2026-27 D1 College Players

Here's a list of all the Minnesotans on Division 1 college rosters for the 2025-26 Season.

1. Tommy Ahneman (Cretin-Derham Hall) - Notre Dame
2. Jamal Ambrose (Eastview) - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
3. Harrison Aligbe (Minnehaha) - Xavier
4. Rolyns Aligbe (Minnehaha) - Xavier
5. Nolen Anderson (Wayzata) - Minnesota
6. Isaac Asuma (Cherry) - Minnesota
7. Carter Bjerke (Wayzata) - St. Thomas
8. Kendall Blue (East Ridge) - St. Thomas
9. Terrence Brown (Columbia Heights) - North Carolina
10. Muja Burton (Columbia Heights) - North Carolina A&T
11. Jordan Cain (Minnetonka) - Western Illinois
12. Braeden Carrington (Park Center) - Wisconsin
13. Taison Chatman (Totino-Grace) - Utah
14. Cash Chavis (Park Center) - North Texas
15. Josiah Coleman (Edina) - New Hampshire
16. Marley Curtis (St. Louis Park) - James Madison
17. Micah Curtis (St. Louis Park) - Wyoming
18. Isaiah Davis (Minnehaha) - Western Illinois
19. Alonzo Dodd (South St. Paul) - East Texas A&M
20. Jinup Dubuol (Minnesota Prep) - Monmouth
21. DeAngelo Dungey (Totino-Grace) - North Dakota
22. Tameron Ferguson (St. Cloud Tech) - Arkansas State
23. Daniel Freitag (Breck) - Oregon State
24. Ari Gooch (Park Center) - Southern Indiana
25. Grayson Grove (Alexandria) - Minnesota
26. Nolan Groves (Orono) - Minnesota
27. Keller Hanson (Sauk Rapids-Rice) - Northern Illinois
28. Kole Hanson (Holy Family) - Holy Cross
29. Camden Heide (Wayzata) - South Carolina
30. Tre Holloman (Cretin-Derham Hall) - Grand Canyon
31. Tommy Humphries (Totino-Grace) - St. Thomas
32. Dothan Ijadimbola (Totino-Grace) - Drake
33. Max Iversen (Maple Grove) - North Dakota State
34. Jack Janicki (White Bear Lake) - Wisconsin
35. Norbu Jenpa (Prior Lake) - Stonehill
36. Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (Totino-Grace) - Northern Iowa
37. Kyle Jorgensen (Minneapolis Washburn) - Colorado State
38. Boden Kapke (Holy Family) - Nebraska
39. Will Kirsch (Waconia) - Denver
40. Ben Kopetzki (Andover) - App State
41. Ryan Kreager (Faribault) - Loyola Chicago
42. Will Kutzler (Lakeville North) - Princeton
43. Jalen Langsy (Shakopee) - South Alabama
44. Max Lorenson (Eden Prairie) - Minnesota
45. Jackson McAndrew (Wayzata) - Creighton
46. Brogan Madson (Mankato East) - St. Thomas
47. Ater Manyuon (Austin) - Jackson State
48. Emmanuel Manyuon (Austin) - Marshall
49. Jon Mekonnen (Eastview) - South Dakota State
50. JoJo Mitchell (Cretin-Derham Hall) - St. Thomas
51. Jayden Moore (Hopkins) - North Dakota
52. Collin Mulholland (Holy Family) - Utah State
53. Miles Newton (Breck) - Northeastern
54. Blake Nixon (Holy Angels) - Minnesota
55. CJ O'Hara (Park Center) - Wright State
56. Cham Okey (Austin then Prep) - LSU New Orleans
57. BJ Omot (Mankato East) - Cal State Northridge
58. Dylan Omweno (Eastview) - Milwaukee
59. Jalyn Patterson (Minnesota Prep) - South Carolina Upstate
60. Pharrel Payne (Park of Cottage Grove) - Maryland
61. Makuei Riek (Rochester Mayo) - Evansville
62. Chiang Ring (Park Center) - Florida International
63. Jack Robison (Lakeville North) - North Dakota State
64. Anthony Smith III (Hopkins) - Winthrop
65. Andy Stefonowicz (Minnetonka) - North Dakota State
66. Adam Tauer (Cretin-Derham Hall) - St. Thomas
67. Chase Thompson (Alexandria) - Clemson
68. Hayden Tibbits (Wayzata) - St. Thomas
69. Cedric Tomes (East Ridge) - Minnesota
70. Greyson Uelmen (Minnetonka) - Northern Iowa
71. Will Underwood (Mahtomedi) - Wake Forest
72. Tyler Wagner (Champlin Park) - North Dakota
73. Chace Watley (Totino-Grace) - Wofford
74. Nasir Whitlock (DeLaSalle) - Georgia Tech
75. Jalen Wilson (Benilde-St. Margaret's) - Northern Iowa
76. Nolan Winter (Lakeville North) - Wisconsin
77. Christian Wiggins (Wayzata) - Iowa State
78. Brady Wooley (Orono) - Yale
79. Shaun Wysocki (Rochester Century) - Denver

