A look inside AAU basketball in Minnesota
July 8, 2020 at 12:38AM
Minnesota has five AAU basketball programs: D1 Minnesota, Grassroots Sizzle, Howard Pulley, Minnesota Heat and Minnesota Comets. After a delayed and uncertain start to the season because of the coronavirus pandemic, those teams could square off during the D1 Summer Classic, July 17-19 at Shakopee High School.
Here are some of the top players with Minnesota connections:
Class of 2021
PlayerHeight, positionHigh schoolAAU team
Chet Holmgren7-0 centerMinnehaha AcademyGrassroots Sizzle
Kendall Brown6-7 guardSunrise Christian Academy, Kan. (formerly East Ridge)MoKan Elite
Treyton Thompson6-11 forwardLa Lumiere School, Ind. (formerly Alexandria)D1 Minnesota
Will Tschetter6-8 forwardStewartvilleMinnesota Heat
Andrew Morgan6-8 forwardWasecaMinnesota Heat
Class of 2022
PlayerHeight, positionHigh schoolAAU team
Tre Holloman6-1 guardCretin-Derham HallHoward Pulley
Camden Heide6-5 guardWayzataD1 Minnesota
Prince Aligbe6-6 wingMinnehaha AcademyGrassroots Sizzle
Elvis Nnaji6-9 centerHopkinsD1 Minnesota
Eli King6-2 guardCaledoniaD1 Minnesota
Joe Hurlburt6-10 centerEnderlin, N.D.D1 Minnesota
Tamin Lipsey6-2 guardAmes, IowaD1 Minnesota
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Brennan Rigsby, a transfer from Oregon, has a 40-inch vertical and can shoot from long range. The Gophers are counting on him now with Mike Mitchell Jr., injured.
