Isaiah Lemke

Great weekend for the boys at Twin Cities Takedown! 4-0 and defending at a high level. Wins over MN Hurricane, 4TheFamily, MN Heat-Merz, and Powerhouse. 11-2 heading into May‼️ @mn_select @tchoopsczar @DaksHoops @PHCircuit

The entire @mn_select team looked good this morning, here are 3 of the standouts @phcircuit #PHTwinCitiesTakedown

Dominant 2nd half from @MN_Select Lemke 16U large margin victory on Sunday AM, played hard, passed well @phcircuit #PHTwinCitiesTakedown

"Minnesota 16U: Week 3 Records and Review" Week three was a bit quieter but we update the rankings and records from a handful of events around the Midwest. @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/04/minnes…

5-0 weekend and 16U MN Select Classic Champs. 🏆 Wins over Chatfield, TCE-Peterson, Fusion, Comets Elite-Schumann, Comets Elite-Swarthout. This group moves to 7-2 on the year. @mn_select @tchoopsczar @PrepHoops

BREAKING: Texas Tech guard Nolan Groves has officially committed to Minnesota. Listed at 6-foot-5, he’ll be the first MN Gatorade POTY (2025) to play for the Gophers since Joe Coleman in 2011. si.com/college/minnes…

If I were a 2027 High School recruit… The AAU Season is here! I’d ask myself:
Did I join a team that shares my values, competes the right way, and shows up to work every day? College coaches don’t just recruit talent, they look for:
• Unselfish play
• Accountability
• Consistent effort
• Coachability
• Winning habits If your team doesn’t have that… you’re paying a lot of money for the wrong experience.

Hard coaching without relationship produces resentment. Relationship without hard coaching produces entitlement. The sweet spot is a player who knows you love them and knows you will not lower the bar for them.

I asked Dan Hurley the same question I asked Tom Izzo: why does the media have a problem with coaches coaching players hard? Hurley: "Society has gotten soft in a lot of ways... The real world is tough and cruel... I'm preparing my players for life."

Yes, you can be good at BOTH football and basketball— what an AWESOME 3 days of STATE basketball for HILLS-BEAVER CREEK!!

Former Cardinals QB Kyler Murray is signing a one-year deal with the Vikings, per sources. Murray now will become part of a QB room that includes former No. 10 overall pick J.J. McCarthy. With Murray already owed $36.8 million from Arizona, his one-year contract with the Vikings will be for the veteran league minimum.

LUCA BEAT CANCER 🧡

Sam Darnold. Super Bowl champion.

SCENES AT THE WILLIAMS ARENA‼️ Minnesota knocks off No. 10 Michigan State 🔥

"It's Kid's Day at the Garden... How do you balance pushing players to improve while keeping the game fun for them?" Joe Mazzulla delivers a great answer to a great question! 💯

Pete Golding when asked about Lane Kiffin: "I think you want to build a program to where it's heading in the right direction, and one person, one player, is not going to derail that. "There's been too much invested in that, and it's aligned correctly that one person is not going to impact something so drastically. "If it is, it's not built right."

1st Rd pick of @NHLBlackhawks Wanted to finish his senior football season with his boys State champ Being a HS athlete is the best time of your life. Kids are missing out

"Greatness is boring." Anthony Edwards on the importance of work ethic in the offseason 💯

Give this interview with @dhurley15 two minutes of your time. It’s not just about recruiting good players. It’s about having the right people in and around your program. It only takes one player, parent or coach to bring divisiveness into a locker room and kill a culture.

"Death is undefeated, but I'll take it to three overtimes. That's strength." Houston strength coach Kurt Hester was diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma. Six months later, he may have lost his hair, but not his indomitable spirit. More from @JenLada: