Minnesota Hoops Team of the Year 1895-2024
Multiple Awards–Minnesota Gophers 22 Minnesota Lynx 6 The Ascensions 5 Carleton 3 Rock Spring Sparklers 3 Mpls. Patrick Henry 3 Hamline 3 DeLaSalle 3 Minnesota State (Mankato) women 3 Minnesota Aggies 2 Mpls. Central 2 Moorhead 2 Minneapolis Lakers 3 Hopkins 2 Hopkins girls 2 Mpls. Roosevelt 2 Austin 2 DeLaSalle 2 Edina 2 Duluth Central 2 St. Thomas women 2 Bloomington Jefferson girls 2 Winona State 2 Minnesota Lynx 2 Minnesota State (Mankato) men 2
Multiple Awards–Minnesota Gophers 22 Minnesota Lynx 6 The Ascensions 5 Carleton 3 Rock Spring Sparklers 3 Mpls. Patrick Henry 3 Hamline 3 DeLaSalle 3 Minnesota State (Mankato) women 3 Minnesota Aggies 2 Mpls. Central 2 Moorhead 2 Minneapolis Lakers 3 Hopkins 2 Hopkins girls 2 Mpls. Roosevelt 2 Austin 2 DeLaSalle 2 Edina 2 Duluth Central 2 St. Thomas women 2 Bloomington Jefferson girls 2 Winona State 2 Minnesota Lynx 2 Minnesota State (Mankato) men 2
1895–Minnesota Aggies (U of M Ag School), Twin City League champs
1896–Minneapolis YMCA, TC champions
1897–Minnesota Aggies, TC champions
1898–Red Wing Company G
1899–Macalester
1900–Minnesota Gophers 10-3
1901–Minnesota Gophers 11-1
1902–Minnesota Gophers 15-0, Helms national champion
1903–Minnesota Gophers 13-0, Premo national champion
1904–Minnesota Gophers 10-2
1905–Minnesota Lady Gophers 45-6 over 8 years
1906–Red Wing Red Men 33-6
1907–Minnesota Gophers 10-2, Big Ten co-champions
1908–Minnesota Gophers 12-7
1909–The Ascensions
1910–The Ascensions
1911–Madison high school, mythical state champions
1912–The Ascensions
1913–Fosston 14-1, state champions
1914–Stillwater 14-2, state champions
1915–Chaska senior men
1916–Red Wing Company L 20-0
1917–Minnesota Gophers 17-2, Big Ten co-champions
1918–Minnesota Gophers 13-3
1919–Minnesota Gophers 13-0, Helms national champions
1920–Mpls. Central
1921–Mpls. Central 13-1, state champions
1922–Red Wing 15-2, state champions
1923–Carleton, MIAC champions
1924–Carleton 14-0, Midwest Conference champions
1925–St. Paul Mechanic Arts 17-1, state champions
1926–Gaylord 20-3, state champions
1927–Henning school, state Class B champions
1928–Moorhead 19-3, state champions
1929–Moorhead 24-3, state champions
1930–The Ascensions, state AAU champions
1931–DeLaSalle, national Catholic champions
1932–Carleton, Midwest Conference champions
1933–The Ascensions, state AAU champions
1934–The Dominions, state AAU champions
1935–Rock Spring Sparklers, state AAU champions
1936–Rock Spring Sparklers, state AAU champions
1937–Minnesota Gophers 14-6, Big Ten co-champions
1938–Minnesota Gophers 16-4
1939–Minnesota Gophers 14-6
1940–St. Mary’s College, MIAC champions
1941–Bemidji State, NTC champions
1942–Hamline, NAIA national champion
1943–Rock Spring Sparklers
1944–Mpls. Patrick Henry 24-1, state champions
1945–Mpls. Patrick Henry 24-1, state champions
1946–Austin 22-3, state champions
1947–Mankato State 18-4, NTC champions, NAIA national runner-up
1948–Minneapolis Lakers 51-19, NBL and World Professional champions
1949–Hamline 31-3, NAIA national champion
1950–Minneapolis Lakers 62-19, NBA champions
1951–Hamline, NAIA national champion
1952–Hopkins 25-1, state champions
1953–Hopkins 23-0, state champions
1954–Gustavus Adolphus, MIAC champions
1955–DeLaSalle, state and (mythical) national Catholic champions
1956–DeLaSalle, state Catholic champions, beat Mpls. Roosevelt twice
1957–Mpls. Roosevelt 27-0, state champions
1958–Austin 20-3, state champions