2027 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2027 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Baboucarr Ann	Maple Grove	Wisconsin
Jaxson Austin	Albany	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Max Beeninga	Wayzata	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Ray Brau	Hibbing	Michigan Tech (D2)
Owen Brezinski	Lakeville North	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Bennett Cizadlo	Maple Grove	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Vincent Cronin	Edina	Miami (OH)
Tyler Forrest	Chaska	South Dakota St
Bryce Gaustad	Anoka	North Dakota
Malachi Hill	Totino-Grace	Tennessee Tech
Xavy Ivey	Wayzata	Wayne St (NE) (D2)
Shay Jackson	Totino-Grace	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Matthew Johnson	St. Louis Park	Minnesota St (D2)
Gavyn Lorenson	Lake City	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Carter Lowis	Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Elliot Myszkowski	Rochester Mayo	Jamestown (D2)
Kobby Sambrew	Prior Lake	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Ty Schlagel	Cretin-Derham Hall	Nebraska
Luke Schroeder	Shakopee	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
De'Anthony Sells	St. Cloud Apollo	St. Cloud St (D2)
Briggs Sheridan	Farmington	Minnesota St (D2)
Nick Taylor	Lanesboro	St. Cloud St (D2)
Trey Theis	Prior Lake	Minot St (D2)
Jack Thelen	Maple Grove	Wisconsin
William Thiemann	Triton	U of Mary (D2)
Hunter Vinkemeier	Le Sueur-Henderson	Augustana (D2)
Deon Wallace-Johnson	DeLaSalle	South Dakota St
Gavin Walter	Champlin Park	Northern Iowa Augustana (D2)
Asher Wieberdink	Central MN Christian	SW Minnesota St (D2)

2026 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2026 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.

Hutton Winter Classic, Dec 18-19 at Hamline
TBA

Saint Paul Harding, Dec 22-23
Day 1
5:00 Higher Ground at St. Paul Harding
7:00 Minneapolis Edison vs St. Paul Humboldt 

Augsburg Holiday Tournament, Dec 28-30
Breck, Columbia Heights, Minneapolis Camden, Minneapolis North and others

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 29-30
Games at Concordia-St. Paul, Univ of Northwestern-St. Paul, Hamline and Macalester
Anoka, Benilde-St. Margaret's, Blake, Bloomington Kennedy, Eagan, Edina, Farmington, Hiawatha, Maple Grove, Maranatha, Minneapolis North, Minneapolis South, Minnehaha, Northfield, Owatonna, Park, Providence, Richfield, Robbinsdale Armstrong, Rogers, Roseville, South St. Paul, St. Paul Como Park, St. Paul Johnson, St. Thomas Academy, Stillwater, Woodbury

East Ridge, Dec 29-30
Day 1
12:30 Eastview vs Mankato East
2:15 Rosemount vs St. Paul Central
4:00 Wayzata vs Rochester Mayo
7:30 Eden Prairie at East Ridge

Day 2
12:30 Rochester Mayo vs St. Paul Central
2:15 Mankato East vs Eden Prairie
4:00 Rosemount vs Wayzata
7:30 Eastview vs East Ridge

Hastings, Dec 28-30
Dec 28 6:00 PM: Bloomington Jefferson at Hastings
Dec 29 2:30 PM: Bloomington Jefferson vs Mounds View
Dec 30 2:30 PM: Mounds View at Hastings

Lakeville North, Dec 29-30
Day 1
5:00 Chanhassen vs Rochester John Marshall
6:30 New Prague at Lakeville North

Day 2
4:00 Rochester John Marshall vs New Prague
5:30 Chanhassen at Lakeville North

Liberty Classical, Dec 28
Cristo Rey, Exploration, Metro Schools College Prep, Parnassus, St. Paul Highland Park and Liberty Classical

Park Center, Dec 29-30
Day 1
3:30 Trinity vs Apple Valley
7:00 Irondale at Park Center

Day 2
3:30 Trinity vs Irondale
7:00 Apple Valley at Park Center

Shakopee, Dec 29-30
Day 1
4:30 Minnetonka vs Chaska
6:15 Prior Lake at Shakopee

Day 2
4:30 Minnetonka vs Prior Lake
6:15 Chaska at Shakopee 

Southwest Christian, Dec 29-30
Day 1
6:00 Cannon Falls vs Jordan
7:30 Glencoe-Silver Lake at SW Christian

