Introducing the first issue of Road 2 State Report!
The Road 2 State Report is the official weekly newsletter of Youth Basketball in Minnesota. Included are all the Road 2 State basketball activities in Minnesota, bringing informative and top-of-mind content to its readers / membership base.
The R2S Report will run during the winter basketball season culminating at the conclusion of the MYAS Grade State Basketball Championships.
MN Basketball Legend - New MYAS Impact Coordinator
Minneapolis, MN; October 23, 2024
The Minnesota Youth Athletic Services (MYAS) is pleased to announce that Jake Sullivan will be stepping into a pivotal role with a focus on enhancing and expanding youth basketball programs throughout the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas.
Sullivan, a former MYAS alumnus, standout high school player at Tartan HS, and a superstar at Iowa State University, will be instrumental in strengthening youth basketball across the metro area. His key responsibilities and goals will include a focus on strengthening and growing community-based basketball programs in Minneapolis and St. Paul. To achieve this, he will develop partnerships with schools, community centers, and local organizations to create a unified travel basketball structure that benefits youth athletes across the Twin Cities.
“I am a strong believer in community-based basketball that is offered to athletes throughout the state of Minnesota through MYAS,” says Sullivan. “I believe community-based initiatives during the winter portion of the basketball season provide a healthy balance to the year-round basketball environment and enhance spring/summer basketball opportunities. I am looking forward to providing more youth in both Minneapolis and St. Paul the opportunity to compete on community-based teams with the ultimate goal of enhancing high school basketball in our city, while complementing the many great clubs that make up Minnesota spring/summer basketball.”
Additionally, Sullivan aims to increase engagement and awareness among youth, families, and stakeholders in both cities in collaboration with Akua Kennedy, MYAS Director of Community Engagement, other MYAS staff, and key stakeholders. The goal for Sullivan is to implement grassroots marketing campaigns, attend local events, and engage directly with leaders, parents, and coaches to build meaningful relationships within the community.
Another priority for Sullivan is creating a clear and effective organizational structure to support outreach and program delivery. This involves defining roles, responsibilities, and communication channels for outreach personnel and partners, ensuring smooth operations.
Sullivan is also tasked with identifying new opportunities to expand programs and services across Minneapolis and St. Paul. He will regularly assess community needs, monitor participation trends, and seek partnerships with other communitybased organizations to extend each program's reach.
Moreover, Sullivan will establish a scholarship fund to support basketball associations in both cities. He plans to raise funds through local sponsorships, grants, and community fundraising events, with scholarships awarded through the MYAS Community Impact Fund. Collaboration with local schools, community centers, and associations will be key to promoting these scholarship opportunities.
In addition to these focus areas, Sullivan will serve as a youth basketball ambassador for the MYAS, the Minnesota Youth Basketball Alliance (MYBA), and youth basketball as a whole by promoting the importance of accessible sports opportunities for all children throughout the state.
"Jake Sullivan is a tremendous addition to the MYAS team," said Jeremy Innes, Associate Director of MYAS. "His experience and leadership will help us continue to grow and support youth basketball in the Twin Cities and the rest of the state of Minnesota, while creating a lasting, positive impact in the communities we serve."
For more information about the MYAS and its programs and services, visit www.myas.org.
About Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan is currently campaign director at Pulse Evangelism headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Jake grew up in Oakdale, MN, graduating from Tartan High School in 2000. Following high school, Jake went on to attend Iowa State University on a Division I basketball scholarship.
Jake completed his time at Iowa State University as a three-time All-Big 12 selection and three-time Academic All-American, graduating with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Political Science. Following graduation in 2004, Jake played an instrumental role in starting a youth organization called All Iowa Attack.
In 2008, Jake left All Iowa Attack to form his own nonprofit organization called Kingdom Cares that worked locally with youth through a sports-based outreach called Kingdom Hoops. Kingdom Cares also expanded its work into Ghana, West Africa in 2009 and by 2016 had expanded into four African countries. In 2016 as Kingdom Cares was blossoming both locally and globally, Jake led the split of Kingdom Cares into two separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations called Kingdom Hoops and Acts 2 Collective to bring more clarity to the local and international efforts. Jake has nine amazing children – Jacoby, Reese, Jasara, Jayla, Jennifer, Mikai, JJ, Jermell, and Justice with his wife Krystal Queen-Sullivan. Jake and his wife are excited for this next journey into the nonprofit sphere here in the Twin Cities through an initiative called One City.
