2024-25 D1 College Players

Here's a list of all the Minnesotans on Division 1 college rosters for the 2024-25 Season

1. Adam Holod - American (St. Paul Academy)
2. Adam Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
3. Ahjany Lee - Houston Christian (Totino-Grace)
4. Alonzo Dodd - Appalachian State (South St. Paul)
5. Andrew Morgan - Nebraska (Waseca)
6. Andy Stefonowicz - North Dakota State (Minnetonka)
7. Ariel Bland - UC Santa Barbara (Eden Prairie)
8. BJ Omot - California (Mankato East)
9. Boden Kapke - Butler (Holy Family)
10. Braeden Carrington - Tulsa (Park Center)
11. Cade Haskins - Dartmouth (De La Salle)
12. Camden Heide - Purdue (Wayzata)
13. Carter Bjerke - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
14. Cash Chavis - Arkansas (Park Center)
15. Cham Okey - SIU-Edwardsville (Austin)
16. Chang Hoth - Oakland (St. Cloud Apollo)
17. Chiang Ring - Murray State (Park Center)
18. CJ O'Hara - Green Bay (Park Center)
19. Cody Pennebaker - Lamar (Park Center)
20. Collin Mulholland - Chattanooga (Holy Family)
21. Connor Christensen - Dartmouth (Eden Prairie)
22. Curtis Jones - Iowa State (Cretin-Derham Hall)
23. Dain Dainja - Memphis (Park Center)
24. Daniel Freitag - Wisconsin (Breck)
25. Dawson Garcia - Minnesota (Prior Lake)
26. Demarion Watson - Iowa State (Totino-Grace)
27. Drake Dobbs - St. Thomas (Eden Prairie)
28. Eli King - North Dakota (Caledonia)
29. Erick Reader - Minnesota (New Life Academy)
30. Francis Nwaokorie - Loyola-Chicago (Champlin Park)
31. Gabe Madsen - Utah (Rochester Mayo)
32. Gavin Pendergast - Long Island (South St. Paul)
33. Grayson Grove - Minnesota (Alexandria)
34. Greyson Uelmen - North Dakota (Minnetonka)
35. Hayden Tibbits - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
36. Henry Abraham - Coastal Carolina (Cambridge-Isanti)
37. Isaac Asuma - Minnesota (Cherry)
38. Isaac Nyakundi - Le Moyne (Duluth East/Prep)
    
39. Isaiah Johnson-Arigu - Miami (Totino-Grace)
40. Jack Hoth - Oakland (St. Cloud Apollo)
41. Jack Janicki - Wisconsin (White Bear Lake)
42. Jack Robison - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
43. Jackson McAndrew - Creighton (Wayzata)
44. Jacob Hutson - Northern Iowa (Edina)
45. Jacob Johnson - Middle Tennessee State (Champlin Park)
46. Jalen Hayes - South Dakota (Richfield)
47. Ja'Sean Glover - Omaha (Madelia)
48. Jon Mekonnen - Colorado State (Eastview)
49. Jordan Terhune - South Carolina Upstate (South St. Paul)
50. Josh Ola-Joseph - California (Osseo)
51. Josh Streit - Omaha (Eden Valley-Watkins)
52. Josh Strong - Howard (Champlin Park)
53. J'Vonne Hadley - Louisville (Cretin-Derham Hall)
54. Kendall Blue - St. Thomas (East Ridge)
55. Kerwin Walton - Texas Tech (Hopkins)
56. Kevin Armstrong - California (Breck)
57. Kody Williams - Hawai'i (Wayzata)
58. Kyle Jorgensen - Colorado State (Minneapolis Washburn)
59. Langston Binns - Southern Utah (Tartan)
60. Leo Torbor - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Park Center)
61. Liam Carney - High Point (Providence Academy)
62. Lincoln Meister - Minnesota (Rochester John Marshall)
63. Lincoln Palbicki - Omaha (Maple Grove)
64. Lu'Cye Patterson - Minnesota (Brooklyn Center/Minnesota Prep)
65. Makeui Riek - Fairfield (Rochester Mayo)
66. Malik Lamin - Southern Utah (De La Salle)
67. Mason Madsen - Utah (Rochester Mayo)
68. Matt Bothun - North Dakota (St. Francis)
69. Nasir Whitlock - Lehigh (De La Salle)
70. Nate Heise - Iowa State (Lake City)
71. Nolan Winter - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
72. Parker Fox - Minnesota (Mahtomedi)
73. Patrick Bath - North Dakota State (Totino-Grace)
74. Pharrel Payne - Texas A&M (Park of Cottage Grove)
75. PJ Hayes - Rutgers (Waconia)
76. Puoch Dobuol - Southern (St Cloud Apollo)
77. Prince Aligbe - Seton Hall (Minnehaha Academy)
78. Rodrick Payne - Western Illinois (East Ridge)
79. Rolyns Aligbe - Southern Illinois (Minnehaha Academy)
80. Ryan Dufault - St. Thomas (Waseca)
81. Steven Crowl - Wisconsin (Eastview)
82. Taison Chatman - Ohio State (Totino-Grace)
83. Terrence Brown - Fairleigh Dickinson (Columbia Heights)
84. TJ Cusciotta - Milwaukee (White Bear Lake)
85. Tommy Humphries - Furman (Totino-Grace)
86. Tre Holloman - Michigan State (Cretin-Derham Hall)
87. Treyton Thompson - Stetson (Alexandria)
88. Tyree Ihenacho - Washington (Prior Lake)
89. Will Tschetter - Michigan (Stewartville)
90. Will Underwood - Wake Forest (Mahtomedi)

2024-25 D1 College Players

 Here's a list of all the Minnesotans on Division 1 college rosters for the 2024-25 Season

1. Adam Holod - American (St. Paul Academy)
2. Adam Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
3. Ahjany Lee- St. Thomas (Totino-Grace)
4. Alonzo Dodd - Texas A&M-Commerce (South St. Paul)
5. Andrew Morgan - North Dakota St (Waseca)
6. Ariel Bland - UC Santa Barbara (Eden Prairie)
7. Ben Carlson - Utah (East Ridge)
8. BJ Omot - North Dakota (Mankato East)
9. Boden Kapke - Butler (Holy Family)
10. Braeden Carrington - Minnesota (Park Center)
11. Brooks Allen - St. Thomas (Shakopee)
12. Cade Haskins - Dartmouth (De La Salle)
13. Cam Steele - Abilene Christian (Minnetonka)
14. Camden Heide - Purdue (Wayzata)
15. Carter Bjerke - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
16. Clarence Daniels - New Hampshire (Maranatha Christian)
17. Cody Pennebaker - Lamar (Park Center)
18. Collin Mulholland - Chattanooga (Holy Family)
19. Connor Christensen - Dartmouth (Eden Prairie)
20. Courtney Brown - St. Thomas (East Ridge)
21. Curtis Jones - Iowa St (Cretin-Derham Hall)
22. Dain Dainja - Illinois (Park Center)
23. Dawson Garcia - Minnesota (Prior Lake)
24. Demarion Watson - Iowa St (Totino-Grace)
25. De'Meiko Anderson - Western Illinois (Minneapolis North)
26. Don Ferguson - Coppin St (St. Cloud Tech)
27. Donovhan Cain - Southern Utah (Cretin-Derham Hall)
28. Drake Dobbs - St. Thomas (Eden Prairie)
29. Eli King - North Dakota (Caledonia)
30. Elvis Nnaji - Grambling (Hopkins)
31. Erick Reader - Minnesota (New Life Academy)
32. Francis Nwaokorie - UC San Diego (Champlin Park)
33. Gabe Madsen - Utah (Rochester Mayo)
34. Hayden Tibbits -St. Thomas (Wayzata)
35. Henry Abraham - Coastal Carolina (Cambridge-Isanti)
36. Isaac Nyakundi - Le Moyne (Duluth East/Prep)
    
37. Jack Janicki - Wisconsin (White Bear Lake)
38. Jacob Hutson - Northern Iowa (Edina)
    
39. Jackson Purcell - Minnesota (Eastview)
40. Jacob Johnson - Middle Tennessee (Champlin Park)
41. Jalen Hayes - South Dakota (Richfield)
42. Jamal Ambrose - Omaha (Eastview)
43. Jamison Battle - Ohio St (De La Salle)
44. Jarius Cook - Jacksonville (Park Center)
45. Ja'Sean Glover - Omaha (Madelia)
46. Joe Palmer - Colorado St (Faribault)
47. Josh Ola-Joseph - Minnesota (Osseo)
48. Josh Streit - North Dakota St (Eden Valley-Watkins)
49. Josh Strong - Howard (Champlin Park)
50. Josiah Strong - Colorado St (Champlin Park)
51. J'Vonne Hadley - Colorado (Cretin-Derham Hall)
52. Kendall Blue - St. Thomas (East Ridge)
53. Kerwin Walton - Texas Tech (Hopkins)
54. Kody Williams - Hawaii (Wayzata)
55. Liam Carney - High Point (Providence Academy)
56. Lincoln Palbicki - Omaha (Maple Grove)
57. Lu'Cye Patterson - Charlotte (Brooklyn Center/Minnesota Prep)
58. Makuei Riek - Milwaukee (Rochester Mayo)
59. Maleeck Harden-Hayes -UNC Wilmington (Moorhead)
60. Malik Lamin - Grambling (De La Salle)
61. Mason Madsen - Boston College (Rochester Mayo)
62. Matt Bothun - North Dakota (St. Francis)
63. Michael Jones - Stanford (Woodbury)
64. Nasir Whitlock - Lehigh (De La Salle)
65. Nate Heise - Northern Iowa (Lake City)
66. Nolan Winter - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
67. Parker Bjorklund - St. Thomas (Chaska)
68. Parker Fox - Minnesota (Mahtomedi)
69. Patrick Bath - Drake (Totino-Grace)
70. Pharrel Payne - Minnesota (Park of Cottage Grove)
71. PJ Hayes - San Diego (Waconia)
72. Prince Aligbe - Boston College (Minnehaha Academy)
73. Ray Mitchell - Penn St (Blaine)
74. Robert Jones - Iowa St (Prior Lake)
75. Rodrick Payne - Western Illinois (East Ridge)
76. Ryan Dufault - St. Thomas (Waseca)
77. Steven Crowl - Wisconsin (Eastview)
78. Sy Chatman - Buffalo (Cretin-Derham Hall)
79. Taison Chatman - Ohio St (Totino-Grace)
80. Terrence Brown - Fairleigh Dickinson (Columbia Heights)
81. Tommy Humphries - Furman (Totino-Grace)
82. Tre Holloman - Michigan St (Cretin-Derham Hall)
83. Treyton Thompson - Stetson (Alexandria)
84. Tyler Wahl - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
85. Tyree Ihenacho - North Dakota (Prior Lake)
86. Will Ramberg  - Minnesota (Cook County)
87. Will Tschetter - Michigan (Stewartville)
88. Will Underwood - Wake Forest (Mahtomedi)

