MAXPREPS Highlights: See Gonzaga’s Final Four hero Jalen Suggs in action as a high school quarterback There’s just something special about the 2019-20 MaxPreps National Athlete of the Year, who won Minnesota titles in two sports.
Jalen Suggs has an opportunity to add to his growing athletic legacy Monday night when he leads Gonzaga into the NCAA Tournament championship game against Baylor at 9:20 p.m. ET on CBS. The Minnesota native and his teammates are chasing a piece of history by attempting to become the first unbeaten national champion in college basketball since Indiana did it in 1976.
The 6-foot-4 freshman guard and potential No. 1 NBA Draft pick already cemented his place in March Madness lore with his game-winner at the buzzer against UCLA on Saturday night. High school fans in Minnesota probably weren t shocked to see it as Suggs dominate the prep scene in multiple sports during his run at Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis).