The AAU Week That Was #4: All Star Edition

#6 posting 3.27.2007
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THE AAU WEEK THAT WAS #4: ALL STAR EDITION
The All Star games took precedent for me last weekend with games in Rochester and St. Thomas. I did catch some action at Lakeville South. The other big tournament across state lines was in LaCrosse and MN Teams did well with North Tartan taking the title from the Team WI Select 17 54-39. Also North Tartan 14s won the 16 age division with a 42-41 over PC Players Badgers. Another MN team, the Fury win the 14 tournament there with a 30-23 win over the Viking Club Hurricanes.

ALL STAR COMPARISON
Here is how the numbers compare from the 2006 class just in all star play
On average
2006 85.6, .403
2007 89.34 .428
So an increase in the skill level of the 2007 class.
By class
2006 1A 73.46 .327
2007 1A 77.14 .377
2006 2A 83.66 .405
2007 2A 84.74 .405
2006 3A 97.55 .460
2007 3A 95.35 .448
2006 4A 87.66 .422
2007 4A 100.0 .481

TEAM OF THE WEEK
As you can see it was a huge increase for the 4A teams this year. 4A won the event in both years, but 4A in 07 would, according to these numbers, beat the 2006 edition. That is the reason AAAA 2007 is the team of the week.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The general of the 2007 AAAA team has to be Angel Robinson. She had 32 points total in the two games. She had wizardry with passing and helped disrupt offensive flow on defense. This is the third time Robinson has been named player of the week. She was the gbbrecruit player of the year for 2007.
First Team
Alyssa Karel, 4A
Macie Michelson, 3A
Angel Robinson 4A
Janessa Wolff, 3A
Lauren Young, 4A
Second Team
Rachel Booth, 3A
Elle Queen, 4A
Tara Steinbauer, 4A
Amy Stifter, 2A
Tara Thielke, 1A

DEFENSIVE TEAM
Kachine Alexander 3A
Ashlynn Fuller, 4A
Samantha Gacke, 2A
Laura Kramer, 1A
Janessa Wolff, 3A captain

PREVIOUS WINNERS
Team, Player/D player
3: Team WI Select 17....Katie Bushman (Phillips) Team WI Select 17/same
2: Mpls Lady Cats..... Sarina Baker (DeLaSalle) Mpls Lady Cats/Aubrey Davis (Blm Kennedy) Mpls Lady Cats
1: IBCA Select I.....Indy Uhlenhopp (North Butler) IBCA Select I/same

THE POLLS
16/17
1. NC Heat
2. North Tartan 17
3. IBCA Select I
4. Team WI Select 17
5. All Iowa Attack
6. MN Stars Hested
7. Randolph
8. East Metro Elite
9. Iowa Elite I
10. MN Metro Stars Black

15
1. MN Metro Stars
2. Team WI Select 15
3. MN Stars
4. MSB

14
1. North Tartan
2. MN Suns
3. Mpls Lady Cats
4. MN Fury
5. MN Metro Stars
6. MN Stars

13
1. Midtown Lady Monarchs

HISTORY LESSON
Here is a look back at the previous end of the year winners with a look to the Miss Basketball relationships involved.
Here are the Gatorade Players of the Year
1986 Jennifer Hall, Burnsville
1987 Laurie Decker, Rochester Lourdes
1988 Margaret Nowlin, Cretin-Derham Hall
1989 Stacey Carver, Buffalo
1990 Carol Ann Shudlick, Apple Valley
1991 Shannon Loeblein, St. Paul Harding
1992 Stacey Fields, Mounds View
1993 Tracey Henderson, Minneapolis Henry
1994 Tiffany Willard, Blake
1995 Sally Albers, Apple Valley
1996 Carolyn Moos, Blake
1997 Carolyn Moos, Blake
1998 Tamara Moore, Minneapolis North
1999 Mauri Horton, Minneapolis North
2000 Hana Peljto, Osseo
2001 Tia Battle, Maple Grove
2002 Shannon Schonrock, Blue Earth
2003 Liz Podominick, Lakeville
2004 Krista VandeVenter, Osseo
2005 Katie Ohm, Elgin-Millville
2006 Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy
2007 Janessa Wolff, Park Rapids

