Missouri Valley Eclipse IV 52 - Minnesota Lakers 41

Update from The 2008 Miss Basketball Showcase Tournament - Nebraska

With their 52-41 loss to Missouri Valley Eclipse IV, the Minnesota Lakers move to this afternoons Concilation braket game vs Missouri Valley Eclipse II at 2:50pm.

To review the box score and up to date team stats for this tournament please click here.

Minnesota Lakers Update

After going 2-1 in pool play at the 2008 Miss Basketball Showcase Tournament in Nebraska, the Lakers will face a high scoring Missouri Valley Eclipse IV.

3 Games Total
TournamentAverages for Missouri Valley Eclipse IV
Caron, Chanta avg. 10.3
Nash, Katye avg. 12.3
Knight, Natali avg. 11.0
Team avg 69 points

3 Games Total
Tournament Averages Minnesota Lakers
Robinson, Lib avg. 6.3
Thier, Erica avg. 4.7
Sell, Krystle avg. 6.7
Kix, Brooke avg. 4.0
Engen, Thea avg. 6.0
Lynn, Samant avg. 4.7
Hadler, Katie avg. 1.3
Drooger, Alys avg. 7.0
Meyer,Karli avg. 8.3
Team avg. 49 points

As you can see the Lakers are very balanced in their scoring thus far.

Go to the Miss Basketball Showcase Tournament link for more information

Minnesota Xplosion

From Ron Reibling -

I coach a team primarily from Champlin Park High School. We have 8 from Champlin Park, 1 from Burnsville, 1 from Spring Lake Park and 2 from Chaska. The team name is Minnesota Xplosion and our website is www.minnesotaxplosion.com . All have been or will be playing varsity this upcoming season for their respective schools. Our spring/summer season is winding down as this weekend we play in the TC Summer Classic. We then leave for Orlando for 16U nationals and finish up with a trip to Chicago the first of August.

Our Champlin Park High School basketball website address is www.cprebelsbasketball.com and is updated often, especially during the season.

2008 Howard Pulley Pro City League Schedule

2008 Howard Pulley Pro City League Schedule

Last updated on 7/30/08

FINAL STANDINGS

1. El-Amin's Fish House
2. A & A Millwork
3. Errol Carlstrom Playaz
   
4. Sabes Foundation
   
5. Petters
6. Culvers
7. Famous Daves
8. H.P. BYE
   

Monday, June 23
7:00 pm – Culver’s 79 vs A & A Millwork 82
8:30 pm – Errol Carlstrom Playaz 108 vs Famous Dave’s 105

Tuesday, June 24
7:00 pm – H.P. Bye 97 VS El-Amin Fish House 108
8:30 pm – Petters Group 84 vs Sabes Foundation 101

Wednesday, June 25
7:00 pm – A & A Millwork 99 vs Petters Group 92
8:30 pm – El-Amin Fish House 115 vs Famous Dave's 106

Thursday, June 26
7:00 pm - Errol Carlstrom Playaz 101 vs H.P. Bye 72
8:30 pm – Culver’s 76 vs Sabes Foundation 92

Monday, June 30
7:00 pm – H.P. Bye 91 vs A & A Millwork 117
8:30 pm – Culver’s 84 vs El-Amin Fish House 104

Tuesday, July 1
7:00 pm – Sabes Foundation 80 vs Famous Dave's 101
8:30 pm – Errol Carlstrom Playaz 107 vs Petters Group 100

Monday, July 7
7:00 pm – A & A Millwork 94 vs Errol Carlstrom Playaz 91
8:30 pm – Culver's 89 vs Petters Group 90

Tuesday, July 8
7:00 pm – El-Amin Fish House 121 vs Sabes Foundation 113 OT
8:30 pm – Famous Dave’s 87 vs Petters Group 107

Wednesday, July 9
7:00 pm – Petters Group 80 vs El-Amin Fish House 92
8:30 pm – Culver's 85 vs Errol Carlstrom Playaz 70

Thursday, July 10
7:00 pm – H.P. Bye 82 vs Sabes Foundation 94
8:30 pm – Famous Dave's 117 vs A & A Millwork 105

Tuesday, July 15
7:00 pm – A & A Millwork 76 vs El-Amin Fish House 107
8:30 pm – Errol Carlstrom Playaz 91 vs Sabes Foundation 86

Wednesday, July 16
7:00 pm – Petters Group 100 vs H.P. Bye 68
8:30 pm – Culver’s 89 vs Famous Dave's 80

Thursday, July 17
7:00 pm – A & A Millwork 96 vs Sabes Foundation 89
8:30 pm – El-Amin Fish House 94 vs Errol Carlstrom Playaz 103

Monday, July 21 – Playoff Round 1
7:00 pm - El-Amin Fish House 106 vs H.P. Bye 85
8:30 pm - Sabes Foundation 70 vs Petters Group 77

Tuesday July 22 – Playoff Round 1
7:00 pm - A & A Millwork 122 vs Famous Dave's 93
8:30 pm - Errol Carlstrom Playaz 89 vs Culver’s 95

