Twin Cities Summer Classic (July 12-15, 2008)
AAU State Championships (June 6-8)
MYAS Tournament (May 17-18, 2008)
AAU Seeding Tournament (May 9-11, 2008)
Howard Pulley Sabes Invitational (May 9-11, 2008)
Minnesota Magic Invitational (April 25-27, 2008)
MYAS tournament (April 12, 2008)
The CzarPI Explained
The CzarPI, rhymes with RPI, short for The Czar's Power Index, is an advanced RPI calculation used to evaluate teams across the state of Minnesota. A team's CzarPI value represents the percentage of their season performance compared to a perfect season. This allows the CzarPI to be a consistent barometer across seasons for historical comparison.
Some fundamental principles of The CzarPI
Some fundamental principles of The CzarPI
- A winless team has a CzarPI of 0. Wins are ultimately what determines if team A is better than team B so if a team loses, their value cannot be determined.
- Wins against non-MSHSL teams are not counted as the quality of the win cannot be quantified and this is a comparison of teams playing in the state tournament series. However, based on the first principle, losses are counted.
Note: Starting with the 2014-15 season, losses against non-MSHSL teams are no longer counted. This means that all non-MSHSL games are ignored. - Teams with equal records are ordered by the quality of their wins vs their schedule results.
- The CzarPI is based only on the games played, not games to be played in the future.
- The CzarPI will not wash your dog, find the lost city of Atlantis, cure world hunger or fix my morbid obesity. Like all computerized rankings that do not include a human factor, this ranking should only used be as 1 tool of many to evaluate a team.
- The QRF only takes into account wins and doesn't account for losses when determining the value for a specific game (iQRF). The full QRF is an average across all games played so losses do count there. The CzarPI takes into account wins and losses for an individual game and also averages per game results.
- The QRF only counts opponents wins. That means a team with 22 wins against a great schedule is treated the same as a team with 22 wins against a weak schedule. (Note: In 2013-14, it appears the QRF now includes opponent's opponent's wins with a class value). The CzarPI takes into account the opponents record, the opponents opponents record and the opponents opponents opponents record.
- The QRF uses class differential. I agree that class differential can be a valuable criteria when evaluating any game. However it is my opinion that is not equal statewide. For example, a class AA team in the metro where there are many private schools with kids from a large area vs a AA public school in the outstate is a major difference. Therefore, I do not include it in the CzarPI.
- Margin of Victory was included in the QRF until the 2011-12 season but is no longer in use. I also feel that criteria was far too subjective to be used blindly by a calculation so I have never included it in the CzarPI.
2026-27 NBA players from Minnesota
Here is a list of 2026-27 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota.
- Jamison Battle - Toronto (DeLaSalle
- Amir Coffey - Milwaukee (Hopkins)
- Chet Holmgren - Oklahoma City (Minnehaha Academy)
- Curtis Jones - Denver (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Gary Trent Jr. - Milwaukee (Apple Valley/Prep)
- Jalen Suggs - Orlando (Minnehaha Academy)
- Jericho Sims - Milwaukee (Cristo Rey)
- Tre Jones - Chicago (Apple Valley)
- Tyus Jones - Orlando (Apple Valley)
- Zeke Nnaji- Denver (Hopkins)
2025-26 NBA players from Minnesota
Here is a list of 2025-26 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota.
- Jamison Battle - Toronto (DeLaSalle
- Amir Coffey - Milwaukee (Hopkins)
- Chet Holmgren - Oklahoma City (Minnehaha Academy)
- Curtis Jones - Denver (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Gary Trent Jr. - Milwaukee (Apple Valley/Prep)
- Jalen Suggs - Orlando (Minnehaha Academy)
- Jericho Sims - Milwaukee (Cristo Rey)
- Tre Jones - Chicago (Apple Valley)
- Tyus Jones - Orlando (Apple Valley)
- Zeke Nnaji- Denver (Hopkins)
2024-25 NBA players from Minnesota
Here is a list of 2024-25 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota.
- Amir Coffey (Hopkins) - LA Clippers
- Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha) - Oklahoma City
- David Roddy (Breck) - Atlanta
- Gary Trent Jr. (Apple Valley) - Milwaukee
- Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha) - Orlando
- Jamison Battle (De La Salle) - Toronto
- Jericho Sims (Cristo Rey) - New York
- Tre Jones (Apple Valley) - San Antonio
- Tyus Jones (Apple Valley) - Phoenix
- Zeke Nnaji (Hopkins) - Denver
2023-24 NBA players from Minnesota
Here is a list of 2023-24 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota.