Day 2
6:00 Glencoe-Silver Lake vs Cannon Falls
7:30 Jordan at SW Christian

White Bear Lake, Dec 28-29
Day 1
1:00 Holy Angels vs Simley
5:00 Blaine at White Bear Lake

Day 2
3:00 Blaine vs Simley
7:00 Holy Angels at White Bear Lake

Metro Teams in non metro events:

• Concordia Academy at St. Cloud Cathedral (Dec 28-29)
• Cambridge-Isanti, Forest Lake, Lakeville South at Minnesota-Duluth Winter Classic (Dec 28-29)
• Alexandria, Andover, Champlin Park, Heritage, Hope Academy, North Branch, Spectrum, Spring Lake Park, St. Croix Prep, St. Michael-Albertville, Waconia at Granite City Classic in St. Cloud area (Dec 29-30)
• Minneapolis Roosevelt at Rushford-Peterson (Dec 29-30)
• Orono at Hoop City Classic (Dec 28-31) 
• Osseo at Moorhead (Dec 29-30)
• St. Agnes, Twin Cities Academy at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Dec 29-30)
• St. Paul Harding at Goodhue (Dec 29-30)

2026-27 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.

MBCA Coaches Poll

Will be added as announced

Here is the final 2025-26 regular season poll.

Class AAAA

1. Tartan (1)
2. Wayzata (2)
3. Maple Grove (3)
4. East Ridge (5)
5. Hopkins (8) 
6. Prior Lake (6)
7. Cretin-Derham Hall (7)
8. Buffalo (4)
9. Chaska (10)
10. Lakeville South (9)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace (1)
2. DeLaSalle (2) 
3. Richfield (3)
4. Mahtomedi (4)
5. Northfield (5)   
6. Mankato East (8)
7. St. Paul Johnson (6) 
8. St. Cloud Apollo (9) 
9. Grand Rapids (10)
10. Orono (NR)
    Dropped Out: Becker (7)

Class AA

1. Morris (1) 
2. Goodhue (2)
3. Pequot Lakes (3)
4. Montevideo (4) 
5. Minnehaha Academy (5) 
6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa (8)
7. Holy Family (6)
8. Belle Plaine (NR)
9. Southwest Christian (10)
10. Albany (9)
    Dropped Out: Annandale (7)

Class A

1. Henning (1) 
2. Central Minnesota Christian (2) 
3. Southland (3) 
4. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (4)
5. Pelican Rapids (6)
6. Hills-Beaver Creek (7)
7. Fertile-Beltrami (9)
8. Red Lake County (5) 
9. Liberty Classical Academy (10)
10. Dawson-Boyd (NR)
    Dropped Out: Nevis (8)

2026-27 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2026-2027 season.  This year's schedule is once again 19 previews across 4 weeks leading up to the start of practice on November 23rd, 2026.  This will again include previews of every team in class AAAA plus all conferences in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Week 1
Independents - Monday October 26th
City Conference - Tuesday October 27th
EMAC - Wednesday October 28th
MCAA - Thursday October 29th
Skyline - Friday October 30th

Week 2
IMAC - Monday November 2nd
Tri-Metro - Tuesday November 3rd
St. Paul City - Wednesday November 4th
Minneapolis City - Thursday November 5th
Friday November 6th - OFF DAY

Week 3
Wright County East - Monday November 9th
Mississippi 8 - Tuesday November 10th
Metro East - Wednesday November 11th
Metro West - Thursday November 12th
Outstate Class AAAA - Friday November 13th

Week 4
NW Suburban - Monday November 16th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 17th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 18th
Lake - Thursday November 19th
Season In A Nutshell (including Section Winner predictions)  - Friday November 20th

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.

2026 Fall Schedule

Fall Showcase Events

• Freshman Showcase (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 13th at Hopkins HS
• Sophomore ID Camp (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 13th at Hopkins HS
• Junior/Senior Expo (Prep Hoops) - Saturday September 26th at Hopkins HS
• Minnesota Comets College Prep Camp - Sunday September 20th at Whitney Rec Center (St. Cloud) 
• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 4th at Burnsville HS

2026 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Sep 12/13		The League Concordia-St. Paul
Sep 19/20	Nickle Dickle (Waconia)	The League Concordia-St. Paul MYAS
Sep 26/27	Roosevelt	The League Concordia-St. Paul Hoops Training MYAS
Oct 3/4	Roosevelt	The League Breakdown Premier Hoops Training MYAS
Oct 10/11	Roosevelt	Breakdown Premier Hoops Training MYAS
Oct 17/18	Roosevelt	Hoops Training
Oct 24/25		Breakdown Hoops Training
Oct 31/Nov 1		Breakdown
Nov 7/8		Breakdown
Nov 14/15		Breakdown

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday nights at Eden Prairie HS.
• Breakdown Premier League is 2 weeks with games at Hopkins HS
  
• The later 4 week Breakdown league has multiple sites across the state and metro.
• Hoops Training league is held at Carver Elementary or Cologne Academy.
• Sizzle fall league games are held at High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul.
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.

