Team of the Year 1895-2023

Minnesota Hoops Team of the Year 1895-2023

Multiple Awards--Minnesota Gophers 22 Minnesota Lynx 6 The Ascensions 5 Carleton 3 Rock Spring Sparklers 3 Mpls. Patrick Henry 3 Hamline 3 Minnesota Aggies 2 Mpls. Central 2 Moorhead 2 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Hopkins 2 Hopkins girls 2 Mpls. Roosevelt 2 Austin 2 DeLaSalle 2 Edina 2 Duluth Central 2 St. Thomas women 2 Bloomington Jefferson girls 2 Winona State 2 Minnesota Lynx 2

1895--Minnesota Aggies (U of M Ag School), Twin City League champs

1896--Minneapolis YMCA, TC champions

1897--Minnesota Aggies, TC champions

1898--Red Wing Company G

1899--Macalester

1900--Minnesota Gophers 10-3

1901--Minnesota Gophers 11-1

1902--Minnesota Gophers 15-0, Helms national champion

1903--Minnesota Gophers 13-0, Premo national champion

1904--Minnesota Gophers 10-2

1905--Minnesota Lady Gophers 45-6 over 8 years

1906--Red Wing Red Men 33-6

1907--Minnesota Gophers 10-2, Big Ten co-champions

1908--Minnesota Gophers 12-7

1909--The Ascensions

1910--The Ascensions

1911--Madison high school, mythical state champions

1912--The Ascensions

1913--Fosston 14-1, state champions

1914--Stillwater 14-2, state champions

1915--Chaska senior men

1916--Red Wing Company L 20-0

1917--Minnesota Gophers 17-2, Big Ten co-champions

1918--Minnesota Gophers 13-3

1919--Minnesota Gophers 13-0, Helms national champions

1920--Mpls. Central

1921--Mpls. Central 13-1, state champions

1922--Red Wing 15-2, state champions

1923--Carleton, MIAC champions

1924--Carleton 14-0, Midwest Conference champions

1925--St. Paul Mechanic Arts 17-1, state champions

1926--Gaylord 20-3, state champions

1927--Henning school, state Class B champions

1928--Moorhead 19-3, state champions

1929--Moorhead 24-3, state champions

1930--The Ascensions, state AAU champions

1931--DeLaSalle, national Catholic champions

1932--Carleton, Midwest Conference champions

1933--The Ascensions, state AAU champions

1934--The Dominions, state AAU champions

1935--Rock Spring Sparklers, state AAU champions

1936--Rock Spring Sparklers, state AAU champions

1937--Minnesota Gophers 14-6, Big Ten co-champions

1938--Minnesota Gophers 16-4

1939--Minnesota Gophers 14-6

1940--St. Mary's College, MIAC champions

1941--Bemidji State, NTC champions

1942--Hamline, NAIA national champion

1943--Rock Spring Sparklers

1944--Mpls. Patrick Henry 24-1, state champions

1945--Mpls. Patrick Henry 24-1, state champions

1946--Austin 22-3, state champions

1947--Mankato State 18-4, NTC champions

1948--Minneapolis Lakers 51-19, NBL and World Professional champions

1949--Hamline 31-3, NAIA national champion

1950--Minneapolis Lakers 62-19, NBA champions

1951--Hamline, NAIA national champion

1952--Hopkins 25-1, state champions

1953--Hopkins 23-0, state champions

1954--Gustavus Adolphus, MIAC champions

1955--Minnesota Gophers 15-7

1956--Mpls. Roosevelt 20-3, state champions

1957--Mpls. Roosevelt 27-0, state champions

1958--Austin 20-3, state champions

1959--DeLaSalle, state Catholic champions

1960--Edgerton 27-0, state champions

1961--Duluth Central 27-0, state champions

1962--St. Cloud State 23-4, NIC champions

1963--Marshall 25-1, state champions

1964--Luverne 20-5, state champions

1965--Minnesota Gophers 19-5

1966--St. Thomas 24-4, MIAC champions

1967--Edina 27-0, state champions

1968--Edina 26-1, state champions

1969--Shattuck, state independent champions

1970--Sherburn 26-0, state champions

1971--Duluth Central 23-1, state champions

1972--Minnesota Gophers 18-7, Bit Ten champions

1973--Minnesota Gophers 21-5

1974--Melrose 27-0, state champions

1975--Little Falls 26-1, state champions

1976--Mpls. Marshall-University 28-0, state A champions

1977--Minnesota Gophers 24-3

1978--Bloomington Jefferson girls 24-0, state AA champions

1979--New York Mills girls 25-1, state A champions

1980--Albany girls 26-0, state A champions

1981--Minnesota Gopher women 28-7, Big Ten tournament champions

1982--Minnesota Gopher men 23-6, Big Ten champions

1983--Woodbury boys 24-0, state AA champions

1984--White Bear Lake boys 26-0, state AA champions

1985--White Bear Lake boys 26-0, state AA champions

1986--Mankato State women 25-4, NCC champions

1987--Bloomington Jefferson boys 26-0, state AA champions

1988--Concordia (Moorhead) women 31-1, NCAA D3 champions

1989--Minnesota Gopher men 19-12

1990--Minnesota Gopher men 23-9

1991--St. Thomas women 29-2, NCAA D3 champions

1992--St. Thomas women 27-1, MIAC champions

1993--St. Benedict's women 28-2, MIAC champions

1994--Bloomington Jefferson girls 26-2, state AA champions

1995--North Tartan 15 & Under girls, national AAU champions

1996--Mpls. North boys 29-1, state champions

1997--Minnesota Gopher men 31-4, Big Ten champions

1998--Mpls. North girls 29-0, state AAA champions

1999--St. Benedict's women 28-2, MIAC champions

2000--Mpls. Patrick Henry boys 28-1, state AAA champions

2001--Osseo boys 30-1, state AAAA champions

2002--Minnesota Gopher women 22-8

2003--Minnesota Gopher women 25-6

2004--Minnesota Gopher women 25-9

2005--Braham boys 33-0, state AA champions

2006--Winona State men 32-4, NCAA D2 champions

2007--St. Paul Central girls 32-0, state AAAA champions

2008--Winona State men 38-1, NCAA D2 champions

2009--Mankato State women 32-2, NCAA D2 champions

2010 (tie)--Lakeville North girls 32-0, state AAAA champions, and St. Paul Johnson boys 32-0, state AAA champions

2011--Minnesota Lynx 34-8, WNBA champions
2012--Minnesota Lynx 32-11, WNBA runners-up
2013--Minnesota Lynx 33-8, WNBA champions
2014--Minnesota Lynx 28-11
2015--Minnesota Lynx 29-15, WNBA champions
2016--St. Thomas men 30-3, NCAA D3 champions 2nd time in 6 years
2017--Minnesota Lynx 33-9, WNBA champions for the 4th time
2018 (tie)--Eastview girls 32-0, state AAAA champions, and Sauk Centre girls 33-0, state AA champion
2019--Hopkins girls 32-0, state AAAA champions

2020 (tie)--Eden Prairie boys 29-0, Hopkins girls 30-0, state tournament cancelled due to coronavirus

2021--Chaska girls 18-0

2022--Hopkins girls 26-1

2023--Minnnesota-Duluth women 31-3