- Amir Coffey (Hopkins) - LA Clippers
- Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha) - Oklahoma City
- David Roddy (Breck) - Memphis
- Gary Trent (Apple Valley) - Toronto
- Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha) - Orlando
- Jericho Sims (Cristo Rey) - New York
- Kendall Brown (East Ridge) - Indiana
- Mike Muscala (Roseville) - Washington
- Tre Jones (Apple Valley) - San Antonio
- Tyus Jones (Apple Valley) - Washington
- Zeke Nnaji (Hopkins) - Denver
MN Basketball Resources
Resources for all things regarding Minnesota basketball.
| 2026-27 High School Season Links | |
|---|---|
| Fall Hoops | |
| Season Previews | |
| Holiday Tourneys | |
| Scoreboard | |
| Current Polls | |
| D1 & D2 Signings | |
| Previous Seasons | |
| Minnesota HS Hoops Links | |
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| State Records | |
| Mr. Basketball | |
| Bob McDonald Award | |
| McDonald's All-Americans | |
| State Scoring Record Tracker | |
| MSHSL Boys Hoops | |
| Section Assignments | |
| Section Maps | |
| Summer Season Links | |
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| AAU Team Sites | |
| Nike EYBL | |
| Adidas 3SSB | |
| UA Association | |
| Prep Hoops Circuit | |
| NY2LA | |
| NXT Pro 16 League | |
| Prelude League | |
| Recruiting Links | |
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| MN Player Rankings | |
| ESPN Hoops | |
| 247 Sports Hoops | |
| On3/Rivals Hoops | |
| Prep Hoops | |
| D1 Calendar | |
| Other Basketball Links |
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| Prep Hoops Minnesota |
| Minnesota-Scores.net |
| MN Basketball Hub |
| Star Tribune Preps |
| Pioneer Press Preps |
| Breakdown Sports USA |
| Pacesetter |
Games Online Links
Here's a list of online sites where you can catch metro area games. If you know of others, please feel free to pass them along so I can add them here.
- www.prepspotlight.tv/MSHSL (all metro buts lots of South Suburban games)
- www.ccxsports.org (NW Metro)
- www.qctv.org/sports (Anoka, Andover, Champlin, Ramsey)
- www.northmetrotv.com/sports (Blaine, Centennial, Spring Lake Park)
- www.ctvnorthsuburbs.org (St. Anthony, Mounds View, Roseville, Irondale, TG)
- www.tjsportsonline.net (CDH)
- www.townsquare.tv (Simley, Sibley, STA, SSP, SCL)
- www.youtube.com/user/VACtelevision/videos (Stillwater)
- www.youtube.com/user/scctv/videos (Tartan, NSP, Mahtomedi, WBL)
- www.youtube.com/user/slpcable (BSM, St. Louis Park)
- www.bectv.org (Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy)
Bob McDonald Award Winners
In 2017, there was a controversy surrounding the leadership of the Mr Basketball award for Minnesota. In response, the Minnesota Boys Basketball Coaches Association created the Bob McDonald Award to be awarded to the top senior player in the state. Bob McDonald compiled a 1012-428 record in 59 years of coaching at McGregor, Barnum and mostly at Chisholm (53 years). He won 3 state titles during that time.
Czar Commentary on the 2017 Mr Basketball Controversy
2017 Creation of the Bob McDonald Award
Star Tribune article on creation of the Bob McDonald Award
Czar Commentary on the 2017 Mr Basketball Controversy
2017 Creation of the Bob McDonald Award
Star Tribune article on creation of the Bob McDonald Award
| Bob McDonald Award Winners | ||
| Year | Winner | The Finalists |
| 2027 | TBA | |