2025-26 D1 College Players

Here's a list of all the Minnesotans on Division 1 college rosters for the 2025-26 Season.

1. Adam Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
2. Ahjany Lee - Houston Christian (Totino-Grace)
3. Alonzo Dodd - App State (South St. Paul)
4. Andy Stefonowicz - North Dakota St (Minnetonka)
5. Anthony Smith - North Dakota (Hopkins)
6. Ari Gooch - UAB (Park Center)
7. Ariel Bland - Bethune-Cookman (Eden Prairie)
8. Ayouba Berthe - Georgia St (Park Center)
9. BJ Omot - Minnesota (Mankato East)
10. Boden Kapke - Boston College (Holy Family)
11. Braeden Carrington - Wisconsin (Park Center)
12. Cade Haskins - William & Mary (DeLaSalle)
13. Caleb Schoenrock - North Dakota St (St. Francis)
14. Camden Heide - Texas (Wayzata)
15. Carter Bjerke - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
16. Cash Chavis - UT-Arlington (Park Center)
17. Chace Watley - Wofford (Totino-Grace)
18. Chase Thompson - Clemson (Alexandria)
19. CJ O'Hara - Green Bay (Park Center)
20. Cody Pennebaker - Lamar (Park Center)
21. Collin Mulholland - Chattanooga (Holy Family)
22. Daniel Freitag - Buffalo (Breck)
23. Demarion Watson - North Texas (Totino-Grace)
24. Eli King - North Dakota (Caledonia)
25. Emmanuel Manyuon - Pacific (Austin)
26. Gavin Pendergast - Long Island (South St. Paul)
27. Grayson Grove - Minnesota (Alexandria)
28. Greyson Uelmen - North Dakota (Minnetonka)
29. Hayden Tibbits - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
30. Isaac Asuma - Minnesota (Cherry)
31. Isaac Nyakundi - LeMoyne (Duluth East/Prep)
32. Isaiah Johnson-Arigu - St. Thomas (Totino-Grace)
33. Jack Janicki - Wisconsin (White Bear Lake)
34. Jack Robison - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
35. Jack Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
36. Jackson McAndrew - Creighton (Wayzata)
37. Jalen Hayes - South Dakota (Richfield)
38. Jalen Wilson - Northern Iowa (Benilde-St. Margaret's)
39. Jamal Ambrose - Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Eastview)
40. Ja'Sean Glover - Omaha (Madelia)
41. Jon Mekonnen - Colorado St (Eastview)
42. Josh Ola-Joseph - Loyola-Chicago (Osseo)
43. J'Vonne Hadley - Louisville (Cretin-Derham Hall)
44. Kendall Blue - Nebraska (East Ridge)
45. Kody Williams - Hampton (Wayzata)
46. Kyle Jorgensen - Colorado St (Minneapolis Washburn)
47. Langston Binns - Southern Utah (Tartan)
48. Leo Torbor - Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Park Center)
49. Liam Carney - High Point (Providence Academy)
50. Logan Kinsey - Denver (Spring Lake Park)
51. Marley Curtis - North Dakota (St. Louis Park)
52. Matthew Bothun - North Dakota (St. Francis)
53. Max Lorenson - Minnesota (Eden Prairie)
54. Micah Curtis - North Dakota (St. Louis Park)
55. Michael Cooper - Wagner (Robbinsdale Cooper)
56. Miles Newton - Northeastern (Breck)
57. Muja Burton - North Carolina A&T (Columbia Heights)
58. Nasir Whitlock - Lehigh (DeLaSalle)
59. Nate Heise - Iowa St (Lake City)
60. Nolan Groves - Texas Tech (Orono)
61. Nolan Winter - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
62. Norbu Jenpa - Stonehill (Prior Lake)
63. Pharrel Payne - Maryland (Park of Cottage Grove)
64. Prince Aligbe - Southern Illinois (Minnehaha Academy)
65. Riek Riek - Gardner-Webb (Rochester Mayo)
66. RJ Spencer - Minnesota (Totino-Grace)
67. Rolyns Aligbe - Southern Illinois (Minnehaha Academy)
68. Ryan Dufault - St. Thomas (Waseca)
69. Shaun Wysocki - Denver (Rochester Century)
70. Taison Chatman - Ohio St (Totino-Grace)
71. Terrence Brown - Utah (Columbia Heights)
72. Tommy Ahneman - Notre Dame (Cretin-Derham Hall)
73. Tommy Humphries - St. Thomas (Totino-Grace)
74. Tre Holloman - North Carolina St (Cretin-Derham Hall)
75. Tyler Wagner - Austin Peay (Champlin Park)
76. Will Tschetter - Michigan (Stewartville)
77. Will Underwood - Wake Forest (Mahtomedi)