2025 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2025 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Tommy Ahneman	Cretin-Derham Hall	Notre Dame
CJ Armstrong	Richfield	Augustana (D2)
Zeke Austin	Albany	Jamestown (D2)
Brayson Boike	Dawson-Boyd	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Marley Curtis	St. Louis Park	North Dakota
Micah Curtis	St. Louis Park	North Dakota
Billy DeMars	Edina	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Ganden Gosch	Mankato East	Minnesota St (D2)
Nolan Groves	Orono	Yale
Keller Hanson	Sauk Rapids-Rice	Northern Michigan (D2)
Ryan Hirst	Fergus Falls	Jamestown (D2)
Sam Hondl	Albany	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Brooks Johnson	Duluth Marshall	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Emmanuel Jentzen	Park Center	Minnesota St (D2)
Riley Johnson	Chanhassen	Augustana (D2)
Alex Kopetzki	Andover	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Brogan Madson	Mankato East	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Spencer Swenson	Sauk Rapids-Rice	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Chase Thompson	Alexandria	Clemson
Desmond Ware	Robbinsdale Armstrong	Newberry (SC) (D2)
Azayah Washington	St. Cloud Apollo	St. Cloud St (D2)
Chace Watley	Totino-Grace	Wofford
Luke Wherley	Shakopee	Jamestown (D2)
Jalen Wilson	Benilde-St. Margaret's	Northern Iowa
Jaxon Young	Coon Rapids	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)

2024 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2024 holiday tournaments in the metro area and where metro area teams will be playing.  Schedules and teams will be updated as they become available.  If you have info on one of these tournaments that isn't posted, please feel free to contact me to have it added.

3-Day Tournaments
Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 27, 28 and 30 (1,3,5 and 7 PM)
Breck, Columbia Heights, Hopkins, Minneapolis Camden, Minneapolis North, Minnehaha, South St. Paul and Two Rivers

Math and Science, Dec 26-28
Hope Academy, International School of Minnesota, Lakes International Language Academy, Math & Science, Minneapolis Roosevelt, North Lakes, Rochester STEM and Ubah Medical

2-Day Tournaments

Hutton Winter Classic, Dec 20-21 at Hamline
St. Paul Johnson, Blake, St. Croix Lutheran and others

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 27-28 at Hamline
Day 1
12:15 Robbinsdale Armstrong vs Roseville
1:45 Austin vs Robbinsdale Cooper
3:15 Duluth East vs Minneapolis South
5:00 Eagan vs Rochester Century
6:30 St. Louis Park vs Farmington
8:00 Rochester John Marshall vs Anoka

Day 2
1:45 Byron vs Roseville
5:00 Stewartville vs St. Paul Central
6:30 Anoka vs Eagan
8:00 St. Paul Johnson vs St. Louis Park

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 27-28 at University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Day 1
3:45 St. Paul Central vs Byron
5:30 Stewartville vs St. Paul Johnson

Day 2
3:45 Farmington vs Rochester John Marshall
5:30 Robbinsdale Cooper vs Duluth East
7:00 Minneapolis South vs Austin
8:30 Rochester Century vs Robbinsdale Armstrong

CSP Holiday Classic, Dec 27-28
Alexandria, De La Salle, Mankato East, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Park Center

CDH/St. Thomas Academy, Dec 27-28 (Varsity/JV at STA, lower levels at CDH)
Day 1
2:00 Waconia vs Holy Angels
6:00 Cretin-Derham Hall at St. Thomas Academy 

Day 2
2:00 Waconia vs Cretin-Derham Hall
6:00 Holy Angels at St. Thomas Academy

Delano, Dec 27-28
Day 1
3:00 Monticello vs Bemidji
4:45 Hermantown at Delano

Day 2
11:00 Monticello vs Hermantown
12:45 Bemidji at Delano

East Ridge, Dec 27-28
Day 1
2:30 Rosemount vs Wayzata
4:15 Minneapolis Washburn vs Edia
6:00 Chaska at East Ridge
7:45 Eastview vs Eden Prairie

Day 2
2:30 Wayzata vs Eastview
4:15 Edina vs Rosemount
6:00 Eden Prairie at East Ridge
7:45 Chaska vs Minneapolis Washburn

Hastings, Dec 27-28 (game times 3:30 and 7:00)
3:30 Bloomington Jefferson vs Forest Lake
7:00 Bloomington Kennedy at Hastings

Lakeville North, Dec 27-28
Day 1
5:30 Chanhassen vs Apple Valley
7:00 New Prague at Lakeville North

Day 2
3:00 Apple Valley vs New Prague
4:30 Chanhassen at Lakeville North

Legacy Christian, Dec 27-28
Holdingford, Legacy Christian, Lester Prairie and Rush City

Owatonna, Dec 27-28 
6:00 Lakeville South vs Woodbury
7:45 Blaine at Owatonna
Day 2 games at 3:30 and 5:15

St. Anthony, Dec 27-28
Minneapolis Edison, St. Anthony and others

St. Paul Harding, Dec 27-28 (10 AM and 12 PM)
10:00 Park vs St. Paul Academy
12:00 Hiawatha at Harding

Tartan (Dec 27-28)
Coon Rapids, Irondale, Rochester Mayo and Tartan

Others:

• Big Lake at Perham tournament (Dec 26-27)
• Andover, Becker, Buffalo, Champlin Park, Elk River, Fridley, Heritage, Hutchinson, Maranatha, North Branch, Osseo, Prior Lake, Providence Academy, Richfield, Rogers, St. Croix Prep, St. Michael-Albertville, Southwest Christian, Spectrum, Spring Lake Park, Stillwater, Twin Cities Academy at Granite City Classic (Dec 27-28)
• Cambridge-Isanti at Superior tournament (Dec 27-28)
• Concordia at St. Cloud Cathedral tournament (Dec 26-28)
• Eagle Ridge and Zimmerman at Pierz tournament (Dec 27-28)
• Mayer Lutheran at Rochester Lourdes tournament (Dec 27-28)
• Orono and Totino-Grace at Hoop City Classic (Dec 27-28)
• St. Paul Humboldt at Willmar tournament (Dec 27-28)
• West Lutheran and St. Agnes at Howard Lake-Waverly Winsted tournament (Dec 27-28)

2024-25 Polls

Here are polls that follow Minnesota high school boys basketball. This includes local, statewide and regional polls with a mention of national polls if applicable.

2024-2025 LOCAL POLLS

Polls will be added as they become available

2024-25 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2024-2025 season.  A extra week of previews this season including brand new previews of the Mississippi 8 Conference and the 10 class AAAA teams that aren't located in the metro area that I follow.  That means every class AAAA team will be previewed.

Week 1
Independents - Monday October 21st
City Conference - Tuesday October 22nd
EMAC - Wednesday October 23rd
MCAA - Thursday October 24th
Skyline- Friday October 25th

Week 2
IMAC - Monday October 28th
Tri-Metro - Tuesday October 29th
St. Paul City - Wednesday October 30th
Minneapolis City- Thursday October 31st
Wright County East - Friday November 1st

Week 3
Mississippi 8 - Monday November 4th
Metro East - Tuesday November 5th
Metro West - Wednesday November 6th
Outstate Class AAAA - Thursday November 7th
NONE - Friday November 8th (replaced by a sweeps edition of #GrindersWinGamblersLose)

Week 4
NW Suburban - Monday November 11th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 12th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 13th
Lake - Thursday November 14th
Season In A Nutshell (including Section Winner predictions)  - Friday November 15th

A note on how these previews are created.  These are based largely on my personal observations of the teams and players over the last season or more.  While the results are sometimes comically good or bad, I take pride in the fact that the previews are at least not subject to the bias of the individual teams, players or coaches.

2024 Fall Schedule

Fall Exposure Events

• Freshman Showcase (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 8th at Hopkins HS
• Sophomore ID Camp (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 15th at Hopkins HS
• Junior/Senior Expo (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 22nd at Bloomington Jefferson HS
• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 6th at Burnsville HS

2024 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Sep 7/8		The League
Sep 14/15	Nickle Dickle (Waconia)	The League Concordia St. Paul MN Heat MYAS
Sep 21/22		The League Concordia St. Paul MN Magic (Kennedy) MN Heat MYAS
Sep 28/29		The League Concordia St. Paul MN Magic (Kennedy) MN Heat Breakdown Premier MYAS
Oct 5/6		MN Magic (Kennedy) MN Heat Breakdown Premier MYAS Sizzle
Oct 12/13		MYAS Sizzle
Oct 19/20		Breakdown Sizzle
Oct 26/27		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 2/3		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 9/10		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 16/17		Sizzle

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday nights at Eden Prairie HS.  7 and 8 PM game times.
• Minnesota Heat fall league is Legacy Hoops sites in Hopkins and Woodbury.
  
• Breakdown Premier League is 2 weeks with games at Hopkins HS and Minnetonka HS.
  
