We have more to say about Coach Goetz and Coach Monroe, but we didn't want to let this moment pass by without recognizing that not only is today the end of the season, but also the end of an era.
Before tipoff last night, we honored Coach Goetz recognizing his legendary coaching career and the impact he’s had on his players.
24 years at Eastview
496 wins
7 state tournament berths
8 conference titles
3 State Coach of the Year honors
THANK YOU, COACH💙⚡️
When you play your best team ball at just the right time, amazing things can happen. Congrats to Park on an amazing season. State Tournament here we come!
I am excited to have the opportunity to play basketball at the University of Minnesota! Thank you to all of my coaches, teammates and my family for everything you have done to make this possible! Go Gophers! 〽️
Congratulations to
@jonmekonnen
on reaching the career milestone of joining the 1,000 point club at Eastview High school. Not only is Jon a tremendous basketball player, but he is an even better person!
What a game! What a season! We set a goal to get to State, and we did; and now we're in the books with the 2nd best finish in school history!
@Jamal_Ambrose
dropped 46 points (!!) breaking his own record,
@KenjiScales
added (15), and
@dylan2shifty_
put up (13). Wow!
#23
:
@Steven_Crowl
. Even with the season cut short, Steven managed to crush the record book, becoming one of the most decorated players in EV history. He was an outstanding captain and leader -- and we are counting the days 'til he takes the court as a member of
@BadgerMBB
.
To cap off our record-breaking season, throughout the day, we will highlight the incredible contributions each senior brought to this team.
There aren't enough words to describe these men, but their leadership will certainly linger long after their lockers are emptied.
Park Center wasn’t the
#1
seed for nothing, right? Our story is far from finished, though! We’ll play for third place on Saturday at 4:00 PM.
Thanks to everyone who came out to The Barn, and a special shout out to our fans for sharing pics 'n vids of their watch parties!
All season we've had one goal in mind: return to the state tournament. We don't know if we'll get the opportunity to return to Target Center (even with a win) -- but you can bet we're going to leave everything we've got on the court tonight.
Live streaming info to follow.
Dub
#2
of the section 3AAAA tournament on the road over Apple Valley! Jon Mekonnen had 37 and 14 boards, Abdul Abdulqadir added 18, and Nolan Segner 12. Thank you fans for your amazing support. WE’RE NOT DONE.
#Hungry
#BuiltforThis
Congrats to Jon Mekonnen for breaking the EVBB record for rebounds in a single game! His statline Friday vs. Burnsville:
- 33 points
- 22 rebounds
- 4 assists
Great work
@jonmekonnen
!
The
@MrBB_MN
committee just announced their Top 10 for this year's Mr. Basketball award, and
@Steven_Crowl
is on that list. Congrats to Steven and all of this year's nominees!
#MrBasketball
When you play your best team ball at just the right time, amazing things can happen. Congrats to Park on an amazing season. State Tournament here we come!
Good news! Caden Scales and Steven Crowl will have their names forever etched on the Roger Thompson Trophy. Caden for his 80.8 FT% & Steven for averaging 12 rebounds per game.
Mr. Thompson is a former employee at EV and has been a long-time friend and supporter of our program.
There’s nothing that gets your heart beating like playing in the SSC - but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We are extremely proud of our 16-2 season, and for every minute we've spent on the court.
Thank you for your support, and we'll catch you in the post season!
If you weren't able to catch this game, you missed an incredible performance by
@EaganBoysHoops
. They crushed it, and this one very easily could've gone the other way. We scrambled for every single point.
The crew at
@PrepHoops
just published their final rankings of Minnesota's 350 senior prospects -- and (of course) our 2019-20 starting line-up is on that list.
An amazing season - led by these amazing young men.
We came out ahead of a great
@AVBoysHoops
team tonight! High scorer was
@Steven_Crowl
with 20.
We'll see you Friday night for section finals in Farmington!
We are certainly not surprised that
@KenjiScales
is already getting recognition from
@PrepHoops
as a top prospect from the Class of 2022. (He's definitely
#Relentless
, btw.)
A tough game vs. a great
@LSCougarHoops
team. We had four players in double figures tonight -- but we'll give a special shoutout to
@JacksonPurcell3
for kicking into high gear - just when we needed it.
Our last regular season game is Friday at
@ShakoBoysHoops
!
#Relentless
Tonight we'll be cheering on our fellow South Suburban Conference teams --
@FarmingtonHoops
and
@ShakoBoysHoops
!
(A decision we'll probably regret next week... 😂)
We are thrilled for
@HenryIII13
and the
@UMDBulldogMBB
program! Henry is an incredible leader, both on and off the court, and we are excited to follow his success in the years to come!
Secured win
#1
of the section 3AAAA tournament on the road behind 29 points from Jon Mekonnen, 22 from Nolan Segner, 11 from Jack Frigstad, and 8 from Aaiden Walters. Thank you fans! JOB’S NOT FINISHED.
Thanks for coming out everyone on a historic night for the Eastview Boys Basketball program! Congrats to
@Steven_Crowl
for becoming
@EVBoysHoops
all-time leading scorer!
Is it even March if the game doesn’t go into overtime?
While we are heartsick to come up short, we congratulate
@ParkWolfpack
for getting back to the 3AAAA title game after a decade’s absence!
@Rosemount_Hoops
will have their hands full.
Proud to be the 2021 SSC Champions!
Well, that was fun! We pulled out a win, the entire bench hit the floor, and
@Tate_Mach4
scored his 1,000th career point! Doesn't get much better than that. We're at home on Tuesday the 28th vs a top-ranked
@ShakoBoysHoops
team! We'll see you then!
What'cha doing today?
Us? (thanks for asking)
We're just reflecting about that one time (last night) when
@Tate_Mach4
scored five back-to-back 3 pointers while our
@EVSuperFans
cheered us on.
You can catch the entire game here:
Much respect to the white out
@EVBoysHoops
student section that has invaded the Target Center today. Our one complaint is it made it very difficult to get chicken tenders at halftime.
@EVBoysHoops
48,
@SkippersBB
41 after an 8-0 Lightning run (10:36 to play)
After a 12 game streak, we came up short in our rematch with LN.
Some perspective: the biggest lesson we learned last year was that the only thing that hurts worse than losing a game - is not even having the chance to play.
Next week we have three more chances. We'll take it.
Congrats to 2020 grad
@ryan_thissen
for becoming the 40th player in SJU’s program history to reach 1000 career points. The senior starter leads the team in assists and is second in scoring as the Johnnies sit at 6-0 and
#1
in the MIAC. Keep up the great season, Ryan!
Congratulations to
@ChetKlosss
for being named to the
@MN_BCA
Academic All-State team. His discipline and dedication to excellence goes far behind what happens on the court.