The Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association released its academic champions today, both individually and as a team. One team was recognized in each class as the best in the state in the classroom.
Red Rock Central (Class A), Pine City (Class AA), New Prague (Class AAA) and Owatonna (Class AAAA) emerged as the teams to beat in the classroom.
Below are the individual All-State Academic selections.
Academic All-State Team
| Class | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| A/AA | Shaun Condon | MACCRAY |
| A/AA | Nate Dwyer | West Lutheran |
| A/AA | Josh Hanson | Maranatha Christian |
| A/AA | Jackson Henrich | Morris Area |
| A/AA | Mark Hoge | Crosby-Ironton |
| A/AA | Galen Holzhueter | MN Valley Lutheran |
| A/AA | Bret Johnson | Grygla-Gatzke |
| A/AA | Yuri Johnson | Ada-Borup |
| A/AA | Charlie Kern | Belle Plaine |
| A/AA | Charles Kolstad | St. James |
| A/AA | Zach Konzera | Hill City |
| A/AA | Tanner Kramer | Hayfield |
| A/AA | Blake Lea | Rushford-Peterson |
| A/AA | Nick Lee | Blue Earth Area |
| A/AA | Jordan Milbrath | Springfield |
| A/AA | Austin Platz | Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop |
| A/AA | Brodie Raymond | St. Peter |
| A/AA | Evan Reller | Melrose |
| A/AA | Charlie Schuh | Northome-Kelliher |
| A/AA | Tom Schwandt | Park Christian |
| A/AA | Jordan Smith | Cromwell |
| A/AA | Riley Swearingen | United South Central |
| A/AA | Erik Tengwall | New London-Spicer |
| A/AA | Caleb VandeWege | Roseau |
| A/AA | Travis Whiting | Mesabi East |
| A/AA | Derek Wolhowe | Staples-Motley |
| AAA/AAAA | Stephen Asp | Edina |
| AAA/AAAA | Chad Calcaterra | Cloquet |
| AAA/AAAA | Curt Claus | Holy Family |
| AAA/AAAA | Jasper Duberry | Champlin Park |
| AAA/AAAA | Dan Fleissner | Rochester Century |
| AAA/AAAA | TJ Fritz | Austin |
| AAA/AAAA | Danny Geiger | New Prague |
| AAA/AAAA | Kyle Grote | North Branch |
| AAA/AAAA | Connor Gunderson | Austin |
| AAA/AAAA | Nick Hanson | Waseca |
| AAA/AAAA | Zachary Hinkemeyer | ROCORI |
| AAA/AAAA | Travis Johnson | Spring Lake Park |
| AAA/AAAA | Dan Kornbaum | Little Falls |
| AAA/AAAA | Nathan Kuck | Centennial |
| AAA/AAAA | Jack Mooney | St. Michael-Albertville |
| AAA/AAAA | Zach Riedeman | Forest Lake |
| AAA/AAAA | Joe Silhacek | Delano |
| AAA/AAAA | Tommy Steichen | Hill-Murray |
| AAA/AAAA | Zach Vraa | Rosemount |
| AAA/AAAA | Kyle Zimmerman | Champlin Park |
Cloquet's Chad Calcaterra (Photo by Dave Hill).
Academic Team Champions
| Section | Team |
|---|---|
| 1A | Rushford-Peterson |
| 2A | Mt. Lake/Butterfield-Odin |
| 3A | Red Rock Central |
| 4A | Maranatha Christian |
| 5A | Nevis |
| 6A | Park Christian |
| 7A | Mesabi East |
| 8A | Red Lake County |
| 1AA | Zumbrota-Mazeppa |
| 2AA | St. Peter |
| 3AA | Montevideo |
| 4AA | Mpls Roosevelt |
| 5AA | Milaca |
| 6AA | Osakis |
| 7AA | Pine City |
| 8AA | Crookston |
| 1AAA | New Prague |
| 2AAA | Mankato West |
| 3AAA | DeLaSalle |
| 4AAA | Hill-Murray |
| 5AAA | Monticello |
| 6AAA | Holy Family |
| 7AAA | North Branch |
| 8AAA | Little Falls |
| 1AAAA | Owatonnna |
| 2AAAA | Shakopee |
| 3AAAA | Rosemount |
| 4AAAA | Stillwater |
| 5AAAA | Centennial |
| 6AAAA | Robb. Armstrong |
| 7AAAA | Anoka |
| 8AAAA | St. Michael-Albertville |