| 2026 | Christian Wiggins (Wayzata) | Nolen Anderson (Wayzata) Jaxon Boschee (Bemidji) Lucas Gustafson (Mankato East) Dothan Ijadimbola (Totino-Grace) Max Iversen (Maple Grove) Will Kirsch (Waconia) Ryan Kreager (Faribault) Kale Misegades (Henning) JoJo Mitchell (Cretin-Derham Hall) Jayden Moore (Hopkins) Deron Russell (Waseca) Cedric Tomes (East Ridge) Mason Witt (Alexandria) Hamze Yusuf (Eden Prairie) 30 Semifinalists |
| 2025 | Nolan Groves (Orono) Chase Thompson (Alexandria) | Tommy Ahneman (Cretin-Derham Hall) CJ Armstrong (Richfield) Brayson Boike (Dawson-Boyd) Isa El-Amin (Minnetonka) Sam Hondl (Albany) Brogan Madson (Mankato East) Anthony Smith (Hopkins) Tyler Wagner (Champlin Park) Chace Watley (Totino-Grace) Jalen Wilson (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 35 Semifinalists |
| 2024 | Jackson McAndrew (Wayzata) | Isaac Asuma (Cherry) Casmir Chavis (Park Center) Tameron Ferguson (St. Cloud Tech) Daniel Freitag (Breck) Grayson Grove (Alexandria) Kole Hanson (Holy Family) Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (Totino-Grace) Kyle Jorgensen (Minneapolis Washburn) Jon Mekonnen (Eastview) Jaden Morgan (De La Salle) Jack Robison (Lakeville North) Andy Stefonowicz (Minnetonka) Henry Tschetter (Stewartville) Max Woods (Chanhassen) 36 Semifinalists |
| 2023 | Nasir Whitlock (De La Salle) | Patrick Bath (Totino-Grace) Matthew Bothun (St. Francis) Taison Chatman (Totino-Grace) Nate Dahl (Buffalo) Isaiah Hagen (Orono) Jack Janicki (White Bear Lake) Boden Kapke (Holy Family) Ben Kopetzki (Andover) Owen Leach (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) CJ O'Hara (Park Center) Max Shikenjanski (Stillwater) Hayden Tibbits (Wayzata) JJ Ware (Park Center) Nolan Winter (Lakeville North) 38 Semifinalists |
| 2022 | Eli King (Caledonia) | Prince Aligbe (Minnehaha) Kendall Blue (East Ridge) Braeden Carrington (Park Center) Tre Holloman (Cretin-Derham Hall) Jackson Loge (Morris) Ayden McDonald (Hibbing) Pharrel Payne (Park) Kenji Scales (Eastview) Demarion Watson (Totino-Grace) Willie Wilson (Minneapolis North) 26 Semifinalists |
| 2021 | Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha) | Lamar Grayson (Richfield) Trey Longstreet (Delano) Andrew Morgan (Waseca) Francis Nwaokorie (Champlin Park) Rowan Nelson (Melrose) Josh Streit (Eden Valley-Watkins) Davon Townley (Minneapolis North) Will Tschetter (Stewartville) Kooper Vaughan (St. Charles) 30 Semifinalists |
| 2020 | Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha) | Henry Abraham (Cambridge-Isanti) Ben Carlson (East Ridge) Steven Crowl (Eastview) Dain Dainja (Park Center) Drake Dobbs (Eden Prairie) Dawson Garcia (Prior Lake) Nate Heise (Lake City) Noah King (Caledonia) Gabe Madsen (Rochester Mayo) Agwa Nywesh (Austin) Kerwin Walton (Hopkins) 28 Semifinalists |
| 2019 | Matt Hurt (Rochester John Marshall) | Courtney Brown (East Ridge) Noah Christensen (Breckenridge) Isaac Fink (Springfield) Robert Jones (Prior Lake) Antwan Kimmons (Tartan) Jaeden King (Cretin-Derham Hall) Jack Middleton (Edina) Zeke Nnaji (Hopkins) David Roddy (Breck) Tyrell Terry (De La Salle) Tyler Wahl (Lakeville North) 30 Semifinalists |
| 2018 | Tre Jones (Apple Valley) | Owen King (Caledonia) Daniel Oturu (Cretin-Derham Hall) Calvin Wishart (Delano) Gabe Kalscheur (De La Salle) Noah Kannegiesser (Hancock) Javonni Bickham (Minnehaha) Matt Todd (Monticello) Jarvis Omersa (Orono) Michael Jones (Woodbury) 35 Semifinalists |
Mr. Basketball Winners
Read more about the history of the award on Wikipedia.
