Twin Cities Boys Hoops

Dan Monson did wonders for running this program into the ground. But Minnesota isn't as bad a job as you might think. Here's why 1...

Arrowhead Big 9 Big South Camden Central Lakes Central Minnesota Eastern Minnesota Athletic Gopher Granite Ridge Great River Hea...

Abbreviations by Conference. Note that the most schools that start with a city name followed by a school name usually are referred to by sch...

Here's a list of basketball materials that are in The Czar's basketball library. Videos Steve Alford, How to Run The 2-Out 3-In Moti...

You too can contribute to this blog and there are many ways to do so. Here are just a couple of examples If you saw a game and want people ...

As the blog title states, I focus almost all of my attention on the Minneapolis/St. Paul high school boys basketball scene. That includes an...

The Twin Cities Hoops Czar Mike Fratello I'm originally known by my TCHoopsCzar moniker (Twin Cities Hoops Czar) on the Minnesota P...

Welcome to the new TCHoops blog. As a huge fan of Minneapolis/St. Paul boys high school basketball, I'll use this venue to post my thou...

Twin Cities Summer Classic (July 12-15, 2008) Monday (Semifinals) Sunday Saturday Preview AAU State Championships (June 6-8) Saturday Friday...

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...

 Here is a list of 2026-27 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota. Jamison Battle - Toronto (DeLaSalle) Chet Holmgren - Oklaho...

Here is a list of 2025-26 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota. Jamison Battle - Toronto (DeLaSalle  Amir Coffey - Milwaukee...

 Here is a list of 2024-25 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota. Amir Coffey (Hopkins) - LA Clippers Chet Holmgren (Minnehah...

Here is a list of 2023-24 NBA players who played high school ball in Minnesota. Amir Coffey (Hopkins) - LA Clippers Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha...

Resources for all things regarding Minnesota basketball. 2026-27 High School Season Links Fall Hoops Season Previews Holiday Tourney...

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...

MSHSL maps for the location of each team in each section or class All Class A All Class AA All Class AAA All Class AAAA 1A 1AA 1AAA 1AAAA...

In 2017, there was a controversy surrounding the leadership of the Mr Basketball award for Minnesota.  In response, the Minnesota Boys Baske...

Read more about the history of the award on Wikipedia. Czar Commentary on the 2017 Mr Basketball Controversy 2017 Creation of the McDonal...

Minnesota's McDonald's All-American Game Participants Year Players 2021 Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy) - Gonzaga Kendall Bro...