 

2026 Division 1 and 2 Commitments

Class of 2026 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
Player	High School	College
Nolen Anderson	Wayzata	Minnesota
Jaxon Boschee	Bemidji	Bemidji St (D2)
Avery Christensen	Willmar	Northern St (D2)
Ezra Cunningham	St. Paul Academy	Jamestown (D2)
Dane Danielson	Lakeville North	Northern St (D2)
Connor Duden	Red Lake County	Bemidji St (D2)
DeAngelo Dungey	Totino-Grace	North Dakota (walk-on)
Xavier Frelix	Hopkins	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Brayden Gorton	Minneapolis Washburn	Bemidji St (D2)
Tristan Hanson	Centennial	Jamestown (D2)
Dothan Ijadimbola	Totino-Grace	Drake
Max Iversen	Maple Grove	North Dakota St
Logan Junkermeier	Fairmont	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Kevin Kemp	Eagan	St. Cloud St (D2)
Will Kirsch	Waconia	Denver (walk-on)
Ryan Kreager	Faribault	Loyola-Chicago
Maddox Lewis	Sartell	Black Hills St (D2)
Stephen McGee	Greenway	Northern Michigan (D2)
Ethan Miller	Zumbrota-Mazeppa	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Kale Misegades	Henning	SW Minnesota St (D2)
JoJo Mitchell	Cretin-Derham Hall	U of St. Thomas
Jayden Moore	Hopkins	North Dakota
Nolan Myren	Spring Lake Park	Bemidji St (D2)
Blake Nixon	Holy Angels	Minnesota (walk-on)
Isaac Olmstead	Wayzata	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Reggie Parker	Rochester Mayo	Jamestown (D2)
Trey Parker	Apple Valley	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Colin Piper	White Bear Lake	Florida Tech (D2)
Austin Riewer	Bemidji	Bemidji St (D2)
Luke Roschen	Goodhue	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Alex Schroepfer	Eagan	St. Cloud St (D2)
Cedric Tomes	East Ridge	Minnesota
Jack Welch	Pelican Rapids	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Christian Wiggins	Wayzata	Iowa St
Reggie Winjum	Crookston	Minnesota-Crookson (D2)
Mason Witt	Alexandria	Northern St (D2)
Talan Witt	Alexandria	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Hamze Yusuf	Eden Prairie	St. Cloud St (D2)

2025 Holiday Tournaments

Here's a list of the 2025 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.

Hutton Winter Classic, Dec 18-20 at Hamline
Day 1
5:30 Holy Family vs Armstrong
7:30 SW Christian vs Hiawatha

Day 2
3:00 Armstrong vs St. Anthony
4:30 Burnsville vs Andover
6:30 Fridley vs Stewartville
8:00 St. Croix Lutheran vs St. Cloud Cathedral

Day 3
9:30 Somerset (WI) vs Simley
11:00 Hudson (WI) vs Centennial
12:30 Westonka vs Burnsville
2:30 Hiawatha vs St. Croix Lutheran
4:00 Blake vs Fridley
5:30 Ellsworth (WI) vs SW Christian
7:30 St. Cloud Cathedral vs St. Paul Academy

3-Day Tournaments

Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 27, 29 and 30
1:00 Minneapolis Roosevelt vs Hopkins
3:00 Minneapolis North vs Columbia Heights
5:00 St. Paul Como Park vs Two Rivers
7:00 Minneapolis Camden vs Breck

2-Day Events

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 26-27 at Macalester
Day 1
10:00 St. Louis Park vs Eagan
11:30 Maple Grove vs Rochester Mayo
1:15 St. Paul Harding vs Richfield
2:45 Stillwater vs Farmington

Day 2
11:00 SW Christian vs Maranatha
12:30 Rochester Mayo vs Farmington
2:15 Eagan vs Stillwater
3:45 Tartan vs Maple Grove

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 26-27 at Hamline
Day 1
10:00 St. Paul Central vs Rogers
11:30 Austin vs St. Paul Como Park
1:15 Minnehaha vs Hiawatha

Day 2
12:30 Hiawatha vs Minneapolis South
2:00 Twin Cities Academy vs Austin
3:45 Robbinsdale Armstrong vs St. Paul Central
5:15 Rogers vs St. Louis Park
6:45 Richfield vs Minnehaha

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 26-27 at University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Day 1
10:00 Maranatha vs Twin Cities Academy
11:30 Minneapolis South vs Becker