Czar Commentary on the 2017 Mr Basketball Controversy
2017 Creation of the McDonald Award
Bob McDonald Award Winners
Czar Commentary on the 2017 Mr Basketball Controversy
2017 Creation of the McDonald Award
Bob McDonald Award Winners
| Minnesota's Mr Basketball Winners | ||
| Year | Winner | The Finalists |
| 2027 | TBA | |
| 2026 | Christian Wiggins (Wayzata) | Nolen Anderson (Wayzata) Dothan Ijadimbola (Totino-Grace) Kale Misegades (Henning) JoJo Mitchell (Cretin-Derham Hall) Jayden Moore (Hopkins) Pierce Petersohn (Triton) Deron Russell (Waseca) Cedric Tomes (East Ridge) Hamze Yusuf (Eden Prairie) 2026 Watch List |
| 2025 | Chase Thompson (Alexandria) | CJ Armstrong (Richfield) Micah Curtis (St. Louis Park) Isa El-Amin (Minnetonka) Nolan Groves (Orono) Brogan Madson (Mankato East) Anthony Smith (Hopkins) Tyler Wagner (Champlin Park) Chace Watley (Totino-Grace) Jalen Wilson (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 2025 Watch List |
| 2024 | Jackson McAndrew (Wayzata) | Isaac Asuma (Cherry) Casmir Chavis (Park Center) Tameron Ferguson (St. Cloud Tech) Daniel Freitag (Breck) Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (Totino-Grace) Kyle Jorgensen (Minneapolis Washburn) Jalen Langsy (Shakopee) Jack Robison (Lakeville North) Andy Stefonowicz (Minnetonka) 2024 Watch List |
| 2023 | Nasir Whitlock (De La Salle) | Taison Chatman (Totino-Grace) Nate Dahl (Buffalo) Quyavant Douglas (Brooklyn Center) Boden Kapke (Holy Family) Ben Kopetzki (Andover) CJ O'Hara (Park Center) Max Shikenjanski (Stillwater) Hayden Tibbits (Wayzata) Nolan Winter (Lakeville North) 2023 Watch List |
| 2022 | Braeden Carrington (Park Center) | Prince Aligbe (Minnehaha) Carter Bjerke (Wayzata) Kendall Blue (East Ridge) Alonzo Dodd (South St. Paul) Tre Holloman (Cretin-Derham Hall) Eli King (Caledonia) Jackson Loge (Morris) Pharrel Payne (Park of Cottage Grove) Demarion Watson (Totino-Grace) 2022 Watch List |
| 2021 | Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha) | Ryan Dufault (Waseca) Lamar Grayson (Richfield) Trey Longstreet (Delano) Andrew Morgan (Waseca) Francis Nwaokorie (Champlin Park) Noah Paulson (Duluth East) Henry Shannon (Eastview) Josh Strong (Champlin Park) Will Tschetter (Stewartville) 2021 Watch List |
| 2020 | Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha) | Ben Carlson (East Ridge) Steven Crowl (Eastview) Dain Dainja (Park Center) Drake Dobbs (Eden Prairie) Dawson Garcia (Prior Lake) Nate Heise (Lake City) Noah King (Caledonia) Gabe Madsen (Rochester Mayo) Kerwin Walton (Hopkins) 2020 Watch List |
| 2019 | Matt Hurt (Rochester John Marshall) | Jamison Battle (De La Salle) Issac Fink (Springfield) Antwan Kimmons (Tartan) Jaeden King (Cretin-Derham Hall) Jack Middleton (Edina) Zeke Nnaji (Hopkins) David Roddy (Breck) Tyrell Terry (De La Salle) Tyler Wahl (Lakeville North) 2019 Watch List |
| 2018 | Tre Jones (Apple Valley) | Sy Chatman (Cretin-Derham Hall) Michael Jones (Woodbury) Gabe Kalscheur (De La Salle) Owen King (Caledonia) Jarvis Omersa (Orono) Daniel Oturu (Cretin-Derham Hall) Matt Todd (Monticello) Odell Wilson (Minneapolis North) Calvin Wishart (Delano) 2018 Watch List Czar Final 5 Commentary |
| 2017 | McKinley Wright (Champlin Park) | Trae Berhow (Watertown-Mayer) Brad Davison (Maple Grove) Jordan Horn (Tartan) Theo John (Champlin Park) Issac Johnson (Minneapolis North) Goanar Mar (De La Salle) Tywhon Pickford (Maple Grove) Nate Reuvers (Lakeville North) Jericho Sims (Cristo Rey) |
| 2016 | Amir Coffey (Hopkins) | Johnny Beeninga (Wayzata) Brock Bertram (Apple Valley) Michael Hurt (Rochester John Marshall) Steffon Mitchell (Shakopee) Final 5 with Czar Commentary |
| 2015 | JT Gibson (Champlin Park) | Sacar Anim (De La Salle) Bjorn Broman (Lakeview Christian) Jarvis Johnson (De La Salle) Marshawn Wilson (Hill-Murray) |
