Minnesota Mr. Basketball Top 15 Candidates Named

The Mr. Basketball of Minnesota Committee announced the Top 15 Candidates for the 2005 Mr. Basketball Award. 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. For banquet or ticket information, please contact Ken Lien at 952-832-5208.

NAME	HT	POS	SCHOOL	COLLEGE
Jamal Abu-Shamala	6-4	SG	Shakopee (MN) High
Travis Bledsoe	6-0	PG	Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle
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
Ross Forman	6-7	SF	Minneapolis (MN) Patrick Henry	Wyoming
Kevin Gullikson	6-6	PF	Stillwater (MN) High	Wisconsin (walk-on)
Walter Haynes	6-3	PF	St. Paul (MN) Johnson
Urule Igbavboa	6-8	PF	Oakdale (MN) Tartan	Valparaiso
David Johnson	6-2	SG	Hayfield (MN) High
Mike Moberg	6-9	C	Maple Grove (MN) High	Niagara
Arden Skoglund	6-10	C	Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins	Valparaiso
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