The stars of 2024 will shine one more time on Saturday
A celebration of high school basketball and those who have played it at a very high level over the past few seasons. That’s what’s on the docket this Friday and Saturday in Northfield as the Minnesota Girls Basketball High School All-Star game takes place at Carleton College. The festivities begin with a banquet on Friday where the players and coaches will be introduced and the selection of Miss Basketball will be announced. The six finalists include:
- Alyssa Sand Alyssa Sand 6'2" | PF Albany | 2024 State MN of Albany (St. Thomas)
- Elisabeth Gadient Elisabeth Gadient 5'10" | CG Goodhue | 2024 State MN of Goodhue (MSU-Mankato)
- Jordan Zubich Jordan Zubich 5'11" | SG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN of Mountain Iron-Buhl (North Carolina)
- Liv McGill Liv McGill 5'7" | CG Hopkins | 2024 State MN of Hopkins (Florida)
- Olivia Olson Olivia Olson 6'1" | CG Benilde-SM | 2024 State MN of Benilde-St. Margaret’s (Michigan)
- Tori McKinney Tori McKinney 6'1" | CG Minnetonka | 2024 State MN of Minnetonka (Minnesota)
The festivities continue on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. with a free basketball clinic for kids from kindergarten through 5th grade, followed by back-to-back all-star games at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Admission is free for the games, as well.
A Who’s Who of Minnesota seniors
The high school all-star game is organized by the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association, which selects the top 10 senior basketball players from each of the four classes. The event is designed to celebrate the great careers of these 40 athletes and allows them to come together to play one last time as a group. The teams will be made up of players from all four classes, enabling the athletes to play with and against their peers from across Minnesota.
High school head coaches must be part of the association for their player to be eligible to play in the game. Section representatives from each class select the players who are invited. With so much talent in the senior class it’s not easy to choose. Among this year’s participants, there are 15 Division 1 commits (with a couple of announcements pending) who will play on Saturday, and a similar number who have signed to play D2. Just two of the selections are unavailable to play ( Liv McGill Liv McGill 5'7" | CG Hopkins | 2024 State MN of Hopkins and Amy Thompson Amy Thompson 5'10" | SG Stillwater | 2024 State MN of Stillwater) while several will sit out with injuries.
The star-studded field looks like this:
- Alexis Rose Alexis Rose 5'10" | CG Becker | 2024 State MN – Becker (Sioux Falls)
- Alyssa Sand Alyssa Sand 6'2" | PF Albany | 2024 State MN – Albany (St. Thomas)
- Angel Hill Angel Hill 5'8" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2024 State MN – Minnehaha Academy (undecided)
- Anna Vaaler Anna Vaaler 5'10" | SF Andover | 2024 State MN – Andover (Sioux Falls)
- Avery Moeller Avery Moeller 5'10" | CG Rosemount | 2024 State MN – Rosemount (Winona State)
- Brooke Hohenecker Brooke Hohenecker 5'5" | SG Providence | 2024 MN – Providence Academy (St. Thomas track)
- Claire Stern Claire Stern 6'0" | SF Maple Grove | 2024 State MN – Maple Grove (North Dakota State)
- Daviney Dreckman Daviney Dreckman 5'8" | CG New Ulm | 2024 State MN – New Ulm (Jamestown) (injured)
- Delaney Hanson – New London-Spicer (UW-Eau Claire)
- Elisabeth Gadient Elisabeth Gadient 5'10" | CG Goodhue | 2024 State MN – Goodhue (MSU-Mankato)