• The later 4 week Breakdown league has multiple sites across the state and metro.
  
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.
• Sizzle fall league games are held at High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul.

2023-2024 D1 College Players

Here's a list of all the Minnesotans on Division 1 college rosters for the 2023-24 Season

1. Adam Holod - American (St. Paul Academy)
2. Adam Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
3. Ahjany Lee- St. Thomas (Totino-Grace)
4. Alonzo Dodd - Texas A&M-Commerce (South St. Paul)
5. Andrew Morgan - North Dakota St (Waseca)
6. Ariel Bland - UC Santa Barbara (Eden Prairie)
7. Ben Carlson - Utah (East Ridge)
8. BJ Omot - North Dakota (Mankato East)
9. Boden Kapke - Butler (Holy Family)
10. Braeden Carrington - Minnesota (Park Center)
11. Brooks Allen - St. Thomas (Shakopee)
12. Cade Haskins - Dartmouth (De La Salle)
13. Cam Steele - Abilene Christian (Minnetonka)
14. Camden Heide - Purdue (Wayzata)
15. Carter Bjerke - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
16. Clarence Daniels - New Hampshire (Maranatha Christian)
17. Cody Pennebaker - Lamar (Park Center)
18. Collin Mulholland - Chattanooga (Holy Family)
19. Connor Christensen - Dartmouth (Eden Prairie)
20. Courtney Brown - St. Thomas (East Ridge)
21. Curtis Jones - Iowa St (Cretin-Derham Hall)
22. Dain Dainja - Illinois (Park Center)
23. Dawson Garcia - Minnesota (Prior Lake)
24. Demarion Watson - Iowa St (Totino-Grace)
25. De'Meiko Anderson - Western Illinois (Minneapolis North)
26. Don Ferguson - Coppin St (St. Cloud Tech)
27. Donovhan Cain - Southern Utah (Cretin-Derham Hall)
28. Drake Dobbs - St. Thomas (Eden Prairie)
29. Eli King - North Dakota (Caledonia)
30. Elvis Nnaji - Grambling (Hopkins)
31. Erick Reader - Minnesota (New Life Academy)
32. Francis Nwaokorie - UC San Diego (Champlin Park)
33. Gabe Madsen - Utah (Rochester Mayo)
34. Hayden Tibbits -St. Thomas (Wayzata)
35. Henry Abraham - Coastal Carolina (Cambridge-Isanti)
36. Jack Janicki - Wisconsin (White Bear Lake)
37. Jacob Hutson - Northern Iowa (Edina)
    
38. Jackson Purcell - Minnesota (Eastview)
39. Jacob Johnson - Middle Tennessee (Champlin Park)
40. Jalen Hayes - South Dakota (Richfield)
41. Jamal Ambrose - Omaha (Eastview)
42. Jamison Battle - Ohio St (De La Salle)
43. Jarius Cook - Jacksonville (Park Center)
44. Ja'Sean Glover - Omaha (Madelia)
45. Joe Palmer - Colorado St (Faribault)
46. Josh Ola-Joseph - Minnesota (Osseo)
47. Josh Streit - North Dakota St (Eden Valley-Watkins)
48. Josh Strong - Howard (Champlin Park)
49. Josiah Strong - Colorado St (Champlin Park)
50. J'Vonne Hadley - Colorado (Cretin-Derham Hall)
51. Kendall Blue - St. Thomas (East Ridge)
52. Kerwin Walton - Texas Tech (Hopkins)
53. Kody Williams - Hawaii (Wayzata)
54. Liam Carney - High Point (Providence Academy)
55. Lincoln Palbicki - Omaha (Maple Grove)
56. Lu'Cye Patterson - Charlotte (Brooklyn Center/Minnesota Prep)
57. Makuei Riek - Milwaukee (Rochester Mayo)
58. Maleeck Harden-Hayes -UNC Wilmington (Moorhead)
59. Malik Lamin - Grambling (De La Salle)
60. Mason Madsen - Boston College (Rochester Mayo)
61. Matt Bothun - North Dakota (St. Francis)
62. Michael Jones - Stanford (Woodbury)
63. Nasir Whitlock - Lehigh (De La Salle)
64. Nate Heise - Northern Iowa (Lake City)
65. Nolan Winter - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
66. Parker Bjorklund - St. Thomas (Chaska)
67. Parker Fox - Minnesota (Mahtomedi)
68. Patrick Bath - Drake (Totino-Grace)
69. Pharrel Payne - Minnesota (Park of Cottage Grove)
70. PJ Hayes - San Diego (Waconia)
71. Prince Aligbe - Boston College (Minnehaha Academy)
72. Ray Mitchell - Penn St (Blaine)
73. Robert Jones - Iowa St (Prior Lake)
74. Rodrick Payne - Western Illinois (East Ridge)
75. Ryan Dufault - St. Thomas (Waseca)
76. Steven Crowl - Wisconsin (Eastview)
77. Sy Chatman - Buffalo (Cretin-Derham Hall)
78. Taison Chatman - Ohio St (Totino-Grace)
79. Terrence Brown - Fairleigh Dickinson (Columbia Heights)
80. Tommy Humphries - Furman (Totino-Grace)
81. Tre Holloman - Michigan St (Cretin-Derham Hall)
82. Treyton Thompson - Stetson (Alexandria)
83. Tyler Wahl - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
84. Tyree Ihenacho - North Dakota (Prior Lake)
85. Will Ramberg  - Minnesota (Cook County)
86. Will Tschetter - Michigan (Stewartville)
87. Will Underwood - Wake Forest (Mahtomedi)

2024 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2024 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Isaac Asuma	Cherry	Minnesota
Marley Baah-Yeboah	Lakeville South	Northern St (D2)
Colton Benson	New Ulm	Minnesota St (D2)
Will Brands	Totino-Grace	St. Cloud St (D2)
Da'Marcus Burks	Lakeville South	Northern St (D2)
Brayden Carlson	Holy Family	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Cash Chavis	Park Center	Washington Arkansas
TJ Cusciotta	White Bear Lake	UW-Milwaukee (walk-on)
Landon Dimler	Mankato West	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Eli Ehrke	Glencoe-Silver Lake	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Dominic Fairbanks	Cass Lake-Bena	Bemidji St (D2)
Tameron Ferguson	St. Cloud Tech	Augustana (D2)
Jackson Fowlkes	Park Center	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Daniel Freitag	Breck	Wisconsin
Grayson Grove	Alexandria	Minnesota
Kole Hanson	Holy Family	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Jackson Hayes	Waconia	Winona St (D2)
Brandon Hrncir	Farmington	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu	Totino-Grace	Miami
Ryan Johnson	Lakeville South	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Kyle Jorgensen	Minneapolis Washburn	Colorado St
Lorenzo Levy	Concordia Academy	Kansas City (Walk-on)
Hunter Lorenson	Lake City	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Jackson McAndrew	Wayzata	Creighton
Jonathan Mekkonnen	Eastview	Colorado St
Daniel Molhoek	Edina	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Jaden Morgan	De La Salle	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Hanif Muhammad	Breck	St. Cloud St (D2)
Gavin Pendergast	South St. Paul	Long Island (Walk-on)
Chiang Ring	Park Center	Murray St
Jack Robison	Lakeville North	Wisconsin
Carson Schweim	Mankato East	Minnesota St (D2)
Aaron Smith	Osseo	Cedarville (OH) (D2)
Andy Stefonowicz	Minnetonka	North Dakota St
Caiden Swenby	Fertile-Beltrami	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Jordan Terhune	South St. Paul	USC-Upstate (walk-on)
Greyson Uelmen	Minnetonka	North Dakota
Owen Waldoch	Forest Lake	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Kayden Wells	Minnetonka	D'Youville (NY) (D2)
Brody Wishart	Buffalo	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Shaun Wysocki	Rochester Century	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)

2023 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2023 holiday tournaments in the metro area and where metro area teams will be playing.  Schedules and teams will be updated as they become available.  If you have info on one of these tournaments that isn't posted, please feel free to contact me to have it added.

3-Day Tournaments
Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 28-30
Day 1
3:00 Cambridge-Isanti vs Minneapolis Southwest
5:00 Minnehaha vs Hopkins
7:00 Breck vs Osseo

Day 2
3:00 Minnehaha vs Cambridge-Isanti
5:00 Breck vs Minneapolis Southwest
7:00 Hopkins vs Osseo

Day 3
3:00 Minneapolis Southwest vs Minnehaha
5:00 Osseo vs Cambridge-Isanti
7:00 Hopkins vs Breck

Liberty Classical Academy, Dec 28-30
Day 1: 8 PM Exploration at Liberty Classical
Day 2: 7:30 PM Parnassus vs Exploration
Day 3: 8 PM Parnassus at Liberty Classical

Math and Science, Dec 27-29
Day 1 Quarterfinals
1:00 Minneapolis Roosevelt vs United Christian
2:45 St. Paul Washington vs Hope Academy
4:30 PACT vs Lakes International Language Academy
6:15 Chesterton at Math & Science

Day 2 Semifinals
Day 3 7th, 5th, 3rd and Championship games

2-Day Tournaments
Hutton Winter Classic, Dec 19-20 at Hamline
Day 1
11:00 Maranatha vs Minneapolis Edison
12:45 Champlin Park vs South St. Paul
2:45 St. Paul Central vs Andover
4:30 Columbia Heights vs Hiawatha
6:30 St. Cloud Tech vs St. Paul Johnson
8:15 Mound-Westonka vs Northfield

Day 2
9:30 South St. Paul vs St. Paul Central
11:00 St. Paul Johnson vs Maranatha
12:45 Northfield vs Champlin Park
2:45 St. Cloud Tech vs Columbia Heights
4:30 Hiawatha vs St. Agnes
6:30 Minneapolis Edison vs SW Christian
8:15 Andover vs Minnetonka

