I believe the Minnesota state record for points in a game belongs to Cash Eggleston. He was an Edina kid who ended up at a charter school. I want to say be dropped 90 on a very very undermanned charter school.
Minnesota Transitions was who he played for. undermanned opponent is the understatement of the day.
That was a really fun game. That Broman had some silly performances. A lot against terrible competition but that melrose team was legit. Maybe I am misremembering but was that game played with a shot clock?
I was being nice about the undermanned opponent. I think it was a mostly Hmong team. Some kids with little or no basketball experience.
I thought that was Miguel Sano's new nickname?
What happened to Cash? Answer below:
What happened to Cash? Answer below:
MJM: There has been so much controversy over the scoring records. Tell me if you have felt some frustration over the situation. Do you feel your history of outreach and the good done at MTS is being undermined by the critical attention.
JS: I do feel a little bit of frustration Michael, and especially 5 years ago when Cash Eggleston scored 90 points in a High School basketball game. It was frustrating to me that so many people reacted negatively toward the player rather than looking at the accomplishment.
They reacted very negatively and as a result he didn't even want to go on with his career after High School and he was a brilliant High School player. He lost interest mainly because of the press coverage in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Also, some of the talk radio shows.
They just lambasted this kid for no reason, without knowing him or what kind of kid he was or his circumstances. I think there was a lot of sentiment that they didn't want a kid from Franklin Avenue holding the State scoring record. So they called it bad sportsmanship.
I think it should be pointed out that when the previous record of seventy points in a game was set, that was set in a blowout... What people don't realize is that when you playing a High School basketball game the Coach is not sitting on the sidelines counting the points during a game.
Especially when the points are 90. You are not counting the points as the game goes on. I thought he might have had 60 some, 70 some. I really had no idea until we got done counting that night how many there were.
He did may 20 three pointers in that game which is a pretty quick way to score some points.
MJM: I remember watching Cash and your Magic Gold team and Cash was a phenomenal player at the time. There was a period where he dominated game after game.
There were very few times that team lost. let's talk a little more about the kind of player that he was. Today the talk is about his scoring record but for two or three years he was recognized as one of Minnesota's most promising young players.
JS: First of all Cash played up a grade his whole traveling career for the most part. He dominated a year up as well as his own grade. He was five foot eight in fifth grade and he was five eight when he graduated from High School. He had to make the most of his skills.
It was not like a Seven foot two player standing under the basket guarded by a five eleven player scoring these ninety points. He scored the 90 points with skill, with shooting, with the help of his teammates and it
An extended visit with John Sherman from MTS
John Sherman has been the Head Coach at Minnesota Transitions School for several years. During that time a couple of signifigant High School basketbalminnesotapreps.rivals.com
Sizzle is sponsored by Under Armor, right?
Think I'd rather go the coaching or trades route myself over that, but everyone has to find their own path in life ...
Promising speculation here:A&M board are saying McNeilly is heading to MN,
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I would like to know if there is any historic connection between McNeilly and the in place staff, but I have serious doubts that the hire is being driven by an unproven four star guard related to the coach. That's way too important a role and the player doesn't have the profile to be getting a relative a job on his own. Put me on record as believing the motivation is the coach and the player may be an added bonus to the hire.
Like I was trying to explain: not the sole reason. Rather, like that was the bonus that put him over the top, of other top assistants that also had no connections.
Coyle: Ben, I want you to hire Niko as your top assistant because I need a backup plan in case you flop.
Because Ben was in a great position to turn down a Big Ten head coaching offer, in his home town, as his first ever head coaching offer.
Of course not. You don't leave a Mountain West job to be an assistant anywhere unless it's Coach K and he's retiring in a year or something. Ridiculous.
It would seem if you wanted a nephew to play you could have kept Conroy to get Robbins who is better than anyone on our roster (except Carr) and anyone coming in so I don't think that would be the motivation.
Counter: Conroy was told he was out, from the start, because it had to be that way. (make up whatever reason you want - with or without involving Thorson in that equation)
It seems to be common knowledge, but not announced. Not denied by Texas A&M either, no statements at all.A&M board are saying McNeilly is heading to MN,
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Yeah, you will see schools hire someone who is widely expected to be the heir apparent at some point. But in those cases the head coach is usually someone older who has had a long run of success and wouldn't be threatened by the future head coach being on his staff.
It would be silly for Johnson to hire McNeilly just for his nephew just as it would have been silly for Minnesota to retain Conroy or for someone else to hire Conroy simply to get Robbins. Nice perk but you shouldn't make a coaching decision based on a player that is only going to be around for a few years anyway.