Boys Season Recap/2014 Season Preview

I've already published my all-tournament team. Now here's my all-state team.

First Team

Tyus Jones, Apple Valley, 6-2, junior, point guard
Reid Travis, DeLaSalle, 6-7, junior, center/power forward
Graham Woodward, Edina, 6-0, senior, point guard
Quinton Hooker, Park Center, 6-0, senior, guard, point guard
Anders Broman, Lakeview Christian, 6-4, senior, small forward/shooting guard

2nd Team

Rashad Vaughn, Robbinsdale Cooper, 6-6, junior, small forward/shooting guard
Alex Illikainen, Grand Rapids, 6-8, sophomore, center/power forward
Riley Dearring, Minnetonka, 6-5, senior, power forward
Quashingm Smith-Pugh, St. Paul Johnson, 6-5, senior, forward
JP Macura, Lakeville North, 6-4, junior, shooting guard

3rd Team

Scottie Stone, Melrose, 6-4, senior, small forward/shooting guard
Joe Aase, Austin, 6-8, senior, power forward
Aaron Lien, Moorhead, 6-3, senior, small forward/shooting guard

Grant Shaeffer, Eden Prairie, 6-1, senior, point guard

Ian Theisen, Osseo, 6-10, junior, post

4th Team

Reggie Lynch, Edina, 6-9, senior, center
Dennis Austin, Apple Valley, 6-4, junior, power forward
Dustin Fronk, Apple Valley, 6-2, senior, combo guard
Mack Anderson, Roseville, 6-4, small forward/shootingguard
Patrick Fischer, Sartell-St. Stephen, 6-4, senior, point guard

5th Team

Kebu Johnson, Blake, 6-3, senior, shooting guard/small forward
Isaiah Hanson, Maranatha Christian, 6-4, small forward
Brock Bertram, Apple Valley, 6-10, freshman, post
Devon Pekas, Hawley, 6-3, senior, forward
Zach Wessels, Austin, 6-23, junior, combo guard

Diaper Dandies sophomores and younger

Alex Illikainen, Grand Rapids, 6-8, sophomore, post/power forward
Brock Bertram, Apple Valley, 6-10, freshman, post
Jarvis Johnson, DeLaSalle, 6-0, sophomore, combo guard
Sacar Anim, DeLaSalle, 6-4, sophomore, combo guard
Joey Witthus, Chanhassan, 6-5, sophomore, forward

2nd Team

Kobe Critchley, Roseville, 6-1, sophomore, point guard
Sam Neumann, Cretin-Derham Hall, sophomore, combo guard
Jalen Mobley, St. Paul Johnson, 5-11, sophomore, combo guard
Marshawn Wilson, Hill-Murray, sophomore, point guard
Jeremiah Hanson, Maranatha, 6-4, sophomore, forward
Grantham Gillard, Maranatha, 6-2, sophomore, forward

Top 50 Teams

1. DeLaSalle 30-1 (3A)
2. Apple Valley 31-1
3. Park Center 28-4
4. Osseo 25-4
5. Lakeville North 23-7
6. Edina 24-8
7. Hopkins 22-7
8. Minnetonka 21-7
9. Eden Prairie 22-10
10. Brainerd 28-2

11. Austin 30-1 (3A)
12. Woodbury 25-5
13. Roseville 22-6
14. Marshall 29-3 (3A)
15. Robbinsdale Cooper 22-6
16. St. Paul Johnson 22-9 (3A)
17. Champlin Park 19-8
18. Robbinsdale Armstrong 19-9
19. Elk River 20-9
20. Prior Lake 19-8

21. Southwest Minnesota Christian (1A) 30-1
22. Holy Angels 20-8 (3A)
23. Stillwater 22-7
24. Maranatha 31-2 (1A)
25. Tartan 22-5
26. Minnehaha 26-6 (2A)
27. Litchfield 26-6 (2A)
28. Delano 26-4 (3A)
29. Waconia 23-6 (3A)
30. Blake 22-8 (3A)

31. New Prague 18-9 (3A)
32. Buffalo 20-8
33. St. Louis Park 20-6 (3A)
34. Melrose 29-2 (2A)
35. Maple Grove 16-10
36. Shakopee 16-11
37. Columbia Heights 18-8 (3A)
38. White Bear Lake 17-10
39. Eagan 16-9
40. Rushford-Peterson 27-5 (1A)

41. Annandale 22-10 (2A)
42. Mahtomedi 21-7
43. Hawley 25-2 (2A)
44. Grand Rapids 20-10 (3A)
45. East Ridge 18-9
46. Sartell-St. Stephen 17-13 (3A)
47. Mora 24-6 (2A)
48. Upsala 31-2 (1A)
49. St. Cloud Cathedral 22-7 (2A)
50. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 25-2 (1A)

Coach of the Year

Class A--Tom Vix, Rushford-Peterson
Class AA--John Carlson, Litchfield
Class AAA--Dave Thoreson, DeLaSalle (overall Coach of the Year)
Class AAAA--Zach Goring, Apple Valley

