AAU Preview: What to watch at the Mill City Invitational

There are a ton of great AAU events taking place this weekend across the country as the July viewing period opens. Many of Minnesota’s best prospects are on the road, but not everyone is racking up the miles. All of the top Minnesota Fury teams, including the four state champion UAA squads, will be in attendance at the Mill City Invitational in Chanhassen and Chaska in addition to Metro Stars 2020 Starks, DTA Academy 2022 and top teams from 14 different states. The event opens at 8 a.m. Saturday and wraps up Monday afternoon. Here are the best teams and prospects to see. <strong>2020 PLATINUM DIVISION</strong> Fury 2020 UAA leads the way in the Platinum Division where they are joined by Metro Stars Starks, Peninsula Elite from California, FBC Bounce Nation of Georgia, Arizona Select, Team BWright of Tennessee and more. These are the top 5 unsigned Minnesota prospects to watch: <ul> <li><strong>#3 Alyssa Ustby</strong> – Fury 2020 UAA (Rochester Lourdes)</li> <li><strong>#10 Zareia Chevre</strong> – Fury 2020 UAA (Simley)</li> <li><strong>#11 Molly Mogensen</strong> – Fury 2020 UAA (Farmington)</li> <li><strong>#14 Lauren Frost</strong> – Fury 2020 UAA (Park Center)</li> <li><strong>#20 Mia Curtis </strong>– Metro Stars Starks (Minnehaha Academy)</li> </ul> Bonus: 2023 sensation <strong>Nunu Agara</strong> of Metro Stars Starks (Hopkins) is going to be one of Minnesota’s very best in the not-too-distant future. She’s playing three years up this summer and has been terrific. <strong>2020 GOLD DIVISION</strong> <ul> <li><strong>#21 Annika Stewart</strong> – North Tartan Elite (Wayzata)</li> <li><strong>#23 Lindsey Becher</strong> – North Tartan Elite (Mounds View)</li> <li><strong>#37 Brynn Schwanz</strong> – Southern Minnesota Fury (Eastview)</li> <li><strong>#43 Ali Hunstad</strong> – Southern Minnesota Fury (Zumbrota-Mazeppa)</li> <li><strong>#44 Rylie Polomny</strong> – Fury 2020 Yellow (Moorhead)</li> </ul> [caption id="attachment_64325" align="alignnone" width="416"] College coaches come en masse during the July viewing period.[/caption] <strong>2021 PLATINUM DIVISION</strong> Fury 2021 UAA is the only Minnesota team in the division. <ul> <li><strong>#6 Sophie Hart</strong> – Fury 2021 UAA (Farmington)</li> <li><strong>#7 Kaylee Van Eps</strong> – Fury 2021 UAA (Chaska)</li> <li><strong>#12 Alexis Pratt</strong> – Fury 2021 UAA (Stillwater)</li> <li><strong>#19 Maggie Czinano</strong> – Fury 2021 UAA (Watertown-Mayer)</li> <li><strong>#22 Gianna Kneepkens</strong> – Fury 2021 UAA (Duluth Marshall)</li> </ul> <strong>2021 GOLD DIVISION</strong> <ul> <li><strong>#29 Jenna Guyer</strong> – Fury 2021 Yellow (Centennial)</li> <li><strong>#32 Jodi Anderson</strong> – North Tartan Elite (Centennial)</li> <li><strong>#34 Johanna Langbehn</strong> – North Tartan Elite (Elk River)</li> <li><strong>#36 Ella Hronski</strong> – Fury 2021 Yellow (Mahtomedi)</li> <li><strong>#45 Lilli Mackley </strong>– MN/WI Force 2021 (Hill-Murray)</li> </ul> <strong>2022 PLATINUM DIVISION</strong> This division features one of the great rivalries of the summer: The state champion Fury 2022 UAA team and a very talented DTA Academy 2022 squad. <ul> <li><strong>#3 Mallory Heyer</strong> – Fury 2022 UAA (Chaska)</li> <li><strong>#5 Nia Holloway</strong> – DTA Academy (Eden Prairie)</li> <li><strong>#6 Ellie Buzzelle</strong> – Fury 2022 UAA (Rogers)</li> <li><strong>#7 Lilly Meister</strong> – Fury 2022 UAA (Rochester John Marshall)</li> <li><strong>#9 Callin Hake</strong> – Fury 2022 UAA (Chanhassen)</li> </ul> Bonus – Big guard <strong>#17 Maddie James</strong> of DTA Academy (Princeton), who can light it up from anywhere, is one of the most intriguing talents in the class. <strong>2022 GOLD DIVISION</strong> <ul> <li><strong>#38 Ava Stier</strong> – Stars Bjorgaard (Waconia)</li> <li><strong>#39 Lilly Nuytten</strong> – Stars Bjorgaard (Hastings)</li> <li><strong>#46 Mikayla Aumer</strong> – Fury 2022 Yellow (Cambridge-Isanti)</li> <li><strong>#50 Lilly Meincke</strong> – Southern Minnesota Fury (Lake City)</li> <li><strong>#54 Lily Fandre</strong> – Stars Bjorgaard (Eagan)</li> <li><strong>#55 Amelia Valentino</strong> – Fury 2022 Yellow (Champlin Park)</li> </ul> Bonus – <strong>#63 Joslyn Carlson </strong>of Southern Minnesota Fury had an outstanding state high school tournament with Goodhue. <strong>2023 PLATINUM DIVISION</strong> State champions Minnesota Fury 2023 UAA are the only in-state team in the top division and their roster is loaded with outstanding prospects. The 8th graders haven’t been ranked just yet, but here are 5 of the Fury you should not miss. <ul> <li><strong>Kennedy Sanders</strong> – Point guard from Chaska</li> <li><strong>Molly Lenz</strong> – Point guard from Eden Prairie</li> <li><strong>Zoey Washington</strong> – Guard from Mahtomedi</li> <li><strong>Brynn Beffert</strong> – Post from Hutchinson</li> <li><strong>Teresa Kiewiet</strong> – TBD from Mankato West</li> </ul> <strong>2023 GOLD DIVISION</strong> The division features 5 local squads: Fury 2023 Yellow, Metro Stars 2023 Wiese, Minnesota Heat West, 43 Hoops Martin and Minnesota Stars Wolyniec. <ul> <li><strong>Savanna Jones </strong>(Eden Prairie) and <strong>Priyanka Satish</strong> (Eden Prairie) of Metro Stars 2023 Wiese</li> <li><strong>Allison Milbrandt</strong> (Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart) and <strong>Elianna Lenzen</strong> (Eden Prairie) of Fury 2023 Yellow</li> <li><strong>Sierre Lumpkin</strong> (Edina) of 43 Hoops Martin</li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><em>Top photo: The Fury's top 2019 squad captured the title at last year's Mill City Classic. All 10 players on that team are now headed for college basketball. (Photo courtesy of Minnesota Fury)</em></span>