The Minnesota All State Team (Modern)

The 20 best players in the state.  The NHR All State Team in the modern fashion of honoring players.  Best of the Best!

First Team All State

Braeden Carrington Braeden Carrington 6'4" | SG Park Center | 2022 State #141 Nation MN of Park Center (sr).  The Mr. Basketball award winner.  Breakdown Player of the Year.  NHR Player of the Year. Class AAAA Player of the Yaer. Top player on the Class AAAA state champs who went 31-1.  Averaged 18 points and 5 assists a game.  Signed with Minnesota. 

Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN of Totino-Grace (jr).  Chatman was the Class AAA Player of the Year leading the Eagles to the Class AAA state championship with a 26-6 record.  Averaged 16 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists over the 32 games for the state’s most balanced team.  

Alonzo Dodd Alonzo Dodd 6'2" | CG South St Paul | 2022 State MN of South St. Paul (sr).  Mr. Basketball Final Five. Dodd led the Packers to a 28-1 record and a fourth place final ranking.  Dodd averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and four steals a contest.  The best unsigned player in the state of Minnesota right now. 

Tre Holloman Tre Holloman 6'2" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State #57 Nation MN of Cretin-Derham Hall (sr).  The Gatorade Player of the Year and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year.   Once again took a new rotation around him to the final four in Class AAAA basketball.  Averaged 19 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds a game.  Signed with Michigan State.

Eli King Eli King 6'2" | PG Caledonia | 2022 State #151 Nation MN of Caledonia (sr).  The McDonald Award Winner for Player of the Year and Class AA Player of the Year.  King led his team to third place in state and second in the final rankings with a 29-2 record.  Eli averaged 19.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.3 steals per game.  Signed with Iowa State. 

Second Team All State

Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe 6'6" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2022 State #167 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy (sr).  Mr. Basketball Final Five. Prince averaged 29.4 points and 10 rebounds a game for the 19-11 Redhawks who finished as the Class AA Consolation champions.  Aligbe has signed with Boston College. 

Carter Bjerke Carter Bjerke 6'9" | C Wayzata | 2022 State MN of Wayzata (sr).  Mr. Basketball Top Ten.  Class AAAA First Team All State.  Averaged 17 points and 10.5 rebounds per game for the 27-5 Trojans who finished second in Class AAAA.  Bjerke signed with UST.

Kendall Blue Kendall Blue 6'6" | SG East Ridge | 2022 State #242 Nation MN of East Ridge (sr). Mr. Basketball Top Ten.  Class AAAA First Team All State.   Averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists a game for the 23-6 Raptors.  Blue signed with UST.   

Jackson Loge Jackson Loge 6'7" | C Morris Area | 2022 State MN of Morris Area (sr). Mr. Basketball Top Ten.  Class AA First Team All State. Averaged 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks a game for the 28-4 Tigers.  Led his team to a 4th place finish in Class AA.  Signed with Augustana.

Pharrel Payne Pharrel Payne 6'9" | C Park Of Cottage Grove | 2022 State #84 Nation MN of Park of Cottage Grove (sr).  Mr. Basketball Top Ten.  Payne missed the first nine games of the year but then averaged 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks for the 20-win Wolfpack.  Signed with Minnesota.  

Third Team All State

Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN of DeLaSalle (jr).  Class AAA First Team All State.  Scored 23 points per game for the Class AAA runner-up. 

Demarion Watson Demarion Watson 6'8" | SF Totino-Grace | 2022 State #150 Nation MN of Totino-Grace (sr).  Mr Basketball Top Ten.  Averaged 13 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.  Defensive Player of the Year.  Signed with Iowa State. 

Daniel Freitag Daniel Freitag 6'1" | PG Breck | 2024 State #142 Nation MN of Bloomington Jefferson (soph).  Sophomore Player of the Year.  Averaged 26.7 points a game for the 20 win Jags.

Nick Katona Nick Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee (sr). Class AAAA Second Team All State.  Averaged 14 points a game for 25-4 Shako that finished ranked 3rd in AAAA.  Signed with UMD.

BJ Omot BJ Omot 6'8" | PF Mankato East | 2022 State #231 Nation MN of Mankato East (sr).  Class AAA First Team All State.  Scored 22.5 points a game for the Class AAA third place finisher at state.  Signed with North Dakota. 

Fourth Team All State

Terrence Brown Terrence Brown 6'0" | PG Columbia Heights | 2022 State MN of Columbia Heights (sr).  Class AAA First Team All State. Averaged 22.7 points a game for 23-1 Columbia Heights who finished ranked second in state. 

Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN of Lakeville North (jr).  First Team Junior All State.  Averaged 18 points and just under ten boards a game for the Panthers. 

Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family (jr).  Class AA First Team All State.  Averaged 27.2 points and 14.7 rebounds a game.  

Isaac Matti Isaac Matti 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN of Hayfield (jr). The Class A Player of the Year.  Class A First team All State.  Guard for the Class A State Champions. 

Brady Spaulding Brady Spaulding 6'7" | SF Annandale | 2022 State MN of Annandale (sr).  Class AA First Team All State.  Do everything guard/wing for the Class AA State Champions. Headed to St. John’s/