Teams to Beat 2014

Class AAAA

Section 1--Lakeville North (#5), Rochester John Marshall, Farmington
Section 2--Eden Prairie (#4), Chanhassan, Shakopee
Section 3--Apple Valley (#1 seed), Cretin-Derham Hall, Eastview
Section 4--Stillwater, Woodbury, Roseville
Section 5--Osseo (#2), Champlin Park, Robbinsdale Cooper
Section 6--Hopkins (#3), Minnetonka, Robbinsdale Armstrong
Section 7--Andover, Cambridge-Isanti, St. Francis
Section 8--Elk River, St. Cloud Tech, Rogers

1. Apple Valley
2. Osseo
3. Hopkins
4. Minnetonka
5. Eden Prairie
6. Lakeville North
7. Cretin-Derham Hall
8. Champlin Park
9. Stillwater
10. Cooper
11. Elk River
12. Chanhassan
13. Woodbury
14. Roseville
15. Andover

Class AAA

Section 1--Austin, Red Wing, Waseca
Section 2--Waconia (#3), Mankato West, Marshall
Section 3--DeLaSalle (#1 seed),  Columbia Heights, Totino-Grace
Section 4--St. Paul Johnson (#4), St. Paul Central, Hill-Murray
Section 5--Delano, Orono, Big Lake
Section 6--Holy Angels (#2), Blake, Benilde-St. Margaret's
Section 7--Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Chisago Lakes
Section 8--Albany (#5), East Grand Forks, Alexandria

1. DeLaSalle
2. Holy Angels
3. Waconia
4. St. Paul Johnson
5. Blake
6. St. Paul Central
7. St. Cloud Tech
8. Austin
9. Hill-Murray
10. Grand Rapids
11. Delano
12. Cloquet
13. East Grand Forks
14. Columbia Heights
15. Orono

Class AA

Section 1--Chatfield, LaCrescent, Rochester Lourdes
Section 2--St. Peter, Hayfield, Cannon Falls
Section 3--Fairmont (#4), Martin County West, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
Section 4--Breck (#2), New Life, St. Paul Academy
Section 5--Howard Lake-Winsted-Waverly (#3), St. Cloud Cathedral, Mayer Lutheran
Section 6--Staples-Motley, Sauk Center
Section 7--Esko (#1 seed), Mora, Braham
Section 8--Crosby-Ironton (#5), Breckenridge, Hawley

1. Esko
2. Breck
3. Howard Lake-Winsted-Waverly
4. Mora
5. Fairmont
6. Braham
7. Crosby-Ironton
8. Breckenridge
9. Chatfield
10. Staples-Motley
11. Hawley
12. LaCrescent
13. St. Peter
14. Martin County West
15. Hayfield

Class A

Section 1--Rushford-Peterson (#1 seed), Blooming Prairie, Mabel-Canton
Section 2--St. Clair (#5), Cedar Mountain, Mountain Lake
Section 3--Southwest Minnesota Christian (#4), Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, MCCRAY
Section 4--Maranatha (#3), Heritage Lutheran, West Lutheran
Section 5--Upsala, Nevis, Barnum
Section 6--Battle Lake (#2), Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Ada-Borup
Section 7--Ely, Floodwood, Bigfork
Section 8--Park Christian, Fosston, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

1. Rushford-Peterson
2. Battle Lake
3. Maranatha
4. Southwest Minnesota Christian
5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrose
6. St. Clair
7. Park Christian
8. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
9. Upsala
10. Blooming Prairie
11. Ely
12. Cedar Mountain
13. Floodwood
14. Mountain Lake
15. Ada-Borup

2014 Pre-Season All-State

Tyus Jones, Apple Valley, 6-3, senior, guard
Reid Travis, DeLaSalle, 6-7, senior, post/power forward
Rashad Vaughn, Robbinsdale Cooper, 6-6, senior, small forward/shooting guard
Alex Illikainen, Grand Rapids, 6-8, junior, post/power forward
JP Macura, Lakeville North, 6-4, senior, shooting guard
Ian Theisen, Osseo, 6-10, jsenior, post

2nd Team

Brock Bertram, Apple Valley, 6-10, sophomore, post
Marshawn Wilson, Hill-Murray, sophomore, point guard
Sam Neumann, Cretin-Derham Hall, sophomore, combo guard
Joey Witthus, Chanhassan, 6-5, sophomore, forward
Jarvis Johnson, DeLaSalle, 6-0, sophomore, combo guard
Sacar Anim, DeLaSalle, 6-4, sophomore, combo guard


3rd Team

Zach Wessels, Austin, 6-23, junior, combo guard
Dennis Austin, Apple Valley, 6-4, junior, power forward
Kobe Critchley, Roseville, 6-1, sophomore, point guard
Jalen Mobley, St. Paul Johnson, 5-11, sophomore, combo guard
Jeremiah Hanson, Maranatha, 6-4, sophomore, forward
Grantham Gillard, Maranatha, 6-2, sophomore, forward