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 29-30 at Hamline
Day 1
10:30 St. Paul Central vs Mahtomedi
12:00 Rochester Century vs White Bear Lake
1:45 Bloomington Jefferson vs Woodbury
3:15 Austin vs Minneapolis South
5:00 Eagan vs Robbinsdale Armstrong
6:30 Anoka vs South St. Paul
8:00 Farmington vs Rochester Mayo

Day 2
10:30 Mahtomedi vs Austin
12:00 St. Paul Central vs Bloomington Jefferson
1:45 Woodbury vs Eagan
3:15 South St. Paul vs Rochester Mayo
5:00 White Bear Lake vs Minneapolis South
6:30 Rochester Century vs Anoka
8:00 Robbinsdale Armstrong vs Farmington

CSP Holiday Classic, Dec 28-29
Day 1
2:00 Cherry vs Forest Lake
4:00 Benilde St. Margaret's vs Maple Grove
6:00 Minnetonka vs Park Center

Day 2
2:00 Benilde-St. Margaret's vs Minnetonka
4:00 Maple Grove vs Forest Lake
6:00 Park Center vs Cherry

Cretin-Derham Hall, Dec 28-29 (Varsity/JV at CDH, lower levels at STA)
Day 1
3:00 Holy Family vs Minneapolis Edison
7:00 St. Thomas Academy at Cretin-Derham Hall

Day 2
3:00 Minneapolis Edison vs St. Thomas Academy
7:00 Holy Family at Cretin-Derham Hall

Delano, Dec 28-29
Day 1
5:00 Monticello vs Bloomington Kennedy
6:45 Hermantown at Delano

Day 2
12:00 Monticello vs Hermantown
1:45 Bloomington Kennedy at Delano

East Ridge, Dec 28-29
Day 1
2:30 Eastview vs Wayzata
4:15 Rosemount vs Edina
6:00 Eden Prairie at East Ridge
7:45 Lakeville South vs Chaska

Day 2
2:30 Wayzata vs Rosemount
4:15 Eastview vs Eden Prairie
6:00 Chaska at East Ridge
7:45 Edina vs Lakeville South

Hastings, Dec 28-29 (game times 1:45 and 5:15)
1:45 Irondale vs St. Louis Park
5:15 Prescott (WI) at Hastings

Lakeville North, Dec 28-29
Day 1
6:00 Chanhassen vs Burnsville
7:45 New Prague at Lakeville North

Day 2
6:00 Burnsville vs New Prague
7:45 Chanhassen at Lakeville North

Legacy Christian, Dec 27-28
Day 1
9:30 AM New Life Academy at Legacy Christian Academy
12:45 PM Lester Prairie vs Park Christian

Day 2
9 AM: 3rd place
10:45 AM: Championship

St. Anthony, Dec 28-29
Day 1
2:00 Minneapolis Henry vs St. Paul Johnson
4:30 Holy Angels vs Simley
7:00 St. Paul Highland Park at St. Anthony

Day 2
2:00 Holy Angels vs St. Paul Johnson
4:30 Minneapolis Henry vs St. Paul Highland Park
7:00 Simley at St. Anthony

St. Paul Harding, Dec 27-28 (12 and 2 PM)
12:00 St. Agnes at Harding
2:00 Park vs St. Paul Academy

Two Rivers, Dec 28-29
Day 1
2:15 Kasson-Mantorville vs Faribault
5:45 St. Francis at Two Rivers

Day 2
2:15 Kasson-Mantorville vs St. Francis
5:45 Faribault at Two Rivers

Others:

• Blake, Buffalo, Champlin Park, Elk River, Fridley, Hutchinson, Orono, Prior Lake, Providence, Robbinsdale Cooper, Rogers, St. Croix Prep, St. Michael-Albertville, Southwest Christian, Spring Lake Park, Stillwater at Granite City Classic (Dec 29-30)
• Minneapolis North, Tartan at Hibbing tournament (Dec 27-29)
• Heritage Christian at Pierz tournament (Dec 27-28)
  
• West Lutheran at Chisholm tournament (Dec 29-30)
• St. Paul Como Park at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted tournament (Dec 28-29)
• St. Paul Humboldt at Willmar tournament (Dec 28-29)
  
• Blaine, Duluth East at Owatonna tournament (Dec 29-30)
  
• De La Salle, Totino-Grace, Waconia at Hoop City Classic (Dec 29-30 at Corn Palace)
• Concordia at St. Cloud Cathedral tournament (Dec 27-29)
  

2023-24 Polls

Here are polls that follow Minnesota high school boys basketball. This includes local, statewide and regional polls with a mention of national polls if applicable.

2023-2024 LOCAL POLLS

FINAL Poll (March 6th, 2024)

Class AAAA

1. Wayzata (1)
2. Park Center (2)
3. Hopkins (3)
4. Minnetonka (4)
5. Shakopee (5)
6. Lakeville North (6)
7. Farmington (8)
8. East Ridge (9)
9. Minneapolis Washburn (7)
10. Cretin-Derham Hall (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace (1)
2. Mankato East (2)
3. Stewartville (3)
4. Minneapolis South (4)
5. De La Salle (5)
6. Benilde-St. Margaret's (6)
7. Alexandria (7)
8. Delano (8)
9. St. Paul Johnson (10)
10. Mankato West (9)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AA

1. Breck (1)
2. Minneapolis North (2)
3. Lake City (3)
4. Albany (4)
5. Annandale (5)
6. Eden Valley-Watkins (6)
7. Caledonia (7)
8. Holy Family (8)
9. St. Croix Lutheran (9)
10. Legacy Christian (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class A

1. Cherry (1)
2. Dawson-Boyd (2)
3. West Central Area (3)
4. Henning (4)
5. Blooming Prairie (5)
6. Hillcrest Lutheran (6)
7. Cass Lake-Bena (NR)
8. Mountain Area/Comfrey (8)
9. Southland (NR)
10. Spring Grove (NR)
    Dropped Out: Fertile-Beltrami (7), Red Lake County (9), Ada-Borup West (10)

Preseason State Poll

Class AAAA

1. Park Center
2. Wayzata
3. Lakeville North
4. Lakeville South
5. Shakopee
6. Minnetonka
7. East Ridge
8. Hopkins
9. Buffalo
10. Eastview

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace
2. Benilde-St. Margaret's
3. Alexandria
4. Orono
5. Delano
6. Stewartville
7. Mankato East
8. De La Salle
9. St. Cloud Tech
10. South St. Paul

Class AA

1. Breck
2. Lake City
3. Holy Family
4. Albany
5. Minnehaha Academy
6. Eden Valley-Watkins
7. Esko
8. Caledonia
9. Minneapolis North
10. Minnesota Valley Lutheran

Class A

1. Cherry
2. Cass Lake-Bena
3. Dawson-Boyd
4. Nevis
5. West Central Area
6. Ada-Borup West
7. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
8. Fertile-Beltrami
9. Henning
10. Sacred Heart

2023-24 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2023-2024 season.

Week 1
Independents, EMAC, City Conference - Monday October 30th
MCAA - Tuesday October 31st
Skyline- Wednesday November 1st
IMAC - Thursday November 2nd
Wright County East - Friday November 3rd

Week 2
Tri-Metro - Monday November 6th
St. Paul City - Tuesday November 7th
Minneapolis City- Wednesday November 8th
Metro East - Thursday November 9th
Metro West - Friday November 10th

Week 3
Northwest Suburban - Monday November 13th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 14th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 15th
Lake - Thursday November 16th
Season In A Nutshell (including Section Winner predictions)  - Friday November 17th

A note on how these previews are created.  These are based largely on my personal observations of the teams and players over the last season or more.  While the results are sometimes comically good or bad, I take pride in the fact that the previews are at least not subject to the bias of the individual teams, players or coaches.

2023 Fall Schedule

Fall Exposure Events

• Minnesota Freshman Showcase (Prep Hoops) - Sunday August 27 at Hopkins HS
  
• Minnesota Top 250 Expo Session 1 (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 10 at Hopkins HS
  
• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 1 at Burnsville HS
  
• Minnesota Top 250 Expo Session 2 (Prep Hoops) - Saturday October 7th at Hopkins HS

2023 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Sep 9/10		The League MN Magic (Kennedy) Concordia St. Paul MN Heat
Sep 16/17		The League MN Magic (Jefferson) Concordia St. Paul MN Heat MYAS
Sep 23/24		The League MN Magic (Jefferson) Concordia St. Paul MN Heat MYAS
Sep 30/Oct 1		The League MN Magic (Jefferson) MN Heat Breakdown Premier MYAS
Oct 7/8		MN Heat Breakdown Premier MYAS Sizzle
Oct 14/15		MYAS Sizzle
Oct 21/22		Breakdown Sizzle
Oct 28/29		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 4/5		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 11/12		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 18/19		Sizzle

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday nights at Eden Prairie HS.  7 and 8 PM game times.
  
• Minnesota Magic fall league is at the Bloomington High Schools
  
• Minnesota Heat fall league is Legacy Hoops sites in Hopkins and Woodbury.
  
• Breakdown Premier League is 2 weeks with games at Hopkins HS and Minnetonka HS.
  
• The later 4 week Breakdown league has multiple sites across the state and metro.
  
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.
• Sizzle fall league site TBD.
  