Day 2
7:30 Becker vs St. Paul Harding

CSP Holiday Classic, Dec 26-27
Day 1
12:00 Irondale vs St. Paul Johnson
2:00 Holy Family vs South St. Paul
4:00 Cretin-Derham Hall vs Park Center
6:00 Alexandria vs DeLaSalle

Day 2
12:00 Irondale vs South St. Paul
2:00 Park Center vs St. Paul Johnson
4:00 DeLaSalle vs Holy Family
6:00 Alexandria vs Cretin-Derham Hall

East Ridge, Dec 29-30
Day 1
2:00 Minneapolis Washburn vs Rosemount
3:45 Eden Prairie vs Eastview
7:15 Edina at East Ridge

Day 2
2:00 Edina vs Minneapolis Washburn
3:45 Rosemount vs Eden Prairie
7:15 Eastview at East Ridge

Hastings, Dec 29-30
1:45 Bloomington Jefferson vs Northfield
5:15 Bloomington Kennedy at Hastings

Lakeville North, Dec 29-30
Day 1
5:00 Rochester John Marshall vs Chanhassen
6:30 New Prague at Lakeville North

Day 2
4:00 New Prague vs Rochester John Marshall
5:30 Chanhassen at Lakeville North

Liberty Classical Academy, Dec 26-27
4:00 Metro Schools College Prep vs Exploration
5:30 St. Paul Highland Park vs Eagle Ridge
7:00 Parnassus at Liberty

Owatonna, Dec 29-30 
Day 1
6:00 Lakeville South vs Waconia
7:45 Woodbury at Owatonna

Day 2
3:30 Waconia vs Woodbury
5:15 Lakeville South at Owatonna

St. Paul Harding, Dec 29-30
12:00 Hmong Academy at Harding
2:00 Higher Ground vs Minneapolis Edison 

Shakopee, Dec 29-30
Day 1
4:30 Chaska vs Prior Lake
6:00 Minnetonka at Shakopee

Day 2
4:30 Chaska vs Minnetonka
6:00 Prior Lake at Shakopee 

White Bear Lake, Dec 29-30
Day 1
6:00 North St. Paul vs Blaine
7:30 Osseo at White Bear Lake

Day 2
4:30 Osseo vs North St. Paul
8:00 Blaine at White Bear Lake

Others:

• Andover, Anoka, Brainerd, Champlin Park, Heritage Christian, Hope Academy, North Branch, Orono, Princeton, Providence Academy, St, Croix Prep, St. Michael-Albertville, Spectrum, Spring Lake Park at Granite City Classic (Dec 26-27) 
• Forest Lake and Cambridge-Isanti at Minnesota-Duluth Tournament (Dec 29-30) 
• Mayer Lutheran at Rochester Lourdes Tournament (Dec 29-30) 
• St. Agnes and West Lutheran at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Tournament (Dec 29-30) 
• St. Paul Humboldt at Willmar Tournament (Dec 29-30)
• Totino-Grace at Hoop City Classic at Corn Palace (Dec 30-31) 
• Wayzata at WBY Shootout in Milwaukee (Dec 29-30)
• Zimmerman at Pierz Tournament  (Dec 29-30) 

2025-26 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.

MBCA Coaches Poll 3/2/26 (FINAL)

Class AAAA

1. Tartan (1)
2. Wayzata (2)
3. Maple Grove (3)
4. East Ridge (5)
5. Hopkins (8) 
6. Prior Lake (6)
7. Cretin-Derham Hall (7)
8. Buffalo (4)
9. Chaska (10)
10. Lakeville South (9)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AAA

1. Totino-Grace (1)
2. DeLaSalle (2) 
3. Richfield (3)
4. Mahtomedi (4)
5. Northfield (5)   
6. Mankato East (8)
7. St. Paul Johnson (6) 
8. St. Cloud Apollo (9) 
9. Grand Rapids (10)
10. Orono (NR)
    Dropped Out: Becker (7)

Class AA

1. Morris (1) 
2. Goodhue (2)
3. Pequot Lakes (3)
4. Montevideo (4) 
5. Minnehaha Academy (5) 
6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa (8)
7. Holy Family (6)
8. Belle Plaine (NR)
9. Southwest Christian (10)
10. Albany (9)
    Dropped Out: Annandale (7)

Class A

1. Henning (1) 
2. Central Minnesota Christian (2) 
3. Southland (3) 
4. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (4)
5. Pelican Rapids (6)
6. Hills-Beaver Creek (7)
7. Fertile-Beltrami (9)
8. Red Lake County (5) 
9. Liberty Classical Academy (10)
10. Dawson-Boyd (NR)
    Dropped Out: Nevis (8)