Wednesday, July 23 – Playoff Round 2
7 pm – Petters Group 71 vs El-Amin Fish House 97
8:45 – NO SECOND GAME TONIGHT Sabes Foundation advances due to H. P. Panthers Forfit

Thursday, July 24 – Playoff Round 2
7:00 pm – A & A Millwork 87 vs Culver’s 81
8:30 pm – Famous Dave's 107 vs Errol Carlstrom Playaz 116

Monday, July 28 – Playoff Round 3
7:00 pm - Sabes Foundation 75 vs. Culver’s 78
8:30 pm - Petters Group 94 vs Errol Carlstrom Playaz 80

Tuesday, July 29 – Playoff Round 4
7:00 pm - El-Amin Fish House 95 vs A & A Millwork 84
8:30 pm – Culver’s 82 vs Petters Group 83

Wednesday, July 30
7:00 pm – A & A Millwork 88 vs Petters Group 79

Thursday, July 31 – Playoff Round 5
7:00 pm – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - El-Amin Fish House 87 vs A & A Millwork 83


TEAM MANAGERS:
A&A MILLWORK: MARK AUNE
ERROL CARLSTROM PLAYAZ: ERROL CARLSTROM
EL-AMIN’S FISH HOUSE: MAKRAN EL-AMIN
SABES FOUNDATION:
PETTERS GROUP:
CULVER’S:
FAMOUS DAVE’S:

2 Videos With Important Messages

It seems to have gotten a little better this year but the first video is to remind the players, coaches, and mainly the parents that a good attitude can mean everything.

The second is simply a Big Thank You to our Troops.

Minnesota Lynx Attempt To Get Back On Track

The Minnesota Lynx have gone from 5-0 and ranked 2nd in the WNBA Power Rankings to 6-4 and number 4 in the Power Rankings in just 10 days.

Tonight they take on the Detroit Shock.

Game Preview

It's 2 In A Row For The Lynx - Fall Out Of Conference Lead

The Minnesota Lynx have lost their 2nd game in a row, this time to the Sacramento Monarchs 82-78.

No longer can the Lynx sneak up on the league.

WNBA | Lynx | Monarchs | Box Score | Recap | Standings

Suns Live up to #1 Power Ranking

The Minnesota Lynx blow a 9 point halftime lead and lose for the second time in a week to the same Connecticut Suns. The final was 75 - 66.

Lynx | Suns | WNBA | Recap | Box Score

Week 4 WNBA Power Rankings

Tonight it is Number 1 vs. Number 2

2008 WNBA.com POWER RANKINGS: June 10
	TEAM (last week's ranking)	W/L	NOTES
1	Connecticut (5)	7-1	Mike Thibault's Sun have won four straight games, including last Friday's matchup against the then-unbeaten Lynx. Tamika Whitmore and Asjha Jones are both playing at an All-Star level and Lindsay Whalen may not be flashy, but she is quietly establishing herself as the league's most reliable point guard. But tonight's ESPN2 game in Minnesota could quickly take away Connecticut's top seed.
2	Minnesota (2)	6-1	The Lynx lost last Friday to the No. 1 Sun, but Minnesota remains the surprise of the 2008 season to this point. They bring a 3-0 home record into tonight's rematch with Connecticut, and with a win they could easily vault into the top spot. The Lynx are a close second to the Mercury in points per game and their offense is firing on all cylinders as rookies Candice Wiggins, Nicky Anosike and Charde Houston continue to impress and with third-year vet Seimone Augustus putting up MVP numbers. There are reports that injured point guard Lindsey Harding will return to practice today, as well.

North Dakota State University Names Kelly Roysland Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

THE FOLLOWING IS DIRECTLY FROM THE NDSU PRESS RELEASE

FARGO, N.D.--North Dakota State University head coach Carolyn DeHoff today announced the addition of Kelly Roysland as assistant women’s basketball coach. Roysland replaces Molly Marrin, who resigned to accept a similar position at the University of San Francisco.

“Kelly’s experience as a Big Ten player and her knowledge of the game that goes well beyond her playing experience made the decision to hire her easy. Her family’s success in coaching adds greatly to Kelly’s skill set. Her connection with Minnesota and her name recognition will give NDSU instant credibility,” said DeHoff.

“Kelly will bring a tremendous amount of vibrancy to our coaching staff and especially our players. I can’t wait to have my staff together and continue to move our program forward.”

A native of Fosston, Minn., Roysland was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at the University of Minnesota and played one year of volleyball for the Gophers as a fifth-year senior in 2007.



Roysland finished her basketball career 12th on Minnesota’s all-time scoring list with 1,074 points. She averaged 8.3 points per game over 130 contests, including nine NCAA playoff games. She played in a reserve role on Minnesota’s 2004 Final Four team and 2005 Sweet Sixteen team.

Roysland was the Gophers’ basketball captain as a senior in 2006-07 and earned All-Big Ten third team recognition by league media. She was Minnesota’s female winner of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2007 and 2008.

Her father, Mike Roysland, is the head women’s basketball coach at Division II member Minnesota-Crookston.

North Dakota State returns six players from last season’s 17-11 team that tied for second in The Summit League with a 12-6 record.

