Basketball Articles

Chet Holmgren High School Jersey Retirement

Video by Aaron Melling: Coach Lance Johnson and Athletic Director Josh Thurow reminisce about the moments they shared with Chet Holmgren during his high school days. Photos by Greta Christiansen: Chet Holmgren celebrates his jersey retirement with OKC Thunder...

A new era for girls basketball

New coach brings different philosophy A warm salty drop of sweat falls from your drenched forehead as you are catching your breath. You place your hands on your knees as you watch your legs tremble with aching pain. Just as you regain your strength you hear the...

Sports around the world

Sports vary but interest remains high across the globe How many of your friends and family play sports? How many of your friends and family watch and follow sports? The United States sports culture is huge. The U.S. has large organizations like the MLB and the NBA...

High interest, high hopes

Boys basketball preview When you think of the name Minnehaha Academy, what do you think about? Oftentimes, MA is associated very closely with basketball. With superstar graduates such as Jalen Suggs and Chet Holmgren, both of whom went on to play in the NBA, our...
50 Years of Title IX

50 Years of Title IX

Honoring girls sports at MA Title IX: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from...

The NIL Era

The NIL Era

Young athletes profit Larry McKenzie, the Minneapolis North boys basketballĀ coach, spent 42 years training...