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Re-handicapping the Big 10 women
Like the men, I handicapped the Big 10 women a month or so ago, but what the heck. They’ve all…
Re-handicapping the Big 10 men as the conference season opens
The Minnesota Gopher men open the Big 10 season this Wednesday against Michigan State at the Barn. By Saturday, 17…
Get your Hopkins-Benilde box score here!
Hopkins defeated Benilde 64-62 in the finale of the Minnesota Stars Thanksgiving jamboree at the new White Bear Lake high…
Get your Providence box score here! (Lions 71 Dowling 69)
Oh, and there’s some commentary below. These are my unofficial stats. I don’t doubt that I missed a couple. But…
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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…
Boys State Tournament Statistical Analysis
OK, one final commentary about the boys state tournament. Some of you may know that I’ve been tracking the scoring…
Timberwolves Open 2024-2025 Season Tonight
The 2023-2024 basketball season continues in Minnesota and in New York. Everywhere else it’s over. But while the Minnesota Lynx…
Gopher Men’s Roller Coaster Ride Comes to an End
Well, the Minnesota Gopher men’s roller coaster of a basketball season has come to an end with a 76-64 loss…
Here’s Our Boys All-State Tournament Teams
My All-State Tournament Teams and MVPs No automatic picks because your team won. You get team trophies for that. These…
Boys State Tournament by the Numbers
First, here are the individual statistical leaders Points All Classes–Casmir Chavis, Park Center 79 Zeke Austin Albany 76 Isaac Johnson-Arigu,…
Girls High School Basketball Season Finale
In this post–my final girls top 13 teams • my top 18 players of the year • the top 10…
Girls State Tournament by the Numbers
2024 Minnesota Girls State Basketball Tournament Statistical Leaders Points Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton 117 points Addie Mack, Minnehaha 107 Maddyn Greenway,…
The Mavericks are dancing the night away
2024 could turn out to be the year of the Mavericks. Minnesota State-Mankato completed a sweep of both the regular…
Timberwolves gear up for 20-game rush to the finish
So, How About Those Timberwolves? By the time the Timberwolves won their 1st 21 games, beating the L.A. Lakers 118-111…
Carleton overpowers Gustavus; Johnnies still unbeaten (MIAC Men)
It’s been a while since we dropped in on the MIAC, but last night we travelled down to Northfield to…
Live by the 3, Die by the 3: Minnesota Gopher edition
Well, the Gopher men let one get away the other night at the Barn against a not-very-good Iowa team. The…