2023 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2023 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Mario Adams	Eastview	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Myles Adams	Eastview	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Zach Anderson	Martin County West	Wayne St (NE) (D2)
Patrick Bath	Totino-Grace	Drake
Cuinn Berger	Esko	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Ryan Bohlman	Blaine	Bemidji St (D2)
Matthew Bothun	St. Francis	North Dakota
Owen Carlson	Mahtomedi	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Taison Chatman	Totino-Grace	Ohio St
Nate Dahl	Buffalo	St. Cloud St. (D2)
Nathan Fenske	Lakeview	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Tysen Gerads	Albany	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Isaiah Hagen	Orono	Northern St. (D2)
Wyatt Hawks	White Bear Lake	St. Cloud St. (D2)
Ryan Heise	Lake City	Upper Iowa (D2)
Tommy Humphries	Totino-Grace	Furman
Luke Jacobson	Cretin-Derham Hall	Upper Iowa (D2)
Jack Janicki	White Bear Lake	Wisconsin (Walk-On)
Adam Jenkins	Moorhead	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Austin Josephson	South Ridge	Bemidji St (D2)
Jobe Juenemann	Duluth East	Bemidji St (D2)
Boden Kapke	Holy Family	Butler
Chet Kloss	Eastview	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Buay Koak	Lyle/Austin Pacelli	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Ben Kopetzki	Andover	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Eli Laposky	Pequot Lakes	Bemidji St (D2)
Owen Leach	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Alex Mattes	East Ridge	U of Mary (D2)
Ty Miller	Waconia	Bemidji St (D2)
Collin Mulholland	Holy Family	Chattanooga
Will Opsahl	Goodhue	Minnesota State (D2)
John Pecarich	Brainerd	Bemidji St. (D2)
Anish Ramlall	Rosemount	St. Cloud St. (D2)
Erick Reader	New Life Academy	Minnesota (Walk-On)
Isaac Severts	Bemidji	Bemidji St (D2)
Max Shikenjanski	Stillwater	The Citadel Minnesota (Football PWO)
Trey Smith	Osseo	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Aeron Stevens	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Hayden Tibbits	Wayzata	U of St. Thomas
Will Underwood	Mahtomedi	Wake Forest (Walk-On)
Hudson Vaith	Lakeville North	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Nasir Whitlock	De La Salle	Lehigh
Nolan Winter	Lakeville North	Wisconsin

2022 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2022 holiday tournaments in the metro area and where metro area teams will be playing.  Schedules and teams will be updated as they become available.  If you have info on one of these tournaments that isn't posted, please feel free to contact me to have it added.

3-Day Tournaments
Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 28-30
1:00 Hopkins vs Cambridge-Isanti
3:00 Andover vs Minneapolis Southwest
5:00 Forest Lake vs Minneapolis Washburn
7:00 Osseo vs Richfield

2-Day Tournaments
Hutton Winter Classic, Dec 20-21 at Hamline

Day 1:
2:45 St. Paul Academy vs West Lutheran 
4:45 Minneapolis Washburn vs Hiawatha 
6:30 Bloomington Jefferson vs St. Paul Central 
8:15 New Life Academy vs Legacy

Day 2:
1:00 Minneapolis Edison vs St. Paul Academy
2:45 West Lutheran vs New Life Academy
4:45 St. Paul Central vs St. Cloud Tech
6:30 Hiawatha vs Bloomington Jefferson 

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 29-30 at Hamline
Day 1 (Concordia-St. Paul)
1:00 St. Paul Central vs Anoka
2:45 Fridley vs Minneapolis South
4:30 Eagan vs Robbinsdale Cooper

Day 1 (Hamline)
2:00 St. Thomas Academy vs Mound-Westonka
3:45 Robbinsdale Armstrong vs Duluth East
5:30 Mahtomedi vs Farmington
7:15 White Bear Lake vs Minnetonka

Day 2 (Concordia-St. Paul)
1:30 Fridley vs St. Paul Central
2:45 Robbinsdale Cooper vs Anoka
4:30 Minneapolis South vs St. Thomas Academy

Day 2 (Hamline)
2:00 Duluth East vs White Bear Lake
3:45 Mound-Westonka vs Eagan
5:30 Farmington vs Robbinsdale Armstrong
7:15 Minnetonka vs Mahtomedi

Delano, Dec 29-30
6:00 Big Lake vs Hermantown
7:45 Watertown-Mayer at Delano
Day 2 games at 1  PM and 2:45 PM

East Ridge, Dec 28-29
Day 1
2:30 Wayzata vs Cretin-Derham Hall
4:15 Lakeville South vs Minnehaha
6:00 Eastview at East Ridge
7:45 Woodbury vs Rosemount

Day 2
2:30 Wayzata vs Rosemount
4:15 Cretin-Derham Hall vs Eastview
6:00 Lakeville South at E Ridge
7:45 Minnehaha vs Woodbury

Eden Prairie, Dec 28-29
Day 1
6:00 Shakopee vs Edina
7:30 Chaska at Eden Prairie

Day 2
6:00 Chaska vs Edina
7:30 Shakopee at Eden Prairie

Hastings, Dec 28-29 
3:30 Prescott vs St. Louis Park
7:00 Irondale at Hastings

Lakeville North, Dec 29-30
Day 1
6:00 Austin vs Chanhassen
7:45 New Prague at Lakeville North

Day 2
6:00 Austin vs New Prague
7:45 Chanhassen at Lakeville North

Legacy Christian, Dec 27-28
12:00 Lester Prairie vs Nashwauk-Keewatin
1:45 Park Christian at Legacy

St. Anthony, Dec 29-30
Day 1
3:00 South St. Paul vs Minneapolis Edison
5:00 Simley vs Roseville
7:00 St. Paul Johnson at St. Anthony

Day 2
3:00 Simley vs St. Paul Johnson
5:00 South St. Paul vs Roseville
7:00 Minneapolis Edison at St. Anthony

St. Paul Harding, Dec 28-29
12:00 St. Agnes at Harding
2:00 St. Paul Academy vs St. Paul Washington

Others:

• Blaine, Blake, Buffalo, Centennial, Champlin Park, Cristo Rey, Elk River, Maple Grove, Maranatha, New Life, Prior Lake, Providence, Rogers, St. Michael-Albertville, Stillwater, Spring Lake Park at Granite City Classic (Dec 29-30)
• Hiawatha at Hibbing tournament (Dec 27-29)
• Breck at Crosby-Ironton tournament (Dec 27-29)
• De La Salle, Totino-Grace, Orono, Waconia at Hoop City Classic (Dec 29-30)
• Concordia, Spectrum at St. Cloud Cathedral tournament (Dec 28-30)
  
• Burnsville, Two Rivers at Kasson-Mantorville tournament (Dec 28-29)
• Bloomington Kennedy, St. Croix Prep at Rochester Rotary Classic (Dec 29-30)
• Hope Academy at HLWW tourney (Dec 28-29)

2022-23 Polls

Here are polls that follow Minnesota high school boys basketball. This includes local, statewide and regional polls with a mention of national polls if applicable.

2022-2023 LOCAL POLLS (MN Basketball Ball News)

Week 13 - 3/8/2023 FINAL

Class AAAA 

1. Park Center (1)
2. Lakeville North (2)
3. Wayzata (3)
4. Minnetonka (4)
5. Eastview (5)
6. East Ridge (6)
7. Andover (7)
   
8. Hopkins (8)
9. Edina (10)
10. Brainerd (9)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace (1)
   
2. Benilde-St. Margaret's (2)
3. De La Salle (3)
4. Orono (4)
   
5. St. Thomas Academy (5)
6. Mahtomedi (6)
7. Alexandria (7)
8. Princeton (8)
9. South St. Paul (9)
10. Mankato East (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AA 

1. Holy Family (1)
2. Lake City (2)
3. Maranatha Christian (3)
4. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (4)
5. Maple River (5)
6. Minneapolis North (6)
7. Albany (7)
8. Minnehaha Academy (8)
9. Esko (9)
   
10. Thief River Falls (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class A 

1. Goodhue (1)
2. Cass Lake-Bena (2)
3. New Life Academy (3)
4. Henning (4)
5. Cherry (5)
6. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (6)
7. Spring Grove (7)
8. Dawson-Boyd (NR)
9. Hayfield (8)
10. Northland (10)
    Dropped Out: Lyle-Pacelli (9)

PRESEASON MN Basketball News Poll
Class AAAA 

1. Park Center
2. Lakeville North
3. Wayzata
4. Minnetonka
5. Eastview
6. East Ridge
7. Osseo
8. Lakeville South
9. Eden Prairie
10. Bloomington Jefferson

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace
2. De La Salle
3. Orono
4. Mahtomedi
5. Benilde-St. Margaret's
6. Stewartville
7. Columbia Heights
8. Austin
9. Mankato East
10. St. Cloud Tech

Class AA 

1. Minnehaha Academy
   
2. Holy Family
3. Plainview-Elgin-Millville
4. Lake City
5. Perham
6. Minneapolis North
7. Maple River
8. Pequot Lakes
9. Watertown-Mayer
10. Mora

Class A 

1. Hayfield
2. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
3. New Life Academy
4. Cherry
5. Cass Lake-Bena 
6. Henning
7. Mountain Iron-Buhl
8. Goodhue
9. Martin County West
10. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
    

Star Tribune Preseason Metro Top 10

1. Park Center
2. Totino-Grace
3. Wayzata
4. Lakeville North
5. Eden Prairie
6. East Ridge
7. Minnetonka
8. Eastview
9. De La Salle.
10. Holy Family 

2022-23 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2022-2023 season.

Week 1
Independents and City Conference - Monday October 31st
EMAC - Tuesday November 1st
MCAA - Wednesday November 2nd
Skyline - Thursday November 3rd
IMAC - Friday November 4th

Week 2
Tri-Metro - Monday November 7th
St. Paul City - Tuesday November 8th
Minneapolis - Wednesday November 9th
Metro East - Thursday November 10th
Metro West - Friday November 11th

Week 3
Northwest Suburban - Monday November 14th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 15th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 16th
Lake - Thursday November 17th
Season In A Nutshell (including Section Winner predictions)  - Friday November 18th

A note on how these previews are created.  These are based largely on my personal observations of the teams and players over the last season or more.  While the results are sometimes comically good or bad, I take pride in the fact that the previews are at least not subject to the bias of the individual teams, players or coaches.

