By: Chris Monter
GopherHole.com

Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore from Grand Rapids, who received a scholarship offer in April from Minnesota, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2015. Illikainen helped lead Grand Rapids to the Class AAA state boy’s basketball tournament for the second straight year last season.

Illikainen became the first sophomore in Grand Rapids boys basketball history to go over 1,000 career points in the Thunderhawks’ recent 65-32 rout of Hibbing...