| 2014 | Tyus Jones (Apple Valley) | Wheeler Baker (Osseo) Brian Goodwin (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) J.P. Macura (Lakeville North) Reid Travis (De La Salle) |
| 2013 | Quinton Hooker (Park Center) | Anders Broman (Lakeview Christian) Riley Dearring (Minnetonka) Aaron Lien (Moorhead) Graham Woodward (Edina) Final 5 with Czar Commentary |
| 2012 | Siyani Chambers (Hopkins) | Joey King (Eastview) Sanjay Lumpkin (Benilde-St. Margaret's) Johnny Woodard (Duluth East) Isaiah Zierden (Benilde-St. Margaret's) Czar Commentary on Final 5 |
| 2011 | Joe Coleman (Hopkins) | Lucas Brown (Roseville) Shelby Moats (Waconia) Kyle Noreen (Minnesota Transitions) Jake White (Chaska) Final 20 + Czar Commentary on Final 5 |
| 2010 | Kevin Noreen (Minnesota Transitions) | Marshall Bjorklund (Sibley East) Trevor Gruis (Ellsworth) Dyami Starks (Duluth East) Jacob Thomas (Columbia Heights) Czar Commentary on Final 5 Final 25 |
| 2009 | Royce White (Hopkins) | Mike Bruesewitz (Henry Sibley) Raymond Cowles (Hopkins) Sam Dower (Osseo) Jordair Jett (St. Bernard's) Final 15 |
| 2008 | Jordan Taylor (Benilde-St. Margaret's) | Jared Berggren (Princeton) Michael Floyd (Cretin-Derham Hall) Cody Schilling (Ellsworth) Anthony Tucker (Minnetonka) Final 20 |
| 2007 | Blake Hoffarber (Hopkins) | Cole Aldrich (Bloomington Jefferson) Noah Dahlman (Braham) Trevor Mbakwe (St. Bernard's) Alex Rubin (Robbinsdale Armstrong) Final 20 |
| 2006 | Isaiah Dahlman (Braham) | Cory Johnson (Duluth East) Cameron Rundles (De La Salle) Bryce Webster (St. Thomas Academy) Ryan Wittman (Eden Prairie) 30 Nominees |
| 2005 | Travis Busch (Mounds View) | Travis Bledsoe (De La Salle) Ray Brown (Richfield) Travis Brown (Richfield) Urule Igbavboa (Tartan) Josh Vaughan (Braham) 30 Nominees, 15 Semifinalists |
| 2004 | Spencer Tollackson (Chaska) | Ryan Amoroso (Burnsville) Eric Coleman (Tartan) Mitch Henke (Hopkins) Everette Pedesclaux (Robbinsdale Armstrong) 20 Nominees |
| 2003 | Kris Humphries (Hopkins) | Dan Coleman (Hopkins) Kevin Henderson (Minneapolis North) Lawrence McKenzie (Minneapolis Henry) Kammron Taylor (Minneapolis North) Eric Webb (Grand Rapids) |
| 2002 | Stephen King (Holy Angels) | Jeff Halbert (White Bear Lake) Mike Keating (Cretin-Derham Hall) Zerek Knight (Minneapolis Henry) Terry Pettis (Minneapolis Henry) |
| 2001 | Rick Rickert (Duluth East) | Alan Anderson (De La Salle) Eric Crawford (Tartan) Moe Hargrow (St. Paul Highland Park) Tim Theis (Shakopee) |
| 2000 | Adam Boone (Minnetonka) | Alex Carlson (Litchfield) Johnnie Gilbert (Minneapolis Henry) Jake Sullivan (Tartan) Tony Travis (Minneapolis Henry) |
| 1999 | Nick Horvath (Mounds View) | Troy Bell (Holy Angels) Nick Jacobson (Roseville) Ben Johnson (De La Salle) Shane Schilling (Minnetonka) |
| 1998 | Joel Pryzbilla (Monticello) Darius Lane (Totino-Grace) | Mark Buri (Trinity) Ryan Iverson (Eden Prairie) Josh Ziemke (Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) |
| 1997 | Khalid El-Amin (Minneapolis North) | Greg Buth (Edina) Jared Nuness (Hopkins) Joe Snowden (Roseville) Jabbar Washington (Minneapolis North) |
| 1996 | Mitch Ohnstad (Faribault) | Russ Archambault (Sartell) Javier Collins (St. Thomas Academy) Luke Jimenez (Redwood Valley) Jamie Swenson (New London-Spicer) |
| 1995 | Robert Mestas (Minneapolis Roosevelt) | Nathan Holmstadt (Monticello) Blaine Joerger (Staples-Motley) Brady Larson (St. Francis) James Ware (Hopkins) |
| 1994 | Sam Jacobsen (Park of Cottage Grove) | Jeff Ellens (Cretin-Derham Hall) Marlon McCoy (St. Agnes) Nate Pelowski (Chaska) Justin White (Hopkins) |
| 1993 | Skipp Schaefbauer (Elk River) | Bryan Doughty (Anoka) Arvesta Kelly (Cretin-Derham Hall) John Thomas (Minneapolis Roosevelt) Jake Voit (Duluth East) |
