The following info is from Alan Holst, who has been tracking Minnesota men playing in D1 for many years. His "All-America" teams mean from among kids who played high school ball here in the Gopher state. A complete list of Minnesotans on D1 rosters follows.
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Minnesotans in D1
by Alan Holst
MY PRE-SEASON ALL AMERICAN TEAM
Trent Lockett, Arizona State (Hopkins) Junior
Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota (St. Bernard’s, Henry Sibley) Senior
Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) Senior (first team AP pre-season All American)
Royce White, Iowa State (Hopkins) Sophomore
Rodney Williams, Minnesota (Robbinsdale Cooper) Junior (we keep hoping)
It will be interesting to follow the development of freshmen Joe Coleman, Shelby Moats and Ross Travis and redshirt freshman Kevin Noreen.
MY PRE-SEASON MID-MAJOR ALL AMERICAN TEAM
Alec Brown, Green Bay (Winona) Sophomore
Eric Carlson, North Dakaota State (Shakopee) Senior (if he recovers quickly from a broken jaw)
Jordair Jett, Saint Louis (St. Bernard’s) Sophomore
Mike Muscala, Bucknell (Roseville) Junior
Nate Wolters, South Dakota State (St. Cloud Tech) Junior
Aaron Anderson, Sam Dower, Zach Filzen and David Hanson are some additional contenders.
MINNESOTA HS PRODUCTS LISTED ON 2011-2012 SEASON D1 ROSTERS (65)
Jordan Aaberg, North Dakota State (Rothsay) Sophomore F 6-9 215
Aaron Anderson, North Dakota (Osseo) Sophomore G 5-10 150
Tor Anderson, Montana State (Minnetonka) Sophomore G 6-2 200
Joel Awich, Cal Poly (Tartan) Freshman F 6-7 195
Steve Baker, Green Bay (St. Paul Como Park) Senior G 6-2 190 (ex-Southeastern Iowa CC)
Armond Battle, Wright State (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) Junior F 6-7 210 (ex-Tulsa)
Jared Berggren, Wisconsin (Princeton) Junior F-C 6-10 235
Marshall Bjorklund, North Dakota State (Sibley East) Sophomore F 6-8 230
Brandon Brekke, North Dakota (East Grand Forks) Sophomore C 6-8 215
Mike Broghammer, Notre Dame (Hopkins) Junior F 6-9 243
Andrew Brommer, Iowa (Rosemount) Senior F 6-9 247
Alec Brown, Green Bay (Winona) Sophomore C 7-1 222
Lucas Brown, Wofford (Roseville) Freshman G 6-5 200
Mike Bruesewitz, Wisconsin (Henry Sibley) Junior F 6-6 220
Chad Calcaterra, Colorado State (Cloquet) Freshman C 6-10 250
Eric Carlson, North Dakota State (Shakopee) Senior F 6-6 220
Joe Coleman, Minnesota (Hopkins) Freshman 6-4 200
Raymond Cowels, Santa Clara (Hopkins) Junior F 6-4 205
Sam Dower, Gonzaga (Osseo) Sophomore C 6-9 248
Mike Felt, North Dakota State (Redwood Falls) Sophomore G 6-3 180
Josh Figini, Cornell (Chisago Lakes) Junior F 6-9 205
Taylor Filipek, Eastern Kentucky (Willmar) Sophomore G-F 6-6 220
Zach Filzen, Buffalo (Northfield) Senior G 6-3 190
Mike Fitzgerald, Air Force (St. Thomas Academy) Junior G-F 6-6 210
Grant Gehlen, Saint Louis (Cretin-Derham Hall) Sophomore F 6-3 160
Trevor Gruis, South Dakota (Ellsworth) Sophomore C 6-9 238
Dylan Hale, North Dakota State (St. Paul Central) Sophomore G 6-1 170
Chris Halvorsen, Minnesota (Henry Sibley) Sophomore F 6-8 190
David Hanson, Cal Poly (Maranatha) Senior F 6-5 215