2022 Fall Schedule

 Fall Exposure Camps

• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 2 at Burnsville HS
  
• Minnesota Top 250 Expo (Prep Hoops) - Saturday October 8th at Hopkins HS

2022 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Sep 10/11		The League MYAS Magic Fall League MN Spartans League
Sep 17/18		The League MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League (Fridley) MN Spartans League
Sep 24/25		The League MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League (Woodbury) MN Spartans League
Oct 1/2		The League Breakdown Premier MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Oct 8/9		Breakdown Premier MYAS Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Oct 15/16		MYAS MN Spartans League
Oct 22/23		Breakdown
Oct 29/30		Breakdown
Nov 5/6		Breakdown
Nov 12/13		Breakdown

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday Nights at Eden Prairie HS.
• Magic Fall League is at Bloomington Kennedy HS.
  
• Heat Fall League is at Woodbury HS and Hopkins HS unless noted.
  
• MN Spartans League is at Midtown YMCA in Minneapolis.
• Breakdown will have multiple sites across the state and metro.
  
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.

2022 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2022 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Prince Aligbe	Minnehaha Academy	Boston College
Jamal Ambrose	Eastview	Nebraska-Omaha
D'Meiko Anderson	Minneapolis North	Western Illinois
Braeden Carrington	Park Center	Minnesota
Carter Bjerke	Wayzata	U of St Thomas
Kendall Blue	East Ridge	U of St Thomas
Braeden Carrington	Park Center	Minnesota
Alonzo Dodd	South St. Paul	Texas A&M Commerce
Ja'Sean Glover	Madelia	Nebraska-Omaha
Camden Heide	Wayzata Wasatch Academy (UT)	Purdue
Brady Helgren	Edina	Augustana (D2)
Tre Holloman	Cretin-Derham Hall	Michigan St
Kyle Hrncir	Farmington	Upper Iowa (D2)
Daniel Ijadimbola	Benilde-St. Margaret's	Bemidji St (D2)
Malcolm Jones	Prior Lake	Minnesota St (D2)
Nick Katona	Shakopee	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Cohen Kellogg	Orono	Wofford (Walk-On)
Eli King	Caledonia	Iowa St
Logan Kinsey	Spring Lake Park	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Judah Land	Holy Family	Mississippi College (D2)
Ahjany Lee	Byron Totino-Grace	U of St Thomas
Jackson Loge	Morris	Augustana (D2)
Mason Lund	Sartell	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Ayden McDonald	Hibbing	Augustana (D2)
Payton Mogire	Robbinsdale Armstrong	U of Mary (D2)
Brady Nicholson	Chaska	North Dakota
Elvis Nnaji	Hopkins	George Mason
Josh Ola-Joseph	Osseo Prolific Prep (CA) Compass Prep (AZ)	Minnesota
BJ Omot	Mankato East	North Dakota
Pharrel Payne	Park	Minnesota
Cody Pennebaker	Park Center	Lamar
Sam Rensch	Hutchinson	Augustana (D2)
Kenji Scales	Eastview	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Caleb Siwek	Rosemount	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Johnny Tennyson	St. Michael-Albertville	Bemidji St (D2)
Leo Torbor	Park Center	San Jose St
Demarion Watson	Totino-Grace	Iowa St
Brayden Williams	Owatonna	Bemidji St (D2)
Jaden Wysocki	Rochester Century	Minot St (D2)
Zach Zrust	Buffalo	St. Cloud St (D2)

2021 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2021 holiday tournaments in the metro area and where metro area teams will be playing.  Schedules and teams will be updated as they become available.  If you have info on one of these tournaments that isn't posted, please feel free to contact me to have it added.

3-Day Tournaments

Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 28-30 (1, 3, 5 and 7 PM)
Minneapolis Washburn vs Hopkins
St. Paul Johnson vs Forest Lake
Minneapolis Southwest vs Cambridge-Isanti
Duluth East vs Big Lake    

2-Day Tournaments
Hutton Winter Classic (Hamline), Dec 21-22
Day 1
6:15 - Minneapolis Edison vs Milwaukee Carmen
8:00 - Bloomington Jefferson vs Fridley

Day 2
6:15 - Bloomington Jefferson vs Milwaukee Carmen
8:00 - Fridley vs Minneapolis Edison

St. Paul Harding, Dec 21-22
5:30 - St. Paul Washington vs St. Paul Academy
7:00 - Hope Academy vs St. Paul Harding

Breakdown Capital City Classic (at UST and Concordia-St. Paul) - Dec 29-30
Dec 29th
10:00 - Waconia vs St. Thomas Academy
11:30 - Mound-Westonka vs St. Paul Central
1:15 - Owatonna vs Robbinsdale Armstrong
2:45 - Benilde-St. Margaret's vs Holy Angels
4:15 - Osseo vs Wayzata
6:00 - South St. Paul vs Richfield

Dec 30th
10:00 - St. Paul Central vs Robbinsdale Armstrong
11:30 - Osseo vs Owatonna
1:15 - Holy Angels vs Waconia
2:45 - St. Thomas Academy vs Mound-Westonka
4:15 - Wayzata vs La Crosse Central (WI)
6:00 - Richfield vs Benilde-St. Margaret's
7:30 - Mankato West vs South St. Paul

Burnsville, Dec 29-30
Dec 29th
4:00 - Kasson-Mantorville vs Two Rivers
7:00 - Faribault vs Burnsville

Dec 30th
4:00 - Faribault vs Kasson-Mantorville
7:00 - Two Rivers vs Burnsville

East Ridge, Dec 29-30
Dec 29th
2:30 - Rosemount vs N St. Paul
4:15 - Woodbury vs Eastview
6:00 - Cretin-Derham Hall vs Lakeville South
7:45 - East Ridge vs Minnehaha

Dec 30th
2:30 - Rosemount vs Woodbury
4:15 - Cretin-Derham Hall vs Eastview
6:00 - Totino-Grace vs Minnehaha
7:45 - East Ridge vs Lakeville South

Eden Prairie, Dec 28-29
Dec 28th
6:00 - Shakopee vs Edina
7:30 - Chaska vs Eden Prairie

Dec 29th
6:00 - Shakopee vs Chaska
7:30 - Edina vs Eden Prairie

George Floyd Memorial Holiday Classic (North Central Univ), Dec 28-29
5:00 - Minneapolis North vs Houston Yates
7:30 - Park Center vs Chicago Orr

Hastings, Dec 29-30
5:15 - Irondale vs Prescott (WI)
7:00 - St. Louis Park vs Hastings

Lakeville North, Dec 28-30 (games at 6 PM)
Dec 28 - Austin vs New Prague
Dec 29 - New Prague vs Lakeville N
Dec 30 - Austin vs Lakeville N

Legacy Christian, Dec 29-30
Legacy Christian, Frazee, Hillcrest Lutheran, Park Christian

Mounds Park Academy, Dec 28-29th
Day 1
5:00 - Nova Classical Academy vs Kaleidoscope
7:00 - Metro Schools College Prep vs Mounds Park Academy

Day 2
3:00 - 3rd Place Game
7:00 - Championship

St. Agnes, Dec 29-30
5:00 - Community of Peace vs St. Paul Humboldt
7:00 - West Lutheran vs St. Agnes

St. Anthony, Dec 29-30
Day 1
Minneapolis Edison vs St. Paul Highland Park
3:00 - St. Anthony vs Hill-Murray

Day 2
Minneapolis Edison vs Hill-Murray
3:00 - Highland Park vs St. Anthony

Tartan, Dec 29-30
Group 1
2:45 - Andover vs Mahtomedi 
6:15 - White Bear Lake vs Mankato West

Group 2
4:30 - Eagan vs Fridley
8:00 - Tartan vs Northfield

OTHER METRO AREA TEAMS

• Anoka, STMA, Spring Lake Park, Rogers, Prior Lake, Stillwater, Champlin Park, Buffalo, Elk River, Blaine, Orono, Robbinsdale Cooper, Farmington, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Providence at Granite City Classic (St. Cloud)
• Bloomington Kennedy, Minneapolis Henry and St. Croix Prep at Rochester Rotary Classic 
• Spectrum and Concordia Academy at St. Cloud Cathedral Tourney
• Heritage Christian at Norwood-Young America Tourney
• Hope Academy at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Tourney.
  
• St. Croix Lutheran at Bethany Lutheran Tourney 
• Roseville at Moorhead Tourney 
• De La Salle and Totino-Grace at Hoop City Classic (Corn Palace)
• Columbia Heights at Hibbing Tourney
  

2021-22 Polls

Here are polls that follow Minnesota high school boys basketball. This includes local, statewide and regional polls with a mention of national polls if applicable.

2021-2022 LOCAL POLLS

Week 13 Poll (March 9th, 2022)
Class AAAA

1. Park Center (1)
   
2. Shakopee (2)
   
3. Wayzata (3)
4. East Ridge (5)
5. Osseo (6)
6. Owatonna (8)
7. Eastview (4) 
8. Farmington (9)
9. Lakeville North (10)
10. Minnetonka (7)   
    Dropped Out: None

Class AAA

1. Columbia Heights (1) 
   
2. Totino-Grace (2)
3. South St. Paul (3)
   
4. DeLaSalle (4)
5. Princeton (5)
6. Alexandria (6)
7. Mankato West (7)
   
8. Mankato East (8)
9. Austin (9)
10. Mahtomedi (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AA

1. Caledonia (1)
2. Minneapolis North (2)
3. Minnehaha Academy (3)
4. Plainview-Elgin-Millville (4)
5. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (5)
6. Maple River (6)
7. Lake City (7)
8. Annandale (8)
9. Rockford (9)
10. Osakis (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class A

1. Hayfield (1) 
   
2. New York Mills (2)
   
3. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's (6)
4. Hancock (8)
5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (4)
6. Central MN Christian (7)
7. Martin County West (3) 
8. Rushford-Peterson (5)  
9. Cass Lake-Bena (10)
10. Nevis (9)
    Dropped Out: None

Preseason Poll (Dec 3rd, 2021)

Class AAAA

1. Wayzata
2. Park Center
3. Cretin-Derham Hall
4. Shakopee
5. Lakeville North
6. Eastview
7. Hopkins
8. East Ridge
9. Mounds View
10. Maple Grove

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace
2. DeLaSalle
3. South St. Paul
4. Alexandria
5. Columbia Heights
6. Mankato West
7. Mankato East
8. Princeton
9. Benilde St. Margaret's
10. Austin

Class AA

1. Minnehaha Academy
2. Caledonia
3. Minneapolis North
4. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta
5. Blake
6. Annandale
7. Maple River
8. Moose Lake/Willow River
9. Pequot Lakes
10. Albany

Class A

1. Hayfield
2. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
3. Central MN Christian
4. Mahnomen-Waubun
5. Fertile-Beltrami
6. St. Clair
7. Mayer Lutheran
8. Cass Lake-Bena
9. New York Mills
10. Hancock

Star Tribune Preseason Metro Top 10

1. Cretin-Derham Hall
2. Totino-Grace
3. Park Center
4. Minnehaha Academy
5. Shakopee
6. Wayzata
7. Hopkins
8. Eastview
9. Columbia Heights
10. Mounds View 

2021-22 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2021-2022 season.

