Previewing this weekend’s PGH Freshman Showcase

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Over the course of the spring and summer we have been diligently scouting Minnesota’s incoming freshmen and offering opinions on top prospects. This Sunday, the best of the best in the Class of 2028 will gather at Hopkins High School to show off their skills at the third annual Prep Girls Hoops Freshman Showcase. More than 100 prospects will be on hand. Next month, many of them will find their names in the Freshman 50, the first ranking of the state’s best college prospects currently in the 9th grade.
The Freshman Showcase was born out of the popular PGH Top 250 Expos which had attracted large numbers across the country. The Top 250 is still a thing, of course – it will be held on Sept. 22 – and this year the sophomores get their own event on Sept. 15. Our focus this weekend, however, is on the 9th graders.
Following an introductory talk and warmups, the event begins for real with an hour of 3 x 3 games. After that each prospect will play in two full-court 5 x 5 contests. Individuals have been separated into 12 teams. Players will receive relatively equal playing time. The teams are chosen by an algorithm – isn’t everything these days? – which can make for some interesting player combinations.
We’re certainly familiar with the majority of the 100+ player field (50 of them from outside of the Twin Cities region) but there are plenty of fresh faces who will seize the opportunity to get themselves on the recruiting radar under the watchful eye of Prep Girls Hoops scouts and college coaches. Like the two previous years, this year’s Freshman Showcase has drawn a host of big names. Some 14 of the 20 prospects on the 2028 Watch List will be in attendance:
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Tate Addler
Tate Addler 5'11" | CG Minnetonka | 2028 State MN – Minnetonka
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Bethany Black Lance
Bethany Black Lance 5'7" | CG Brainerd | 2028 State MN – Brainerd
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Maggie Dyer
Maggie Dyer 5'10" | SF/SG Rochester Mayo | 2028 State MN – Rochester Mayo
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Briana Foster
Briana Foster 5'9" | CG Minnehaha Academy | 2028 State MN – Minnehaha Academy
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Annabelle Gothmann
Annabelle Gothmann 5'10" | CG Milaca | 2028 State MN – Milaca
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Amari Johnson
Amari Johnson 5'11" | SG/CG Hopkins | 2028 State MN – Hopkins
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Chloe Johnson
Chloe Johnson 6'0" | PG Duluth Marshall | 2028 State MN – Duluth Marshall
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Logan Miller
Logan Miller 6'4" | PF Andover | 2028 State MN – Andover
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Ally Moore
Ally Moore 5'8" | PG Orono | 2028 State MN – Orono
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Piper Ohnstad
Piper Ohnstad 5'10" | CG Lakeville South | 2028 State MN – Lakeville South
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Ari Peterson
Ari Peterson 6'1" | SG Minnetonka | 2028 State MN – Minnetonka
- Sarah Poepard – Mahtomedi
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Ashna Ramlall
Ashna Ramlall 5'10" | CG Rosemount | 2028 State MN – Rosemount
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Lauren Robison
Lauren Robison 5'8" | CG Lakeville North | 2028 State MN – Lakeville North
Maggie Joyce
Maggie
Joyce
6'0" | CG/SF
New Ulm | 2028
State
MN
of New Ulm had planned to play before being invited on a recruiting visit to UW-Milwaukee this weekend.
Adele Changamire
Adele
Changamire
5'8" | CG
Becker | 2028
State
MN
of Becker has been sidelined by injury.
Here are a dozen or so additional top performers and intriguing prospects who will be competing:
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Paige Determan
Paige Determan 5'6" | PG Sauk Centre | 2028 State MN – Sauk Centre
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Amelia Ecker
Amelia Ecker 6'1" | PF/C East Ridge | 2028 State MN – East Ridge
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Brianna Eggers
Brianna Eggers 6'2" | PF Buffalo | 2028 State MN – Buffalo
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Caelyn Foster
Caelyn Foster 5'10" | SG STMA | 2028 State MN – St. Michael-Albertville
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Reese Keating
Reese Keating 5'7" | CG Chanhassen | 2028 State MN – Chanhassen
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Quinn Kemper
Quinn Kemper 5'10" | CG Edina | 2028 State MN – Edina
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Amyra Mahik
Amyra Mahik 5'5" | PG Pipestone | 2028 State MN – Pipestone
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Mallory McBeth
Mallory McBeth 5'10" | SG/SF Wayzata | 2028 State MN – Wayzata
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Tatum Morrison
Tatum Morrison 5'8" | PG Deer River | 2028 State MN – Deer River
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Elsa Retzlaff
Elsa Retzlaff 5'9" | CG Hillcrest Lutheran Academy | 2028 State MN – Hillcrest Lutheran
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Brooke Soash
Brooke Soash 5'7" | CG Champlin Park | 2028 State MN – Champlin Park
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Parker Vossen
Parker Vossen 5'11" | SF/PG Lakeville North | 2028 State MN – Lakeville North
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Malin Youngberg
Malin Youngberg 6'0" | CG/SF Little Falls | 2028 State MN – Little Falls
The Freshman Showcase begins at 9 a.m. Spectators are welcome and there is no charge to attend.
Click here for complete event information and a list of athletes who will be competing. While you’re at it, check out the Minnesota Sophomore ID Camp on Sept. 15 and the Top 250 Expo on Sept. 22.