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Sam Jacobson: Scored 2,461 points and averaged a double-double for his high school career at Park of Cottage Grove. Mr. Basketball in 1994. Played for the Gophers in the 1997 Final Four and played professionally in the NBA, including with the Timberwolves, and in Europe.
Terry Kunze: Led Duluth Central to the 1961 state championship with a 27-0 record. He averaged double figures in each of three seasons with the Gophers. He was an assistant coach with Jim Dutcher’s Gophers and was head coach for the Minnesota Fillies of the WPBL.
Mark Landsberger: Led Mounds View to state tournaments in 1972 and 1973, winning the 1972 Class AA championship and scoring 26 points per game as a senior. Played professionally for 16 years, including championship seasons with the L.A. Lakers in 1980 and 1982.
Kevin Lynch: Led Bloomington Jefferson to state championships in 1986 and 1987. Helped lead the Gophers to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight in separate seasons. Drafted by Charlotte in the NBA, later played overseas.
Barry Wohler: Led Bird Island-Lake Lillian, coached by his dad, Jerry, to state titles in 1980 and 1981, making three buzzer-beaters in six tournament games. Played baseball and basketball for the Gophers. Won a third state basketball title as coach at Orono High School in 2011.
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Sam Jacobson: Scored 2,461 points and averaged a double-double for his high school career at Park of Cottage Grove. Mr. Basketball in 1994. Played for the Gophers in the 1997 Final Four and played professionally in the NBA, including with the Timberwolves, and in Europe.
Terry Kunze: Led Duluth Central to the 1961 state championship with a 27-0 record. He averaged double figures in each of three seasons with the Gophers. He was an assistant coach with Jim Dutcher’s Gophers and was head coach for the Minnesota Fillies of the WPBL.
Mark Landsberger: Led Mounds View to state tournaments in 1972 and 1973, winning the 1972 Class AA championship and scoring 26 points per game as a senior. Played professionally for 16 years, including championship seasons with the L.A. Lakers in 1980 and 1982.
Kevin Lynch: Led Bloomington Jefferson to state championships in 1986 and 1987. Helped lead the Gophers to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight in separate seasons. Drafted by Charlotte in the NBA, later played overseas.
Barry Wohler: Led Bird Island-Lake Lillian, coached by his dad, Jerry, to state titles in 1980 and 1981, making three buzzer-beaters in six tournament games. Played baseball and basketball for the Gophers. Won a third state basketball title as coach at Orono High School in 2011.
Meet the Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020
It's made up of 10 former basketball players, five coaches and an official.
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