| 1992 | Bret Yonke (Eagan) | Darren Dearring (De La Salle) Sly Johnson (St. Paul Central) Chad Weeks (Blaine) Trevor Winter (Slayton) |
| 1991 | Joel McDonald (Chisholm) | Mike Amos (Hopkins) Brian Carpenter (Minneapolis Washburn) Jeff Nordgaard (Dawson-Boyd) Donald Phillips (Minneapolis Roosevelt) |
| 1990 | Chad Kolander (Owatonna) | John Brownfielde (Minnetonka) Prentiss Perkins (Minneapolis Henry) Mike VanDenGarde (Bloomington Jefferson) Russell Wilson (Minneapolis South) |
| 1989 | Tom Conroy (DeLaSalle) | Stewart Cramer (Osseo) Dana Grimsrud (Rushford) Juriad Hughes (St. Paul Central) Jason Johnson (Armstrong) |
| 1988 | Derek Reuben (Minneapolis North) | Mark Arzdorf (Blaine) Jason Garrow (Marshall) Bob Martin (Apple Valley) Mike Polomny (Park Center) |
| 1987 | Kevin Lynch (Bloomington Jefferson) | Dan Bannister (Minneapolis North) Michael Dearing (St. Paul Central) Jeff Wirtz (Blaine) David Zollar (Duluth East) |
| 1986 | Steve Schlotthauer (Mounds View) | Mike Alaspa (Columbia Heights) Rod Grosse (Irondale) Mike Hilley (Fergus Falls) Sam Skarich (St. Cloud Tech) |
| 1985 | Brett McNeal (Minneapolis North) | Peter Anderson (Duluth East) Damon Dragotis (De La Salle) Larry Ogden (White Bear Lake) Joe Regnier (White Bear Lake) |
| 1984 | Tim Hanson (Prior Lake) | Joe Geiger (New Prague) Tery Kuechle (Armstrong) Greg Lawson (Blaine) Paul Westby (Pelican Rapids) |
| 1983 | Tom Copa (Coon Rapids) | Mark Dusbabeck (Faribault) Keith Hasselquist (Chisago Lakes) Kevin Treanor (Coon Rapids) Paul VanDenEide (Willmar) |
| 1982 | Robb Shelquist (Irondale) | Dave Dahlke (Chaska) Brad Dudek (Duluth East) Harlan Hill (Minneapolis North) Tom McDonald (Chisholm) |
| 1981 | Redd Overton (Minneapolis North) | Brian Amman (Richfield) John Anderson (St. Louis Park) Todd Anderson (Armstrong) Barry Wohler (Bird Island-Lake Lillian) |
| 1980 | Jim Petersen (St. Louis Park) | David Gilreath (Marshall U) Brian Hansen (Duluth East) Chad Sheets (Moorhead) Rickey Suggs (St. Paul Central) |
| 1979 | Randy Breuer (Lake City) Greg Downing (Duluth Central) | Ben Coleman (Minneapolis North) Todd Swanson (Rocori) Mark Wackler (Howard Lake-Waverly) |
| 1978 | Jim Jensen (Bemidji) | Steve Nett (Winona Cotter) Tim Olson (Orr) Ted Struger (Fridley Grace) Bob Winzenburg (Fairmont) |
| 1977 | Brian Pedersen (Prior Lake) | Buck Easterling (Duluth Central) Andre Griffin (Minneapolis Central) Tim Wahl (Minneapolis Southwest) Gary Wolters (Little Falls) |
| 1976 | Kevin McHale (Hibbing) | Greg Boone (Minneapolis Central) Ronnie Henderson (Marshall U) Steve Lingenfelter (Bloomington Jefferson) Doug Pederson (Prior Lake) |
| 1975 | Gene Glynn (Waseca) | Rockne Johnson (Duluth East) Kevin Mulder (Renville) Bill Thompson (Mankato West) Frank Wachlarowicz (Little Falls) |
Minnesota McDonalds All-Americans
| Minnesota's McDonald's All-American Game Participants | ||
| Year | Players | |
| 2021 | Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy) - Gonzaga Kendall Brown (East Ridge/Sunrise Christian) - Baylor | |
| 2020 | Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha Academy) - Gonzaga Dawson Garcia (Prior Lake) - Marquette | |
| 2019 | Matthew Hurt (Rochester John Marshall) - Duke | |
| 2018 | Tre Jones (Apple Valley) - Duke | |
| 2017 | Gary Trent (Prolific Prep (CA)/Apple Valley) - Duke | |
| 2014 | Tyus Jones (Apple Valley) - Duke Reid Travis (De La Salle) - Stanford Rashad Vaughn (Findlay Prep (NV)/Robbinsdale Cooper) - UNLV | |
| 2007 | Cole Aldrich (Bloomington Jefferson) - Kansas | |
| 2003 | Kris Humphries (Hopkins) - Minnesota | |
| 2001 | Rick Rickert (Duluth East) - Minnesota | |
| 1998 | Joel Przybilla (Monticello) - Minnesota | |
| 1997 | Khalid El-Amin (Minneapolis North) - Connecticut | |
| 1980 | Jim Peterson (St. Louis Park) - Minnesota | |
Minnesota Player Rankings
Last Updated: 8/31/2026
