A Look Inside Our Class of 2020 Player Rankings
Why Our Top 10 Players Are Our Top 10 Players 1. Paige Bueckers, 5-9, combo guard, Hopkins and North Tartan. No change. Why would there be? 2. Kenzie Kramer, 5-6, point guard, St. Michael-Albertville and Tartan. Up from #4. Earned…
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1. Paige Bueckers, 5-9, combo guard, Hopkins and North Tartan. No change. Why would there be?
2. Kenzie Kramer, 5-6, point guard, St. Michael-Albertville and Tartan. Up from #4. Earned some pretty positive notices out east already this summer.
3. Liza Karlen, 6-2, post, St. Paul Central and Tartan. Up from #5. Playing up a year for Tartan 10th EYBL. Aside from Bueckers, had the best high school season in her class.
4. Ysareia Chevre, 6-0, power forward, Tartan and Fury. Up from #6. The offensive game is coming around.
5. Mallory Brake, 5-11, combo guard, Hastings and Tartan. Down from #2. Still a great ball player, we have no complaint, but this is shaping up as a monster class.
6. Emily Russo, 6-2, post, New Prague and Stars. Up from #15. Aside from Karlen, Russo is emerging as the next best post among a great group of 2020 posts.
7. Lauren Jensen, 5-9, shooting guard, Lakeville North and Tartan. Up from #8. More of a 2 than a 1 but a worthy successor to Temi Carda.
8. Mia Curtis, 5-8, combo guard, Minnehaha and Tartan. Down from #3. Struggled in the state tournament, but the upside has not changed.
9. Alyssa Ustby, 5-10, wing, Rochester Lourdes and Fury. Up from #29. Long, athletic wing with long arms. The only question is whether basketball will be her #1 sport. She is a star in several sports.
10. T.T. Danso, 5-11, power forward, Simley and Tartan. Remains at #10. Along with Chevre, a pair of great 2020 power forwards. Like I said, this could be a great class.
Biggest Gainers
1. Ustby. Moves from #29 to #9.
2. Ravyn Miles, 5-7, point guard, Simley and Fury. Moves from #23 to #11. Having a productive summer.
3. Cianna Selbitschka, 5-10, combo guard, North Branch and Heat. Moves from #35 to #12. A couple years ago she told me, “I’m a volleyball player.” I decided not to hold that against her in our rankings anymore, though someday it could of course become a factor if that stays true.
4. Kayla Cox, 5-3, point guard, Park Center and Tartan. Moves from #78 to #28. Another productive summer.
5. Alaina Brenning, 5-9, point guard, Rogers and Crossfire. Moves from #79 to #33. Has been dominant for the Crossfire.
6. Amme Sheforgen, 5-9, shooting guard, St. Francis and Heat. Moves from #68 to #40. A great scorer.
7. Ali Hustad, 6-0, post, Zumbrota-Mazeppa and So Minn Fury. Moves from #72 to #44.
8. Riley Polomny, wing, Moorhead and Comets. Moves from #76 to #56.
9. Zhane Thompson, point guard, Burnsville and E1T1. Moves from #26 to #18.
10. Tori Peschel, forward, Sauk Centre. Moves from #38 to #30. If you saw her at the state tournament, you know what I mean.
Newcomers
1. Nurjei Weems, 6-0, power forward, DeLaSalle and Energy. New at #29. Another potentially great 4. More raw than Chevre and Danso, but strong, mobile, athletic, lots of upside.
2. Megan Haugo, 5-8, wing, Moorhead and Tartan. New at #41. Very athletic though the offensive game’s not quite there yet.
3. Sarah Kuma, 5-7, combo guard, Lakeville North and Fury. New at #42.
4. Anica Thomas, small forward, St. Anthony and Heat. New at #47. Has been up and down but when she is up, she is a great scorer.
5. Ellie Hasz, wing, Pine City and Tartan. New at #48. Good all-around basketball skills, great basketball IQ. CORRECTION: Ellie Hasz is of course 2021.
6. Sam Sibbet, 5-6, point guard, St. Anthony and Heat. New at #50. Had a totally awesome game in the section upset win over Como.
7. Sam Pogatchnik, shooting guard, Proctor. New at #55.
8. Alexis Cochrane-Starr, combo guard, DeLaSalle and Energy. New at #58. Can shoot it.
9. Josie Haug, power forward, Roseville and Tartan. New at #62.
10. Colie Justice, point guard, Austin and So Minn Fury. New at #65.
11. Kaelynn Kudis, 5-8, point guard, Cherry and High Impact. New at #66. MIB coach Jeff Buffetta speaks very highly.
12. Sydney Jackson, combo guard, St. Paul Como and Energy. New at #68. Athletic, still getting her basketball skills together.