The Kelly Roysland File:



Age: 23
Born: Sept. 19, 1984
Hometown: Fosston, Minn.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in sport management, Minnesota, 2007;
Pursuing master’s in applied kinesiology, Minnesota (completion expected July 2008).

Lynx Bounce Back - Increase Division Lead

The Minnesota Lynx bounced back from their first loss this season with a 12 point win over the San Antonio Silver Stars 90-78.

WNBA | Lynx | Silver Stars | Recap | Box Score | Standings

Whalen/Sun Hand Lynx First Loss

Somehow, you just knew it wouldn't last throughout the season but we fans held out hope. There was some small satisfaction that Lindsay Whalen was a part of our disappointment. 78-77 was the final as the Suns handed our Lynx their first loss of the season.

One small note - Coach Z normally goes with 11 players but cut that down to 9 for this game. The playing time for a few players has dropped some over the past 3 games as the team begins to have everyone define their roles a little better.

Video Recap | Lynx | Sun | Box Score | Recap | WNBA

Lynx now #2 in WNBA Rankings

If you were to include the pre-season the Lynx have lost only 1 game this season, to the L.A. Sparks.

In this weeks Power Rankings the Sparks are #1 and the Lynx are #2.

Last year the Lynx were 10-24. This season the have opened up with a 5-0 start and are the darling story of the WNBA if you can get by the suprising number of injuries so far.

Wiggins scores 22 as Lynx move to 5-0

So far, so good. Now in just his second season, Coach Z has lead the Minnesota Lynx to a best ever 5-0 start and a 1 game lead in the Western Conference Standings.

Lynx Home | Dream Home | WNBA | Box Score | Game Recap |

NOW AT 4-0 THE LYNX CONTINUE TO SUPRISE

Another game, another win. This time there was no need to battle back from a 3 or more possession deficit.

Lynx | Mercury | Box Score | Recap | Game Info | WNBA

LYNX NOW 3-0

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

The Minnesota Lynx are the WNBA's only undefeated team.

The recent doormat for the WNBA over the last couple of years have reeled off a 3-0 start including 2-0 on the road. Last season the Lynx couldn't buy a road win.

Tough defense against the Chicago Sky (1-2) resulted in a 75-69 win for the Minnesota Lynx (3-0).

See below for complete game information including the box score, game recap, and team links.

Lynx Sky Box Score Recap Game Info WNBA

OPENING TEXT FROM THE SKY WEBSITE - The Chicago Sky were within two points of the Minnesota Lynx in the final minute on Thursday, but couldn't get any closer, losing at home 75-69. Sylvia Fowles led the way for Chicago with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

OPENING TEXT FROM THE LYNX WEBSITE - No team in the previous nine seasons of Minnesota Lynx history had ever started a season 3-0, but the 2008 squad did just that with a 75-69 win over the Chicago Sky Thursday night.

Mn. Lakers prepare for The Battle On The Hardwoods Tournament this weekend

The Minnesota Lakers have received a tough draw in this weekend’s Battle on the Hardwood held at Woodbury High School. NC Heat, ranked #1 on Kevin Anderson's recruiting website for the 17U age group, and North Tartan, ranked #4 in the same polling, is lumped in Pool A with the Minnesota Lakers. The top 2 finishers will advance to the championship bracket. The Lakers are coming off of a 4th place finish at the state MYAS Championships held in Saint Francis. If the players can remain healthy, the Lakers might be able to steal 1 game, if not both games, in their pool play. With the other two teams having the expectation to win because of their ranking, the Lakers should be able to play with a sense of looseness, which can only help their efforts. The Lakers are comprised of players from southwest Minnesota and with the MYAS Championships being their first main tournament, expect the Lakers to be on the rise. The team is balanced with inside shooting, and outside shooting, and they are able to interchange players with ease. Definitely a team to watch for in the upcoming weeks.

Lynx Get First Road Win Since 2006

For complete details please visit one (or more) of the following links:

Game Info | Recap | Boxscore | Play By Play | Lynx Home | Comets Home |

The Battle on the Hardwood Tournament

This Tournament is hosted by the North Tartan Program using the gyms floors at Woodbury High School.

We are posting the published schedule links because there seems to be some issues with some browsers linking to them. We recommend using an IE browser.

11U/12U Bracket

13U/14U Bracket

14U Bracket

15U Bracket

16U Pool Play Bracket

16U Bracket Play Bracket

17U Bracket

MSHSL Boys' Lacrosse Semi-Final Photos

Photos by www.AnnaRajdl.com

For more information on the MSHSL and the Lacrosse Tournaments click on the links below:
MSHSL
Boys' Tournament
Girls' Tournament

Lynx Defuse Shock in Home Opener

The following is part of a story on the Minnesota Lynx website:

Mike Trudell
Lynx Reporter

Heading into Minnesota's season-opening contest against the Detroit Shock Sunday afternoon at Target Center, one expected the Lynx to put forth a solid 40-minute effort. After all, head coach Don Zierden's team did as much in nearly each and every game last season.

Well, let's just say that expectations were exceeded.

