The 2023-24 State Tournament: Underclassmen Report
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Williams Arena was full of talented underclassmen making an impact on Wednesday! Know these names! Tian Chatman Tian Chatman 6'5" | CG Totino Grace | 2026 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’4 combo guard, 2026). Tian was very active. Scored three…
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Tian Chatman Tian Chatman 6'5" | CG Totino Grace | 2026 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’4 combo guard, 2026). Tian was very active. Scored three times, grabbed six boards and had four assists with two steals. Played his role and made an impact.
DeAngelo Dungey of Breck (6’2 shooting guard, 2026). Hit two threes, slashed for two more scores and got to the spots he needed to on both ends. A steady guard that has earned his way into the starting five. Scored ten against Waseca.
Dothan Ijadimbola Dothan Ijadimbola 6'6" | SF Totino Grace | 2026 State MN of Totino-Grace (6’6, forward, 2026). Not a great scoring day for Dothan but he took three charges in the first game! He also had a team seven boards, a team high five assists, a couple steals and scored twice.
JP Musoke JP Musoke 6'6" | SF Breck | 2026 State MN of Breck (6’6, forward, 2026). Musoke is becoming a player/prospect in the 2026 class that I really like. He doesn’t shoot a ton of jumpers but when he does it looks good and seems to go. I really like his touch on the move and he moves really well in a long frame. Can do things around the basket (8 boards) but runs really well and his skills are developing. Had 13 points making all six of his shots against Waseca.
Deron Russell Deron Russell 5'11" | PG Waseca | 2026 State MN of Waseca (6’0 guard,2026). I think Deron has a chance to put up some monster numbers the next two years. There is just something about the way that he touches the ball in (for a score) on the move when he turns the corner and gets a guy on his hip. It’s such a fluid move and you feel it’s going to be completed. Scored ten points with seven boards against Breck.
Malachi Snell of Minnehaha Academy (6’3 sf, 2026). Snell is a good worker that has worked his way into a starting spot and he’s done it with solid position defense, he grabbed six boards and hustled his way into four scores.
Jaeden Udean Jaeden Udean 6'2" | SG DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN of DeLaSalle (6’2, sg, 2027). Udean’s four three point make run changed the game for the Islanders against Orono. It took his team from down some scores to up two scores and changed the full momentum. He then hit two threes in the second half with four foul shots made between them. That ten point run also changed the game momentum. Udean scored 26 points in all with six three point makes and six of seven foul shots made.
Mason Witt Mason Witt 5'11" | PG Alexandria | 2026 State MN of Alexandria (6’0, PG, 2026). Witt has been on a shooting terror as of late and although today it was more foul shots and just one three, his ten points and five assists were key. South chased the Cardinal guards all over and Witt was able to withstand that constant pressure so his frontcourt pair could work up front.
Others
Tollef Birkeland Tollef Birkeland 6'1" | SG Pequot Lakes | 2027 MN of Pequot Lakes (6’1 guard, 2027). Grabbed four boards, had a steal and hit a three in his 14 minutes.
Ethan Hiller of Waseca (6’1 shooting guard, 2026). Hiller hit a three, grabbed three boards.
Evan Miller Evan Miller 6'5" | SF DeLaSalle | 2026 State MN of DeLaSalle (6’4 forward, 2026). Scored once, blocked a shot, had a steal, and scored once in his ten minutes off the bench.
Mu Mohammed of Breck (5’11 pg, 2026). Scored twice, grabbed three boards off the bench.
Blake Spiczka of Pequot Lakes (5’11 pg, 2026). A couple steals, couple boards, and a bucket
Talan Witt Talan Witt 5'10" | PG Alexandria | 2026 State MN of Alexandria (6’0 guard, 2026). Scored seven points with three boards and three assists.