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Boys State Tournament by the Numbers–the Teams and the Players
Best of 2025 Boys Basketball Tournament Top Teams Note: The 2 ordinal numbers after each team name indicate the state…
Girls State Tournament by the Numbers–Part 2: The Top Individual Performers
First, the top 5 plus ties in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Maddyn Greenway, Providence, and Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton,…
Girls State Tournament by the Numbers–Part 1: The Teams
The 2nd half century of Minnesota state high school girls basketball is now launched in the form of the 51st…
Hamline sweeps; Carleton men , St. Ben’s women also advance in MIAC QF
Hamline swept a pair of MIAC playoff games at home last night, while the Concordia (Moorhead) men and women both…
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What’s wrong with the Timberwolves?
Everybody is asking, What’s wrong with the Timberwolves? It’s all over the internet and talk radio/podcasts, etc. So I don’t…
2023 MN Basketball Team of the Year Candidates
You may already have noticed that we liked the UMD Bulldogs women as our Team of the Year. They went…
2022 Hoops Awards
Well, so we were waiting on the Minnesota Lynx to make our awards and, as you know, they kinda fizzled…
The Lynx at the Halfway Point (2023)
OK, not quite halfway. The Lynx are 10-13 as of July 25. The All-Star game is come and gone, and…
Gustavus sweeps St. Scholastica at Gus Young Court
On Saturday (Jan. 11), I visited Gus Young Court at Gustavus Adolphus for the first time ever, where I saw…
Gopher women continue to impress with 4th straight Big 10 win
The Minnesota Gopher women routed Rutgers last night at the Barn 76-50 for their 4th straight Big 10 win. This…
Not a basketball state? Think again.
Minnesota is not a basketball state. I first heard about that when I tried to find a publisher for my…
The Best of the Breakdown Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest with all-star teams
I saw all or part of 7 games at the Breakdown’s Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest yesterday (Saturday, January 4). I’ve…
Benilde survives Byron 49-46 behind A.J. Stuttley
The last of 7 games that I saw yesterday (Saturday, January 4) in the Breakdown Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest was…
Faribault edges Park in Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest
Well, I spent the weekend down in God’s country (OK, it was Saturday, January 4) at the Breakdown Southern Minnesota…
Cannon Falls boys no longer among the undefeated
So I was going to be heading down to Kasson and Byron for some Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest action on…
Minnesota Basketball Awards–2024-2025 Award Preview
Some of you may know that I have named the Minnesota basketball team, player, coach and game of the year…
Mid-season update–top 40 girls high school basketball teams 1-1-25
Class AAAA W-L, Pts-Opponent Pts, Section Favorite, Signature Win(s), Losses 1. Hopkins 9-3, 73-54, Section 6; Hopkins 64 Benilde 62,…
Mid-Season Update: Top 40 Boys High School Teams 1-1-25
BOYS Class AAAA W-L, Pts-Opp. Pts., Section Favorite, Signature Win 1. Hopkins 9-0, 98-68, Section 6, Hopkins 91 Totino-Grace 78…