2025-26 Season Previews

My previews of the Twin Cities metro area teams for the 2025-2026 season.  This year's schedule will match last season with 19 previews across 4 weeks leading up to the start of practice on November 17th, 2025.  This will again include previews of every team in class AAAA plus all conferences in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Week 1 (45 teams)
Independents - Monday October 20th
City Conference - Tuesday October 21nd
EMAC - Wednesday October 22nd
MCAA - Thursday October 23th
Skyline - Friday October 24th

Week 2 (29 teams)
IMAC - Monday October 27th
Tri-Metro - Tuesday October 28th
St. Paul City - Wednesday October 29th
Minneapolis City - Thursday October 30th
Friday October 31st - OFF DAY, very spooky

Week 3 (41 teams)
Wright County East - Monday November 3rd
Mississippi 8 - Tuesday November 4th
Metro East - Wednesday November 5th
Metro West - Thursday November 6th
Outstate Class AAAA - Friday November 7th

Week 4 (41 teams)
NW Suburban - Monday November 10th
Suburban East - Tuesday November 11th
South Suburban - Wednesday November 12th
Lake - Thursday November 13th
Season In A Nutshell (including Section Winner predictions)  - Friday November 14th

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.

2025 Fall Schedule

 Fall Showcase Events

• Freshman Showcase (Prep Hoops) - Saturday August 30th at Hopkins HS
• Sophomore ID Camp (Prep Hoops) - Saturday August 30th at Hopkins HS
• Junior/Senior Expo (Prep Hoops) - Sunday September 21st at East Ridge HS
• Minnesota Comets College Prep Camp - Sunday Sept 14th at Whitney Rec Center (St .Cloud) 
• Minnesota Select Showcase - Sunday Oct 12th at Burnsville HS

2025 Fall League Schedule
Week	Saturday	Sunday
Sep 6/7
Sep 13/14	Nickle Dickle (Waconia)	The League Concordia-St. Paul Legacy Hoops MYAS
Sep 20/21		The League Concordia-St. Paul Legacy Hoops Sizzle MYAS
Sep 27/28		The League Concordia-St. Paul Legacy Hoops Sizzle Breakdown Premier MYAS
Oct 4/5		The League Legacy Hoops Sizzle Breakdown Premier MYAS
Oct 11/12		Sizzle MYAS
Oct 18/19		Breakdown Sizzle
Oct 25/26		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 1/2		Breakdown Sizzle
Nov 8/9		Breakdown
Nov 15/16

League Notes:

• The League is run by Hardwood Elite and held Sunday nights at Eden Prairie HS.  6 and 7 PM game times.
• Legacy Hoops will use their 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.
• Sizzle fall league games are held at High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul.
• MYAS uses multiple locations throughout the metro. Those sites and teams vary from week to week.

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)
Owen Chervestad	Red Lake County	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Marley Curtis	St. Louis Park	North Dakota
Micah Curtis	St. Louis Park	North Dakota
Billy DeMars	Edina	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Jackson Driessen	Centennial	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Isa El-Amin	Minnetonka	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Ganden Gosch	Mankato East	Minnesota St (D2)
Nolan Groves	Orono	Yale Texas Tech
Keller Hanson	Sauk Rapids-Rice	Northern Michigan (D2)
Keegan Harney	Maple Grove	Minnesota St (D2)
Ryan Hirst	Fergus Falls	Jamestown (D2)
Drew Hjelmeland	Dawson-Boyd	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Sam Hondl	Albany	Minnesota-Moorhead (D2)
Norbu Jenpa	Prior Lake	Stonehill
Brooks Johnson	Duluth Marshall	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Riley Johnson	Chanhassen	Augustana (D2)
Abu Keita	Park Center	Bemidji St (D2)
Alex Kopetzki	Andover	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Allan Lankfard	St. Paul Central	Concordia-St. Paul (D2)
Max Lorenson	Eden Prairie	Minnesota (walk-on)
Brogan Madson	Mankato East	U of Sioux Falls (D2)
Isaiah Mahal	Northfield	SW Minnesota St (D2)
Wyatt McBeth	Wayzata	Minnesota-Duluth (D2)
Miles Newton	Breck	Northeastern
Anthony Smith	Hopkins	North Dakota
Spencer Swenson	Sauk Rapids-Rice	Minnesota-Crookston (D2)
Chase Thompson	Alexandria	Clemson
Jordan Vanwinkle	Rosemount	Bemidji St (D2)
Tyler Wagner	Champlin Park	Austin Peay
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.