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MINNESOTA BALL PLAYERS
PRO BALL
COLLEGE
AMIR COFFEY
Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers Position: SG/SF College: Minnesota
High School: Hopkins H.S. Drafted: Undrafted - 2019
Career Stats:
Highlights:
• 2016 Minnesota Mr. Basketball
• 2017 Big 10 All-Freshman Team
• 2019 3rd Team All-Big Ten
JACKSON MCANDREW
Current Team: Creighton Class: Freshman Position: Forward
HighSchool Wayzata
Height: 6-10
Major: Business
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2024 Minnesota Mr. Basketball
• 2024 Minnesota Gatorade POY
• Won State Title as Freshman and Junior
• Top 50 Recruit of 2024 Class
TESSA JOHNSON
Current Team: South Carolina Class: Sophomore Position: Guard
HighSchool STMA
Height: 6-0
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2024 NCAA Champion
• 2024 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Minnesota Miss Basketball
• 2023 McDonald’s All-American
Albany Youth Basketball Association
Alexandria Youth Basketball Club
The MYBA is a collaborative effort between the MYAS, the MYBA Basketball Board of Advisors, and youth basketball leaders from around the state working together to strengthen and enhance communitybased youth basketball during the winter season. For more info on the MYBA: https://www.myas.org/myba
2024-25 MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
Andover Girls Traveling Basketball Association
Andover Traveling Boys Basketball
Annandale Youth Basketball Association
Anoka-Ramsey Youth Basketball
Apple Valley Athletic Association
Armstrong Youth Basketball
Austin Youth Basketball
Becker Basketball
Belle Plaine Basketball
Bemidji Youth Basketball
Benilde-St. Margaret's
Big Lake Youth Basketball Association
Blaine Youth Boys Basketball
Blaine Youth Girls Basketball
Bloomington Blizzard Girls Basketball
Bloomington Jefferson Boys Basketball
Bloomington Kennedy Boys Basketball
Blue Earth Area Youth Basketball
Braham Youth Basketball
Brainerd Basketball
Buffalo Bison Boys Basketball
Buffalo Bison Girls Basketball
Burnsville Boys Basketball
Burnsville Girls Basketball
Byron Basketball Association
Cambridge-Isanti Bluejacket Basketball
Cannon Falls Youth Athletics
Centennial Basketball Association
Champlin Park Traveling Basketball Association
Chanhassen Athletic Association
Chaska Area Youth Basketball
Chisago Lakes Area Recreation Association
Cloquet Youth Basketball Association
Coon Rapids Cardinals Basketball Club
Cottage Grove Basketball
Crosby-Ironton Travel Basketball
Dassel-Cokato Youth Basketball Association
DaVinci Academy
Delano Basketball
Detroit Lakes Athletics
Dover-Eyota Eagles Basketball
Duluth Amateur Youth Basketball Association
Duluth East Boys Basketball
Duluth East Girls Basketball
Eagan Basketball Association
East Ridge Athletic Association
Eastview Basketball Boys
Eastview Basketball Girls
Eden Prairie Boys Basketball Association
Eden Prairie Girls Basketball Association
Edina Basketball Association
Elk River Boys Youth Basketball
Elk River Girls Youth Basketball
Esko Basketball
Fairmont Girls Basketball
Faribault Basketball Association
Farmington Youth Basketball Association
Fergus Falls Basketball
Foley Basketball Association
Forest Lake Hoops Club
Fridley Youth Sports Association
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Grand Rapids Area Basketball Association
Hastings Basketball
Hermantown Hawks Basketball
Hopkins Royals Boys Basketball Association
Hopkins Royals Girls Basketball Association
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Youth Basketball
Hudson Basketball Association
Hutchinson Youth Basketball Association
Inver Grove Heights Youth Basketball
Irondale Basketball Association
Jordan Basketball Association
Kasson-Mantorville Youth Basketball Association
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
Lakeville North Boys Basketball Association
Lakeville North Girls Basketball Association
Lakeville South Boys Basketball Association
Lakeville South Girls Basketball Association
Mahtomedi Basketball Association
Mankato Basketball Association
Marshall Hoops Club
Mayer Lutheran
Milaca Youth Basketball