Week 1
Independents - Monday November 1st
EMAC - Tuesday November 2nd
MCAA - Wednesday November 3rd
Skyline - Thursday November 4th
IMAC - Friday November 5th

Week 2
Tri-Metro - Monday November 8th
St. Paul City - Tuesday November 9th
Minneapolis - Wednesday November 10th
Metro East - Thursday November 11th
Metro West - Friday November 12th

Week 3
Northwest Suburban - Monday November 15th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 16th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 17th
Lake - Thursday November 18th
Season In A Nutshell (including Section Winner predictions)  - Friday November 19th

A note on how these previews are created.  These are based mostly on my personal observations of the teams and players over the last season or more.  While the results are sometimes comically good or bad, I take pride in the fact that the previews are at least not subject to the bias of the individual teams, players or coaches.

2021 Fall Schedule

 Fall Exposure Camps

• Minnesota Top 250 Expo (Prep Hoops) - Saturday Sept 18 at Wayzata HS
• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 10 at Burnsville HS
  

2021 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Aug 28/29		CSP Fall League
Sep 11/12		CSP Fall League The League Magic Fall League MN Spartans League
Sep 18/19		CSP Fall League The League MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Sep 25/26		The League MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Oct 2/3		The League Breakdown Preseason MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Oct 9/10		Breakdown Preseason MYAS Magic Fall League Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Oct 16/17		Heat Fall League MN Spartans League
Oct 23/24		Breakdown
Oct 30/31		Breakdown
Nov 6/7		Breakdown
Nov 13/14		Breakdown

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday Nights at Bloomington Kennedy HS.
• Magic Fall League is at Bloomington Jefferson HS.
  
• Heat Fall League was at Bloomington Kennedy HS in previous season.
• MN Spartans League was at Midtown YMCA in Minneapolis in previous years.
• CSP Fall League is at Concordia-St. Paul.
  
• Breakdown Preseason league is at Hopkins HS.
  
• Breakdown Fall League will have 7 sites for metro area teams and more 4 sites for outstate teams.  Metro sites are Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Hopkins, Concordia-St.Paul, Park of Cottage Grove, East Ridge and St. Michael-Albertville
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.

2021 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2021 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Drew Adams	East Ridge	Winona St (D2)
Dominic Aguilar	Fergus Falls	U of Mary (D2)
DJ Akpati	Totino-Grace	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Eddie Beeninga	Wayzata	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Jakob Braaten	Byron	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Kendall Brown	East Ridge Sunrise Christian (KS)	Baylor
Jalen Cook	Park Center	Minot St (D2)
Ryan Dufault	Waseca	U of St Thomas (walk-on)
Chance Fazio	Fergus Falls	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Dylan Gichaba	Champlin Park	Minot St (D2)
Cal Greene	Mahtomedi Houston (TN)	Winona St (D2)
Caden Grinde	Spring Grove	Upper Iowa (D2)
Cade Haskins	De La Salle	Dartmouth
Kegan Heiderscheidt	Sleepy Eye	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Chet Holmgren	Minnehaha	Gonzaga
Jack Iverson	Big Lake	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Reagan Koch	Jordan	Colorado School of Mines (D2)
Broden Lien	Ulen-Hitterdal International Sports Academy (OH)	South Dakota St
Trey Longstreet	Delano	Northern St (D2)
Parker Maki	Hibbing	Bemidji St (D2)
Hercy Miller	Minnehaha	Tennessee St
Andrew Morgan	Waseca	North Dakota St
Francis Nwaokorie	Champlin Park	UC San Diego
Reid Patterson	Lakeville South	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Noah Paulson	Duluth East	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Sam Privet	Caledonia	Northern Michigan (D2)
Colton Roderick	Alexandria	Bemidji St (D2)
Dawson Rudolph	Park Center	Minnesota St (D2)
Henry Shannon	Eastview	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Josh Streit	Eden Valley-Watkins	North Dakota St
Josh Strong	Champlin Park	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Mattie Thompson	Duluth East	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Treyton Thompson	Alexandria La Lumiere (IN)	Minnesota
Will Tschetter	Stewartville	Michigan
Carter Weierke	Totino-Grace	Bemidji St (D2) (walk-on)
Kyreese Willingham	Waseca	Minnesota St (D2)

2020-2021 Polls

Here are polls that follow Minnesota high school boys basketball. This includes local, statewide and regional polls with a mention of national polls if applicable.

2020-2021 LOCAL POLLS

Minnesota Basketball News Final Poll (3/17/2021)

Class AAAA

1. Champlin Park (1)
2. Wayzata (2)
3. Eastview (3) 
   
4. Robbinsdale Cooper (4)
5. Chaska (5)
6. Shakopee (6)
7. Woodbury (9)
8. Hopkins (8)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (NR)
10. Mounds View (10)
    Dropped Out: Lakeville North (7)

Class AAA

1. Minnehaha Academy (1)
2. South St. Paul (2)
3. Totino-Grace (3)
4. Richfield (5)
5. Columbia Heights (4)
6. Hibbing (6)
   
7. Marshall (7)
   
8. DeLaSalle (8)
9. Austin (9)
10. St. Croix Lutheran (10)
    Dropped Out :None

Class AA

1. Waseca (1)
2. Minneapolis North (2)
3. Caledonia (3)
4. Stewartville (4)
5. Melrose (5)
6. Blake (6)
7. Mora (7)
8. St. Croix Prep (8)
9. Annandale (9)
10. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class A

1. Mahnomen-Waubun (1)
   
2. Ashby (2)
3. Nevis (3)
   
4. St. Clair (4)
5. Cleveland (5)
6. Deer River (6)
7. Cass Lake-Bena (7)
8. Legacy Christian (8)
9. Lac qui Parle Valley (9)
10. Mankato Loyola (10)
    Dropped Out: None

2020-21 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2020-2021 season.  This page subject to change based on updates to how the season will be played.

Week 1
Independents  - Monday November 2nd
EMAC - Tuesday November 3rd
MCAA - Wednesday November 4th
Skyline - Thursday November 5th
IMAC - Friday November 6th

Week 2
Tri-Metro - Monday November 9th
St. Paul City - Tuesday November 10th
Minneapolis - Wednesday November 11th
Metro East - Thursday November 12th
Metro West - Friday November 13th

Week 3
Northwest Suburban - Monday November 16th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 17th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 18th
Lake - Thursday November 19th
Wright County East  - Friday November 20th

Week 4
Rest of the Teams - Monday November 23rd
Section Winners - Tuesday November 24th
Season In A Nutshell - Wednesday November 25th

A note on how these previews are created.  There are based mostly on my personal observations of the teams and players over the last season or more.  While the results are sometimes comically good or bad, I take pride in the fact that the previews are at least not subject to the bias of the individual teams, players or coaches.

2020 Fall Schedule

 Fall Exposure Camps

• Prep Hoops Top 250 Expo - Saturday Sept 26 at Hopkins HS  
• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 11 at Burnsville HS
  

2020 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Sep 12/13	Heat Fall League MN Select Showcase CSP Fall League	The League Magic Fall League MN Select Showcase MN Spartans League MYAS
Sep 19/20	Heat Fall League CSP Fall League	The League Magic Fall League MYAS MN Spartans League
Sep 26/27	Heat Fall League	Breakdown Preseason The League Magic Fall League MYAS MN Spartans League
Oct 3/4	Heat Fall League	Breakdown Preseason The League Magic Fall League MYAS MN Spartans League
Oct 10/11	Heat Fall League	Magic Fall League MYAS MN Spartans League
Oct 17/18		Breakdown MYAS MN Spartans League
Oct 24/25		Breakdown MYAS
Oct 31/Nov 1		Breakdown MYAS
Nov 7/8		Breakdown MYAS
Nov 14/15		Breakdown

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday Nights in September at Shakopee HS..
• Magic Fall League is at Bloomington Jefferson HS.
  
• Heat Fall League is at Bloomington Kennedy HS. 
• MN Spartans League is at Midtown YMCA in Minneapolis.
• CSP Fall League is at Concordia-St. Paul.
  
• Breakdown preseason league is at Hopkins HS and Maple Grove Jr High.
  
• Breakdown Fall League will have 7 sites for metro area teams and more 4 sites for outstate teams.  Metro sites are Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Hopkins, Concordia-St.Paul, Park of Cottage Grove, East Ridge and St. Michael-Albertville
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.

