Hopkins High School has produced a number of exceptional athletes, including Nu Nu Agara, Amaya Battle, Taylor Woodson, Paige Bueckers, Amir Coffey, Nia Coffey, Zeke Nnaji, Boye Mafe, Joe Klecker, Joe Fahnbulleh, Liv McGill, Anthony Smith, Sydney Drevlow, Avery Shaw, Jayden Moore, Tre Moore, N’yah Symone Britt, Lucy Johnson, and Weston Schenkelberg.
Zeke Nnaji
Former metro area prep stars on NBA playoff rosters
Former metro area players Chet Holmgren, Jalen Suggs, Zeke Nnaji, Amir Coffey, Jericho Sims, Kendall Brown, and Amir Coffey are involved in the NBA postseason.
Nnaji has earned some recognition
It’s not often that someone who honed their prep athletic skills in the Twin Cities metro area earns a championship ring at the professional level.
Former prep stars could impact NBA draft
Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area will definitely represent at the 2020 NBA draft.
Walton chooses North Carolina
Kerwin Walton, one of the state’s top prep boys’ basketball players as a member of the Hopkins Royals and the Class of 2020, committed last week to play at the University of North Carolina this fall.
Busy week in prep, collegiate basketball
This past week I saw a matchup of two of the state’s top boys’ basketball teams, a contest between two Southside City Conference rivals, and a record-setting freshman point guard at the collegiate level in women’s hoops.
