2020 – Metro-Outstate Game

Each and every year I think back to the old Minnesota High School Basketball tradition of the Metro-Outstate game.  

What was the Metro-Outstate Game you ask?  It was what Minnesota had before the All Star Series of 40 seniors from all around the state.  It was ten metro players against ten outstate talents.  So what would that game of looked like in 2020?  First, here is our participants (yes size/position is taken into consideration somewhat). 

The Metro Ten

Ben Carlson Ben Carlson 6'9" | PF East Ridge | 2020 State #66 Nation MN of East Ridge - Big (Wisconsin)

Steven Crowl Steven Crowl 6'10" | C Eastview | 2020 State #96 Nation MN of Eastview - Big (Wisconsin)

Dain Dainja Dain Dainja 6'9" | C Park Center | 2020 State #48 Nation MN of Park Center - Big (Baylor)

Drake Dobbs Drake Dobbs 6'1" | PG Eden Prairie | 2020 State #293 Nation MN of Eden Prairie - Ball Handler (Liberty)

Dawson Garcia Dawson Garcia 6'11" | PF Prior Lake | 2020 State #26 Nation MN of Prior Lake - Big (Marquette) 

J’Vonne Hadley J’Vonne Hadley 6'6" | SF Cretin-Derham Hall | 2020 State #363 Nation MN of Cretin-Derham Hall - Wing (Northeastern)

John Henry John Henry 6'5" | SF Eden Prairie | 2020 State MN of Eden Prairie - Wing (Sioux Falls)

Charlie Katona Charlie Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2020 State MN of Shakopee - Wing (Minnesota-Duluth)

Jalen Suggs Jalen Suggs 6'5" | SG Minnehaha Academy | 2020 State #6 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy - Ball Handler (Gonzaga)

Kerwin Walton Kerwin Walton 6'6" | SF Hopkins | 2020 State #62 Nation MN of Hopkins - Wing (North Carolina)

The Outstate Ten

Nathan Heise Nathan Heise 6'5" | PG Lake City | 2020 State #266 Nation MN of Lake City - Ball handler (Northern Iowa)

Jacob Jennissen Jacob Jennissen 6'11" | C Sauk Centre | 2020 State #303 Nation MN of Sauk Centre - Big (Colorado State)

Noah King Noah King 6'3" | PG Caledonia | 2020 State #478 Nation MN of Caledonia - Ball Handler (Kirkwood CC)

Gabe Madsen Gabe Madsen 6'5" | SF Rochester Mayo | 2020 State #123 Nation MN of Rochester Mayo -Wing (Cincinnati)

Mason Madsen Mason Madsen 6'3" | PG Rochester Mayo | 2020 State #243 Nation MN of Rochester Mayo - Combo (Cincinnati)

Jax Madson Jax Madson 6'1" | PG Mankato East | 2020 State MN of Mankato East - Combo (Concordia-St. Paul)

Agwa Nywesh Agwa Nywesh 6'3" | PG Austin | 2020 State MN of Austin - Combo (Undecided)

Wyatt Olson Wyatt Olson 5'11" | PG Jones County | 2021 State SD of St. Peter - Big (Bemidji State)

Noah Puetz Noah Puetz 6'6" | PF Marshall | 2020 State MN of Marshall - Big (Sioux Falls)

John Sutherland John Sutherland 6'7" | PF Grand Rapids | 2020 State MN of Grand Rapids - Big (Minnesota-Duluth)

The Result 

The metro team has six guys that are ranked top 100-125 in the nation.  Usually an outstate team with this much talent would be able to compete against the metro at a high level, and I think the outstate guards would hold up fairly well against the metro guards, but up front it wouldn’t be good.  The difference in size and talent would be way way too much.