Not only was Minnesota's energy fantastic from the beginning, but all three of its 2008 draft picks were absolutely terrific in helping to deliver an improbable 84-70 victory over the defending Eastern Conference champs.

To read more - Click Here

The following are links to stories related to this game:
WNBA.COM This will include the AP news story, box score, and NBA-TV highlights.
StarTribune - Lynx local paper coverage
PioneerPress - Lynx local paper coverage
The Detroit News - Shock local paper coverage
ESPN Message Board
Inside Hoops Message Board
Yahoo Message Board
Lynx Fan's Message Board
Shock Fan's Message Board
Minnesota Lynx official web site
Detroit Shock official web site
WNBA official web site

If you want us to list a message board not mentioned - drop us an e-mail to wnba@communityhoops.com.

MN Lakers Win Twice

The Seeds For Girls 17U/11th I event this weekend @ St. Francis
1 MN Triple Threat 16U
2 Champlin Park Rebels
3 X-Factor 2
4 SM Magic
5 MN Finishers
6 Wayzata DD
7 MN Comets 16
8 MN Lakers
9 Howard Lake Lakers

I want to first thank Coach Mark Kellen for calling in this result.

The 8th seeded MN Lakers needed sudden death overtime to beat Howard Lake Lakers 35-33. Then in the second game of the night for the MN Lakers, they beat MN Comets 16's 55-52.

Now personally, when I look at the seedings for this tournament, I wonder why the bottom 3 seeds are in the same pool, while the top 3 seeds are in the same pool as well. Granted you must beat whom ever to win anyway but still, if i was the 3rd seed I would want a better chance at a braket game after pool play then to play the top 2 teams right off the bat. Just my thought.

Coaches - feel free to post your results in the comments section. please provide some names for your team and some scoring as well. If you want, I will set you up as a contributer to this blog to promote your team/program. Just e-mail your request for this to Tony@communityhoops.com.

GOOD NEWS & BAD NEWS

The Good News - It is now easier to get to our blog service. Just type in www.communityhoops.com and boom - your here.

The Bad News - All audio and older pre-blog things we have posted are no longer available with this new change including links to audio clips on this blog - at least not as you have known it in the past.

If you want to hear some old audio from the past 3 years just e-mail us and we will re-post it for all to enjoy. Our new temporary e-mail address is UR_HOOPS@YAHOO.COM

- Thanks -

Photo Link Is Fixed!

For those of you that have been waiting for the Photos from Ellsworth's visit to the capital, it is now fixed.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS

or scroll down to see the slide show we put together.

Holiday Tournament Schedule Announced - just a tad early

As posted on gbbrecruit2.blogspot.com, here is the 2008 Dick's Sporting Goods Holiday Classic hosted by Hopkins High School on December 29-31.

Once again Community Hoops will be there with complete coverage of each game for the Internet but on a delayed feed. We will have both video and audio coverage.

The championship will be at 6 pm on New Year's Eve.

The event kicks off on Monday the 29th with:

Osseo vs Burnsville at 2 pm

Mpls South vs Eastview at 4 pm

St. Paul Central vs Eden Prairie at 6 pm

Grand Rapids vs Hopkins at 8 pm

Five of the teams were in the state tournament last year.

Honored at the State Capital

The Ellsworth Boys team was honored at the State Capital on Thursday - 5/1/2008 - and we hope to have audio late Friday 5/2/08 - The audio was not good enough to post.

The Ellsworth Boy's Basketball Team and Cody Schilling both received Minnesota Legislature House Resolution's dated for April 15th, 2008 - on May 1st, 2008. We here at Community Hoops were honored to have been invited by the coaches to cover this event and take some pictures. Anna Rajdl took the photo's and did a great job. Here are just 17 of the over 350 she took.



CLICK THE PLAY ARROW TO SEE THE PHOTO SLIDE SHOW

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The team arrived a tad early after allowing for traffic issues that might have slowed them down so there was a chance to just hang out on the front lawn for a while. Then at about 11:45am the Panthers got to visit with Governor Pawlenty, State Representative Doug Magnus, and others.

After about 15 minutes of pictures and fellowship, they made their way to the House floor where the team was honored by having the 2 resolutions read by Speaker - Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Chair - Anthony "Tony" Sertich.

Following this the team and coaches were treated to a personal tour of the House side of the Capital Building by State Representative Doug Magnus where he lead them through the daily schedule and explained how fast and slow bills can pass or fail.

AREA CLINIC HAS FEW OPINGINGS

Tom Nordland is in town for the week and weekend. His clinics have very few openings remaining. For more information please go to his web site www.swish22.com

SOME FANS NEED TO GET A CLUE

I found this comment on another board and I could not agree more with the general statement that is made here.

The following link was added to this posting on 4/29/2008 at 10:15pm

This comment was found at StevensSports.blogspot.com

I cannot believe all the selfish clowns out there who think that if you go to "Augustana" you have not hit the big time.

Here are a few facts for you to think about (if you have any brain cells).

Not every player wants to play at Duke, North Carolina, or other traditional winners.

Fact - Cody had already decided to stay near his home and family a long time ago.

Fact - Too many times a player goes to a college that is more than a 6 hour drive from their hometown and wishes they had not for all kinds of reasons.

