Scouting Minnesota – Best of 5AA Basketball

5AA Basketball.  Here are five key frames to know about entering the next season.  Minneapolis North comes in as the heavy favorite with Blake is a top challenger.  The Best of 5AA Basketball.  A quick rundown of the best of Class AA basketball goes like this:  Kyreese WillinghamKyreeseWillingham6'5" | SFWaseca | 2021StateMN (Waseca), Ryan DufaultRyanDufault6'0" | PGWaseca | 2021StateMN (Waseca), Andrew MorganAndrewMorgan6'9" | CWaseca | 2021State#178NationMN (Waseca), Josh Streit (EVW), Jackson LogeJacksonLoge6'7" | PFMorris Area | 2022StateMN (Morris Area), Eli KingEliKing6'3" | PGCaledonia | 2022State#157NationMN (Caledonia), Will TschetterWillTschetter6'9" | PFStewartville | 2021State#96NationMN (Stewartville), and three from the North Polars (Andre GrayAndreGray6'3" | SGMinneapolis North | 2021StateMN, Davon Townley, and Willie WilsonWillieWilson6'2" | SGMinneapolis North | 2022State#220NationMN).  If you look at that you will notice that both of North and Waseca have three (each) of the best ten players in the section plus both teams bring back most of their depth (Waseca brings back everybody, North lost a senior but added Gray).  The Jays won the North/Waseca game each of the last two seasons and they will enter next season as 1 and 2.   The Blake Seniors.  Robert Grace IVRobertGrace IV5'10" | PGBlake | 2021StateMN, Gabe GanzGabeGanz6'1" | SGBlake | 2021StateMN, and Jasper Lui have been starting together for the last three seasons and will do it for a fourth season next winter. They started their career at 11 wins, improved to 13 wins as sophomores, and 22 wins as juniors.  What’s next?  The trio of Grace, Ganz, and Lui have had a tremendous career and they work so well together.  Sleeper Seniors. Here are some seniors in the section that may not be known state wide but schools that play them know they have to gameplan for these guys regularly: Jared Morton of Breck.  Has great quickness and scored 14 a game last year as a junior point guard Noah Bush of HLWW.  Noah has a very good feel for the game, type of guy that was a leader in nearly all categories stat wise Avery LiestmanAveryLiestman6'4" | SFLitchfield | 2021StateMN of Litchfield.  Avery may be one of the most underrated players in the class.  A 6-foot-3 wing, scored 16 a game Ryan BoysenRyanBoysen5'10" | PGRockford | 2021StateMN of Rockford.  Ryan isn’t exactly a sleeper, he’s one of the top players in the section.  Excellent combo guard that belongs in this report someplace. Tyson SandnessTysonSandness6'1" | SFSouthwest Christian | 2021StateMN of SW Christian. The Stars have a chance to have a great year in 2020-21 and Sandness is a key reason why.  He’s a near 40 percent three-point shooter at shooting guard that scored 15 a game.  The Future.  We told you about Willie WilsonWillieWilson6'2" | SGMinneapolis North | 2022State#220NationMN but there is so much more to the North Polars 2022 group that needs mention.  Jacob ButlerJacobButler6'2" | SGMinneapolis North | 2022StateMN is prospect that we think very highly of on both ends of the floor, he’s a scholarship level talent.  Add in Mario Sanders and Meiko Anderson and that’s the Polar future.  Who else has top young players?  Here is a list: Theo Lui (Blake) 2022 Grayson Okoronkwo (Blake) 2024 Demari Larkins (Brooklyn Center) 2024 Cash Chavis (Brooklyn Center) 2024 Jeremiah LaVelleJeremiahLaVelle6'2" | SGMaranatha Christian | 2022StateMN (Maranatha Christian) 2022 Isaiah BlufordIsaiahBluford5'9" | PGMaranatha Christian | 2023StateMN (Maranatha Christian) 2023 Matthew BlufordMatthewBluford5'9" | PGMaranatha Christian | 2023StateMN (Maranatha Christian) 2023 Bailey McDonaldBaileyMcDonald6'0" | PGMaranatha Christian | 2023StateMN (Maranatha Christian) 2023 Nick Burke (Southwest Christian) 2022