Blake Bears Radio Gameday

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[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

All I see online is that AAU gets a lot of hate. 95%+ of what I’ve seen this season has been overwhelmingly positive.

Definitely fortunate to have the group I’ve got with @mn_select which colors my perspective, but I do think the negativity is a bit much.

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Psyched to watch some @BaseballatBlake later on a beautiful MN spring day! Will be my first time taking in a game at the house that @coachrath built- hoping to see a bears big blast hit onto excelsior Blvd #gobears

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

First two weekends of coaching AAU in the bag.

@mn_select 15U Smith currently 7-1. Guys playing unselfish+defensive intensity high.

Coaching lessons from AAU:

-save those timeouts
-buddy up with refs/other coaches
-sub for fatigue, not strategy
-offensive framework>set plays

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

He been in the gym 🏋🏻‍♂️🏋🏻‍♂️

[MinnesotaAABaseballGuy @AAMNBaseball]

Eli Charney has been showing out for Blake with his second bomb of the year. What a crazy bat flip, Stutter step, and Euro step to celebrate the home run.

[Nick Rathmann @coachrath]

Congratulations to our Blake Athena Award Winner for 2024, Nana Vang.

Nana will be celebrated at the Athena Banquet on May 3rd. Congrats Nana!

[Midwest Unsigned @UnsignedMidwest]

@PrestonThielke @ChamplinPrkBoys @AKloeppner11 @Xfire17u_young @marquivionb2 @joshpresbi @MinnesotaHeat @ColeWilcek @FarmingtonHoops @mnfuryboys Chexkout Class of 2025 6'8 Omar Kaba @odkaba25 of @BlakeBoysHoops @mn_select
13.6PPG & a lot of blocks!!

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Hey @MSHSL we love the shot clock!

Now try: 8 minute quarters, timeouts advance the ball. Bonus resets every quarter (5fouls). For boys+girls 🏀

Pros
-more buzzer beaters
-preps girls for college gameflow
-No more playing 10mins in the bonus
-game length=same

Cons
????

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

✅vocal leadership
✅holds himself+teammates to high standards
✅cares about young guys in the program
✅high achiever on and off the court
✅always we>me
✅same hunger for a board/a bucket

Or in coach speak, Ian “gets it”

[Ian Schnabel @SchnabelIan]

Sharing a few junior season highlights with
@BlakeBoysHoops 🏀

https://t.co/pEcMZfJ52t…

@FreshCoastHoops @streethistory @RyanJamesMN @HSHoopsMN @RealPhenomHoops

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Great event to be a part of! TC metro is SO rich in talent and good to see lots of collegiate coaches in attendance.

Ran into @robsreels doing his thing on his home floor 📸🐻 #blakefam

[Twin Cities Senior Expo @TC_SeniorExpo]

3rd annual @TC_SeniorExpo is in the books! The snowy roads didn't stop 40 Mpls/St. Paul area seniors from gathering to compete in front of 20+ college coaches.

Thank you to host @macalesterscots & sponsors C.E.O., @streethistory, Mint Moving, @MBTBball, Pendergast Insurance 🤝

[Minnesota Select Basketball @mn_select]

Minnesota Select Ohnstad. College coaches need to be on the look out. Going to be a fun spring with this group.

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

As a broadcaster, it was a privilege to tell their story

As a coach it was inspiring to watch them grow

Thanks to everyone who approached me to talk about the team/the broadcasts and tuned in this year. Our combined caring is what makes the Blake community special 💚🐻💙

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

5AA rd 2

@BlakeBoysHoops 68-45 Hiawatha

6-0 run by the Wolves prompts a Blake timeout. Still a big buffer but the Wolves won’t go quietly.

Grayson up to 33 (career high is 35), Carson w/ 5 3fg

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Section 5AA rd2

Timeout Wolves 15:30 2h

Blake firing out of the locker room. It’s the same guys getting it done, Okoronkwo/McMichael/Kaba have all scored already.

Bears 60-34 Wolves

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Section 5AA rd 2

HT

@BlakeBoysHoops 50
Hiawatha 29

Blake
Grayson 24, McMichael 14, Omar 10, Schnabel 2

Hiawatha
Watkins 15, Webster 7, Solomon 5, James 2

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Section 5AA rd 2

6:30 left 1h

Grayson takeover. @BlakeBoysHoops all time scoring leader has 17 already.

Blake up 31-15, timeout Hiawatha

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Section 5AA rd 2

5 mins into the game timeout Hiawatha.

@BlakeBoysHoops up 15-7 early

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Pregame in 40!!

https://t.co/iee4EFxkoT

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Section 5AA round 2

@BlakeBoysHoops (17-9, 0-0) host Hiawatha Collegiate (16-12, 1-0)

Proj. Starters
Blake
Aiden Wilson
Grayson Okoronkwo
Carson McMichael
Omar Kaba
Ian Schnabel

Hiawatha
Ludy Webster
King James
Domonick Watkins
Kam’Ron Solomon
Jalen Leibel

[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

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[Blake Bears Radio Gameday @blakebearsradio]

Not officially counted: the number of times Blaine swatted me in practice 😭😭

Already comfortably top5 in career blocks in just 2 seasons, @odkaba25 will likely threaten or surpass all-time leader Kebu Johnson (also 2013) who had 116 career blocks in his 5-year varsity career!