Fact - Cody was looking for a college that was more than basketball. One that would help him grow educationally, spiritually, and personally.

Did he deserve the Mr. Basketball Award? I think he did but so did at least 3 of the 5 finalists. I will tell you what Cody does not deserve and that is most of the "FANS" putting down his ability just because he wanted to stay near his home.

Too many "FANATICS" and not enough "FANS" out there I guess (and yes, if you do not know the difference LOOK IT UP).

And the winners are....

Miss. Basketball 2008 is Courtney Boylan - Chaska

Mr. Basketball 2008 is Jordan Taylor - Benilde-St. Margret's

Mr. & Miss. Basketball awards are today

The awards ceremony begins at 5pm today in St. Louis Park. Don Shelby of WCCO-TV Channel 4 will be the Master of Ceremonies.

Community Hoops will be the first to bring you the results immediately after the announcement live from the banquet.

The finalists for the Miss Basketball Award are:
Courtney Boylan, Chaska
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central
Briana Mastey, Becker
Kamille Wahlin, Crookston
Brittnye McSparron, Eastview

The finalists for the Mr. Basketball Award are:
Jared Berggren - Princeton
Michel Floyd – Cretin-Derham Hall
Cody Shilling - Ellsworth
Jordan Taylor - Benilde-St.Margaret’s
Anthony Tucker - Minnetonka

Temporary change for gbbrecruit.blogspot

Due to technical issues Kevin Anderson's website has changed addresses for the next few days. The new web address is http://gbbrecruit2.blogspot.com/

You Tube Interviews from the Girl's All-Star Weekend

Your comments are welcomed - After viewing 1 or more of these interviews scroll down a little more to add your comments for all to see.

It was a pleasure to be a part of the broadcast team from Keystone Productions this past weekend for the 2008 Girl's All-Star Games. You can read more about the coverage at The Sports Brain Blog.

The 2 games that were taped on Sunday will be edited and posted soon. You can always check here for the update on the games.

Stats for the 4 games were done by Wayzata Results Inc. You will need to click on "Clash of the Classes Website Link" to view them.

The following are some of the interviews already posted on the You Tube Channel -

Don Mulhern - Head Coach at University of Wisconsin - Superior

University of Minnesota players Ashley Ellis-Milan and Zoe Harper

Becca Friestleben - Holy Family Catholic

Alex Montgomery - Cannon Falls

Jennifer Dowd - Rogers teammate of All-Star Casey Mann

Brianna Mastey - Becker

Casey Mann - Rogers

Kiara Buford - St. Paul Central and Ephesia Holmes - Minneapolis South

CODY SCHILLING SIGNS WITH AUGUSTANA

THE FOLLOWING IS FROM STEVENSSPORTS.BLOGSPOT.COM

According to John Millea of the Minneapolis StarTribune, Cody Schilling signed a letter of intent to go play basketball at Augustana College in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Cody Schilling is Minnesota’s all time boy’s basketball leading scorer.

This information has been confirmed by Mark Kellen.

Minnesota basketball shooting expert returns for clinics at Powell Center

The “SWISH SHOOTING TOUR” is coming to Minnesota this month. Tom Nordland, one of Minnesota’s greatest high school shooters, is returning to put on a set of clinics for coaches and players at the Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center in south Minneapolis. The creator of the highly-acclaimed Swish and Swish 2 shooting videos, Tom is on a mission to shift the way the “Lost Art” of shooting is understood, learned and taught.

In conjunction with Kelby Brothen and the “Urban Stars Basketball Club,” Tom will put on eight 4-hour clinics from April 30th through May 5th. Some of the clinics are reserved for the Powell Center kids, but most are open to the public, and two of them will be just for coaches. You can see the details and enroll at Tom’s website (www.swish22.com). Click on “Clinics, Camps, Lessons.”

Tom’s approach to basketball’s most important skill is different from the way shooting is normally taught, yet it can be proven to be the way of the great shooters. It comes from being a great high school shooter at Minnesota Roosevelt* who lost his touch for over 30 years and then rediscovered it 18 years ago. Because of this experience, he sees shooting in a different light, in terms of big muscles vs. small muscles, minimizing variables, the importance of alignment of hand and ball with the eye, the generation and use of inertia to make accuracy easier, and a constant, automatic Release. In a word, he’s “simplified” the skill of shooting.

As Dale Davis, former Indiana Pacer and Detroit Piston power forward put it years ago, Tom teaches “a combination of technique and the science of repeatability.” That’s a beautiful way to describe it -- part technique, part the putting of shooting into a form that allows the shooter to find the center of the basket over and over and over, even under great pressure.

Current coaching methodology isn’t working. Mediocre shooting performance is rampant. You see a magnificent team like Memphis (final record 38-2) miss 4 of 5 crucial free throws where just one more of them would have won the game. For years our national teams have been getting beaten by teams with less physical ability and talent, but who have better teamwork and shooting. This is the “answer” people are seeking!

Visit Tom’s website for his background and the special endorsements, remarkable testimonials, video clips, articles, and a collection of 107 monthly Newsletters. Come to the Powell Center and learn how to coach yourself and others.

