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 of East Ridge - Big (Wisconsin)
Steven Crowl Steven Crowl of Eastview - Big (Wisconsin)
Dain Dainja Dain Dainja of Park Center - Big (Baylor)
Drake Dobbs Drake Dobbs 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 of Cretin-Derham Hall - Wing (Northeastern)
John Henry John Henry 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 of Lake City - Ball handler (Northern Iowa)
Jacob Jennissen Jacob Jennissen of Sauk Centre - Big (Colorado State)
Noah King Noah King of Caledonia - Ball Handler (Kirkwood CC)
Gabe Madsen Gabe Madsen of Rochester Mayo -Wing (Cincinnati)
Mason Madsen Mason Madsen of Rochester Mayo - Combo (Cincinnati)
Jax Madson Jax Madson of Mankato East - Combo (Concordia-St. Paul)
Agwa Nywesh Agwa Nywesh 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 of Marshall - Big (Sioux Falls)
John Sutherland John Sutherland 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.
