PGH Minnesota Expo: Team 4 Standouts

After back-to-back weekends of watching some of the best freshmen and sophomores in Minnesota strut their stuff at two Prep Girls Hoops showcase events, it was the juniors and seniors who had their turn in the spotlight this past Sunday. More than 75 prospects took to the floor at Jefferson High school in Bloomington. Grant McGinnis, Ally McGinnis and I are doing individual evaluations of the top performers on each of the eight teams this week. Here are the best of Team 4.      Williamson=Andrews was her usual solid self at the Expo on Sunday, showcasing her leadership and above average handle. She plays at a pretty good pace and does a great job of not allowing the defense to speed her up. She also has a high level of toughness to her, as well. At some point during the game, Landis tweaked her ankle and ended up having it wrapped up with an ice pack. I was bummed about that, thinking her day was over. Next thing you know, she's leading the break for a transition bucket.  Two Rivers has a bit of a log jam in the backcourt, but the level of maturity Williamson-Andrews plays with gives her a great opportunity to carry the load.      The amount of energy and effort that Carlson displayed during the Showcase was next level. The Proctor guard has great court vision, which was evident with an assortment of passes in transition to teammates for easy buckets. Carlson can score in a variety of ways from runners to bombs outside the arc. As gifted as she is offensively, her defensive exploits is what stood out to me. She gave her opponents absolute fits with her quick hands and tenacious on ball defense. Icing on the cake was Chloe ripping her opponent at half court and taking the ball all the way for the hoop and the harm. Her game improves every time she takes the court. Carlson scored north of 500 points for Proctor last winter and that number will undoubtedly grow this upcoming season.     Grimm was among the craftiest players in attendance at Jefferson High School on Sunday. She does a great job of creating space to get her shot off or blow past defenders when they go for the head and shoulder fakes. The double-figure scorer from Watertown-Mayer has good size, standing about 5 '9 and has a solid build to go along with the height. She brings a lot of offensive firepower to the floor and does a great job of navigating through traffic to finish at the rim at a high clip. Grimm shoots it well from the outside as evidenced by her runner-up finish at the recent Nickle Dickle 3-point contest. She also competes hard on the defensive side of the ball, giving maximum effort.     I swear every time I keyed in on Kor, she was blowing past a defender and finishing at the rim. That's no exaggeration, she got to the rim at will and finished with either hand. Jadyn puts so much pressure on you as a defender with her size, and strength that most just give up as there is no stopping Kor when she gets downhill. As gifted as she is getting to the rim, she's equally as gifted a passer. Currently the 40th-rated prospect in Minnesota's 2026 class, the Pipestone Area native poured in over 20 points per game last season and with the growth in her game, I see that number and her current ranking rising in the right direction.      Towering at roughly 6'2, Evers proved to be one of the more versatile players participating in the Expo. For example, she showed off her extensive range by knocking down numerous shots from the outside. That's a great example of the type of versatility we look for from bigs. Evers displayed good patience once she got the ball on the block while working her way around defenders with some nifty footwork. Evers used her size and strength to carve out space around the basket to snatch down rebound after rebound to get her squad off and running. Here's another Andover product who had a limited role last season looking to make a big splash this upcoming campaign.

After back-to-back weekends of watching some of the best freshmen and sophomores in Minnesota strut their stuff at two Prep Girls Hoops showcase events, it was the juniors and seniors who had their turn in the spotlight this past Sunday. More than 75 prospects took to the floor at Jefferson High school in Bloomington. Grant McGinnis, Ally McGinnis and I are doing individual evaluations of the top performers on each of the eight teams this week. Here are the best of Team 4.