The All-Metro first team from left to right: Demarion Watson, Totino-Grace; Braeden Carrington, Park Center; Tre Holloman, Cretin-Derham Hall; Alonzo Dodd, South St. Paul, and Prince Aligbe, Minnehaha Academy. (Jerry Holt, Star Tribune)
Carter Bjerke
Wayzata, 6-9, sr., forward
College: St. Thomas
Good shooter and outstanding passer, averaging a double-double (17.5 points and 10 rebounds).
Kendall Blue
East Ridge, 6-6, sr., guard
College: St. Thomas
Versatile guard who poses matchup problems. Does whatever it takes to win.
Taison Chatman
Totino-Grace, 6-4, jr., guard
College: Undecided
Averages 14.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game for state’s most talented team.
Daniel Freitag
Bloomington Jefferson, 6-3, soph., guard
College: Undecided
The best player in the Class of 2024 averaged nearly 27 points per game.
Pharrel Payne
Park of Cottage Grove, 6-9, sr., center
College: Gophers
Put nagging hip injury behind him to finish season strong.
De’Meiko Anderson, Minneapolis North, G, 6-0, sr. College: Undecided.
Terrence Brown, Columbia Heights, G, 6-2, sr. College: Undecided.
Kyle Hrncir, Farmington, F, 6-5, sr. College: Upper Iowa.
Jack Janicki, White Bear Lake, G, 6-4, jr. College: Undecided.
Boden Kapke, Holy Family, C, 6-11, jr. College: Undecided.
Nick Katona, Shakopee, F, 6-6, sr. College: Minnesota Duluth.
Chiddi Obiazor, Eden Prairie, F, 6-5, jr. College: Undecided.
Max Shikenjanski, Stillwater, G, 6-3, jr. College: Undecided.
Leo Torbor, Park Center, G, 6-3, sr. College: San Jose State.
Nasir Whitlock, DeLaSalle, G, 6-1, jr. College: Undecided.
The Star Tribune’s all-metro teams and Metro Player of the Year were chosen based on nominations from metro-area coaches, conversations with a panel of coaches and staff observations.