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Contact: Tom Nordland

Swish International, Inc.

888/794-7422

Tom@swish22.com

*Tom lead his ‘57 team to the second of two consecutive State Championships and was honored last year for the 50th anniversary of his free throw record that was tied by Cody Schilling of Ellsworth -- 19 in one game.

2 amazing photos

Trust us...the ball is not flat.

FORMER GOPHER COACH GETS HIRED AT WESTERN ILLINOIS

Jim Molinari who was an assistant for the Minnesota Gophers and who was Dan Monson’s assistant when he got fired mid way through the 2006-2007 basketball season got hired as the head coach at Western Illinois. Jim Molinari replaces Derek Thomas who resigned on March 11 after 5 seasons.

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST COACHES OUT

I am hearing reports that the Contracts of Tony Taylor and Brian Myer are not going to be renewed. They were the co head coaches for the Men's basketball team at Minneapolis Southwest high school.

Carolyn DeHoff named Bison women's head basketball coach

Audio Link for the press conference

Video Link for the press conference

www.gobison.com website story link

Some odd's and end's

Here are the first of a few postings with left over business from the month of march.

Here are 2 sets of photo's from Anna Rajdl -

Lynx Select Stanford’s Candice Wiggins in 08 WNBA Draft

The following is from the Minnesota Lynx web site. They also have a couple of audio clips.

The Minnesota Lynx today selected Stanford University guard Candice Wiggins, the 2008 State Farm Wade Trophy winner for National Player of the Year, with the team's third overall pick of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

"It is very exciting to be able to add an elite player like Candice Wiggins to our roster with our first pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft," said Lynx Chief Operating Officer Roger Griffith. "She has been one of the best players in the nation in each of her four collegiate seasons. She was certainly one of the best players in the draft, which she proved throughout the NCAA Tournament. Throughout her career she has shown an amazing intensity and incredible passion for basketball that Lynx fans and women's basketball fans throughout the state of Minnesota will really enjoy watching this summer and for many years to come.".


To read more CLICK HERE

Lynx - War Room Blog

The following is from the Minnesota Lynx web site:

Well folks, the 2008 WNBA Draft is now finished.

Overall, it was a very positive day for the Minnesota Lynx Organization.

“We got the three things we wanted,” explained Coach Z. “Wiggins, a big and an athlete.”

Gillom summed up this eventful, memorable day with one simple statement: “It’s all gooood.”

For more on this CLICK HERE

Utah Associate Head Coach to Interview For NDSU Head Women's Basketball Position

The following is a complete copy of the press release I recieved today. The web site for NDSU is www.gobison.com:

FARGO, N.D.--University of Utah associate head coach Carolyn DeHoff will be on campus to interview for the North Dakota State University head women’s basketball position late Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10. She has a full schedule of meetings with university and athletic department officials. NDSU director of women’s athletics Lynn Dorn made the announcement today.

DeHoff completed her first season as associate head coach in 2007-08 and fifth overall on Elaine Elliott’s Utah staff. The Utes finished 27-5 overall and won the Mountain West Conference regular season championship with a 16-0 record. Utah lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament this season.

Her duties at Utah included coordinating recruiting efforts, point guard development, organization and planning of the schedule, coordination of academic affairs and directing summer camps.

During her stay in Utah, the Utes won 123 games, three regular season conference championships and one MWC tournament championship. Utah made three trips to the NCAA tournament including an Elite Eight berth in 2006 and a WNIT appearance in 2007. The Utes also had a pair of WNBA first round draft picks.

Her 17-year coaching resume includes a five-year stop at Weber State. The Wildcats went from a sub-.500 program to a back-to-back NCAA tournament participant. Weber State won consecutive Big Sky titles and posted back-to-back 20 win seasons.
Prior to Weber State, DeHoff was the top assistant at Wyoming for seven seasons and also was an assistant coach at Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Ariz.

A standout high school player at Cheyenne (Wyo.) East, DeHoff was a Street & Smith’s All-America her senior year. She played at Arizona State University from 1987-90, she was a captain.

A native of Cheyenne, DeHoff graduated from Arizona State in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and physical education.

Mr. & Miss Basketball Banquet Information

The Banquet will be at the Minneapolis Marriott West on April 27th at 5:00 p.m..

Click Here to see the Flier for Ticket Information.

CORRY ROCKNE JOHNSON LEAVING IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Corry Rockne Johnson, from Duluth Minnesota, is planning on leaving Iowa State University men's basketball program according the University website.
Corry Johnson played his high school basketball at Duluth East high school.
I have not heard where he is planning on transferring to, but I will keep you updated when I do hear of anything else.

MR BASKETBALL FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The five finalists for the Mr. Basketball award have been announced. The Mr. Basketball Awards banquet will be on Sunday April 27th 2008 at 5:00 pm at the Minneapolis Marriott West. The finalists are:

Jared Berggren - Princeton
Michel Floyd – Cretin-Derham Hall
Cody Shilling - Ellsworth
Jordan Taylor - Benilde-St.Margaret’s
Anthony Tucker - Minnetonka

LOCAL STAR IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Cole David Aldrich who played his high school basketball at Bloomington Jefferson is playing basketball and going to school at Kansas this year. His Kansas team will play for the National Championship on Monday night against Memphis.
Cole Aldrich is a freshman this year and he is averaging 2.9 points per game. Good luck in the game on Monday night.

