How did we do this year with our preseason predictions for the 2021-22 season this year? How close and how far away were we? Let’s have a look! Go out on a limb prediction was… “More one seeds will…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inHow did we do this year with our preseason predictions for the 2021-22 season this year? How close and how far away were we? Let’s have a look!
Go out on a limb prediction was… “More one seeds will knocked off this year than another other year?”
4 of 8 Class AAAA one seeds made state
3 of 8 Class AAA one seeds made state
6 of 8 Class AA one seeds made state
7 of 8 Class A one seeds made state
My Prediction looked real good in big school basketball, not so much in small school basketball although most sections in small school hoops have two seeds, but Im not sure that would have mattered.
Mr Basketball Top Ten
How many of the Mr. Basketball top ten members did I get right? I missed two.
Carter Bjerke
Carter
Bjerke
6'9" | C
Wayzata | 2022
State
MN
and
Kendall Blue
Kendall
Blue
6'6" | SG
East Ridge | 2022
State
#242
Nation
MN
made it,
Ayden McDonald
Ayden
McDonald
6'4" | PG
Hibbing | 2022
State
MN
and
BJ Omot
BJ
Omot
6'8" | PF
Mankato East | 2022
State
#231
Nation
MN
were my predictions that didn’t make the ten.
Class AAAA
AAAA Preseason All State:
Tre Holloman
Tre
Holloman
6'2" | PG
Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022
State
#57
Nation
MN
, Kendall Bluye,
Braeden Carrington
Braeden
Carrington
6'4" | SG
Park Center | 2022
State
#141
Nation
MN
,
CJ O’Hara
CJ
O’Hara
6'4" | SF
Park Center | 2023
State
#285
Nation
MN
,
Pharrel Payne
Pharrel
Payne
6'9" | C
Park Of Cottage Grove | 2022
State
#84
Nation
MN
Actual AAAA All State:
Tre Holloman
Tre
Holloman
6'2" | PG
Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022
State
#57
Nation
MN
, Kendall Bluye,
Braeden Carrington
Braeden
Carrington
6'4" | SG
Park Center | 2022
State
#141
Nation
MN
,
Carter Bjerke
Carter
Bjerke
6'9" | C
Wayzata | 2022
State
MN
,
Pharrel Payne
Pharrel
Payne
6'9" | C
Park Of Cottage Grove | 2022
State
#84
Nation
MN
State Title Game Prediction: Park Center over CDH
Actual: Park Center over Wayzata
Section Champion Predicted Winners: Owatonna, Shakopee, Park of CG, CDH, Park Center, Wayzata, Andover, Buffalo
Actual: Owatonna, Eden Prairie, Eastview, CDH, Park Center, Wayzata, Andover, Moorhead
5 of 8
Section Title Game Predictions: 10 of 16 section title participants predicted correctly.
Class AAA
AAA Preseason All State:
Taison Chatman
Taison
Chatman
6'4" | PG
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#35
Nation
MN
,
Ayden McDonald
Ayden
McDonald
6'4" | PG
Hibbing | 2022
State
MN
,
Alonzo Dodd
Alonzo
Dodd
6'2" | CG
South St Paul | 2022
State
MN
,
BJ Omot
BJ
Omot
6'8" | PF
Mankato East | 2022
State
#231
Nation
MN
,
Demarion Watson
Demarion
Watson
6'8" | SF
Totino-Grace | 2022
State
#150
Nation
MN
Actual AAA All State:
Taison Chatman
Taison
Chatman
6'4" | PG
Totino-Grace | 2023
State
#35
Nation
MN
,
Nasir Whitlock
Nasir
Whitlock
6'1" | PG
DeLaSalle | 2023
State
MN
,
Alonzo Dodd
Alonzo
Dodd
6'2" | CG
South St Paul | 2022
State
MN
,
BJ Omot
BJ
Omot
6'8" | PF
Mankato East | 2022
State
#231
Nation
MN
,
Demarion Watson
Demarion
Watson
6'8" | SF
Totino-Grace | 2022
State
#150
Nation
MN
,
Terrence Brown
Terrence
Brown
6'0" | PG
Columbia Heights | 2022
State
MN
State Title Game Prediction: Totino-Grace over South St. Paul
Actual: Totino-Grace over DeLaSalle
Section Champion Predicted Winners: Austin, Mankato East, South St. Paul, Totino-Grace, Princeton, BSM, Hibbing, Alexandria
Actual: Austin, Mankato East, DeLaSalle, Totino-Grace, Princeton, Mound-Westonka, Hermantown, St. Cloud Tech
4 of 8
Section Title Game Predictions: 12 of 16 section title participants predicted correctly.
