The Senior All State Team
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The best of the best seniors in Minnesota. The Senior All State Team for the 2021-22 season. First Team Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe 6'6" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2022 State #167 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy. Prince had…
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Continue ReadingThe best of the best seniors in Minnesota. The Senior All State Team for the 2021-22 season.
First Team
Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe 6'6" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2022 State #167 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy. Prince had likely the best second half of the season of anybody on this list. His furious run of massive numbers led to a 29.5 point per game average and pushed his team to the Class AA State Tournament. Qualified his team for state every year he played and will be at Boston College next year.
Braeden Carrington Braeden Carrington 6'4" | SG Park Center | 2022 State #141 Nation MN of Park Center. Mr. Basketball. The Prep Hoops Minnesota Player of the Year. The Breakdown Player of the Year. The main ball handler, top shooter, top scorer, and all around MVP of the Class AAAA State champs. Carrington is signed with Minnesota. Led his team to a 31-1 record.
Alonzo Dodd Alonzo Dodd 6'2" | CG South St Paul | 2022 State MN of South St. Paul. A Mr. Basketball finalist and the heart beat of a team that went 28-1 this year and was a top five team all season. Dodd averaged a double-double at 18 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists a game. One of the best unsigned players in the Midwest.
Tre Holloman Tre Holloman 6'2" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State #57 Nation MN of Cretin-Derham Hall. The Metro Player of the Year by the Star Tribune. The Gatorade Player of the year. Once again a leader that took a near brand new line-up to the final four of Class AAAA basketball for the second straight season. Signed with Michigan State. His game winner against East Ridge was a top highlight of the season.
Eli King Eli King 6'2" | PG Caledonia | 2022 State #151 Nation MN of Caledonia. King had some of the most heroic moments of the season with his Totino-Grace game winner, his furious comeback in the last two minutes against PEM (only team to beat PEM), and pushing his team to the state semi-finals. Signed with Iowa State after leading his team to a 29-2 record.
Pharrel Payne Pharrel Payne 6'9" | C Park Of Cottage Grove | 2022 State #84 Nation MN of Park of Cottage Grove. Payne missed the first 5-6 weeks of the season but returned in time to average 24 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks a game. And more importantly they won 20 games and were a top ten team in Class AAAA basketball for part of the season. Signed with Minnesota.
Second Team
Carter Bjerke Carter Bjerke 6'9" | C Wayzata | 2022 State MN of Wayzata. Bjerke followed his junior year state title with a second place finish as a senior. A two year record of 46-7. Made the Mr. Basketball final ten leading the Trojans in scoring and rebounding. Headed to UST.
Kendall Blue Kendall Blue 6'6" | SG East Ridge | 2022 State #242 Nation MN of East Ridge. The Raptors had a better run this season than anybody expected and Blue was the biggest part of that. They were 23-6 this season and a top five team in Class AAAA most of the year. Headed to UST.
Jackson Loge Jackson Loge 6'7" | C Morris Area | 2022 State MN of Morris Area. Loge delivered once again. He brought Morris Area to the state tournament for the second straight season and his team finished in the Class AA final four. Loge will play for Augustana next season.
Demarion Watson Demarion Watson 6'8" | SF Totino-Grace | 2022 State #150 Nation MN of Totino-Grace. Watson ended the season as maybe the best defender in the state of Minnesota. His defensive efforts were as big of a part of the Eagle state title as anything anybody did on offense. Signed with Iowa State.
Nick Katona Nick Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee. Another top defender in Minnesota who also led his team in scoring and rebounding. Katona also improved his three point shooting this season pushing to 36 percent. Signed with UMD
Third Team
BJ Omot BJ Omot 6'8" | PF Mankato East | 2022 State #231 Nation MN of Mankato East. North Dakota committed wing took his team to the AAA Final Four.
Terrence Brown Terrence Brown 6'0" | PG Columbia Heights | 2022 State MN of Columbia Heights. Breakout season led Columbia Heights to number one in Class AAA for a long time.
Kenji Scales Kenji Scales 6'0" | PG Eastview | 2022 State MN of Eastview. One of the top clutch scorers in the state. Headed to Sioux Falls.
Kyle Hrncir Kyle Hrncir 6'4" | PF Farmington | 2022 State MN of Farmington. The Tigers were a top ten team, Kyle led. Headed to Upper Iowa.
Brady Spaulding Brady Spaulding 6'7" | SF Annandale | 2022 State MN of Annandale. SJU commit too his team to a state title doing a lot of everything.
Fourth Team
Mason Lund Mason Lund 6'6" | SF Sartell | 2022 State MN of Sartell. Headed to Southwest Minnesota State.
Ayden McDonald Ayden McDonald 6'4" | PG Omaha Central | 2022 State MN of Hibbing. Signed with Augustan.
Muja Burton Muja Burton 6'4" | SF Columbia Heights | 2022 State MN of Columbia Heights. 20+ per game scorer for 1-loss team.
Jamal Ambrose Jamal Ambrose 6'10" | C East View | 2022 State MN of Eastview. Breakout season, averaged 16/10.
Willie Wilson Willie Wilson 6'2" | CG Minneapolis North | 2022 State MN of Minneapolis North. Led North to the Class AA title game.
Fifth Team
Ja’Sean Glover of Madelia
Malcolm Jones Malcolm Jones 6'9" | C Prior Lake | 2022 State MN of Prior Lake
Samuel Rensch Samuel Rensch 6'6" | SF Hutchinson | 2022 State MN of Hutchinson
Leo Torbor Leo Torbor 6'1" | PG Park Center | 2022 State MN of Park Center
Brayden Williams Brayden Williams 6'3" | PG Owatonna | 2022 State MN of Owatonna
Donald Ferguson Donald Ferguson 6'1" | SG St. Cloud Tech | 2022 State MN of St Cloud Tech
Sixth Team
Tate Olson Tate Olson 6'5" | SF New York Mills | 2022 State MN of New York Mills
Cody Pennebaker Cody Pennebaker 6'5" | SF Park Center | 2022 State MN of Park Center
Brady Helgren Brady Helgren 6'8" | C Edina | 2022 State MN of Edina
Ahjany Lee Ahjany Lee 6'9" | C Byron | 2022 State #145 Nation MN of Totino-Grace
Haydn Stay Haydn Stay 6'4" | PG Princeton | 2022 State MN of Princeton
Elvis Nnaji Elvis Nnaji 6'8" | C Hopkins | 2022 State #215 Nation MN of Hopkins