Class of 2027
Baboucarr Ann (Maple Grove)
#67 Rivals/On3
#92 247 Sports
#92 247 Sports
Ty Schlagel (Cretin-Derham Hall)
#137 247 Sports
Jack Thelen (Maple Grove)
#120 247 Sports
#122 Rivals/On3
#122 Rivals/On3
Class of 2028
KJ Wilson (Tartan)
KJ Wilson (Tartan)
#109 247 Sports
Class of 2027
Class of 2028
Class of 2029
AAU Web Sites
A list of high school level AAU teams from Minnesota is below. If your team is not listed here, please contact me to have it added. To view tweets about the Minnesota AAU scene from the teams, coaches and local writers including folks like me, click here
Minnesota
Minnesota
- Crossfire
- D1 Minnesota
- Each One Teach One (EOTO)
- East Metro Wave
- Grassroots Sizzle
- Hoop Habits Elite
- Howard Pulley
- Minnesota Bulldogs
- Minnesota Chill
- Minnesota Comets
- Gain Elite MN (formerly Net Gain Sports)
- Minnesota Fury
- Minnesota Heat
- Minnesota Hoop Troop
- Minnesota Lace Up
- Minnesota Lightning
- Minnesota Magic
- Minnesota Nice
- Minnesota Rise
- Minnesota Rush
- Minnesota Select
- Minnesota Suns
- Minnesota Swish
- Northstar Titans
- Powerhouse Hoops MN
- Real Phenom Basketball (MN Phenom/Real Athletics)
- SW Minnesota Stars
- Starks Elite
- Wear Out The Net
- West Central Wildcats
- West Central United
2026-27 D1 College Players
Here's a list of all the Minnesotans on Division 1 college rosters for the 2026-27 Season.
- Adam Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Ahjany Lee - Houston Christian (Totino-Grace)
- Alonzo Dodd - App State (South St. Paul)
- Andy Stefonowicz - North Dakota St (Minnetonka)
- Anthony Smith - North Dakota (Hopkins)
- Ari Gooch - UAB (Park Center)
- Ariel Bland - Bethune-Cookman (Eden Prairie)
- Ayouba Berthe - Georgia St (Park Center)
- BJ Omot - Minnesota (Mankato East)
- Boden Kapke - Boston College (Holy Family)
- Braeden Carrington - Wisconsin (Park Center)
- Cade Haskins - William & Mary (DeLaSalle)
- Caleb Schoenrock - North Dakota St (St. Francis)
- Camden Heide - Texas (Wayzata)
- Carter Bjerke - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
- Cash Chavis - UT-Arlington (Park Center)
- Chace Watley - Wofford (Totino-Grace)
- Chase Thompson - Clemson (Alexandria)
- CJ O'Hara - Green Bay (Park Center)
- Cody Pennebaker - Lamar (Park Center)
- Collin Mulholland - Chattanooga (Holy Family)
- Daniel Freitag - Buffalo (Breck)
- Demarion Watson - North Texas (Totino-Grace)
- Eli King - North Dakota (Caledonia)
- Emmanuel Manyuon - Pacific (Austin)
- Gavin Pendergast - Long Island (South St. Paul)
- Grayson Grove - Minnesota (Alexandria)
- Greyson Uelmen - North Dakota (Minnetonka)
- Hayden Tibbits - St. Thomas (Wayzata)
- Isaac Asuma - Minnesota (Cherry)
- Isaac Nyakundi - LeMoyne (Duluth East/Prep)
- Isaiah Johnson-Arigu - St. Thomas (Totino-Grace)
- Jack Janicki - Wisconsin (White Bear Lake)
- Jack Robison - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
- Jack Tauer - St. Thomas (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Jackson McAndrew - Creighton (Wayzata)
- Jalen Hayes - South Dakota (Richfield)
- Jalen Wilson - Northern Iowa (Benilde-St. Margaret's)
- Jamal Ambrose - Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Eastview)
- Ja'Sean Glover - Omaha (Madelia)
- Jon Mekonnen - Colorado St (Eastview)
- Josh Ola-Joseph - Loyola-Chicago (Osseo)
- J'Vonne Hadley - Louisville (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Kendall Blue - Nebraska (East Ridge)
- Kody Williams - Hampton (Wayzata)
- Kyle Jorgensen - Colorado St (Minneapolis Washburn)
- Langston Binns - Southern Utah (Tartan)
- Leo Torbor - Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Park Center)
- Liam Carney - High Point (Providence Academy)
- Logan Kinsey - Denver (Spring Lake Park)
- Marley Curtis - North Dakota (St. Louis Park)
