Basketball Across Minnesota

Former Hopkins sensation Paige Bueckers was the 2021 NCAA player of the year as a UConn freshman. St. Michael-Albertville’s Tessa Johnson helped South Carolina win the 2024 national title as a freshman.

Two of the top basketball players to come from Minnesota set the bar sky high for achievements in their first year out of high school.

Michigan’s Olivia Olson and Florida’s Liv McGill have been next up to come from the state — and make their own waves as college freshmen.

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Fuller’s five

Five Minnesota ballers who stood out.

Numbers game

Significant stats from the past week.

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