Top 20 Best Available: The Midwest
National signing day is still a month away but schools are still fighting over talent, looking for talent, and need to find talent. Who is available in the Midwest? Here is our list of players. Here are the ten available…
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Continue ReadingNational signing day is still a month away but schools are still fighting over talent, looking for talent, and need to find talent. Who is available in the Midwest? Here is our list of players.
Here are the ten available best players in The Midwest Region (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, and South Dakota).
(1) Chet Holmgren Chet Holmgren 7'0" | C Minnehaha Academy | 2021 State #1 Nation MN (7’0 Center from Minnehaha Academy). Chet is the number one ranked player in the nation. But he’s also one of the best in the classroom when it comes to hoopers. Chet will have his pick of just about wherever he wants to go next spring including the professional option.
(2) Hunter Sallis Hunter Sallis 6'4" | CG Millard North | 2021 State #8 Nation NE (6’4 Combo Guard from Millard North). Sallis has the size to play the wing but the skills to run a team. And just about every program in the nation wants Sallis to run their team. The experts out there think Sallis is headed to Kentucky and that could be, but his back-up option of, everyone isn’t a bad one either.
(3) Aminu Mohammed Aminu Mohammed 6'5" | SG Greenwood Lab | 2021 State #19 Nation MO (6’5 Shooting Guard from Greenwood Laboratory School, Missouri). Mohammed is a 5-star top 15-20 level player in the nation with a long list of offers that includes Indiana, Maryland, Louisville, Georgetown, and Kansas State.
(4) Saint Thomas Saint Thomas 6'6" | CG Millard North | 2021 State NE (6’6 Small Forward from Millard North HS, Nebraska). Thomas is versatile and he’s tough. It’s a combination that has him nationally ranked in the top 200-250 area with offers from Mississippi State, VCU, TCU, Virginia Tech, SMU, New Mexico, and Richmond among others.
(5) Nick Kern (6’5 Small Forward from Vashon HS, Missouri). Kern is a top 250-300 level national wing out of Saint Louis that has picked up high major offers from DePaul, VCU, TCU, Saint Louis, and others. Kern has been aggressively scoring all summer including some excellent showcase performances recently.
(6) Sekou Gassama Sekou Gassama 6'10" | PF DeSmet | 2021 State #166 Nation MO (6’10 PF/C from DeSmet HS, Missouri). It’s the potential of Gassama that has led to some high major offers and a lot of high major interest in the past. Schools need size, especially one that Prep Hoops analyst Scott Burgess describes as a “mobile four that can take it from mid-post and has tremendously long arms to around defenders and get his shot off inside.”
(7) Alston Mason Alston Mason 6'2" | CG Blue Valley Northwest | 2021 State KS (6’1 Point guard from Blue Valley Northwest HS, Kansas). High major programs in need of a point guard are reaching out to Alston right now. Mason recently earned offers from Nebraska and Florida International. Mason is one of the quickest guards you will see in this class.
(8) Andre Gray Andre Gray 6'4" | SG Mpls North | 2021 State MN II (6’3 SG from Minneapolis North HS, Minnesota). Andre had a tremendous summer with Grassroots Sizzle showcasing an ability to be a go-to wing scorer. Gray has the athletic ability to be a slasher and defensive game changer, but he’s not hitting threes at a high 30s/low 40s rate as well. Has four D1 offers and I’d expect more to come.
(9) Hercy Miller Hercy Miller 6'3" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2021 State MN (6’3 Combo Guard from Minnehaha Academy HS, Minnesota). Miller transferred to Minnesota in the winter and instantly became a starter playing 14 games. A few high major offers came his way and we were curious how things would go in the summer but Miller only played in one event. He was back on the court last weekend in the NY2LA event and played well.
(10) Landon Wolf Landon Wolf 6'5" | CG Cedar Falls | 2021 State IA (6’5 Combo Guard from Cedar Falls HS, Iowa). Wolf has a great combination of size and skill in a backcourt position. He’s got a 6-foot-8 wingspan that can annoy on defense and he’s well coached at a good high school program. Excellent shooter with a great feel for the game which is why he has six D1 offers.