Minneapolis Central
Minneapolis Christian Life
Minneapolis Farview Athletic Council
Minneapolis Heritage
Minneapolis Lakers
Minneapolis MLK
Minneapolis Phelps Falcons
Minnetonka Boys Basketball Association
Minnetonka Girls Travel Basketball
Monticello Center Court Club
Moorhead Youth Basketball Association
Mora Youth Basketball
Mounds View Basketball
MYAS Basketball
New London Spicer
New Prague Girls Basketball Association
New Prague Traveling Boys Basketball
North Heights Christian Academy
North St Paul Basketball
Northfield Boys Basketball Association
Northfield Girls Basketball Association
NRHEG Youth Basketball Association
Orono Basketball Association
Osseo-Maple Grove Basketball Association
Owatonna Basketball Association
Park Center Traveling Basketball
Pequot Lakes Basketball
Pierz Basketball
Pine City Basketball Association
Princeton Youth Basketball Association
Prior Lake Athletics for Youth
Proctor Youth Basketball Association
Randolph Basketball
Red Wing Basketball Association
Richfield Basketball Association
River Falls Basketball
Rochester Community Youth Basketball Association
Rochester Lourdes
Rockford Area Athletic Association
Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association
Rosemount Basketball
Roseville Youth Basketball Association
Sartell Area Youth Basketball Association
Sauk Rapids-Rice Youth Basketball Organization
Shakopee Boys Basketball Association
Shakopee Girls Basketball Association
South St. Paul
Spring Lake Park Panthers Basketball Club
St. Anthony Boosters Youth Basketball Association
St. Cloud Area Youth Basketball Association
St. Cloud Cathedral
St. Francis Basketball Association
St. Joe's
St. Louis Park Boys Basketball Association
St. Louis Park Girls Basketball Association
St. Michael's
St. Paul Travel
St. Peter Youth Basketball Association
St. Thomas Academy Boys
Stewartville Youth Basketball Association
Stillwater Boys Basketball
Stillwater Girls Basketball
STMA Boys Basketball
STMA Girls Basketball
Tartan Traveling Basketball
TCU Youth Traveling Basketball
Trinity Lutheran Waconia
Two Rivers Athletic Association
Waconia Basketball Association
Waseca Basketball Association
Watertown-Mayer Youth Basketball Association
Wayzata Boys Basketball Association
Wayzata Girls Basketball Association
West Side Boosters
Westonka Youth Basketball Association
White Bear Lake Basketball Association
Willmar Basketball Boosters Association
Woodbury Athletic Association
Zimmerman Youth Basketball Association
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Basketball
MYBA TOURNAMENT INDEX
A Complete Collection of all 2024-25 Youth Basketball Events
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Summit Orthopedics physical therapist and former high school basketball athlete Josh Feeney, DPT, OCS, CGFI, discusses conditioning exercises to get ready for basketball season.
There’s a lot to love about basketball. It’s a great cardiovascular workout and a fun team sport that builds camaraderie among the five players on the court. And who doesn’t love the swish of the ball through the hoop?
“It’s a very fast-paced sport, it’s very dynamic, and it’s high-scoring, which makes it fun to play and to watch,” said Summit Orthopedics physical therapist and former high school basketball athlete Josh Feeney, DPT, OCS, CGFI. “And even once you no longer play competitively, you can always go shoot hoops with friends. It’s a lot of fun, and I understand why so many people love it.”
To get ready for the basketball season, it’s smart to engage in some conditioning drills beforehand. “In general, you’ll want to focus your basketball conditioning in two main areas: cardiovascular conditioning and weight training,” Feeney said. Here are some of his best tips for each.
Cardiovascular basketball conditioning drills
Running with interval training
Any type of running will help get you in shape for basketball’s demands, but interval training is the best kind of running activity for basketball conditioning. “Basketball is an interval sport, with lots of stop and go,” Feeney said. “So, you want to be specific in the way you’re training for that. It’s not a marathon.”
