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Alex Illikainen: A hoops star from a hockey hotbed

By JASON GONZALEZ, Star Tribune 01/13/2014, 10:21pm CST

Grand Rapids junior Alex Illikainen is an uncommon Division I basketball talent in a puck-crazy town.

Chisholm's McDonald reaches 1,000-win milestone

By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/26/2013, 10:49pm CST

Chisholm High School coach Bob McDonald won his 1,000th boys’ basketball game Thursday.

Reusse: Chisholm's McDonald nears 1,000th victory

By PATRICK REUSSE, Star Tribune 12/16/2013, 11:20pm CST

In his 53rd and final season as Chisholm coach, Bob McDonald is closing a colorful chapter of Minnesota basketball.

Chart: Bob McDonald's coaching legacy

By Star Tribune 12/16/2013, 9:18pm CST

998 and counting

Boys' basketball preview: Five story lines

By Star Tribune 11/20/2013, 10:12pm CST

Schedule changes, coaching changes and big names squaring off in early December headline the boys' basketball season, which begins Thursday.

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Meet the Metro Player of the Year, a little heftier, a whole lot of hooper
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/18/2024, 9:00am CDT
Jackson McAndrew of Wayzata averaged a double-double, putting to use the 45 pounds he didn't have not long ago.
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The All-Metro team, 25 players everybody wants
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/18/2024, 9:15am CDT
Coaches present and future rave about the top five — and, as Minnesota fans have seen often in recent years, two of them are headed to Wisconsin.
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Top recruits: What's the college plan?
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 10/10/2023, 7:45am CDT
Two have chosen the Gophers, including one from the top five, and many are yet to make a decision.
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The Suggs athletic tree
By Star Tribune 02/27/2017, 8:27pm CST
Athletic talent runs in Jalen Suggs' family tree. Here's a sampling:
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Mr. Basketball, the state's top senior and worth a double-double on an average day, is revealed
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/29/2024, 10:00am CDT
He's Jackson McAndrew, who averaged 23.7 points and 10.1 rebounds for 4A runner-up Wayzata.
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