One of the top things we learned this summer is the juice that Mitchell and Levi Hopp Levi Hopp 6'3" | CG/PG New Ulm | 2027 State MN competed with. They are longer, skilled backcourt players that get results but we saw them help their teams win with some gutty plays and some fired up performances. Mitchell had slightly better averages but I think both Mitchell and Levi are top 100 players and guys the NSIC should look at.

We took in Minnesota Rise playing Beast Elite, a high octane Texas team that spent the entire game coming downhill at opponents with speed on Saturday. There are some players that have not seen a team like this much so their reaction is pause and maybe fear, or the reaction is to rise to the challenge and compete. Mitchell Hopp Mitchell Hopp 6'3" | CG/PG New Ulm Public | 2027 State MN wants to compete, at all times!

With guards skills in a long, 6’3 frame, Mitchell Hopp Mitchell Hopp 6'3" | CG/PG New Ulm Public | 2027 State MN seemed to relish the challenge. Hopp went at the smaller but quick defenders getting to the foul line a few times plus he moved the ball so the Rise could get the right shots. In all Hopp scored 12 points knocking out four attempts and it was a combination of face-up scores and smooth traffic finishes.

Overall I really loved the way Hopp competed to get the win.