Hutton Winter Classic, Dec 20-21 at Hamline
Day 1
3:45 St. Paul Johnson vs Minneapolis Camden
5:15 St. Croix Lutheran vs Hiawatha
6:45 Spectrum vs Blake
8:30 Andover vs Burnsville

Day 2
2:45 Burnsville vs St. Paul Central
4:30 Hiawatha vs St. Paul Johnson
6:30 Irondale vs St. Cloud Tech
8:15 Blake vs St. Croix Lutheran

3-Day Tournaments

Augsburg Holiday Classic, Dec 27, 28 and 30 (1,3,5 and 7 PM)
1:00 Hopkins vs Columbia Heights
3:00 Minneapolis North vs Minnehaha Academy
5:00 South St. Paul vs Minneapolis Camden
7:00 Breck vs Two Rivers

Math and Science, Dec 26-28
1:00 Minneapolis Roosevelt vs Rochester STEM
2:45 Hope Academy vs North Lakes Academy
4:30 Lakes International Language Academy vs Ubah Medical Academy
6:15 International School of Minnesota/Chesterton Academy at Math & Science Academy

2-Day Tournaments/Events

Breakdown Capitol City Classic, Dec 27-28 at Hamline

Day 1
12:30 Robbinsdale Armstrong vs Roseville
2:00 Austin vs Robbinsdale Cooper
3:45 Duluth East vs Minneapolis South
5:10 Eagan vs Rochester Century
6:45 St. Louis Park vs Farmington
8:15 Rochester John Marshall vs Anoka

Day 2
2:00 Byron vs Roseville
5:15 Stewartville vs St. Paul Central
6:45 Anoka vs Eagan
8:15 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
Day 1
2:00 Maple Grove vs Alexandria
4:00 Park Center vs Mankato East
6:00 De La Salle vs Minnetonka

Day 2
1:00 Alexandria vs Mankato East
3:00 Park Center vs Minnetonka
5:00 Maple Grove vs De La Salle

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 Edina
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
9:30 AM Rush City at Legacy Christian
12:45 PM Holdingford vs Lester Prairie

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

Tartan (Dec 27-28)
6:00 Irondale vs Rochester Mayo
7:30 Coon Rapids at 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)
• Brooklyn Center and 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.

Minnesota Basketball News Poll 3/5/25 - Week 14 (FINAL)

Class AAAA

1. Cretin-Derham Hall (1)
2. Hopkins (2)
3. Tartan (3)
4. Wayzata (4)
5. Shakopee (5)
6. Champlin Park (6)
7. Sauk Rapids-Rice (7)
8. Apple Valley (8)
9. Prior Lake (9)
10. East Ridge (NR)
    Dropped Out: Minnetonka (10)

Class AAA

1. Mankato East (1)
2. Alexandria (2)
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's (3)
4. Orono (4)
5. Totino-Grace (5)
6. Richfield (6)
7. De La Salle (7)
8. Byron (8)
9. Stewartville (10)
10. Monticello (NR)
    Dropped Out: Fairbault (9)

Class AA

1. Albany (1)
   
2. Waseca (2)
3. Caledonia (3)
4. Breck (4)
5. Mora (5)
6. Jackson County Central (6)
7. Blake (7)
8. Minnehaha Academy (8)
9. St. Croix Lutheran (9)
10. Montevideo (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class A

1. Cherry (1)
2. Dawson-Boyd (2)
3. Henning (4)
4. Springfield (5)
5. Nevis (3)
6. Ada-Borup West (6)
7. Cedar Mountain (7)
8. Southland (8)
9. Red Lake County (9)
10. Deer River (10)
    Dropped Out: None

MBCA Coaches Poll 3/4/25 - Week 14

Class AAAA

1. Hopkins (1)
2. Cretin-Derham Hall (2)
3. Wayzata (3)
4. Tartan (4)
5. Shakopee (5)
6. Champlin Park (7)
7. Prior Lake (6)
8. Anoka (9)
9. Apple Valley (8)
10. Minnetonka (10)
    Dropped Out: None

Class AAA

1. Mankato East (1)
2. Alexandria (2)
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's (3)
4. Orono (5)
5. Totino-Grace (4)
6. De La Salle (6)
7. Byron (7)
8. Stewartville (9)
9. Richfield (8)
10. Monticello (NR)
    Dropped Out: Faribault (10)

Class AA

1. Albany (1)
   
2. Waseca (2)
3. Caledonia (3)
4. Breck (4)
5. Jackson County Central (6)
6. Mora (7)
7. Blake (5)
8. Southwest Christian (9)
9. Cannon Falls (8) 
10. Montevideo (NR)
    Dropped Out: Esko (10) & Minneapolis North (10)

Class A

1. Cherry (1)
   
2. Dawson-Boyd (2)
   
3. Red Lake County (4)
4. Nevis (3)
5. Henning (5)
6. Southland (6)
7. Springfield (8)
8. Deer River (7)
9. Hills-Beaver Creek (9)
10. Goodhue (10)
    Dropped Out: None

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.