Preseason Rankings – Class A Top Ten
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Who are the top ten teams entering the 2020-21 season in Class A basketball? Find out today at NHR. Nevis Hayfield North Woods Nicollet Westbrook-Walnut Grove Southwest Minnesota Christian Nashwauk-Keewatin St Clair BOLD Ashby Notes Friday we will expand…
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- Nevis
- Hayfield
- North Woods
- Nicollet
- Westbrook-Walnut Grove
- Southwest Minnesota Christian
- Nashwauk-Keewatin
- St Clair
- BOLD
- Ashby
Notes
- Friday we will expand the list to the top 25 preseason teams in Class A basketball.
- The Nevis Tigers were 24-4 a year ago and they return four starters including playmaker Derek Lindow and shooter/leading scorer Eddie Kramer Eddie Kramer 6'4" | SF Nevis | 2022 State MN . They have the best combo of returning talent from a very good 2019-20 team. Nevis won their sub-section last year but didn’t get a chance to compete for the section title.
- Ethan Slaathaug Ethan Slaathaug 6'3" | SG Hayfield | 2021 State MN of Hayfield (cover photo) is coming off of a 23 point per game junior year and with two other starters returning – sophomore Isaac Matti Isaac Matti 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN and junior Easton Fritcher – the expectations in Hayfield are high. Hayfield was 24-6 last year.
- The season was cancelled before North Woods and Nashwauk-Keewatin had a chance to push for the the state tournament. North Woods had won the section the previous three seasons. The Grizzlies had beaten the Spartans 86-83 early in the season and it was an overtime classic.
- The all important Section 2A will be highlighted by Nicollet, St. Clair, and BOLD. Nicollet has the best combination of returning quality and star power ( Shane Stevenson Shane Stevenson 6'6" | PF Nicollet | 2021 State MN ), St. Clair has the most talent back but they weren’t as good as BOLD and Nicollet last year, and BOLD loses most of their line-up but has the best senior in Class A basketball ( Drew Sagedahl Drew Sagedahl 6'0" | SG Bold | 2021 State MN )