Minnesota Mr. Basketball Finalists Named

The Mr. Basketball of Minnesota Committee is announced their candidates for the 2005 Mr. Basketball Award today. A list of the Top 15 will be released later this month and the Five Finalists will be announced the week of the Boy’s State Tournament. The winner will be crowned at the 31st Annual Mr./Miss Basketball Awards Banquet which will be held on Sunday, April 17th, 5:00 p.m. at the Minneapolis Holiday Inn West. The following is a look at the 30 midseason candidates.

NAME	HT	POS	SCHOOL	COLLEGE
Jamal Abu-Shamala	6-4	SG	Shakopee (MN) High
Travis Bledsoe	6-0	PG	Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle
Will Bratzel	5-10	PG	St. Paul (MN) Christ Household of Faith
Ray Brown	6-6	SG	Richfield (MN) High	Bradley
Travis Brown	6-4	SG	Richfield (MN) High	Northern Iowa
Travis Busch	6-3	SG	Arden Hills (MN) Mounds View	Cal Poly
Mike Cunningham	6-4	SF	Blooimngton (MN) Trinity
Ross Forman	6-7	SF	Minneapolis (MN) Patrick Henry	Wyoming
Mitch Gossen	6-7	SF	Mankato (MN) East
Kevin Gullikson	6-6	PF	Stillwater (MN) High	Wisconsin (walk-on)
Travis Gunhus	6-3	SG	Moorhead (MN) Park Christian
Walter Haynes	6-3	PF	St. Paul (MN) Johnson
Andrew Henke	6-5	SF	Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins	Air Force
Urule Igbavboa	6-8	PF	Oakdale (MN) Tartan	Valparaiso
David Johnson	6-2	SG	Hayfield (MN) High
John Kreklow	6-6	SF	Blaine (MN) High	Air Force
Cory Laugen	6-1	PG	Monticello (MN) High
Adam Machones	6-3	SG	Duluth (MN) Marshall
Mike Moberg	6-9	C	Maple Grove (MN) High	Niagara
Byron Ninham	6-3	SG	Cass Lake-Bena
Austin Pennick	6-3	SG	Moorhead (MN) Park Christian	North Dakota State
Geoff Probst	6-5	SF	Moose Lake (MN) High	North Dakota
Arsenio Richardson	6-0	SG	St. Louis Park (MN) High	Nebraska-Omaha
Rob Schmidt	6-0	PG	Watertown-Mayer
Arden Skoglund	6-10	C	Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins	Valparaiso
Ian Sommers	6-2	SG	Fairbault (MN) High
Sam Sussenguth	6-8	PF	Willmar (MN) High	North Dakota State
Courtney Tyler	6-2	PG	Eagan (MN) High
Josh Vaughan	6-3	SG	Braham (MN) High	North Dakota State
Andy Wills	6-6	SF	Mankato (MN) West	North Dakota