Which 2025s are ready for an early breakout?

Minnesota’s Class of 2025 is loaded, and a number of the more prominent players have already made an impact at the varsity level. Minnehaha Academy point guard [player_tooltip player_id="252379" first="Addison" last="Mack"], for example, will likely hit 1,000 career points on opening night. [player_tooltip player_id="296523" first="Kendall" last="McGee"], formerly of Breck and now Benilde-St. Margaret’s, is also an established presence. The same is true for [player_tooltip player_id="296516" first="Regan" last="Juenemann"], formerly of Duluth East and now of Duluth Marshall, along with [player_tooltip player_id="307818" first="Mylea" last="Monahan"] of Glencoe-Silver Lake, [player_tooltip player_id="296527" first="Aneisha" last="Scott"] of DeLaSalle, [player_tooltip player_id="258599" first="Keagan" last="McVicker"] of Hastings and more. Our question now is this: Which 2025 will be the next one to step into the limelight? The most obvious choice is Minnetonka’s [player_tooltip player_id="252387" first="Aaliyah" last="Crump"], who most people believe is the premier college prospect in the freshmen class. We have been watching Aaliyah all summer with intense interest. Plenty of college coaches have been watching of late at open gyms. We feel, as do the coaches, that Crump is a star in the making. That’s why she leads our overview today of Minnesota freshmen who are ready for a breakout campaign. [player_tooltip player_id="252387" first="Aaliyah" last="Crump"] <strong>– guard, Minnetonka</strong> It has been an interesting year for the lengthy guard/wing with the smooth strides, soft touch and the kind of easy athleticism that every college basketball coach covets. Last winter Crump was toiling away in the deep Hopkins system preparing herself to join the star-studded varsity lineup as soon as possible. In the spring she was playing three years up on the Metro Stars 2022 3SSB squad. By the end of the summer Crump had moved to North Tartan and was preparing for her freshmen year at Minnetonka. Yes, it has been a season of change for Aaliyah, and the impact of these adjustments is about to hit home. With a steady stream of D1 coaches coming to open gyms at Minnetonka this month to see for themselves – among them Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Providence, St. Thomas, Illinois, Kansas and more – Aaliyah is about to prove she is the real deal at the varsity level. The Skippers are loaded and she’ll be a key piece of what promises to be an exciting year. [player_tooltip player_id="296515" first="Hope" last="Counts"] <strong>– forward, Providence Academy</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="148338" first="Grace" last="Counts"] and [player_tooltip player_id="57963" first="Maria" last="Counts"] are firmly established leaders for a Lions squad that made it all the way to the state high school tournament last spring. Their credentials are unquestioned, and now the senior Maria and junior Grace are about to be joined by their 9th grade sister Hope, which is certainly good news for PA coach Conner Goetz. The one thing the Lions really lacked last season was depth. With the return of junior [player_tooltip player_id="148331" first="Kyra" last="Miller"] from a torn ACL, the guard spot will definitely be deeper. And with the arrival of Hope into the team, Goetz will have even more depth up front. Counts had a great summer with the Metro Stars and would appear up to the task. She’s got 6 feet worth of height and just as much length. Hope moves well in the open court, and has sufficient foot speed to defend well against a wide variety of opponents. The youngest Counts isn’t likely to score a ton but she will grab plenty of rebounds, cause havoc on defense and spell her sisters off whenever necessary. [player_tooltip player_id="330744" first="Savannah" last="Borowicz"] <strong>– guard, Jordan</strong> We’ve written a ton in recent seasons about elite players who go by the name Borowicz, including current University of Minnesota guard [player_tooltip player_id="2098" first="Katie" last="Borowicz"], University of North Dakota guard [player_tooltip player_id="1718" first="Kacie" last="Borowicz"] and former MSU-Moorhead guard <strong>Kiley Borowicz</strong>. Now along comes another. We are referring, of course, to Savannah, the Jordan guard who just happens to be a cousin of the others from Roseau. While we are reluctant to put too many expectations on her shoulders, Savannah has a ton of potential, too. This summer, Savannah took home plenty of hardware with the state champion Minnesota Stars 2025 squad coached by her dad Bruce. Along the way her game improved significantly as she filled out, got stronger and added substantially more ammunition to her arsenal. Savannah’s calling card is her long distance shooting. Now she is also attacking the rim more frequently, handling the ball more surely, and playing the game with poise and maturity. With the graduation of [player_tooltip player_id="109826" first="Lexi" last="Hagen"], Jordan will need more scoring which Savannah can certainly provide. [player_tooltip player_id="330743" first="Abby" last="Hoselton"] <strong>– forward, St. Michael-Albertville</strong> Abby was one of coach Kent Hamre’s most pleasant surprises last winter as the then-8th grader earned her way into the rotation with a high level of effort and a solid run of productive play. Fast forward a few months and we’re expecting Abby to be a starter for the Knights. Over the course of the summer – her first in AAU competition – Abby’s game blossomed under the tutelage of coach Ashley Ellis-Milan at North Tartan. Hoselton put in the work and the work has paid off. She’s big and strong and more skilled than before. She plays a physical game, utilizing her big body to control the paint and own the boards. Hoselton also proved that she can score, hitting double figures on a regular basis and providing crucial points in the team’s run to a class of 2025 AAU state title. What’s different from last year is her confidence level, and that will most likely translate into a breakout season for the 5’11 forward. [player_tooltip player_id="208187" first="Annika" last="Southworth"] <strong>– guard, St. Peter</strong> In last week’s preview of some of the top 2025 point guards to watch this winter, our colleague Tony Ragulen offered a glimpse into Annika’s potential in the St. Peter backcourt. A couple of weeks back at the Minnesota Rise invitational league, we did the same. And now here we are again singing Southworth’s praises, and rightly so. Although her highly-touted teammate [player_tooltip player_id="178267" first="Rhyan" last="Holmgren"] (a Top 10 prospect in the Class of 2024) will no doubt continue to draw more headlines, Southworth’s impact will likely be nearly as important. Whether they’re on the floor together or one at a time, Holmgren and Southworth will have the Saints’ success firmly in their handles. Annika is a super smart floor general who understands the game, sees the court and gets the ball where it needs to be most of the time. She’s a tough competitor, too, who can attack the basket, beat defenders mano-a-mano and won’t back down from anyone. Annika, who is the offspring of St. Peter coach Bob Southworth, looks ready for a breakout year.