(11) Davon Townley Jr Davon Townley Jr 6'6" | PF Minneapolis North | 2021 State MN (6’6 PF from Minneapolis North HS, Minnesota). Townley has 3-4 D1 offers on the court but he’s one of the top football prospect in the nation with offers from some of the best schools in the country. Tennesee has offered in both sports.
(12) Denim Johnson Denim Johnson 6'1" | CG Omaha Central | 2021 State NE (6’1 PG from Omaha Central HS, Nebraska). One of the most explosive available guards is Demim Johnson, an Omaha talent that players simply can’t move with. Johnson averaged 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks a game as a junior.
(13) Joshua Streit Joshua Streit 6'9" | PF Eden Valley Watkins | 2021 State MN (6’8 PF from Eden Valley-Watkins). Streit has picked up offers from five different D1 schools. Josh can play whatever role you need him to. We’ve seen him be a go-to scorer that led his team to wins as a 16u talent, Josh led his high school to a 27-2 record as a double-double high post threat with the offense going through him, and he played the worker role for D1 Minnesota this summer, one of the elite teams in the nation. He does what you want and he does it well.
(14) Joe Berry Joe Berry 6'4" | CG Washburn Rural | 2021 State KS (6’4 Shooting Guard from Washburn Rural HS, Kansas). Joe Berry Joe Berry 6'4" | CG Washburn Rural | 2021 State KS is an aggressive that comes at opponents in constant full force. He’s an explosive player that comes down hill hard, has the work ethic coaches really like. Army has offered.
(15) Ajantae Hogan Ajantae Hogan 6'5" | CG Lincoln Southeast | 2021 State NE (6’4 Combo Guard from Lincoln Southwest HS, Nebraska).
(16) Brock Wakefield Brock Wakefield 6'4" | SG South Iron | 2021 State MO (6’3 Shooting Guard from South Iron HS, Missouri)
(17) Xavier White Xavier White 6'6" | SF Hopkins | 2021 State MN (6’7 Forward from Hopkins HS, Minnesota).
(18) Danair Dempsey Danair Dempsey 6'6" | PF Papillion-LaVista South | 2021 State NE (6’6 Power Forward from Papillion-LaVista South)
(19) Caleb Schlaak Caleb Schlaak 6'7" | SF Kennedy | 2021 State IA (6’7 Small Forward from Kennedy HS, Iowa).
(20) Lonell Lane Lonell Lane 6'0" | PG JC Harmon | 2021 KS (6’1 Guard from JC Harmon HS, Kansas).
Best Available Per State
Iowa: Landon Wolf Landon Wolf 6'5" | CG Cedar Falls | 2021 State IA (6’5 Combo Guard from Cedar Falls).
Kansas: Alston Mason Alston Mason 6'2" | CG Blue Valley Northwest | 2021 State KS (6’1 Point guard from Blue Valley Northwest).
Minnesota: Chet Holmgren Chet Holmgren 7'0" | C Minnehaha Academy | 2021 State #1 Nation MN (7’0 Center from Minnehaha Academy)
Missouri: Aminu Mohammed Aminu Mohammed 6'5" | SG Greenwood Lab | 2021 State #19 Nation MO (6’6 Shooting Guard from Greenwood Laboratory School).
Nebraska: Hunter Sallis Hunter Sallis 6'4" | CG Millard North | 2021 State #8 Nation NE (6’4 Combo Guard from Millard North).
North Dakota: William Obioha (6’6 Small Forward from Grand Forks Red River). This summer we were looking forward to seeing William play for ECI as his physical abilities are exactly the type that division one schools want on the wing. However, because of covid concerns Obioha didn’t play this summer so schools didn’t see him.
South Dakota: Tyler Feldkamp Tyler Feldkamp 6'0" | PG Sioux Falls Roosevelt | 2021 State SD (6’0 Point Guard from Sioux Falls Roosevelt). Feldkamp is one of the top available wide receiver prospects in the Midwest with offers from a handful of FCS schools and a number of Northern Sun D2 programs. He’s also the type of point guard that a D2 program would love to have running their team.