ALL STARS SHINE IN FINAL GAME

The game got close towards the end but in the end the Blue team ended up beating the Green team by the final score of 99-88. The leading scorer for the Blue team was Lief Nomeland he had 19 points.
This game was another out standing display of action for both sides of the ball. Each player should be congratulated on a season well done. Good luck to all of the players who put on a wonderful show this weekend.

SECOND ALL STAR GAME IS AT THE HALF

In the second game of the all star series it has come to the half. Once again this looks like a game where there is not much defense. The Blue team is ahead of the Green team by the score of 51-42. The leading scorers for the blue team are Leief Nomelang (10) and Jordan Taylor (9). Each of these teams are doing a lot of tricks when they go up with the ball and try to score. There is not much intensity out there. The players will do there most part to let the other team to have there fun. A lot of the guys will throw up shots to the basket and hoping some one will get up and dunk it.
The coaches are having fun also. The coaches are not up and coaching there kids. They are coaching don’t get me wrong but they are not in it for themselves they just want to have each of the kids have fun and enjoy themselves.

SATURDAYS FIRST GAME IS IN THE BOOOKS

The first game is in the books. The Maroon All Stars beat the Gold all stars by the final score of 121-109 The leading scorers for the Maroon all stars were Jared Berggren (23) Armond Battle (22) Colin Utke (19). This game was fun to watch because it had a lot of hype and it was up and down. Each trip was up and down the court. This was like a show case and a guess on what the players were going to do. Both teams were playing very little defense.

Halftime in Saturday's first game

In the first game we have reached halftime. It has been a game that has been up and down. There are a lot of dunks and a lot of open scoring. The score is at the half is Gold 60 and Maroon 58. The leading scorers for the Gold team is Anthony Tucker (16) and Theo Rothstein (11) from St. Michael-Albertville. This game will be back and forth in the second half. There will be a lot of points scored.
There is a light crowd to watch this game. I am surprised to see how many people are here. I was expecting a larger crowd. Tony is dropping pins the crowd is so quite.

CHANGE OF VENUE FOR THE SECOND DAY OF ALL STAR GAME

With the change of venue for the second day of the 2008 Minnesota State High School Boys Basketball Coaches Association the action is at Concordia University in St Paul. The Gold and the Maroon All Stars kick it off. Then the Blue and the Green All Stars will take to the court. The teams were chosen by the boys high school basketball coaches. These are some of the top elite players in the state and the all star game is a way to showcase their talent. After the players were chosen they were all picked for different teams. This all star series has been going on since 1987. The series used to be an in-state out-state series. In 1998 was the last time that they had the instate out state series. In 1999 the All Star Game changed to the current format which is the teams are picked with no relation to where they went to high school. Now the in-state players play on the same teams as the out-state players.

THE GREEN TEAM WINS

In a game that was up and down the Green Team beats the Maroon team by the final score of 109-93. The leading scorer for the green team was Bobby Fong (15). The Green team will take on the Blue team tomorrow afternoon for the championship in this two day event.

GAME 2 AT THE HALF

The score of the second game is Green All Stars 58 and the Maroon All Stars 46. The leading scorer for the Green team is Bryce Tesdahl he has 9 points. Look for this game to come down to the wire.

THE FIRST GAME IS IN THE BOOKS

In a game that was up and down the Blue team beat the Gold team by the final score of 105-77. The leading scorers for the Blue team were Jordan Taylor (21) David Hanson(18) Jordan Hicks (16) Carrington Tankston (11) The game was up and down but in the second half the Blue team pulled away. The Blue team will play the winner of the next game, Maroon vs. Green, tomorrow afternoon in St. Paul.

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TIGHT GAME AT THE HALF

At the Half we have a tight game with the Blue Team and the Gold Team tied at 46. The leading scorer for the Blue Team is Jordan Hicks (10) and for the Gold team it is Jordan Cunningham (10). Look for both teams to score a lot of points.

WELLCOME TO THE 2OO8 ALL STAR SERIES

With a light crowd at Halenbeck Hall the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association 2008 Boys Basketball All Star Game got underway. The first order of business was the Slam Dunk contest. The players that participated were Emeka Okafor, Theo Rothstein, and Jordan Hicks. The winner of the first slam dunk contest was Jordan Hicks from Rochester Mayo.

Mr. Basketball

To those basketball fans who have had discussions on who should be Mr. Basketball, the conversations should stop at Cody Schilling. In fact, he should be the only player to be talked about.

Now don't get me wrong, there are some worthy candidates that could be considered for Mr. Basketball, but that could only be in different years. There have been discussions about Jordan Taylor being Mr. Basketball. Yes, he is good and is going to a big school next year, but that should not lock him for Mr. Basketball.

