The Senior All State Team
The NHR picks for the top senior performances this high school season in Minnesota. The best seniors in the state who played at their best all winter. [player_tooltip player_id="532352" first="Dawson" last="Garcia"] First Team Ben Carlson Ben Carlson 6'9" |…
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Continue ReadingThe NHR picks for the top senior performances this high school season in Minnesota. The best seniors in the state who played at their best all winter.
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First Team
Ben Carlson Ben Carlson 6'9" | PF East Ridge | 2020 State #66 Nation MN of East Ridge. Ben took a team that had to replace most of it’s parts and led them to a 23-6 year while averaging a double-double. Mr. Basketball finalist. Headed to Wisconsin.
Drake Dobbs Drake Dobbs 6'1" | PG Eden Prairie | 2020 State #293 Nation MN of Eden Prairie. The top scorer and assist producer for the undefeated, undisputed number one team in the state. Dobbs was a Mr. Basketball finalist. Will play at Liberty.
Dawson Garcia Dawson Garcia 6'11" | PF Prior Lake | 2020 State #26 Nation MN of Prior Lake. A McDonald’s All American that pushed his team into the top ten of Class AAAA with 32 points a game, the third highest total in the state. A 5-star recruit signed with Marquette.
Jalen Suggs Jalen Suggs 6'5" | SG Minnehaha Academy | 2020 State #6 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy. Three time state champion, a McDonald’s All American, the winner of Mr. Basketball in Minnesota, and a 5-star recruit headed to Gonzaga.
Kerwin Walton Kerwin Walton 6'6" | SF Hopkins | 2020 State #62 Nation MN of Hopkins. A four-star wing prospect who doubles as a state champion and is the best unsigned senior in the class, Walton scored 27 points a game for the Royals (who finished second in state).
Second Team
[player_tooltip player_id="721829" first="Noah" last="King"]Steven Crowl Steven Crowl 6'10" | C Eastview | 2020 State #96 Nation MN of Eastview. Crowl took Eastview to state last season and finished as a top scorer in Class AAAA basketball. Signed with Wisconsin.
Dain Dainja Dain Dainja 6'9" | C Park Center | 2020 State #48 Nation MN of Park Center. The Pirates were 23-5 this season with Dainja leading the way. Dain averaged 22 points a game and is headed to Baylor.
Nathan Heise Nathan Heise 6'5" | PG Lake City | 2020 State #266 Nation MN of Lake City. Mr. Basketball finalist that averaged 28.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.0 steals a game. Took Lake City to state as a junior, headed to Northern Iowa.
Noah King Noah King 6'3" | PG Caledonia | 2020 State #478 Nation MN of Caledonia. King led the Warriors over nearly all the top Class AA challengers this season giving them a rank of #1 while averaging 22.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.9 steals a game. Unsigned.
Gabe Madsen Gabe Madsen 6'5" | SF Rochester Mayo | 2020 State #123 Nation MN of Rochester Mayo. Led Mayo to a 22-6 record averaging 26.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists while shooting 41.6 percent at the arc. Headed to Cincinnati for his college career.
Third Team
[player_tooltip player_id="846110" first="J'Vonne" last="Hadley"]Henry Abraham Henry Abraham 5'11" | PG Cambridge | 2020 State MN of Cambridge. Henry averaged 33.2 points a game which was second in the state (first in Class AAAA, first among seniors). Led the Bluejackets to back to back section titles, was offered by Eastern Illinois two days ago.
Connor Christensen Connor Christensen 6'7" | SF Eden Prairie | 2020 State #451 Nation MN of Eden Prairie. A top defender and one of the four double figure scorers for the number one ranked Eagles who finished undefeated. Will enroll and play for Dartmouth.
J’Vonne Hadley J’Vonne Hadley 6'6" | SF Cretin-Derham Hall | 2020 State #363 Nation MN of Cretin-Derham Hall. Led Mahtomedi to state last year, was a key piece for CDH earning the section crown this season. Leading scorer for CDH and recently earned offers from James Madison and Northeastern in the past week.
John Henry John Henry 6'5" | SF Eden Prairie | 2020 State MN of Eden Prairie. Scored 16-17 a game for the Eagles while also supplying an attitude of toughness and consistency. Henry accepted an offer to play at Sioux Falls over the winter.
Charlie Katona Charlie Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2020 State MN of Shakopee. The catalyst behind the Sabers finishing at 3rd in Class AAAA while leading his team in scoring and rebounding. Signed with UMD.
Fourth Team
[player_tooltip player_id="846123" first="Jax" last="Madson"]Austin Andrews Austin Andrews 6'6" | PF Eden Prairie | 2020 State MN of Eden Prairie. Another UMD future player, Andrews scored 15-16 a game for the top ranked Eagles.
PJ Hayes PJ Hayes 6'6" | SF Waconia | 2020 State MN of Waconia. Hayes averaged 25 points a game while pushing Waconia into the top six of Class AAA this year. Unsigned.
Mason Madsen Mason Madsen 6'3" | PG Rochester Mayo | 2020 State #243 Nation MN of Rochester Mayo. Mason put together averages of 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.0 assists a game, headed to Cincinnati.
Jax Madson Jax Madson 6'1" | PG Mankato East | 2020 State MN of Mankato East. Jax was the main player on a Cougars team that went undefeated in the Big Nine and finished top four in Class AAA. Unsigned.
Matthew Willert of Buffalo. Averaged 25-26 a game putting Matt at 6th in Class AAAA scoring. Signed with St. Cloud State.
John Sutherland John Sutherland 6'7" | PF Grand Rapids | 2020 State MN of Grand Rapids. Averaged 32 points a game leading all of Class AAA in scoring plus his 13 boards a game led all big school rebounders. Third player on the list headed to UMD.