Top 250 Expo: 2023s who raised their stock, part 2
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Yesterday we brought you our first five prospects who raised their stock on Sunday at the Prep Girls Hoops Top 250 Expo in Bloomington: Sammi Chandler Sammi Chandler 5'8" | CG Red Wing | 2023 State MN of Red Wing,…
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Continue ReadingYesterday we brought you our first five prospects who raised their stock on Sunday at the Prep Girls Hoops Top 250 Expo in Bloomington: Sammi Chandler Sammi Chandler 5'8" | CG Red Wing | 2023 State MN of Red Wing, Sierre Lumpkin Sierre Lumpkin 5'10" | SF Benilde-SM | 2023 State MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Aubrea Kor Aubrea Kor 5'8" | CG Pipestone Area | 2023 State MN of Pipestone, Pearla-Lynn Teko-Folly of Rosemount and Caledonia’s Alexis Schroeder Alexis Schroeder 5'5" | CG Caledonia | 2023 State MN . Today we offer you five more in installment number two.
Amayah Brown-Grindeland Amayah Brown-Grindeland 5'10" | CG Richfield | 2023 State MN – 5’9 guard, Richfield
There are a lot of ways to shoot the basketball, some a little unorthodox, others more by the book, and many methods yield good results. But every so often someone comes along who shoots it like Amayah does – with great mechanics and a smooth motion that makes it look like art. I love how she holds the finish while watching the ball splash through the cylinder. Of course there’s a whole lot more to her game, too. We saw that this summer as Brown-Grindeland (top photo) played a crucial role in 43 Hoops McCoy’s run to the D2 AAU state championship where she shared the backcourt with another high-quality guard in Bre Frazier Bre Frazier 5'7" | SG Cooper | 2023 State MN of Cooper. Amayah handles the ball well, has good speed, is a strong perimeter defender and she knows how to score consistently both inside and out.
Ashlynne Guenther Ashlynne Guenther 5'11" | SF Duluth East | 2023 State MN – 5’10 guard/forward, Duluth East
Let’s just cut right to the chase, shall we? Ashlynne is a scholarship-level college basketball player. Period. Full stop. No ifs, ands or buts. Exactly what level we just don’t know yet. What we do know is Guenther brings a ton of assets to the table and she always seems to exceed our expectations. She’s strong and athletic, with good size and a big frame. She’s got nice touch around the basket and gets there really, really often with a combination of skill, smarts and strength. The result is nearly always a bucket. Or two. Or a dozen. Guenther has always been able to score and do it consistently, even against top Division 1 prospects in AAU and showcase settings. She continues to trend in the right direction.
Taylor Sodeman Taylor Sodeman 5'10" | CG St. James . | 2023 State MN – 5’10 forward, St. James
Taylor entered the Top 250 Expo as a bit of an unknown commodity. After a solid performance on Sunday, and a recent decision to join the AAU circuit next summer, I’m sure we will be hearing a lot more from Sodeman in the not too distance future. She made All-Conference in the Big South Conference East Division last winter with a solid all-around game. She’s got a big frame and plenty of strength which enables her to play the 3 or 4 spot at the small-school level. Sodeman has played softball in recent summers but she’ll be with the Minnesota Rise in 2022. That will be a step up in terms of speed and competition which should give us a better feel for just how high Sodeman’s ceiling may be.
Kayli Hinze Kayli Hinze 5'6" | CG St. Clair | 2023 State MN – 5’7 guard, St. Clair
Kayli is a quality point guard with quick feet and quick hands. She’s confident with the ball in hand and demonstrates a lot of on-court intelligence. She also plays with a ton of energy on both sides of the ball. Hinze is what you might call crafty. She gets to the basket in a variety of ways, including a nice little hesitation step that creates space between her and the defender, and she showed the ability to finish well with either hand. Kayli has a nice little floater, too. She did a good job of defending the perimeter and also rebounds well for her size. Look for Kayli to put up a ton of points this winter. She’s more than capable.
Jordan Munson Jordan Munson 5'8" | CG Tracy Area | 2023 State MN – 5’8 guard, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
When we last updated the 2023 rankings in June, Jordan was among our most notable stock risers at the time. She jumped 17 positions up to the #85 spot. Fast forward to September when we selected our 10 best guards in Class A across the state. Munson made that list, too. And now here she is again raising her stock a little bit more at the Top 250 Expo. Playing on a squad that included the likes of 2025 standouts Aaliyah Crump Aaliyah Crump 6'1" | SF Minnetonka | 2025 State MN and Alaya Carter Alaya Carter 5'8" | CG Prior Lake | 2025 State MN , Munson did her part to get noticed among the high-profile prospects. There’s a lot to like about Jordan’s game. She handles the ball very well, can do everything at a high rate of speed and against most levels of competition she has been able to fill up the basket. She’s also a ton of fun to watch.