Class AA
AA Preseason All State:
Prince Aligbe
Prince
Aligbe
6'6" | SF
Minnehaha Academy | 2022
State
#167
Nation
MN
,
Chase Carter
Chase
Carter
6'7" | PF
Minnehaha Academy | 2022
MN
,
Eli King
Eli
King
6'3" | PG
Caledonia | 2022
State
#151
Nation
MN
,
Jackson Loge
Jackson
Loge
6'8" | C
Morris Area | 2022
State
MN
,
Willie Wilson
Willie
Wilson
6'2" | CG
Minneapolis North | 2022
State
MN
Actual AA All State:
Prince Aligbe
Prince
Aligbe
6'6" | SF
Minnehaha Academy | 2022
State
#167
Nation
MN
,
Boden Kapke
Boden
Kapke
6'11" | C
Holy Family | 2023
State
#153
Nation
MN
,
Eli King
Eli
King
6'3" | PG
Caledonia | 2022
State
#151
Nation
MN
,
Jackson Loge
Jackson
Loge
6'8" | C
Morris Area | 2022
State
MN
,
Willie Wilson
Willie
Wilson
6'2" | CG
Minneapolis North | 2022
State
MN
,
Brady Spaulding
Brady
Spaulding
6'6" | SF
Annandale | 2022
State
MN
State Title Game Prediction: Minnehaha Academy over Caledonia
Actual: Annandale over Minneapolis North
Section Champion Predicted Winners: Caledonia, Maple River, Morris Area, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis North, Annandale, Pequot Lakes, Fergus Falls
Actual: Caledonia, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Morris Area, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis North, Annandale, Pequot Lakes, Perham
6 of 8
Section Title Game Predictions: 9 of 16 section title participants predicted correctly.
Class A
A Preseason All State:
Ty Morrison
Ty
Morrison
6'4" | SF
Deer River | 2022
State
MN
, Ja’Sean Glover,
Buay Koak
Buay
Koak
6'3" | SG
Lyle-Austin Pacelli | 2023
State
MN
,
Teigan Martin
Teigan
Martin
6'7" | PF
Mayer Lutheran | 2022
MN
,
Matt Thompson
Matt
Thompson
6'8" | C
Hancock | 2022
State
MN
Actual A All State:
Isaac Matti
Isaac
Matti
6'1" | SG
Hayfield | 2023
State
MN
,
Isaac Asuma
Isaac
Asuma
6'3" | PG
Cherry | 2024
State
#81
Nation
MN
,
Ty Morrison
Ty
Morrison
6'4" | SF
Deer River | 2022
State
MN
, Ja’Sean Glover,
Tate Olson
Tate
Olson
6'2" | PG
St. Peter | 2024
State
MN
State Title Game Prediction: Deer River over SESM
Actual: Hayfield over BBE
Section Champion Predicted Winners: Hayfield, SESM, Central MN Christian, New Life Academy, Nevis, Ashby, Deer River, Cass Lake-Bena
Actual: Hayfield, SESM, RTR, New Life Academy, Nevis, BBE, Cherry, Sacred Heart
4 of 8
Section Title Game Predictions: 10 of 16 section title participants predicted correctly.
Minnesota Overall
2 of 4 State champs correct
19 of 32 Section Champs correct
41 of 64 section title game participants correct