Alexandria forward Chase Thompson and the Cardinals are predicted to win the Class 3A state title on Saturday. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Longtime Star Tribune sportswriter Ron Haggstrom forecast which teams will advance to the semifinals and the championship game and which one will win.
For the predictions, click here to read the story on startribune.com.
State tournament coverage
Wayzata storms to victory over Cretin-Derham Hall, takes Class 4A boys basketball title
- By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 10:30pm CDT
FINAL: Wayzata defeats Cretin-Derham Hall, takes Class 4A crown
- By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 10:00pm CDT
Albany reigns as an undefeated Class 2A boys basketball champion after holding off Waseca
- By Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 7:30pm CDT
FINAL: Albany defeats Waseca in Class 2A championship
- By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 4:30pm CDT
Alexandria tops Mankato East 73-64 to claim Class 3A boys basketball championship
- By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 3:30pm CDT
FINAL: Alexandria withstands late Mankato East push, captures its first Class 3A title
- By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 3:15pm CDT
Dawson-Boyd defeats Cherry 81-74, wins Class 1A boys basketball state championship
- By Alyce Brown, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 2:00pm CDT
FINAL: Dawson-Boyd defeats Cherry in 1A championship, wins first state title
- By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 12:45am CDT
Albany and Waseca, the top two seeds, will play for the Class 2A boys basketball title
- By Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/21/2025, 10:15pm CDT
FINAL: Waseca takes down defending champion Breck, will play for 2A championship
- By Star Tribune staff 03/21/2025, 8:45pm CDT
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Minnesota Top 25
Minnesota Top 25: The Star Tribune’s statewide ranking of boys basketball teams
- By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/24/2025, 12:30pm CDT
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State rankings
Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 4A rankings: The final week
- By Star Tribune staff 03/05/2025, 10:45am CST
Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 3A rankings: The final week
- By Star Tribune staff 03/05/2025, 10:30am CST
Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 2A rankings: The final week
- By Star Tribune staff 03/05/2025, 10:15am CST
Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 1A rankings: The final week
- By Star Tribune staff 03/05/2025, 10:00am CST
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Livestreams, video on demand and highlights
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Hopkins faces Wayzata for third time this season, but this game has the highest stakes of them all
- By NSPN.tv 03/11/2025, 3:00pm CDT
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Hopkins defense key in helping Royals defeat Wayzata in section final
- By NSPN.tv 03/05/2025, 10:00pm CST
VIDEO ON DEMAND: Edina boys basketball vs. Minneapolis Southwest in Star Tribune livestream
- By NSPN.TV 03/03/2025, 12:15pm CST
VIDEO ON DEMAND: Washburn boys basketball vs. St. Louis Park in Star Tribune livestream
- By NSPN.tv 03/03/2025, 12:00pm CST
Listen to NSPN.TV’s exclusive boys hockey state bracket reveal show on Saturday
- By NSPN.tv 03/01/2025, 9:15am CST
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Hopkins girls basketball vs. Edina in Saturday’s Star Tribune postseason livestream
- By NSPN.tv 02/27/2025, 11:00pm CST
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Wayzata girls basketball vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong in Saturday’s Star Tribune postseason livestream
- By NSPN.tv 02/27/2025, 10:45pm CST
VIDEO ON DEMAND: Lakeville South boys hockey vs. Lakeville North in section championship
- By Game Time Media 02/27/2025, 6:00pm CST
VIDEO ON DEMAND: Robbinsdale Armstrong girls basketball meets Minneapolis Washburn in postseason play
- By NSPN.tv 02/25/2025, 4:30pm CST
VIDEO ON DEMAND: Edina girls basketball meets Minneapolis Southwest in postseason play
- By NSPN.tv 02/25/2025, 7:30am CST
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Basketball Hub Headlines
Alexandria’s Wendy Kohler, second winningest girls basketball coach in state history, retires
- By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/24/2025, 12:45pm CDT
Longtime Mounds View boys basketball coach Ziggy Kauls dead at 84
- By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/22/2025, 10:15am CDT
Joe Madson steps down from coaching boys basketball at Mankato East
- By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/21/2025, 12:15pm CDT
Orono standout Nolan Groves will play college basketball at Texas Tech
- By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/19/2025, 10:00pm CDT
Christian Wiggins, Minnesota’s top Class of 2026 boys basketball recruit, commits to Iowa State
- By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/19/2025, 6:15pm CDT
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