Every offseason there are too many coaching changes to keep track of, but you might want to monitor these five during the 2024-25 boys basketball season.
1. Ahmil Jihad: He leaves Minneapolis Edison to replace Ricky Davis at his alma mater, Minneapolis North. Jihad enjoyed his greatest success with Minneapolis South's girls program, including a state title in 2009.
2. Troy Bell: The Holy Angels star exits his alma mater for Bloomington Kennedy.
3. Willie Braziel: The longtime mentor leaves Columbia Heights for Simley.
4. Bridge Tusler: An Osseo standout as a player, he takes the helm at Delano, coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons.
5. Jadee Jones: He replaces retired Lance Johnson, who registered 588 career wins, at Minnehaha Academy.
Any sweeps out there?
Since 2019, five programs have won both the boys and girls state championships in the same season. Can we add another in 2025?
The previous schools to accomplish the feat were DeLaSalle, Hopkins and Minnehaha Academy in 2019, Totino-Grace in 2022 and Minnetonka last year.
The schools best positioned to sweep this season are in Class 3A: Alexandria and Orono. Alexandria's boys and girls teams are both ranked third by Minnesota Basketball New. Orono's boys team is ranked third and the girls 10th.