AAU Awards: 2024 All Stars & Most Valuable Player
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If you are a regular reader of Prep Girls Hoops then you already know what kind of summer Tori McKinney Tori McKinney 6'1" | CG Minnetonka | 2024 State MN had. Do a search of our website and Tori’s photo…
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Continue ReadingIf you are a regular reader of Prep Girls Hoops then you already know what kind of summer Tori McKinney Tori McKinney 6'1" | CG Minnetonka | 2024 State MN had. Do a search of our website and Tori’s photo taken at the post-game celebration following North Tartan 2024 EYBL’s AAU state championship victory (see above) appears over and over throughout the past few months. Deservedly so, because Tori had about as good a summer as any incoming junior can have. For that we are pleased to name her as the Prep Girls Hoops 2024 AAU Most Valuable Player.
The 6’1 combo guard from Minnetonka was recently moved up in the Prep Girls Hoops Class of 2024 prospect rankings to #3. That is a testament to all of the hard work she has put in to expand her game over the past couple of seasons. When we first ranked the 2024s in the fall two years ago Tori was rated at #20. That’s impressive, to be sure, but the question then was always the same: Would her offensive capabilities catch up to her already well-developed defensive prowess. Less than six months later we had the answer we were looking for and she took a big leap up to #6. Over the past 18 months all aspects of her game have continued to grow and prosper and it has been a ton of fun to watch.
Tori is a strong Division 1 prospect with a very high ceiling. She is super-skilled, very athletic and has a highly-tuned basketball mind. North Tartan had a great summer and it all started with Tori. Her teammate Trinity Wilson Trinity Wilson 6'3" | PF Lakeville North | 2024 State MN (Lakeville North) was also a first-team selection for the 2024 All Stars. Minnesota Fury UAA teammates Jordan Zubich Jordan Zubich 5'11" | SG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN (Mountain Iron-Buhl) and Marisa Frost Marisa Frost 5'8" | PG Centennial | 2024 State MN (Centennial) earned first-team honors, as well, as did Metro Stars standout point guard Liv McGill Liv McGill 5'7" | CG Hopkins | 2024 State MN of Hopkins, who had her best summer yet. Congratulations to all 25 players who were chosen for the All Star team.
FYI, unlike previous years when Olivia Olson Olivia Olson 6'1" | CG Benilde-SM | 2024 State MN of Minnesota Fury UAA has been a mainstay on these AAU post-season award selections, you won’t find the Benilde-St. Margaret’s star listed this time around. Unfortunately she missed the majority of the AAU season due to injury. Although she was great when she played we didn’t feel that it made sense to include Olivia here given the circumstances.
FIRST TEAM
- Marisa Frost Marisa Frost 5'8" | PG Centennial | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Fury UAA (Centennial)
- Liv McGill Liv McGill 5'7" | CG Hopkins | 2024 State MN – guard, Metro Stars 2023 Pryor (Hopkins)
- Tori McKinney Tori McKinney 6'1" | CG Minnetonka | 2024 State MN – guard, North Tartan EYBL (Minnetonka)
- Trinity Wilson Trinity Wilson 6'3" | PF Lakeville North | 2024 State MN – forward, North Tartan EYBL (Lakeville North)
- Jordan Zubich Jordan Zubich 5'11" | SG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Fury UAA (Mountain Iron-Buhl)
SECOND TEAM
- Piper Engelby Piper Engelby 5'11" | SG Andover | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Suns Blue Star (Andover)
- Elisabeth Gadient Elisabeth Gadient 5'10" | CG Goodhue | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Fury Premier (Goodhue)
- Jocelyn Land Jocelyn Land 6'0" | PF Holy Family | 2024 State MN – forward, Minnesota Fury UAA (Holy Family)
- Olivia Pawlicki Olivia Pawlicki 6'1" | SF Shakopee | 2024 State MN – forward, Minnesota Suns Blue Star (Shakopee)
- Alexis Rose Alexis Rose 5'10" | CG Becker | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Comets Elite (Becker)
THIRD TEAM
- Drew Buslee Drew Buslee 5'9" | PG Eagan | 2024 State MN – guard, Metro Stars (Eagan)
- Ja’Kahla Craft Ja’Kahla Craft 5'9" | CG STMA | 2024 State MN – guard, Metro Stars 2023 Pryor (St. Michael-Albertville)
- Kylan Gerads Kylan Gerads 5'11" | SF Albany | 2024 State MN – forward, Minnesota Comets Elite (Albany)
- Kadence Hesse Kadence Hesse 5'10" | PG Sleepy Eye | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Rise Purfeerst (Sleepy Eye)
- Alyssa Sand Alyssa Sand 6'2" | PF Albany | 2024 State MN – forward, Minnesota Comets Elite (Albany)
HONORABLE MENTION
- Gabby Betton Gabby Betton 5'9" | CG Lakeville North | 2024 State MN – guard, North Tartan EYBL (Lakeville North)
- Rachel Kottke Rachel Kottke 5'8" | CG Buffalo Lake-H-S | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Rise Purfeerst (Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart)
- Kristi Kottke Kristi Kottke 5'8" | CG Buffalo Lake-H-S | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Rise Purfeerst (Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart)
- Laura Hauge Laura Hauge 5'9" | SG St. Croix Lutheran | 2024 State MN – guard, North Tartan EYBL (St. Croix Lutheran)
- Angel Hill Angel Hill 5'8" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2024 State MN – guard, Minnesota Stars Bjorgaard (Minnehaha Academy)
- Ava Holman Ava Holman 5'9" | CG Champlin Park | 2024 MN – guard, 43 Hoops (Champlin Park)
- Nicole Maenke Nicole Maenke 5'10" | CG Shakopee | 2024 State MN – guard, Crossfire Schuck (Shakopee)
- Finley Ohnstad Finley Ohnstad 6'1" | SF Lakeville South | 2024 State MN – forward, Minnesota Fury UAA (Lakeville South)
- Isabella Sanneh Isabella Sanneh 5'11" | SF East Ridge | 2024 State MN – forward, Team Sorella (East Ridge)
- Willow Thiel Willow Thiel 5'11" | PF Perham | 2024 State MN – forward, West Central United (Perham)
- Amy Thompson Amy Thompson 5'10" | SG Stillwater | 2024 State MN – guard, Metro Stars 2023 Pryor (Stillwater)