The South Suburban Preview
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The South Suburban Conference is one of Minnesota’s toughest leagues. This year, five or six teams in this league could enter the Class AAAA top ten. Here is your South Suburban Preview! Conference Commentary Top Ten: Shakopee, Eastview In…
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Continue ReadingThe South Suburban Conference is one of Minnesota’s toughest leagues. This year, five or six teams in this league could enter the Class AAAA top ten. Here is your South Suburban Preview!
Conference Commentary
Top Ten: Shakopee, Eastview
In terms of depth and recent success, I really think Shakopee and Eastview both have a chance to make a big run this year. Shakopee was in the final four last year and returns a lot of key pieces plus has some good players coming up. They will be in the thick of things. Eastview’s talent reserves are incredible. Between one starter back, one player back from injury, talent coming up from the JV, and talent transferring in, the Lightning will rank with the deepest teams in the state.
Potential Top Ten: Lakeville South, Lakeville North, Rosemount
I really like what South could have with Tyler Swanson Tyler Swanson 6'2" | PG Lakeville South | 2022 State MN and Connor Beauchamp Connor Beauchamp 6'3" | SG Lakeville South | 2022 State MN joining Avery Mast Avery Mast 6'5" | PF Lakeville South | 2022 State MN and Sam Fliehe Sam Fliehe 6'5" | SF Lakeville South | 2022 State MN in highly productive senior players. These four could make for a hell of 1-4 in the starting line-up. To me South is a top ten level team, that will start the season at 10 or 11. North is right there as well. They’ve had a ton of new talent emerge in the last 12 months. The talent is there, it just needs some experience plus we need to see how the ball handlers do before saying they are a certainty to be in the top ten all year. The Irish are right there as well. They have a star in Caleb Siwek Caleb Siwek 6'1" | SG Rosemount | 2022 State MN plus size and a deep guard group. Another top ten potential team.
Compete with Most: Prior Lake, Farmington, Eagan
I said five or six potential top ten teams didn’t? Yes! Because I think one of these teams is going to put it together and also have a big year. Prior Lake has a star in Malcolm Jones Malcolm Jones 6'9" | C Prior Lake | 2022 State MN plus a strong lead guard and some up and coming talent. Farmington is tough as nails and has a lot of good players that should mix into a team that can win a lot of games. Finally, Eagan has a returning guard combo that will be even better plus they have some size.
Rebuilding: Burnsville, Apple Valley
The Blaze will take a step from their winless season. Khalif Bettis Khalif Bettis 6'6" | SF Burnsville | 2023 State MN instantly makes them better plus there are some hungry young players that I think will take a step forward. The Eagles have a couple tough senior forwards that will lead the way, but they did lose their top five scorers from a 4-15 team so there will be a bit of rebuilding.
21-22 Conference Predictions
- Shakopee
- Eastview
- Lakeville South
- Lakeville North
- Rosemount
- Prior Lake
- Farmington
- Eagan
- Burnsville
- Apple Valley
Preseason All South Suburban Conference
First Team
Malcolm Jones Malcolm Jones 6'9" | C Prior Lake | 2022 State MN of Prior Lake (sr)
Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN of Lakeville North (jr)
Nick Katona Nick Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee (sr)
Kenji Scales Kenji Scales 6'0" | PG Eastview | 2022 State MN of Eastview (sr)
Caleb Siwek Caleb Siwek 6'1" | SG Rosemount | 2022 State MN of Rosenount (sr)
Second Team
Kyle Hrncir Kyle Hrncir 6'4" | PF Farmington | 2022 State MN of Farmington (sr)
Khalif Bettis Khalif Bettis 6'6" | SF Burnsville | 2023 State MN of Burnsville (jr)
Cade Mcgraw Cade Mcgraw 5'10" | PG Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee (sr)
Avery Mast Avery Mast 6'5" | PF Lakeville South | 2022 State MN of Lakeville South (sr)
Emmanuel Schmitter Emmanuel Schmitter 6'3" | SG Eagan | 2023 State MN of Eagan (jr)
Third Team
Jamal Ambrose Jamal Ambrose 6'10" | C East View | 2022 State MN of Eastview (sr)
Dylan Omweno Dylan Omweno 6'0" | PG Eastview | 2023 State MN of Eastview (jr)
Sam Fliehe Sam Fliehe 6'5" | SF Lakeville South | 2022 State MN of Lakeville South (sr)
Jack Robison Jack Robison 6'7" | SF Lakeville North | 2024 State #158 Nation MN of Lakeville North (so)
Tyler Swanson Tyler Swanson 6'2" | PG Lakeville South | 2022 State MN of Lakeville South (sr)
Fourth Team
Oscar Khazon Oscar Khazon 6'1" | PG Eagan | 2023 State MN of Eagan (jr)
Sam West Sam West 6'4" | PF Shakolee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee (sr)
Yonis Mohamud Yonis Mohamud 6'2" | SG Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee (sr)
Myles Adams Myles Adams 6'5" | SF Eastview | 2023 State MN of Eastview (jr)
Mario Adams Mario Adams 6'5" | SF Eastview | 2023 State MN of Eastview (jr)
Quinten Snell Quinten Snell 6'0" | SG Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee (sr)
Fifth Team
Kyle Haas Kyle Haas 6'1" | PG Prior Lake | 2022 State MN of Prior Lake (sr)
Connor Beauchamp Connor Beauchamp 6'3" | SG Lakeville South | 2022 State MN of Lakeville South (sr)
Joshua Ofori Joshua Ofori 6'7" | PF Prior Lake | 2023 State MN of Prior Lake (jr)
Anish Ramlall Anish Ramlall 6'2" | PG Rosemount | 2023 State MN of Rosemount (jr)
Braiden Bean of Farmington (jr)
Sam Kuseske Sam Kuseske 6'6" | PF Rosemount | 2022 State MN of Rosemount (sr)