Tre Jones Repeats As AP Player Of The Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just like his older brother, Tre Jones has closed his high school basketball career at Apple Valley as a repeat Associated Press Player of the Year award winner.
Jones topped the AP's Minnesota all-state team for the 2017-18 season, announced Tuesday. The senior point guard bound for Duke averaged 22.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. Tyus Jones, who's now in the NBA with the hometown Timberwolves, won the award three times from 2012-14.
Joining Tre Jones on the first team was Cretin-Derham Hall senior Daniel Oturu, who will play next season at Minnesota. Oturu's Raiders beat Jones' Eagles in the Class 4A championship game. Also on the first team: Minnehaha Academy sophomore Jalen Suggs, Rochester John Marshall junior Matthew Hurt and Delano senior Calvin Wishart.
The 2018 Associated Press All-State teams for Minnesota high school boys basketball:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tre Jones, Apple Valley
FIRST TEAM
Tre Jones, senior, Apple Valley
Daniel Oturu, senior, Cretin-Derham Hall
Jalen Suggs, sophomore, Minnehaha Academy
Matthew Hurt, junior, Rochester John Marshall
Calvin Wishart, senior, Delano
SECOND TEAM
Gabe Kalscheur, senior, DeLaSalle
Owen King, senior, Caledonia
Jarvis Thomas Omersa, senior, Orono
Michael Jones, senior, Woodbury
Tyler Wahl, junior, Lakeville North
THIRD TEAM
Zeke Nnaji, junior, Hopkins
Noah Kannegiesser, senior, Hancock
Jarius Cook, senior, Park Center
Sy Chatman, senior, Cretin-Derham Hall
Josiah Strong, senior, Champlin Park
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