Saturday, March 8, 2008

Okafor To Play In The MN Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Series



Forty of the state's outstanding senior boys basketball players will compete in the 26th annual Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series. Doubleheaders will be played Friday, April 4th at Halenbeck Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State University and Saturday, April 5th at Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia-St.Paul University in St. Paul.

Friday's event will be tipped off by a contest between the Blue and Gold teams at 7:00 p.m. The Maroon and Green teams will culminate the evening's activities with an 8:45 p.m. contest.

Saturday's schedule will include games at 2:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Three point shooting and Dunk contests will precede each of the games both dates. Tickets at the door are $8 for adults and $5 for students (5 & under are free).

Selections were made from nominations provided by each athlete’s coach (must be a member of the MBCA) and includes athletes who are available and have committed to participate in the event.

GOLD
Coach: Reggie Perkins, Mpls. Washburn Ass't. Coach: Broderick Powell, Mpls. North Joel Armstrong, Stillwater Jordan Driscoll, Moorhead Jeff Janssen, Fairmont Alfred Jaryan, Bloomington Kennedy Anthony Tucker, Minnetonka Theo Rothstein, St. Michael-Albertville Mike Schramm, Mounds View Casey Sussenguth, WillmarLucas Kuipers, Rochester Mayo Jordan Cunningham, Mankato East

MAROON
Coach: Randy Klasen, Elk RiverAss't. Coach: Aaron Osterman, Elk River Seth Anderson, Maple River Tramel Barnes, Montevido Armond Battle, Benilde-St. Margaret’s Jared Bergren, Princeton Tarell Clark, Burnsville Colin Utke, Irondale Andy Grzesiak-Grimm, St. Francis Jake Lindstrom, Park-Cottage Grove Reed Sallstrom, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Blaise Davis, Elk River

BLUE
Coach: Keith Klawitter Cedar Mountain-ComfreyAss't. Coach: Darrell Kreun, Sibley East (retired) David Hanson, Maranatha Christian Academy Jordan Taylor, Benilde-St. Margaret’s Jordan Hicks, Rochester Mayo Micah Koehn, Totino Grace Peter Leslie, Henry Sibley Leif Nomeland, Osakis Emeka Okafor, Champlin Park Tyler Schilling, Minnetonka Carrington Tankson, Osseo Nick Haugen, Rockford

GREEN
Coach: John Carlson, LitchfieldAss't. Coach: Matt Draeger, Litchfield Andrew Brommer, Rosemount Bobby Fong, Bloomington Kennedy Mandela Jackson, Mpls. Patrick Henry Greg Morse, St. Paul Como Park Wade Powers, New London-SpicerChamar Wilson, Mpls. North Bryce Tesdahl, Crosby-Ironton Ethan Thomforde, Eastview Calvin Walker, St. Anthony Cody Schilling, Ellsworth

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