Mankato East's B.J. Omot holds off two Totino-Grace defenders in the Class 3A semifinal at Williams Arena on March 23. Photo by Mark Hvidsten, SportsEngine
Mankato East may have finished third at the state tournament, but it got to that point largely because of the effort of guard BJ Omot.
Omot and the Cougars took on Mound Westonka in the Class 3A quarterfinal matchup and he was a standout on the court. He finished with 25 points, the most of any player in the game. He added five steals and was 10-13 at the free-throw line. That performance helped Mankato East move past Mound Westonka to the Class 3A semifinal.
After losing to Totino-Grace in the semifinal matchup, Mankato East took on Princeton for third place in Class 3A. Omot was again a difference-maker in the narrow 77-74 victory for the Cougars. He had 28 points and 10 rebounds along with four steals to finish the season.
See the rest of the standouts from this year's state tournaments in the tables below.
Player | School | Position |
---|---|---|
Sam Musungu | Andover | G |
Jamal Ambrose | Eastview | F |
Donovhan Cain | Cretin-Derham Hall | G |
Tre Holloman | Cretin-Derham Hall | G |
Carter Bjerke | Wayzata | F |
Hayden Tibbits | Wayzata | G |
Cody Pennebaker | Park Center | G |
Ayouba Berthe | Park Center | G |
Leo Torbor | Park Center | G |
Braeden Carrington | Park Center | G |
Player | School | Position |
---|---|---|
Jason Spaeth | Mound Westonka | G |
Tameron Ferguson | St. Cloud Tech | G |
B.J. Omot | Mankato East | G |
Haydn Stay | Princeton | F |
Taison Chatman | Totino-Grace | G |
Patrick Bath | Totino-Grace | F |
Ahjany Lee | Totino-Grace | C |
Nassir Whitlock | DeLaSalle | G |
Kyle Johnson | DeLaSalle | G |
Brandon Hoban | DeLaSalle | F |
Player | School | Position |
---|---|---|
Prince Aligbe | Minnehaha Academy | G |
Jackson Koepke | Caledonia | G |
Eli King | Caledonia | G |
Jackson Loge | Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta | F |
Demeiko Anderson | Minneapolis North | G |
Jacob Butler | Minneapolis North | F |
Willie Wilson | Minneapolis North | G |
Carson Gagnon | Annandale | G |
Brady Spaulding | Annandale | F |
Robert Olson | Annandale | F |
Player | School | Position |
---|---|---|
Isaac Asuma | Cherry | G |
Kobe Tomkinson | Sacred Heart | F |
Kollin Kaemingk | New Life Academy | G |
Maxwell Briggs | New Life Academy | G |
Isaac Matti | Hayfield | G |
Ethan Pack | Hayfield | G |
Easton Fritcher | Hayfield | G |
Kaden Pieper | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | G |
Ashton Dingmann | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | F |
Luke Dingmann | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | G |