- Finley Ohnstad Finley Ohnstad 6'1" | SF Lakeville South | 2024 State MN – Lakeville South (Kansas State)
- Gabby Betton Gabby Betton 5'9" | CG Lakeville North | 2024 State MN – Lakeville North (Loyola Maryland)
- Gabi Kirchner Gabi Kirchner 6'3" | PF Two Rivers | 2024 State MN – Two Rivers (UM-Duluth)
- Hali Savela Hali Savela 5'8" | CG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN – Mountain Iron-Buhl (Jamestown)
- Isabel Larson Isabel Larson 5'9" | CG Pequot Lakes | 2024 State MN – Pequot Lakes (injured)
- Ja’Kahla Craft Ja’Kahla Craft 5'9" | CG STMA | 2024 State MN – St. Michael-Albertville (Seton Hall)
- Jessika Lofstrom Jessika Lofstrom 5'11" | SF Grand Rapids | 2024 State MN – Grand Rapids (Jamestown)
- Jocelyn Land Jocelyn Land 6'0" | PF Holy Family | 2024 State MN – Holy Family (Butler)
- Jordan Zubich Jordan Zubich 5'11" | SG Mountain Iron-Buhl | 2024 State MN – Mountain Iron-Buhl (North Carolina)
- Kadence Hesse Kadence Hesse 5'10" | PG Sleepy Eye | 2024 State MN – Sleepy Eye (Southwest Minnesota State)
- Karly Jusczak Karly Jusczak 6'1" | PF Pine City | 2024 State MN – Pine City (Idaho)
- Kendall Barnes Kendall Barnes 5'7" | CG Roseville | 2024 State MN – East Ridge (UW-Milwaukee)
- Kristen Watson Kristen Watson 5'6" | CG Hayfield | 2024 State MN – Hayfield (undecided)
- Kylan Gerads Kylan Gerads 5'11" | SF Albany | 2024 State MN – Albany (St. Cloud State)
- Kylie Waytashek Kylie Waytashek 6'2" | PF Royalton | 2024 State MN – Royalton (Valparaiso)
- Laura Hauge Laura Hauge 5'9" | SG St. Croix Lutheran | 2024 State MN – St. Croix Lutheran (St. Thomas)
- Elizabeth Lukken Elizabeth Lukken 5'9" | CG Underwood | 2024 State MN – Underwood (undecided)
- Macy Birkholz Macy Birkholz 5'5" | CG Mankato East | 2024 State MN – Mankato East (Wayne State)
- Mallory Czinano Mallory Czinano 6'0" | SF Watertown-Mayer | 2024 State MN – Watertown-Mayer (MSU-Mankato)
- Marisa Frost Marisa Frost 5'8" | PG Centennial | 2024 State MN – Centennial (North Dakota State)
- Misti Zempel Misti Zempel 5'10" | PF Hancock | 2024 State MN – Hancock (Mayville State)
- Natalie Beaver Natalie Beaver 5'11" | PF Hayfield | 2024 State MN – Hayfield (Luther College)
- Norah Danielson Norah Danielson 6'0" | SF Delano | 2024 State MN – Delano (Wayne State)
- Olivia Olson Olivia Olson 6'1" | CG Benilde-SM | 2024 State MN – Benilde-St. Margaret’s (Michigan)
- Rachel Kottke Rachel Kottke 5'8" | CG Buffalo Lake-H-S | 2024 State MN – Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (St. Cloud State)
- Rhyan Holmgren Rhyan Holmgren 5'9" | SG St. Peter | 2024 State MN – St. Peter (MSU-Mankato)
- Savannah Hedin Savannah Hedin 5'9" | SG Stewartville | 2024 State MN – Stewartville (Jamestown)
- Sidney Klauer Sidney Klauer 5'7" | CG East Ridge | 2024 State MN – East Ridge
- Somah Kamara Somah Kamara 5'8" | CG Cooper | 2024 State MN – Robbinsdale Cooper (undecided)
- Taylor Tool Taylor Tool 6'1" | PF Delano | 2024 State MN – Delano (Northern State)
- Tori McKinney Tori McKinney 6'1" | CG Minnetonka | 2024 State MN – Minnetonka (Minnesota)
- Trinity Wilson Trinity Wilson 6'3" | PF Lakeville North | 2024 State MN – Lakeville North (Vanderbilt)
- Willow Thiel Willow Thiel 5'11" | PF Perham | 2024 State MN – Perham (UM-Crookston)
For additional information visit mngirlsbasketballallstargame.com or see the association’s X (Twitter) account (@MNgbballAllStar). If you can’t make it to Carleton on Saturday, the games are available online at gametimemn.com.