Check out the top basketball players in this area.
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [C] Sam Dower | Osseo | 6-9/200 | Senior |
| [F] Seantrel Henderson | Cretin-Derham Hall | 6-7/300 | Junior |
| [F] Royce White | Hopkins | 6-7/200 | Senior |
| [F] Rodney Williams | Robbinsdale Cooper | 6-7/189 | Senior |
| [G] Trent Lockett | Hopkins | 6-5/185 | Senior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [F] Mike Broghammer | Hopkins | 6-8/215 | Senior |
| [F] Mike Bruesewitz | Henry Sibley | 6-7/215 | Senior |
| [G] Raymond Cowles | Hopkins | 6-4/205 | Senior |
| [G] Michael Felt | Redwood Valley | 6-2/185 | Senior |
| [G] Mike Fitzgerald | St. Thomas | 6-4/175 | Senior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [C] Chad Calcaterra | Cloquet | 6-10/210 | Junior |
| [F] Emmanuel Addo | Northfield | 6-8/220 | Senior |
| [F] Chris Halvorsen | Henry Sibley | 6-8/200 | Senior |
| [G] Marc Sonnen | Tartan | 6-3/180 | Senior |
| [G] Cole Stefan | Minnetonka | 6-3/180 | Junior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [F] Jordan Aaberg | Rothsay | 6-8/210 | Senior |
| [F] Mike Muscala | Roseville | 6-9/200 | Senior |
| [F] Ethan Wragge | Eden Prairie | 6-7/185 | Senior |
| [G] Cedrick Martin | Washburn | 6-3/170 | Senior |
| [G] Dyami Starks | Duluth East | 6-1/170 | Junior |
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | YEAR |
| Marshall Bjorklund | Sibley East | C | Jr. |
| Michael Burfeind | Lewiston-Altura | F | Sr. |
| Derrick Cattrysse | Mankato West | G | Sr. |
| Josh Figini | Chisago Lakes | F | Sr. |
| Paul Franklin | Stillwater | G | Jr. |
| Andre Garth | Apollo | F | Sr. |
| Billy Giddings | Blaine | F | Sr. |
| Derek Hansen | Fergus Falls | F | Sr. |
| Galen Holzhueter | Valley Lutheran | G | Jr. |
| Jordan Hughes | Henry | G | Jr. |
| Jordair Jett | St. Bernard's | G | Sr. |
| Michael Johnson | Grand Rapids | G | Jr. |
| Ronnie Kornbaum | Little Falls | F | Sr. |
| Evan McMillan | St. Paul Academy | F | Jr. |
| Kurtis Mickelson | Ashby | F | Sr. |
| Kevin Noreen | Transitions Tech | G | Jr. |
| D.J. Peterson | Hopkins | G | Jr. |
| Jordan Riewer | Staples-Motley | G | Jr. |
| Dylan Rodriguez | Blaine | F | Sr. |
| Tyler Schmidt | LaSeule-Henderson | G | Sr. |
| Jared Sutherland | Grand Rapids | G | Sr. |
| Ray Teachout | Mankato West | G | Sr. |
| Jacob Thomas | Columbia Heights | G | Jr. |
| Marcus Williams | Hopkins | G | Sr. |
| Nate Wolters | St. Cloud Tech | F | Sr. |
| Matt Zager | Shakopee | F | Sr. |
Prime Time Players
SAM DOWER
Rated the state's No. 5 recruit in the ESPNU 100,
Dower will take his game out west next year, as
he has committed to Gonzaga. The big senior
averaged 13.4 points per game last year.
ROYCE WHITE
The former DeLaSalle standout has transferred to
Hopkins and has verbally committed to Minnesota.
He averaged 21.8 points per game last season and
is one of the state's most dominant players.
RODNEY WILLIAMS
Williams earned Division I interest from a number of
schools after he averaged 17 points, six rebounds
and 2.4 blocked shots per game as a junior. He has
since committed to play at Minnesota.
ETHAN WRAGGE
Wragge will show the rest of the state what he
can do now that he is the go-to player for Eden
Prairie. The Creighton recruit is among the state's
best long-range shooters.
Coach's Take
AN AREA COACH ON COLE STEFAN:
"He is definitely an up-and-comer in the state
this year. Now that he's going to get some playing
time for [Minnetonka], I expect some pretty
big things from him."