Now everybody knows that Cody Schilling just broke the all-time scoring record for the state of Minnesota, but let’s add more to his resume. He has played in the state championship for the last three years, winning the last two. The championship game his sophomore year they got beat by 3 points but beat the two-time defending state champions (RTR) in the section final to make it to state. During each of the states tournaments, he was the leading scorer for all teams participating in all classes. Furthermore, during the last two seasons, he nearly averaged a triple double per game.

But Mark, people say, they don't play any competition. Not only do they have the toughest section in class A, they play up against many other classes. Mayo High School, Marshall, Worthington, Mankato West, Litchfield, Pipestone are all team of a higher class that they played this year. But Mark, his stats are padded when he plays conference ball games. Not true. After losing the older Stoep from last year, Cody understood that he needed to make the team better not by scoring more points but by helping his teammates score more points, which he did.

During this record breaking run, he kept saying that the record will come as long as the team kept winning, and it did. All this was done very unselfishly. All the credit he receives he passes it on to his teammates, and as for why he doesn't want to play at a big school (like Jordan Taylor), family and faith are important to him and he just doesn't think he can maintain those values if he goes to a school that far from home.

No disrespect to Jordan Taylor and the other candidates, but they should not be on the same ballot as Cody Schilling. Not this year. The disappointing thing is that he is not from the Metro and he doesn't get the press. But that doesn't really matter. Cody is the type of kid that will take what is given to him and be gracious. He doesn't need to receive the Mr. Basketball award because in my opinion, he already knows that he is Mr. Basketball of Minnesota.

BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE

The attendance for the Boys State Tournament was 69,657
The attendance for the Class A and AA final 6,953
The attendance for the Class AAA and AAA 10,272
The attendance for the first day at Mariucci was 11,663

2008 All Star Series

The Minnesota State Boys Basketball Coaches Association will be having their 2008 All Star series this weekend in St Cloud and St Paul.

On Friday night the games will be at St Cloud State University and on Saturday the games will be at Concordia University in St Paul. The game times on Friday are 7 and 8:45 pm and then the games on Saturday are 2:15 and 4:00 pm.

Minnetonka 68 Henry Sibley 59

Game Stats

Minnetonka Post Game Comments From -
John Hedstrom - Head Coach
Sedrick McBounds

Benilde-St. Margaret's 58 St. Thomas Academy 52

Game Stats

Benilde-St. Margarets Post Game Comments From -
John Moore - Head Coach
Armond Battle
Jordan Taylor
Matt Thomas

A Visit With Dan Brink

St. Paul Como Park Boy's Head Coach Dan Brink and Tony Geer revisit the first time they worked together - back in the day.

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BENIDLE BEATS ST THOMAS IN THE REMATCH

Benilde-St. Margaret's beat St. Thomas Academy by the final score of 58-52. This game was back and forth. It was a rematch from last years game in which St. Thomas won. So it was Benilde's turn this year. Benilde-St.Margaret's was lead in scoring by Jordan Taylor (20)and Armond Battle had (14). Way to go both teams nice job in a game well played.

BENILDE-ST. MARGARET'S IS YOUR 2008 BOYS STATE CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPION

CONGRATULATIONS BENILDE-ST. MARGRET'S. YOU ARE THE 2008 BOYS CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPION.

BENILED-ST. MARGARET'S UP AT THE HALF

Benilde-St. Margaret's is up by a score of 35-21 over St. Thomas Academy. The leading scorer for Benilde-St. Margret's is Jordan Taylor (10) and for St. Thomas Academy the leading scorer is Alex Schneider (14).

MIKE MAX IS IN THE BUILDING

Mike Max a radio host for WCCO AM 830 is here at the Target Center taking in the action of the 2008 State Tournament.

New London-Spicer 59 Crosby-Ironton 51

Game Stats

New London-Spicer Post Game Comments From -
Matt Cordes - Head Coach
Skylar Wachter
Austen Lothert
Jordan Radel

NEW LONDON-SPICER IS YOUR 2008 CLASS 2A STATE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPION

CONGRATULATIONS NEW LONDON-SPICER ON WINNING THE CLASS 2A MINNESOTA STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TITLE.

NEW LONDON-SPICER BEATS CROSBY-IRONTON IN A GREAT GAME

In another good game to watch that was tight all the way down to the to the wire New London-Spicer won the class AA state title by the final score of 59-51. The game went back and forth from the start and both teams played hard. The leading scorer for New London-Spicer was Chris Tengwall (14). The leading scorer for Crosby-Ironton was Joe Mc Laughlin (13).
I have enjoyed watching both of the class A and class AA championship games. This just goes to show that the smaller schools that are from different community's can also play strong basketball. This was Crosby-Ironton first loss of the season.

Ellsworth 81 Minnesota Transitions Charter 63

Game Stats

Ellsworth Post Game Comments From -
Cody Schilling
Markusn Okeson - Head Coach
Adam Van Der Stoep
Trevor Gruis

Class AA Is Tight At The Half

In a well balanced game Crosby-Ironton is ahead of New London-Spicer by the score of 30-26 at the half. The leading scorer for Crosby-Ironton is Joe McLaughlin (10) and the leading scorer for New London-Spicer is Skylar Wachter (10). This game will come down to the wire.