Day 1 for 2022s – Ten More Things to Know
As you know, college basketball coaches began calling talent on Monday. There were many takeaways from those calls, here are ten more. Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe 6'6" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2022 State #167 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy/Grassroots…
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Continue ReadingAs you know, college basketball coaches began calling talent on Monday. There were many takeaways from those calls, here are ten more.
Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe 6'6" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2022 State #167 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy/Grassroots Sizzle 17s. Villanova, Florida, Purdue, Ohio State, LSU, California, Marquette, Arkansas, Iowa, Xavier, Minnesota, USC, Missouri, and Gonzaga all called on Prince and many of those schools have already offered. Joining the list of offers was Notre Dame who called with an offer on Monday night
Kendall Blue Kendall Blue 6'6" | SG East Ridge | 2022 State #242 Nation MN of East Ridge/D1 Minnesota. Kendall received some calls from good schools, and you are seeing him as a top 150 ranked player in the nation right now by various services. The next step was a high major offer and that came this week from Marquette (plus Wyoming and George Washington).
Alonzo Dodd Alonzo Dodd 6'2" | CG South St Paul | 2022 State MN of South St. Paul/Grassroots Sizzle. Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Drake, Colorado State, Utah State, Troy State, and North Dakota State all called Dodd, and it was Milwaukee that offered the hard working guard a scholarship.
Camden Heide Camden Heide 6'7" | SF Wasatch Academy | 2022 State #129 Nation UT of Wayzata/D1 Minnesota 17s. The Camden Heide Camden Heide 6'7" | SF Wasatch Academy | 2022 State #129 Nation UT call list was solid and included Virginia, Michigan, Ohio State, Louisville, Purdue, Texas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and California. That said, Heide was the guy that pulled in the most offers this week. Arizona, Xavier, Virginia Tech, and Marquette all offered the Wayzata talent ranked in the top 35 nationally.
Brady Helgren Brady Helgren 6'8" | C Edina | 2022 State MN of Edina/Minnesota Fury. After looking at some Edina games this spring I have a strong feeling that Brady Helgren Brady Helgren 6'8" | C Edina | 2022 State MN is another guy that could soon explode as a prospect. Making the early calls have been Appalachian State, North Dakota, and Minnesota-Duluth.
Nick Katona Nick Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee/Minnesota Fury. Katona heard from Utah State, Appalachian State, St Thomas, Minnesota-Duluth, and South Dakota State on the first day that schools could call 2022 players.
Eli King Eli King 6'2" | PG Caledonia | 2022 State #151 Nation MN of Caledonia/D1 Minnesota 17s. Eli is a growing name nationally in both football and basketball. He’s been offered by Minnesota and Notre Dame on the football field and this week Stanford offered Eli a basketball scholarship. Also took calls from Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Northern Iowa, and California.
Ahjany Lee Ahjany Lee 6'9" | C Byron | 2022 State #145 Nation MN of Byron D1 Minnesota Prospects 17s. Ahjany spoke with Northern Iowa, Utah State, North Dakota, Richmond, George Washington, South Dakota State, Princeton, Montana, and UC San Diego have all called on Lee. Ahjany has a chance to explode as a prospect and these are the smart schools getting ahead.
Jackson Loge Jackson Loge 6'7" | C Morris Area | 2022 State MN of Morris Area/Minnesota Fury. Jackson heard from Minnesota-Duluth, South Dakota State, Appalachian State, Liberty, Belmont, Augustana, North Dakota State, and St. Thomas on Monday. Loge averaged 23.1 points and 12.8 rebounds per game this year.
Elvis Nnaji Elvis Nnaji 6'8" | C Hopkins | 2022 State #215 Nation MN of Hopkins/D1 Minnesota. Elvis earned a scholarship offer from Arizona this week adding to a list that includes Minnesota and Marquette. Elvis is of course the cousin of Zeke Nnaji who played for Arizona last year. Nnaji is following in the footsteps of Zeke in many ways, including this Arizona offer.