2020 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2020 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Henry Abraham	Cambridge-Isanti	Eastern Illinois
Austin Andrews	Eden Prairie	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Josh Brown	Park Center	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Ben Carlson	East Ridge	Wisconsin
Connor Christensen	Eden Prairie	Dartmouth
Steven Crowl	Eastview	Wisconsin
Tony Dahl	Buffalo	U of Mary (D2)
Dain Dainja	Park Center	Baylor
Drake Dobbs	Eden Prairie	Liberty
Noah Frechette	Lakeville North	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Dawson Garcia	Prior Lake	Marquette
Reid Gastner	Lake City	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
John Grigsby	Park Center	Wyoming (walk-on)
J'Vonne Hadley	Cretin-Derham Hall	Northeastern
Drew Hagen	Moorhead	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
PJ Hayes	Waconia	Black Hills St (D2)
Nate Heise	Lake City	Northern Iowa
John Henry	Eden Prairie	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Jacob Hutson	Edina	Loyola (IL)
Tyree Ihenacho	Prior Lake	North Dakota
Jaylen James	Eastview	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Jacob Jennissen	Sauk Centre	Colorado St
Charlie Katona	Shakopee	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Noah King	Caledonia	South Dakota St JUCO
Zach Lea	Chaska	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Gabe Madsen	Rochester Mayo	Cincinnati
Mason Madsen	Rochester Mayo	Cincinnati
Jax Madson	Mankato East	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Lincoln Meister	Rochester John Marshall	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Gabe Myren	Spring Lake Park	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Agwa Nywesh	Austin	Idaho St
Cooper Olson	Champlin Park	U of Mary (D2)
Wyatt Olson	St. Peter	Bemidji St (D2)
Dunwa Omot	Minnesota Valley Lutheran	SW Minnesota St (D2)
LuCye Patterson	Brooklyn Center Minnesota Prep	Missouri St
Noah Puetz	Marshall	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Chandler Reeck	Edina	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Simeon Sharp	St. Paul Harding	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Calvin Sisk	Rockford	Minot St (D2)
Keagan Smith	Delano	South Dakota School of Mines (D2)
Peter Soumis	Hermantown	Minnesota-Duluth (D2) (walk-on)
Cameron Steele	Minnetonka	Abilene Christian
Jalen Suggs	Minnehaha Academy	Gonzaga
John Sutherland	Grand Rapids	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Grant Tully	Edina	Montana St-Billings (D2) (walk-on)
Kerwin Walton	Hopkins	North Carolina
Matt Willert	Buffalo	St Cloud St (D2)
Brady Williams	Dover-Eyota	Minnesota St (D2)
Jon Zinniel	New Ulm Cathedral	SW Minnesota St (D2)

2019 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2019 holiday tournaments in the metro area and where metro area teams will be playing.  Schedules and teams will be updated as they become available.  If you have info on one of these tournaments that isn't posted, please feel free to contact me to have it added.

3-Day Tournaments

Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 27, 28 and 30
Day 1
Game 1 - St. Paul Central vs Minneapolis Southwest - 3:30 PM
Game 2 - South St. Paul vs Minneapolis North - 5:30 PM
Game 3 - Hopkins vs Minneapolis Roosevelt - 7:30 PM

Day 2
Game 4 - Loser Game 2 vs Loser Game 3 - 3:30 PM
Game 5 - Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 - 5:30 PM
Game 6 - Loser Game 1 vs Winner Game 3 - 7:30 PM

Day 3
Loser Game 4 vs Loser Game 5 - 3:30 PM
Winner Game 4 vs Loser Game 6 - 5:30 PM
Championship - 7:30 PM

Trinity, Dec 27, 28 and 30
Anoka vs New Life - 2:30 PM
St. Anthony vs St. Paul Harding - 4:00 PM
Cannon Falls vs St. Paul Washington - 5:30 PM
Minneapolis Washburn at Trinity - 7:00 PM

2-Day Tournaments

Bethel, Dec 27-28
Day 1
Bloomington Jefferson vs Roseville - 6 PM
Chanhassen vs Robbinsdale Armstrong - 7:45 PM

Day 2
Bloomington Jefferson vs Robbinsdale Armstrong - 6 PM
Chanhassen vs Roseville - 7:45 PM

Buffalo, Dec 27-28
Day 1
Monticello vs Elk River - 5:30 PM
Brainerd at Buffalo - 7:15 PM

Day 2
Elk River vs Brainerd - 12 PM
Monticello at Buffao - 2 PM

Coon Rapids, Dec 27-28
Mounds View vs Rosemount - 5 PM
St. Paul Como Park at Coon Rapids - 7 PM

Day 2 games are at 3 and 5 PM

Eagle Ridge Academy, Dec 27-28
Math and Science Academy vs St. John's Prep - 4 PM
Lakes International Language Academy at Eagle Ridge Academy - 6 PM

Day 2 game times are 1 and 3 PM

East Ridge, Dec 27-28
Day 1
Centennial vs Minnehaha - 6 PM
Eastview at East Ridge- 7:45 PM

Day 2
Centennial vs Eastview - 6 PM
Minnehaha at East Ridge - 7:45 PM

Eden Prairie, Dec 27-28
Day 1
Chaska vs Shakopee - 6 PM
Edina at Eden Prairie - 7:30 PM

Day 2
Chaska vs Edina, - 6 PM
Shakopee at Eden Prairie - 7:30 PM

Hastings, Dec 27-28
Irondale vs St. Louis Park - 5:15 PM
Prescott (WI) at Hastings - 7:00 PM

Lakeville North, Dec 27-28
Day 1
Apple Valley vs New Prague - 6 PM
Austin at Lakeville North - 7:45 PM

Day 2
Apple Valley vs Austin - 6 PM
New Prague at Lakeville North - 7:45 PM

Mounds Park Academy, Dec 27-28
Nova Classical vs Ubah Medical Academy - 5 PM
Kaleidoscope at Mounds Park Academy- 7 PM

Providence Academy, Dec 26-27
Richfield vs Spectrum - 3 PM
Minneapolis Edison at Providence - 7 PM

St. Agnes, Dec 27-28
Hope Academy vs West Lutheran - 5 PM
St. Paul Humboldt at St. Agnes - 7 PM

Tartan, Dec 27-28 (2 groups of 4)
Group 1 
Farmington vs Fridley - 2:45 PM
White Bear Lake vs Simley - 6:15 PM

Group 2 
Superior vs Park of Cottage Grove - 4:30 PM 
Henry Sibley at Tartan - 8 PM

University of St. Thomas, Dec 27-28 
Day 1
Eagan vs Waconia - 2:30 PM
St. Thomas Academy vs Totino-Grace 4:15 PM
Benilde-St.Margaret's vs Holy Angels - 6 PM
Cretin-Derham Hall vs Wayzata - 7:45 PM

Day 2
Holy Angels vs Waconia - 2:30 PM
Benilde-St. Margaret's vs Eagan - 4:15 PM
St. Thomas Academy vs Wayzata - 6 PM
Cretin-Derham Hall vs Totino-Grace - 7:45 PM

OTHER METRO AREA TEAMS

• Andover and Forest Lake at Hibbing Tourney
• Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Champlin Park, Cristo Rey, Lakeville South, Mahtomedi, Maple Grove, Maranatha, Minneapolis Henry, Minnetonka, North St. Paul, Park Center, Prior Lake, Rogers, STMA, Spring Lake Park at Granite City Classic (St. Cloud)
• Bloomington Kennedy, Columbia Heights, Osseo, Robbinsdale Cooper, St. Croix Prep, Stillwater and Woodbury at Rochester Rotary Classic 
• Breck and Concordia Academy at St. Cloud Cathedral Tourney
• De La Salle and Twin Cities Acdademy at Hoop City Classic (South Dakota)
• Heritage Christian at Willmar Tourney
• Hill-Murray and Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity at Glencoe-Silver Lake Tourney
• St. Croix Lutheran at Bethany Lutheran Tourney

2019-2020 Polls

Here are polls that follow Minnesota high school boys basketball. This includes local, statewide and regional polls with a mention of national polls if applicable.

2019-2020 LOCAL POLLS

Minnesota Basketball News Poll (FINAL - Mar 4th, 2020)
Class AAAA

1. Eden Prairie (1)
2. Eastview (2)
3. Cretin-Derham Hall (3)
4. Shakopee (9)
5. Hopkins (4)
6. Chaska (8)
7. Maple Grove (5)
8. Park Center (7)
9. Spring Lake Park (6)
10. East Ridge (NR)
    Dropped Out: Prior Lake (10)

Class AAA

1. Minnehaha Academy (1)
2. Mankato East (2)
3. De La Salle (3)
4. Totino-Grace (4)
5. Marshall (5)
6. Waconia (6)
7. Delano (7)
8. Richfield (8)
9. Princeton (9)
10. Austin (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AA

1. Caledonia (1)
2. Waseca (2)
3. St. Croix Prep (3)
4. Lake City (4)
5. Minneapolis North (5)
6. Perham (6)
7. Minnesota Valley Lutheran (7)
8. East Grand Forks (8)
9. Osakis (9)
10. Eden Valley-Watkins (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class A

1. BOLD (1)
2. Henning (2)
3. Ada-Borup (3)
4. SW Minnesota Christian (4)
5. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (5)
6. New Ulm Cathedral (6)
7. Springfield (7)
8. West Central Area (8)
9. Mountain Lake-Comfrey (9)
10. Blooming Prairie (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Star Tribune Pre-Season Top 10

1. Minnehaha Academy
2. Eden Prairie
3. Park Center
4. Wayzata
5. Hopkins
6. Cretin-Derham Hall
7. Shakopee
8. Eastview
9. East Ridge
10. Prior Lake

2019-20 Conference and Section Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area conferences and sections for the 2019-2020 season.

Conferences			Sections
EMAC	NW Suburban		4A	2AAAA
IMAC	St. Paul		4AA	3AAAA
Lake	Skyline		5AA	4AAAA
Metro East	South Suburban		3AAA	5AAAA
Metro West	Suburban East		4AAA	6AAAA
Minneapolis	Tri-Metro		6AAA	7AAAA
MCAA	Independents		1AAAA	8AAAA
What to watch in 2019-20

A note on how these previews are created.  There are based mostly on my personal observations of the teams and players over the last season or more.  While the results are sometimes comically good or bad, I take pride in the fact that the previews are at least not subject to the bias of the individual teams, players or coaches.