8 2026 Players of Interest

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Versus Eden Prairie Tuesday he scored 22. The six-foot-four-inch guard is showing good consistency as a second scorer behind [player_tooltip player_id='1287438' first='Jackson' last='McAndrew']. 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It was his second game of the season scoring over 20 points. He's shooting 36.5% from 3-point range. Shows good anticipation to snatch steals and rebounds well for his size.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65aae8d7eccf2"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2118459"],"_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_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='2118459' first='Carson' last='McMichael'] - McMichael is a six-foot-two-inch guard from Blake. He's scored more than 10 nine times out of thirteen for the Bears. 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Quick, shooting first guard, Iversen can fill up the scoring numbers quickly. Averaging 21 points-per-game for the Tigers, Iversen has scored 21 or more points nine times already, peaking at 34 point performance versus Princeton. 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Wilczek has nine straight games of double figure scoring, does small stuff like rebounding and making extra passes, and is a solid team defender.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65aae8d7ecdce"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1560839"],"_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_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix'] - Frelix is a six-foot guard at Park Center. At Park Center it can be difficult to play as an underclassman with their roster. Thursday night versus Elk River Frelix got a start, and performed. He scored 13 points making three 3-pointers with his mechanically sound shot, and playing tough on ball defense hounding ball handlers.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65aae8d7ece2d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2435962' first='Namarion' last='Fields'] - Fields is a five-foot-ten-inch guard from Apollo. Tuesday versus Willmar he scored 18 points and had 6 assists. Two games previously, Fields has scored 20 or more. He shows the ability to rack up steals away from the ball awaiting passes like a defensive back. Has good shooting motion, can spot-up or go off the dribble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->