January Awards--Player of the Month/Player of the Year

Player of the Month

The contenders this month are many. Starting at the top of the food chain and working our way down:

• Timberwolves. Karl Anthony Towns was very deservedly named to the all-star team. He is carrying this team, and they have been a respectable team since the departure of Mr. Yuck.

• Gophers. Jordan Murphy continues his Superman impression while Amir Coffey has also played well. For the women, Kenisha Bell remains their key player almost every night.

• Small Colleges. Booker Coplin of Augsburg had a stellar January, while Anders Nelson of St. Thomas, David Stokman of St. John's, Harrison Cleary of UMC, and Ryan Bruggeman of SW State have also played very well. Meanwhile, Hannah Spaulding of St. Thomas has been the top woman.

• High School Boys. Dawson Garcia has joined Jalen Suggs as the best of the 2020s.

• High School Girls. McKenna Hofschild scored an all-time MN record 63 points on December 1. Molly Mogenson and Farmington have had a great season so far. But Paige Bueckers is the best of the best.

Our Player of the Month for January is Jordan Murphy. It's his second monthly award after also winning in November. Hofschild won in December. For the season, now the rankings are as follows. This would of course represent a preview of our possible Player of the Year award coming up in March.

1. Jordan Murphy, Gopher men
2. Paige Bueckers, Hopkins girls
3. Matthew Hurt, Rochester John Marshall boys
4. Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves
5. Kenisha Bell, Gopher women
6. Jalen Suggs, Minnehaha boys
7. Amir Coffey, Gopher men
8 (tie). Dawson Garcia, Prior Lake boys, and McKenna Hofschild, Prior Lake girls.
9 (tie). Anders Nelson, St. Thomas men, and Hannah Spaulding, St. Thomas women
10. Taiye Bello, Gopher women

Honorable Mention--Ryan Bruggeman, Harrison Cleary, Booker Coplin, Adalia McKenzie, Zeke Nnaji,