Here are the AP Players of the year
1995 Tammy Fiscus, CHOF
1996 Carolyn Moos, Blake
1997 Megan Taylor, Roseau
1998 Tamara Moore, Mpls North
1999 Mauri Horton, Mpls North
2000 Hana Peljto, Osseo
2001 Shannon Bolden, Marshall & April Calhoun, Armstrong
2002 Liz Podominick, Lakeville
2003 Liz Podominick, Lakeville
2004 Leslie Knight, Hopkins
2005 Katie Ohm, Elgin-Millville
2006 Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy
2007 Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central

and the StarTribune Players of the Year
1985 Janet Cobbs, Concordia Academy
1986 Jennifer Hall, Burnsville
1987 Mya Whitmore, Hill-Murray
1988 Margaret Nowlin, Cretin-Derham Hall
1989 Stacy Carver, Buffalo
1990 Shannon Loeblein, St. Paul Harding
1991 Shannon Loeblien, St. Paul Harding
1992 Cheri Stafford, Blaine
1993 Tracy Henderson, Mpls Henry
1994 Kay Schmidt, Bloomington Kennedy
1995 Sally Albers & Linda Shudlick, Apple Valley
1996 Carolyn Moos, Blake
1997 Carolyn Moos, Blake
1998 Tamara Moore, Mpls North
1999 Mauri Horton, Mpls North
2000 Susan King, Holy Angels
2001 April Calhoun, Armstrong
2002 Liz Podominick, Lakeville
2003 Jaime Broback, Eastview; Liz Podominick, Lakeville
2004 Leslie Knight, Hopkins
2005 Ashley Ellis-Milan, St. Paul Central
2006 Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy
2007 Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central

Which leads us to MN Miss Basketball 2007
1978 Laura Gardner, Bloomington Kennedy
1979 Jean Tierney, St. Paul Central
1980 Janet Karvonen, New York Mills
1981 Kelly Skalicky, Albany
1982 Annie Adamczak, Moose Lake
1983 Angela Kuehn, MN Deaf
1984 none
from 1985-1989 There were two winners in this period.
1985 A Kristi Kremer, Wheaton AA Denise Holm, Duluth East
1986 Laurie Decker, Rochester Lourdes AA Amy Davidson, St. Louis Park
1987 Laurie Decker, Rochester Lourdes AA Mya Whitmore, Hill-Murray
1988 Mary Jo Miller, Tracy-Milroy AA Carolyn Frisk, Stillwater
1989 Yoli Murphy Christ's Household of Faith AA Jessica Fiebelkorn, Osseo
1990 Carol Ann Shudlick, Apple Valley
1991 Shannon Loeblein, St. Paul Harding
1992 Stacy Fields, Mounds View
1993 Kasey Morlock, Stewartville
1994 Kjersten Miller, Bloomington Jefferson
1995 Linda Shudlick, Apple Valley
1996 Sue Fiero, Goodhue
1997 Coco & Kelly Miller, Rochester Mayo
1998 Tamara Moore, Minneapolis North
1999 Mauri Horton, Minneapolis North
2000 Susan King, Holy Angels
2001 April Calhoun, Robbinsdale Armstrong
2002 Shannon Bolden, Marshall
2003 Liz Podominick, Lakeville
2004 Leslie Knight, Hopkins
2005 Katie Ohm, Elgin-Millville
2006 Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy
2007 ???

THE CHOICES
Kachine Alexander, Benilde-St. Margaret's
Alyssa Karel, Cretin-Derham Hall
Macie Michelson, Marshall
Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central
Janessa Wolff, Park Rapids

The 33rd Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, April 29th, 5:00 p.m at the Minneapolis Marriott West.

So what does it all mean?
Only five times in the cross referenced lists did a player sweep all the major four awards (or three prior to 1995): Shannon Loeblein in 1991; Tamara Moore and Mauri Horton in back to back years 1998 and 1999; Liz Podomonick in 2003, and Jenna Smith last year. It is a bit unfair since out of the metro area players can't win metro player of the year. If we throw out the StarTribune list then you can add Katie Ohm in 2005 and Laurie Decker in 1987.
There won't be a sweep this year. Wolff took the Gatorade, Robinson has the AP and StarTribune.
The last Non HS state tournament winner to win the Miss Basketball was April Calhoun in 2001.
The last non HS state tournament entrant to win Miss Basketball was Susan King in 2000.
The last non D1 signee to win the award was Sue Fiero in 1996.
The last private school player to win the award was Susan King in 2000.
The last AAA winner was Shannon Bolden in 2001
The last two school winner was Mauri Horton (she attended Holy Angels as well)

In the four class system from 1997 the break down is this:
CLASS
AAAA five winners
AAA four winners
AA none
A one winner
METRO/OUTSTATE
Metro 7, Outstate 3 (or four if you count double for the Miller twins).
TOURNEY CHAMPS
State Champ pedigree 8
State entrant pedigree 1
no state appearances 1
COLLEGE
All 10 have gone on to D1 to play
five have finished with the school they originally signed,
one transferred
one retired before the senior season

THIS WEEKEND
The AAU Tournament in MN this week is at Cooper. There are some heavy hitters in this tournament.
MYAS has a tournaments all over the place with Wayzata hosting the top age group.

Wisconsin will have their state AAU tournament at Stevens Point and Stout this weekend.
The Junior division is at Stevens Point. Here is the pool play and brackets.
Here are the 15 pools and 15 brackets.

The 15/16s D2 are at Stout. here is the 15/16 pools and 15/16 brackets.

Next up: tomorrow.