sauk Rapids-Rice. Scored 15 a game for the Storm last year, stepping into the big role.
Luke Kush Luke Kush 6'5" | SF Little Falls | 2021 State MN of Little Falls. Great athlete that rebounds in bulk. A double-double guy that also scored 13 a game.
Gavin Luksik Gavin Luksik 6'4" | SF Bemidji | 2022 State MN of Bemidji. Bemidji lost a lost of talent but Gavin scored a dozen a contest.
Mason Lund Mason Lund 6'6" | SF Sartell | 2022 State MN of Sartell. Another reason we are high on Sartell next season is Mason Lund Mason Lund 6'6" | SF Sartell | 2022 State MN , a bigger guard that scored 14 a contest.
Kytavion Norwood of St. Cloud Tech. Things have changed at Tech with a new coach off a rough season. Norwood was one of the few bright spots.