1959–Minneapolis Lakers 39-46, NBA runners-up
1960–Edgerton 27-0, state champions
1961–Duluth Central 27-0, state champions
1962–St. Cloud State 23-4, NIC champions
1963–Marshall 25-1, state champions
1964–Luverne 20-5, state champions
1965–Minnesota Gophers 19-5
1966–St. Thomas 24-4, MIAC champions
1967–Edina 27-0, state champions
1968–Edina 26-1, state champions
1969–Shattuck, state independent champions
1970–Sherburn 26-0, state champions
1971–Duluth Central 23-1, state champions
1972–Minnesota Gophers 18-7, Bit Ten champions
1973–Minnesota Gophers 21-5
1974–Melrose 27-0, state champions
1975–Little Falls 26-1, state champions
1976–Mpls. Marshall-University 28-0, state A champions
1977–Minnesota Gophers 24-3
1978–Bloomington Jefferson girls 24-0, state AA champions
1979–New York Mills girls 25-1, state A champions
1980–Albany girls 26-0, state A champions
1981–Minnesota Gopher women 28-7, Big Ten tournament champions
1982–Minnesota Gopher men 23-6, Big Ten champions
1983–Woodbury boys 24-0, state AA champions
1984–White Bear Lake boys 26-0, state AA champions
1985–White Bear Lake boys 26-0, state AA champions
1986–Mankato State women 25-4, NCC champions
1987–Bloomington Jefferson boys 26-0, state AA champions
1988–Concordia (Moorhead) women 31-1, NCAA D3 champions
1989–Minnesota Gopher men 19-12
1990–Minnesota Gopher men 23-9
1991–St. Thomas women 29-2, NCAA D3 champions
1992–St. Thomas women 27-1, MIAC champions
1993–St. Benedict’s women 28-2, MIAC champions
1994–Bloomington Jefferson girls 26-2, state AA champions
1995–North Tartan 15 & Under girls, national AAU champions
1996–Mpls. North boys 29-1, state champions
1997–Minnesota Gopher men 31-4, Big Ten champions
1998–Mpls. North girls 29-0, state AAA champions
1999–St. Benedict’s women 28-2, MIAC champions
2000–Mpls. Patrick Henry boys 28-1, state AAA champions
2001–Osseo boys 30-1, state AAAA champions
2002–Minnesota Gopher women 22-8
2003–Minnesota Gopher women 25-6
2004–Minnesota Gopher women 25-9
2005–Braham boys 33-0, state AA champions
2006–Winona State men 32-4, NCAA D2 champions
2007–St. Paul Central girls 32-0, state AAAA champions
2008–Winona State men 38-1, NCAA D2 champions
2009–Mankato State women 32-2, NCAA D2 champions
2010 (tie)–Lakeville North girls 32-0, state AAAA champions, and St. Paul Johnson boys 32-0, state AAA champions
2011–Minnesota Lynx 34-8, WNBA champions
2012–Minnesota Lynx 32-11, WNBA runners-up
2013–Minnesota Lynx 33-8, WNBA champions
2014–Minnesota Lynx 28-11
2015–Minnesota Lynx 29-15, WNBA champions
2016–St. Thomas men 30-3, NCAA D3 champions 2nd time in 6 years
2017–Minnesota Lynx 33-9, WNBA champions for the 4th time
2018 (tie)–Eastview girls 32-0, state AAAA champions, and Sauk Centre girls 33-0, state AA champion
2019–Hopkins girls 32-0, state AAAA champions
2012–Minnesota Lynx 32-11, WNBA runners-up
2013–Minnesota Lynx 33-8, WNBA champions
2014–Minnesota Lynx 28-11
2015–Minnesota Lynx 29-15, WNBA champions
2016–St. Thomas men 30-3, NCAA D3 champions 2nd time in 6 years
2017–Minnesota Lynx 33-9, WNBA champions for the 4th time
2018 (tie)–Eastview girls 32-0, state AAAA champions, and Sauk Centre girls 33-0, state AA champion
2019–Hopkins girls 32-0, state AAAA champions
2020 (tie)–Eden Prairie boys 29-0, Hopkins girls 30-0, state tournament cancelled due to coronavirus
2021–Chaska girls 18-0
2022–Hopkins girls 26-1
2023–Minnesota-Duluth women 31-3
2024 (tie)–Minnesota State (Mankato) men 35-2, and Minnesota State (Mankato) women 32-5