- Matthew Bothun - North Dakota (St. Francis)
- Max Lorenson - Minnesota (Eden Prairie)
- Micah Curtis - North Dakota (St. Louis Park)
- Michael Cooper - Wagner (Robbinsdale Cooper)
- Miles Newton - Northeastern (Breck)
- Muja Burton - North Carolina A&T (Columbia Heights)
- Nasir Whitlock - Lehigh (DeLaSalle)
- Nate Heise - Iowa St (Lake City)
- Nolan Groves - Texas Tech (Orono)
- Nolan Winter - Wisconsin (Lakeville North)
- Norbu Jenpa - Stonehill (Prior Lake)
- Pharrel Payne - Maryland (Park of Cottage Grove)
- Prince Aligbe - Southern Illinois (Minnehaha Academy)
- Riek Riek - Gardner-Webb (Rochester Mayo)
- RJ Spencer - Minnesota (Totino-Grace)
- Rolyns Aligbe - Southern Illinois (Minnehaha Academy)
- Ryan Dufault - St. Thomas (Waseca)
- Shaun Wysocki - Denver (Rochester Century)
- Taison Chatman - Ohio St (Totino-Grace)
- Terrence Brown - Utah (Columbia Heights)
- Tommy Ahneman - Notre Dame (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Tommy Humphries - St. Thomas (Totino-Grace)
- Tre Holloman - North Carolina St (Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Tyler Wagner - Austin Peay (Champlin Park)
- Will Tschetter - Michigan (Stewartville)
- Will Underwood - Wake Forest (Mahtomedi)
2027 Division 1 and 2 Commitments
| Class of 2027 Division 1 and 2 Commitments | ||
| Player | High School | College |
| Baboucarr Ann | Maple Grove | Wisconsin |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Kobby Sambrew | Prior Lake | Minnesota-Duluth (D2) |
| Ty Schlagel | Cretin-Derham Hall | Nebraska |
| Luke Schroeder | Shakopee | Concordia-St. Paul (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 | 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
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
Twin Cities Holiday Classic (Cretin-Derham Hall), Dec 29-30
Cretin-Derham Hall, De La Salle, Bishop Gorman (NV)
East Ridge, Dec 29-30
Eastview, Eden Prairie, Mankato East, Rochester Mayo, Rosemount, St. Paul Central, Wayzata and East Ridge
Hastings, Dec 28-30
Dec 28 6 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
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
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)
- 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
- Tartan (1)
- Wayzata (2)
- Maple Grove (3)
- East Ridge (5)
- Hopkins (8)
- Prior Lake (6)
- Cretin-Derham Hall (7)
- Buffalo (4)
- Chaska (10)
- Lakeville South (9)
Dropped Out: None
Class AAA
- Totino-Grace (1)
- DeLaSalle (2)
- Richfield (3)
- Mahtomedi (4)
- Northfield (5)
- Mankato East (8)
- St. Paul Johnson (6)
- St. Cloud Apollo (9)
- Grand Rapids (10)
- Orono (NR)
Dropped Out: Becker (7)
Class AA
- Morris (1)
- Goodhue (2)
- Pequot Lakes (3)
- Montevideo (4)
- Minnehaha Academy (5)
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa (8)
- Holy Family (6)
- Belle Plaine (NR)
- Southwest Christian (10)
- Albany (9)
Dropped Out: Annandale (7)
Class A
- Henning (1)
- Central Minnesota Christian (2)
- Southland (3)
- Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (4)
- Pelican Rapids (6)
- Hills-Beaver Creek (7)
- Fertile-Beltrami (9)
- Red Lake County (5)
- Liberty Classical Academy (10)
- Dawson-Boyd (NR)
Dropped Out: Nevis (8)
2026-27 Season Previews
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26-27 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 29th
MCAA - Thursday October 30th
Skyline - Friday October 31st
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
League Notes:
- 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 | The League Concordia-St. Paul Hoops Training MYAS | |
| Oct 3/4 | The League Breakdown Premier Hoops Training MYAS | |
| Oct 10/11 | Breakdown Premier Hoops Training MYAS | |
| Oct 17/18 | 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.
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