The MN High School Preview: Top 10 Individual Match-Ups to See
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Who are we looking forward to seeing going against each other this season? Here is our top ten! (1) Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN vs Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0"…
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Continue ReadingWho are we looking forward to seeing going against each other this season? Here is our top ten!
(1) Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN vs Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN . The top two seniors in the same game, easily the top individual match-up that will draw the casual fan to gyms this December 10th.
(2) Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN vs Chiang Ring Chiang Ring 6'8" | C Park Center | 2024 State #276 Nation MN . On December 21st Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN and his 30 & 15 level game will face the best shot blocker in the state of Minnesota (Ring) when Holy Family is at Park Center.
(3) Isaac Asuma Isaac Asuma 6'3" | PG Cherry | 2024 State #102 Nation MN vs Jerome Williams Jr Jerome Williams Jr 6'0" | PG Rock Creek Christian Academy | 2024 MD . On December 17th Cherry High School is at Minnehaha Academy meaning we get to see two of the elite junior PGs in the state go head to head.
(4) Daniel Freitag Daniel Freitag 6'1" | PG Breck | 2024 State #142 Nation MN vs Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN . When it comes to the baseline film guys, this might be their goldmine. Freitag are special guards and they play December 10th also at the Tip Off Classic.
(5) Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN vs Chiang Ring Chiang Ring 6'8" | C Park Center | 2024 State #276 Nation MN . Again, a top senior big Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN and his Wisconsin commitment has to go at the state’s best shot blocker (Ring) when we get Class AAAA 1 vs 2, Park Center vs Lakeville North at The Big Stage on December 17th (Osseo HS).
(6) Jalen Wilson Jalen Wilson 6'8" | PF Benilde-St. Margaret's | 2025 State #230 Nation MN vs Brady Wooley Brady Wooley 6'9" | C Orono | 2025 State #187 Nation MN . The best two sophomore prospects in the state will play at least twice this year, maybe three times. The first meeting will be at Benilde-St. Margaret’s on January 30th with the second coming February 24th
(7) Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN vs Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN . Who is the better senior Pg? The former Citadel committed Shikenjanski or the Lehigh committed Whitlock? Both dads are former Gophers (Jim and Sean) and both are following in those footsteps well.
(8) Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN vs Casmir Chavis Casmir Chavis 6'2" | PG Park Center | 2024 State #170 Nation MN , Tommy Humphries Tommy Humphries 6'5" | SF Totino-Grace | 2023 State #283 Nation MN vs CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN , Patrick Bath Patrick Bath 6'9" | C Totino Grace | 2023 State MN vs Chiang Ring Chiang Ring 6'8" | C Park Center | 2024 State #276 Nation MN , Isaiah Johnson Isaiah Johnson 6'7" | SF Totino-Grace | 2024 State #135 Nation MN vs JJ Ware JJ Ware 6'6" | SF Park Center | 2023 State MN . All of those are in the January 12th and February 9th games matching Totino-Grace and Park Center.
(9) Jackson McAndrew Jackson McAndrew 6'10" | PF Wayzata | 2024 State #24 Nation MN vs Jonathan Mekonnen Jonathan Mekonnen 6'8" | PF Eastview | 2024 State #201 Nation MN . Two excellent junior forwards go head to head on December 10th when Wayzata and Eastview do battle at the Tip Off Classic.
(10) Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN vs Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN . We likely won’t get to see the two SEC guards against one another until February 2nd but when they do play it will be for section and conference slotting position wise.