The Minnesota All State Team (Traditional)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What does the Minnesota All State Team look like in the older way of position by position like the way the NBA honors their players? We dive in with that now.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FAQ:  What is the traditional way?  Instead of honoring the five best seasons, the traditional way spreads it out to two guards, two traditional forwards, and a big.  And in this way the players that don't have the ball in their hands as much get a bit more of a boost.  Here is our Minnesota All State Team in the NBA/Traditional past way (and that way only honors 15 players)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Team All State</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='962218' first='Nasir' last='Whitlock'] of DeLaSalle (sr). The 2023 Mr. Basketball award winner, led his team to the state title game, signed with Lehigh.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='1167554' first='Hayden' last='Tibbits'] of Wayzata (sr). Point guard of the state champion, Mr. Basketball finalist, committed to UST.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='1284138' first='Grayson' last='Grove'] (jr). Grove was that inside-out side perimeter dual threat player taking his team to the final four in state and earning first team Class AAA All State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='1287438' first='Jackson' last='McAndrew'] of Wayzata (jr). The state championship junior played next to [player_tooltip player_id='1564640' first='Isaiah' last='Habte'] and was a first team Class AAAA All State player. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Center: [player_tooltip player_id='962214' first='Nolan' last='Winter'] of Lakeville North (sr). A Mr. Basketball final five finalist, led his team to the final four, signed with Wisconsin. The Class AAAA Player of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team All State</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='1172835' first='Casmir' last='Chavis'] of Park Center (jr). The top player on a Park Center team that was number one throughout the regular season. One of the top two junior prospects in Minnesota. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='1288733' first='Isaac' last='Asuma'] of Cherry (jr). The Class A Player of the year took his team to the state tournament. Committed to Minnesota. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forward: CJ O'Hara of Park Center (sr). O'Hara was on the top ten list for Mr. Basketball as he helped PC be the number one ranked Class AAAA team throughout the regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='1339196' first='Aeron' last='Stevens'] of PEM (sr). Class AA First Team All State player had many clutch games including beating Lake City earning a spot at state. Signed with Southwest Minnesota State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Center: [player_tooltip player_id='962212' first='Boden' last='Kapke'] of Holy Family (sr). Boden gets the Joel Embid honor of being an MVP candidate (final five Mr. Basketball) but second team because there is only one center spot. Signed with Butler. The Class AA Player of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Third Team All State</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='1151197' first='Daniel' last='Freitag'] of Bloomington Jefferson (jr). One of top scorers in the state earned first team Class AAAA All State honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='1189958' first='Isaiah' last='Hagen'] of Orono (sr). Hagen led Orono to third place in state and was a Class AAA First Team All State player. Committed to Northern State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='962224' first='Will' last='Opsahl'] of Goodhue (sr). First team all state for Class A, Will had his team in the top ten all year. Signed with Minnesota State-Mankato.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='1287440' first='Jonathan' last='Mekonnen'] of Eastview (jr). Mekonnen led Eastview in scoring and took the team to the state tournament. one of the top 6-7 juniors in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Center: [player_tooltip player_id='1223070' first='Patrick' last='Bath'] of Totino-Grace (sr). The most consistent player for the Eagles all season long, lead his team to a title First Team All Class AAA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->