Nick Haugen, North Dakota (Rockford) Junior G 6-2 200
Jordan Hicks, Loyola Illinois (Rochester Mayo) Senior G-F 6-6 210
Seth Hinrichs, Lafayette (MACCRAY Clara City) Freshman G 6-7 214
Andre Ingram, Minnesota (Minnesota Transitions) Freshman F 6-7 235 (ex-Butler CC KS)
Jordair Jett, Saint Louis (St. Bernard’s & Notre Dame Prep MA) Sophomore G 6-1 210
Angelo Johnson, Southern Mississippi (Minneapolis North) Senior G 6-0 185 Senior (ex-USC)
Raijon Kelly, Samford (Cretin-Derham Hall) Freshman G 6-4 170
Lucas Kuipers, Rice (Rochester Mayo) Senior F 6-8 217
Nick Latzke, Tulane (Minnetonka) Freshman G 6-4 180
Trent Lockett, Arizona State (Hopkins) Junior G 6-4 210
Drew Lundberg, North Dakota State (Owatonna) Senior G 6-1 190
Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota (St. Bernard’s, Henry Sibley) Senior F 6-8 240
Shelby Moats, Vanderbilt (Waconia) Freshman F 6-8 225
Jaymeson Moten, Texas-Pan American (New London-Spicer) Freshman G 5-11
Mike Muscala, Bucknell (Roseville) Junior F-C 6-11 232
Fred Newell, North Dakota State (Lakeville North) Sophomore G 5-8 155
Kevin Noreen, West Virginia (Minnesota Transitions) Freshman F 6-10 245
Kyle Noreen, Radford (Minnesota Transitions) Freshman SF F 6-5 185
D.J. Peterson, La Sallle (Hopkins) Freshman G 6-5 185
Jimmy Remke, Saint Louis (Hill-Murray) Freshman F 6-4
Tom Schalk, William & Mary (Apple Valley) Freshman F 6-8 210
Marvin Singleton, Northern Iowa (Hopkins) Freshman F 6-6 235
Jordan Smith, Wisconsin (Orono) Freshman G 6-1 175
Marc Sonnen, Northern Iowa (Tartan) Junior G 6-3 190
Dynami Starks, Bryant (Duluth East) Sophomore G 6-2 195 redshirt (ex-Columbia)
Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) Senior G 6-1 195
Jonah Travis, Harvard (DeLaSalle) Freshman F 6-6 225
Ross Travis, Penn State (Chaska) Freshman F 6-8 215
Estan Tyler, UMKC (St. Paul Johnson) Freshman G 6-1 175
Jake White, Wichita State (Chaska) Freshman F 6-8 227
Royce White, Iowa State (Hopkins) Sophomore F 6-8 250
Rodney Williams, Minnesota (Robbinsdale Cooper) Junior F 6-7 200
Mitch Wilmer, North Dakota (Warroad) Junior C 6-11 245
Nate Wolters, South Dakota State (St. Cloud Tech) Junior G 6-4 190
Ethan Wragge, Creighton (Eden Prairie) Sophomore F 6-7 220
Michael Yahnke, Texas-Pan American (Delano) Freshman F 6-7
THE TUBBY WATCH
Here are the ten non-Minnesota high school products who are on the Gophers roster.
Maverick Ahanmisi
Chip Armelin
Elliott Eliason
Andre Hollins
Austin Hollins
Oto Osenieks
Ralph Sampson III
Kendal Shell
Maurice Walker
Julian Welch
Here are ten Minnesota high school products who are NOT on the Gophers roster.
Jared Berggren, Wisconsin (Princeton)
Mike Bruesewitz, Wisconsin (Henry Sibley)
Sam Dower, Gonzaga (Osseo)
Jordair Jett, Saint Louis (St. Bernard’s)
Trent Lockett, Arizona State (Hopkins)
Mike Muscala, Bucknell (Roseville)
Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin (Benilde-St. Margaret’s)
Ross Travis, Penn State (Chaska)
Royce White, Iowa State (Hopkins)
Nate Wolters, South Dakota State (St. Cloud Tech)
Which group would you rather have?
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