Try some short bursts of sprints or jogging, where you’re changing speed but also resting for a brief time in between. This can be done on trails or on a track. Feeney recommends running 100-meter or 200-meter repeats.
Cross-training
Feeney routinely recommends cross-training, which involves doing some cardiovascular activity that does not mimic basketball. This could be cycling, swimming, or doing 30 minutes on an elliptical or another cardio machine at the gym.
Cross-training works your body and your legs in a slightly different way, versus always doing the same, repetitive movement. “While you’ll want to do sports-specific training, it’s always good to round yourself out” with cross-training, Feeney said. “Change is good for our body, and cross-training may help to reduce overuse injuries.”
Even when you’re doing cross-training, continue to think about incorporating interval training drills for basketball conditioning. Change your pace, and your heart rate, for 30 seconds to a minute at a time. “Changing how hard you’re working, as measured by your heart rate and your rate of perceived exertion, is a really good way for anyone to work out from youth to older people,” Feeney said. Not only is changing your heart rate good for its own sake, but it also simulates the dynamic environment of basketball, Feeney noted.
Weight training basketball conditioning exercises:
For a lower-body workout, Feeney recommends:
• Any kind of squats or lunges
• Lunges while holding a medicine ball and twisting to one side or the other, to develop strength in rotation
• Band walks or monster walks
“All of these conditioning drills mimic the defensive positions and the “triple threat” position that’s used so often in basketball,” Feeney said. Additional recommendations include plyometric exercises:
• Double-leg broad jumps
• Single-leg hops for distance
For a upper-body workout, Feeney recommends:
• Planks
• Pushups
• Lat pull-downs
• Flys and reverse flys
“All of these will help strengthen your upper body, including your back and core, so you’re ready to start, stop, jump, pivot, twist, and turn,” Feeney said.
PRESEASON TOP 100
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
Benilde St. Margaret's 61 Minneapolis Central – Thomas A8
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Blue
Big Lake 1
Prairie 3
Chisago Lakes Green
Park Center-2
Eden Prairie 4
2024 Grade State
Feb 22-23, 2025 Girls 3rd-8th Grade
Mar 1-2, 2025 Boys 3rd-6th Grade
March 8-9, 2025
Boys 7th-8th Grade
Mounds View White
Westonka Red
Rosemount B
Byron Black 86
2 Blue
Eagan 2
Minnetonka 2 Black
Rogers Blue
Bear Lake Black
Wayzata 3
Osseo-Maple Grove 2 93 Watertown Mayer B
Eastview Silver 95 Chanhassen Gold 97 Osseo-Maple Grove 3
98 Fridley Gold 99 Bloomington Jefferson Blue 100 Cottage Grove White
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
-Isanti Blue
Moorhead B1
-Mazeppa
Pequot Lakes
Mpls Heritage Davis
Louis Park Black
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
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2025 Grade State DATES
Feb 22-23, 2025
Girls 3rd-8th Grade
Mar 1-2, 2025
Boys 3rd-6th Grade
March 8-9, 2025
Boys 7th-8th Grade
Northfield Maroon
100 Sauk Rapids Green
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
2025 Grade State
-8th
Maroon
Moorhead B1
Mayo Gold 100
Bear Lake Orange
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
2025 Grade State DATES
Feb 22-23, 2025 Girls 3rd-8th Grade
Mar 1-2, 2025 Boys 3rd-6th Grade
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
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Park Center 1
Osseo-Maple Grove
2025 Grade State DATES
Feb 22-23, 2025 Girls 3rd-8th Grade
Paul Blue
-8th
Monticello Black 93 Rochester Mayo Gold
Irondale Maroon 95 Big Lake 1 97 Chaska B
98 St. Anthony Blue 99 Owatonna Blue
100 Cambridge-Isanti Blue
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
2025 Grade State DATES
Feb 22-23,
Girls 3rd-8th Grade
Mar 1-2, 2025 Boys 3rd-6th Grade
March 8-9, 2025 Boys 7th-8th Grade This
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
State
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
2025 Grade State
4TH GRADE PRESEASON
2024 PRESEASON TOP 100
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