Minnesota Takeoff

"The Junior All State Team" The best of the best from the Minnesota junior class during the 2025-26 season! And we mention where they are playing this 17u season (before the AAU portal hits of course) @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/04/the-ju…

Thank you @RyanJamesMN for the write-up.

"2027 Rankings Update: Class AAAA Stock Risers" A group of players from the first four classes of AAAA that we think will become solid college prospects. @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/04/2027-r…

20 years as a varsity coach taught me 10 things about building winners. #7 is the hardest one for coaches👇 1. Culture is built in the moments you think don’t matter. 2. Your best player sets the standard, or destroys it. 3. Discipline is a form of love. 4. The locker room tells you everything about your real culture. 5. The coach-player relationship is the foundation of everything. Build it first. 6. Players don’t remember plays. They remember how you made them feel. 7. The hardest thing to coach: getting players to want what the team needs more than what they want. 8. It’s not just what you say. It’s how you say it, who you say it to, and when. 9. Getting players to own their role, not just accept it, is rare. 10. The coach who wins long-term builds people, not just players. 20 years. 500+ games. This is what actually matters. 🏆

“Our basketball development in the US needs to be better… AAU basketball is probably the worst brand of basketball.” - Jalen Brunson (Via @Roommates__Show 🎥)

"The All Outstate Team" The best of the best from the Outstate in the state of Minnesota from the 25-26 season. @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/04/the-al…

@NBACobwebs One year later, Jack Ramsey would coach Bill Walton and the Trailblazers to an NBA title over the 76ers

April 18, 1976: With 17 seconds left in overtime of a series-deciding playoff game in Philadelphia, a fan is ejected for shaking the basket during a free throw attempt by Buffalo’s Bob McAdoo. McAdoo (34 PTS/22 REB) made the free throw and the Braves defeated the 76ers, 124-123.

Highlights from Comets shootout this past weekend. Excited for the rest of the season!! @MNLaceUp @streethistory @cjcooper__ @RyanJamesMN @C3Scouting @MayoSpartyhoops

Highlights from Comets Shootout running with MN Heat GVR. 3-1 on the Weekend Thankful for the opportunity and looking forward to the rest of the season. @MnHeatGVR @RyanJamesMN @tchoopsczar @streethistory

"The Class AAAA All State Team Best of the best in Class AAAA basketball from the 2025-26 season. @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/04/the-cl…

Congratulations, Elliot for being named Prep Hoops Player of the year in Section 1AAAA! So proud of you! #SilentAssassin

Coaching is about relationships. 🔥 Gregg Popovich said it best: “Wins and losses fade. Relationships stick with you forever.”

"Section by Section: Junior of the Year" The best juniors in each class, our player of the year for each section. @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/04/sectio…

AAU Roster Preview: Minnesota Heat GVR @IzayahCookk @elliot_mysz @Andrew_Aitkin21 @RylanHappel @QuinnBjerketve1 Click to view the article! prephoops.com/2026/04/minnes…

Section by Section: The Players of the Year @elliot_mysz @Tmoneyhoopz @YoungCamare @CedricTomes @MaxIversen24 @_CWiggins1 @shilohayitey @MasonWitt25 @kaydenOakland2 @lucasgustafson0 @JumairW64762 @Deon12WJ @dothanijad1 Click to view the article! prephoops.com/2026/03/sectio…

"Section by Section: The Section Players of the Year" We give you the section players of the year in every section in the state of Minnesota. Deserving talent in all corners of the state. @NorthstarHoops prephoops.com/2026/03/sectio…

Dan Hurley shares why his players accept hard coaching and it comes down to one thing. "You invest every second that you can in them. On the court and off the court. You just pour everything you have into them. Your family is intertwined with your program." "I think players sense that. They feel that." Then he explained why his players accept being pushed: "My players will accept the hard coaching from me and our staff because they know how much we love them." "They know how much we're trying to prepare them, toughen them up, teach them, help them grow as men, develop new skills quickly - all those things that are gonna add value to their lives." People know when you invest and you care. "We're relentless for them. We're literally giving everything we got to them while they're on campus." The formula: Invest and care first then balance that with pushing them forward. Then he got honest: "I wouldn't wanna play for me for 10 years. I wouldn't wanna play for this staff for 8, 10, 12, 15 years. We go hard for these guys while they're on campus and that's why you see the bond the way it is." The window may be short, but the impact lasts forever. Players don't accept hard coaching because you demand it. They accept it because they know you love them. (🎥 March Madness)

Nebraska putting 4 players on the court. Duke’s last 10 seconds up 2. Florida helping and giving up the 3. Just a reminder the next time you’re at a high school game: mental mistakes happen at EVERY level. And screaming at 15-18 year olds from the stands isn’t changing that.

Everybody wants discipline… until discipline gets loud.
Everybody wants toughness… until toughness gets uncomfortable. Hard coaching isn’t abuse.
Hard coaching is correction.
Hard coaching is standards.
Hard coaching is loving a kid enough not to let him stay average. If a coach is demanding effort, detail, toughness, and accountability bothers you… that probably says more about today’s culture than it does the coach.

@BenGoessling Agree. I wish him the best cause he’s worked so hard and has been doubted often. He has a tough mind and will, and that alone will get him far in life with or without bball. But man, I don’t get it - he guarded bigger guys last night, was academic all state and carried his team

@MinnTakeoff From what I heard, there’s been some more D2 interest lately (which will probably grow after this tournament), but I don’t believe it’s been huge. And yes, the process of promoting yourself and building relationships with colleges has totally changed in this world.

Whichever college lands Trey Parker will end up with a gem. Made so many big shots in this tournament.