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With the summer starting, two months of AAU basketball are in the books and the national camps and tournaments are around the corner. Again Minnesota has some high major players, many potential mid-major players as well as several other talented kids in the 2007 class. Who are the top prospects? The top shooters? The Top point guards? Who has had the best spring seasons of the 2007 class? These are a bunch of lists to get the summer on the way as there is a lot of basketball left to play.
Michael J Much
Nolen will be a Gopher after his senior year
Come late September, I put out my top 30 list of players which is part prospect, part ability on the floor and part past successes. But this list is a little bit different. This is Minnesota's top prospects, somewhat like the Rivals 150 list where Cole Aldrich is ranked 16th and Trevor Mbakwe is ranked 79th in the country.
Top Ten Prospects
1. Cole Aldrich, Bloomington Jefferson
2. Trevor Mbakwe, Henry Sibley
3. Al Nolen Jr., Minneaplois Henry
4. Blake Hoffarber, Hopkins
5. Jon Leuer, Orono
6. Noah Dahlman, Braham
7. Alex Rubin, Armstrong
8. Preston Whitaker, St. Cloud Apollo
9. Eric Carlson, Shakopee
10. Brady Fairbanks, Cass Lake-Bena
Spot 10 was really tough so any of the following players could also be the tenth guy.
Drew Lundberg, Owatonna (Drew may deserve to be there but I haven't seen him play since last summer)
Justin Stommes, Rocori
Jimmie Johnson, Andover
Xavier Reed, Osseo
Brady Soule, Lakeville South
Top Ten Spring Stock Raisers
1. Jon Leuer, Orono
2. Tyler Nicolai, Hopkins
3. Andrew Bernstetter, Holdingford
4. Jesse Fisher, Peqout Lakes
5. Marcus Brumm, Lakeville South
6. Justin Stommes, Rocori
7. Brady Soule, Lakeville South
8. Dennis Williamson, Cooper
9. Matt Veldman, Becker
10. Bryce Brunz, Mankato West
Top Five Point Guards
1. Al Nolen Jr., Minneapolis Henry
2. Alex Rubin, Armstrong
3. Preston Whitaker, St. Cloud Apollo
4. Brady Soule, Lakeville South
5. Drew Lundberg, Owatonna
Top Five Shooting Guards
1. Blake Hoffarber, Hopkins
2. Brady Faribanks, Cass Lake-Bena
3. Marcus Brumm, Lakeville South
4. Max Hintz, Woodbury
5. Santino Clay, Richfield
Top Five Small Forwards
1. Noah Dahlman, Braham
2. Eric Carlson, Shakopee
3. Justin Stommes, Rocori
4. Xavier Reed, Osseo
5. Chris Taylor, Wayzata
Top Five Power Forwards
1. Trevor Mbakwe, Henry Sibley
2. Jon Leuer, Orono
3. Dennis Williamson, Cooper
4. Seth Noreen, St. Cloud Apollo
5. John Hutchins, Simley
Top Five Centers
1. Cole Aldrich, Bloomington Jefferson
2. Jimmie Johnson, Andover
3. Jesse Fisher, Peqout Lakes
4. Mitch Grundman, Monticello
5. James Granstra, Southwest Star Concept
Michael J Much
Nolen will be a Gopher after his senior year
Come late September, I put out my top 30 list of players which is part prospect, part ability on the floor and part past successes. But this list is a little bit different. This is Minnesota's top prospects, somewhat like the Rivals 150 list where Cole Aldrich is ranked 16th and Trevor Mbakwe is ranked 79th in the country.
Top Ten Prospects
1. Cole Aldrich, Bloomington Jefferson
2. Trevor Mbakwe, Henry Sibley
3. Al Nolen Jr., Minneaplois Henry
4. Blake Hoffarber, Hopkins
5. Jon Leuer, Orono
6. Noah Dahlman, Braham
7. Alex Rubin, Armstrong
8. Preston Whitaker, St. Cloud Apollo
9. Eric Carlson, Shakopee
10. Brady Fairbanks, Cass Lake-Bena
Spot 10 was really tough so any of the following players could also be the tenth guy.
Drew Lundberg, Owatonna (Drew may deserve to be there but I haven't seen him play since last summer)
Justin Stommes, Rocori
Jimmie Johnson, Andover
Xavier Reed, Osseo
Brady Soule, Lakeville South
Top Ten Spring Stock Raisers
1. Jon Leuer, Orono
2. Tyler Nicolai, Hopkins
3. Andrew Bernstetter, Holdingford
4. Jesse Fisher, Peqout Lakes
5. Marcus Brumm, Lakeville South
6. Justin Stommes, Rocori
7. Brady Soule, Lakeville South
8. Dennis Williamson, Cooper
9. Matt Veldman, Becker
10. Bryce Brunz, Mankato West
Top Five Point Guards
1. Al Nolen Jr., Minneapolis Henry
2. Alex Rubin, Armstrong
3. Preston Whitaker, St. Cloud Apollo
4. Brady Soule, Lakeville South
5. Drew Lundberg, Owatonna
Top Five Shooting Guards
1. Blake Hoffarber, Hopkins
2. Brady Faribanks, Cass Lake-Bena
3. Marcus Brumm, Lakeville South
4. Max Hintz, Woodbury
5. Santino Clay, Richfield
Top Five Small Forwards
1. Noah Dahlman, Braham
2. Eric Carlson, Shakopee
3. Justin Stommes, Rocori
4. Xavier Reed, Osseo
5. Chris Taylor, Wayzata
Top Five Power Forwards
1. Trevor Mbakwe, Henry Sibley
2. Jon Leuer, Orono
3. Dennis Williamson, Cooper
4. Seth Noreen, St. Cloud Apollo
5. John Hutchins, Simley
Top Five Centers
1. Cole Aldrich, Bloomington Jefferson
2. Jimmie Johnson, Andover
3. Jesse Fisher, Peqout Lakes
4. Mitch Grundman, Monticello
5. James Granstra, Southwest Star Concept