The 16U Summer Stockrisers
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Looking back at the summer months of basketball, here are 16 and Under players who I thought played really well and will certainly bounce up in the next sort of 2023 Minnesota prospect rankings. The Top Level Looking at the…
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Continue ReadingLooking back at the summer months of basketball, here are 16 and Under players who I thought played really well and will certainly bounce up in the next sort of 2023 Minnesota prospect rankings.
The Top Level
Looking at the top 25 in 2023, I would say that the two guys that really had a big time July AND would earn a nice boost forward in the rankings are shooting guards CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN of Grassroots Sizzle and Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Minnesota Fury. O’Hara’s all around consistency on both ends of the floor is at a level that I don’t think any Minnesota 2023 player matched. O’Hara handled the ball, was the team’s top scorer, and he was the team’s top defender. As far as Shikenjanski goes, he scored at a level that no player in 2023 matched this summer. It didn’t matter if it was EYBL teams, Adidas teams, or top Prep Hoops Circuit teams, Max scored on everybody. He is a true scorer and I think a player that is going to be landing division one offers starting sometime this winter. I think Max is that good.
Next Up
Looking for guys that could climb into the top 25 at some point? For that I go Basketball in Bullet Points:
- Pal Wal Pal Wal 6'5" | PF Albert Lea | 2023 State MN of Albert Lea, His double-double production kept the Minnesota Lightning high in the 16u rankings and helped them beat Howard Pulley. As he continues to get more and more skilled facing the cup he will be even better.
- Buay Koak Buay Koak 6'4" | SG Lyle-Pacelli | 2023 State MN of Lyle/Austin Pacelli. Koak is the player I have my eyes on to make potentially make a gigantic rise if he continues to improve. His length, skill, and agility on the wing were clear every game I saw the Lightning play. With a good winter Koak could push into that certain scholarship category.
- Prep Hoops Dakotas wrote about Adam Jenkins Adam Jenkins 6'9" | C Moorhead | 2023 State MN of Moorhead and the progress he made with ECI all summer long. The 6’8 center took great strides and in a class that is very short on active battling frontcourt size, Adam could step right in.
- Trey Smith Trey Smith 6'7" | SF Osseo | 2023 State MN of Osseo is long, agile, and ready to give Osseo another key player in it’s frotncourt. Smith seemed to take the step from a prospect with potential to a prospect that became 16u consistently productive. Now we look forward to seeing what he does in the high school season.
Far Too Low
The first name on the list that needs a major, major boost in rankings is Owen Carlson Owen Carlson 6'3" | SG Mahtomedi | 2023 State MN of Mahtomedi and Minnesota Chill. Carlson had an All State 16U level season as a playmaker. He’s got more pop to him than people knew coming off a great sophomore winter. Owen looks to be one of the better playmakers in his class. The other name that needs a monster bump is Chet Kloss Chet Kloss 6'6" | PF Eastview | 2023 State MN , who also played with the Minnesota Chill. The 6’6 forward is skilled and plays tough around the basket which Eastview’s staff will likely use to their advantage.
Eli Laposky Eli Laposky 6'1" | PG Pequot Lakes | 2023 State MN of Pequot Lakes, Cade Osterman Cade Osterman 6'1" | PG Elk River | 2023 State MN of Elk River, and Jackson Stewart Jackson Stewart 6'6" | PF Delano | 2023 State MN of Delano all played with the Minnesota Comets and all are likely to earn a bump as well. Eli is one that we noticed having a consistent 16u season while Osterman was pry the best all around guard. Stewart had a really nice end to the summer.
Isaiah Hanson Isaiah Hanson 6'4" | SG Rochester Mayo | 2023 State MN of Minnesota Heat was named All State and will get a monster jump in the next re-sort, OT Omot OT Omot 6'3" | SG Park of Cottage Grove | 2023 State MN is a player that I think could take a major jump this winter from Park of Cottage Grove, Rauol Vaidya was outstanding for the Minnesota Bounce after a great end to his high school season, and Jaden Cook of Park Center and Minnesota Select seems very likely to follow in the footsteps of his older brothers and take big steps as he gets more experience.