The Minnesota All State Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 30 guys who we think deserved the honor to be the best in the state on the All State Team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574223' first='CJ' last='Armstrong'] of Richfield (Sr). Armstrong pushed Richfield into the top ten of state this year with his 31.4 points per game leading CJ to a spot in the top five for Mr. Basketball. Armstrong is headed to Augustana next season. Richfield finished far better this year than many expected and had a headline win over DeLaSalle. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579885' first='Nolan' last='Groves'] of Orono (Sr). After losing [player_tooltip player_id='2408187' first='Lucas' last='Knudson'] to a tragic accident and [player_tooltip player_id='2300011' first='Nate' last='Chavez'] to injury Orono was very much short-handed. However, Groves responded by pushing his team to third in state, 24 wins against a brutal schedule, 34.2 points per game shooting 56 percent from the floor, ten games of 40+ points (on 56 percent shooting!), 8.5 rebounds, six assists, and 2.7 steals a game. The Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota and a top five finalist for Mr. Basketball. A Yale commit if they can keep high majors away. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1572690' first='Chase' last='Thompson'] of Alexandria (Sr). The Clemson signed forward is a state champion after leading the Cardinals to the top spot in Class AAA averaging 25 points and ten rebounds a game. Thompson was the Star Tribune winner of the Minnesota Player of the Year and is a top five leader when it comes to the Mr. Basketball award. He had a fantastic state tournament and should be a top 150 recruit nationally. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560882' first='Cedric' last='Tomes'] of East Ridge (Jr). Tomes averaged a very impressive 27.3 points per game with over five assists a night leading his team to a 21-7 season and a top ten ranking much of the year. Broke a school single game scoring record this year with 42 points against Osseo. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560867' first='Christian' last='Wiggins'] of Wayzata (Sr). Wiggins was the leading scorer and a top defender for the Class AAAA state champion [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last='']. He scored 19 points per game on a balanced team that had a couple early season losses but bounced back for an amazing stretch run. Wiggins is a nationally ranked top 100 recruit in his class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874916' first='Micah' last='Curtis'] of St. Louis Park (Sr). The North Dakota committed led Class AAAA in scoring with just under 30 points per game and 9.8 rebounds a night. Team went 14-14 but they were top ten at one point early in the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1437303' first='Brogan' last='Madson'] of Mankato East (Sr). Led his team to the state title game and a 29-2 record averaging nearly 23 points a game with 5.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds and a couple steals shooting nearly 39 percent from the arc. Headed to Sioux Falls. A top five finalist for Mr. Basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] of Hopkins (Jr). The standout junior averaged 15 points, 6.8 rebounds 9.6 assists and 4.2 steals per game for the Royals, a team we ranked second in AAAA to finish the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1288748' first='Tyler' last='Wagner'] of Champlin Park (Sr). The Austin Peay committed wing scored 27.7 points per game for the 8th ranked Class AAAA team that finished 23-5. A top ten Mr. Basketball finalist. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574227' first='Chace' last='Watley'] of Totino-Grace (Sr). The Wofford commit scored 23 points a contest and had TG in the state semi-finals once again. He finished in the Final Five for Mr. Basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Third Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1310206' first='Tommy' last='Ahneman'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (Sr). The Notre Dame bound centered led the Raiders to second in the state tournament with 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Shot 68.4 percent from the field. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1411178' first='Brayson' last='Boike'] of Dawson-Boyd (Sr). The Future SMSU forward led his team to 30 wins and a Class A State Title averaging 24 points, nine rebounds, 3.2 assists and a block a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1567964' first='Isa' last='El-Amin'] of Minnetonka (Sr). The top ten Mr. Basketball finalist averaged 25 points a game shooting 42.6 percent from the arc and leading Tonka to 19 wins. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574212' first='Anthony' last='Smith'] of Hopkins (Sr). Smith averaged 25 points for the Royals who finished second in our state rankings. Smith averaged 25 points a game shooting 43 percent at the arc. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1572689' first='Jalen' last='Wilson'] of Benilde-St. Margaret's (Sr). Jalen averaged 21 points, ten rebounds and a couple blocks a game shooting nearly 60 percent from the field for a top five team in Class AAA. Headed to Northern Iowa, a top ten finalist for Mr. Basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fourth Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560778' first='Nolen' last='Anderson'] of Wayzata (Jr). Anderson scored 17.8 points per game and was the state champion leading scorer until he got hurt. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575328' first='Ezekial' last='Austin'] of Albany (Sr). The Jamestown division two commit led Albany to state title as a two way standout playing both guard spots averaging 23 points a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560868' first='Joseph' last='Mitchell III'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (Jr). Mitchell scored 16.8 points per game on 36.5 percent shooting at the arc while leading his team in assists (5.5 per). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2121332' first='Deron' last='Russell'] of Waseca (Jr). Led the Jays to the state championship game and a one loss season. Averaged 23 points a game and was incredible in the state tournament. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luke Wherley of Shakopee (Sr). The Jamestown signed forward averaged 17 points a game for the team that finished 24-7 and ranked 6th in Class AAAA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fifth Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579917' first='Keller' last='Hanson'] of Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sr). Keller hit 40 percent of his threes scoring 21 points a game for a top ten team most of the year while also playing lead guard. Headed to Northern Michigan. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1286547' first='Sam' last='Hondl'] of Albany (Sr). The future Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragon came back from injured and scored 22 points a game with nearly nine rebounds a contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560807' first='Isaac' last='Olmstead'] of Wayzata (Jr). The point guard of the state champs who scored 16 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126094' first='Ty' last='Schlagel'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (Soph). Schlagel led CDH in scoring at 18.4 points a game shooting 56 percent from the field with 6.8 rebounds a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1484016' first='Brady' last='Wooley'] of Orono (Sr). Brady averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds a game for the third best team in Class AAA basketball</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sixth Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cedric Banks of Tartan (Sr). Banks led Tartan in scoring at 21 points a game. Team lost just one game finished ranked 4th in state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574225' first='Miles' last='Newton'] of Breck (Sr). Led his team back to the state tournament with 21 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574226' first='Peyton' last='Podany'] of Anoka (Sr). Led Anoka to state averaging 20 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579910' first='Noah' last='Sundquist'] of Cherry (Sr). Noah led his team to the state title game averaging 24 points a game on a ridiculous 75 percent shooting from the field with eight boards and over three assists a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574216' first='Azayah' last='Washington'] of St. Cloud Apollo (Sr). Washington scored 29 points a game led Apollo to over .500 which is big after some rough seasons. Headed to St. Cloud State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camare' Young of Apple Valley (Jr). Young led the Eagles to state with 18.5 points and eight rebounds a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->