{"id":235902,"date":"2021-06-03T16:27:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T23:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=235902"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:18:08","slug":"chet-holmgren-named-mr-basketball-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/chet-holmgren-named-mr-basketball-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Chet Holmgren Named Mr. Basketball USA!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stretch big man from FAB 50 No. 7 Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.) named 2021 Mr. Basketball USA by Ballislife.com. Chet Holmgren is the first ever selection from Minnesota and will attend Gonzaga University.<\/strong><\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong>  Previous Mr. Basketball USA Tracker<\/a> | All-Time Honorees<\/a> | Ballislife Podcast Network<\/a><\/p>\n

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There were plenty of milestone and first-time occurrences during the 2020-21 high school basketball season. The first order of business was deciding when to release \"end-of-season\" national honors because, as many know, the 2020-21 season is still going. In fact, in California, Washington and Oregon, the season will be going after school districts let school out for the summer. The affects of COVID-19 on high school basketball will linger far into the summer.<\/p>\n

To be fair to players in those three Western states and the others who played spring seasons, we wanted to offer a fair opportunity at end-of-season honors. However, and the season wore along it became clear: Seven-foot Chet Holmgren<\/strong> of Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.) is a special player and no matter when the announcement was set for, the results were going to be the same with regards to national player of the year.<\/p>\n

It was clear to the 10-man Mr. Basketball USA panel, and to most fans that watched him over the course of the past year, that Holmgren is a unique prospect and best player in the country for the 2020-21 season. Today, he is honored with the title of 2020-21 Mr. Basketball USA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Chet Holmgren has been the best prospect and player in high school since at least August prior to his junior year, in my opinion,\" said panel member Frank Burlison<\/strong> of BurlisonOnBasketball.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Watch the video below to check out \"In The Paint\"<\/a> and \"On The Rise\"<\/a> co-hosts Ronnie Flores<\/strong> and Devin Ugland<\/strong> discuss the full Mr. Basketball USA Player of the Year voting (full results below) and stay tuned for a special guest interview with Chet's high school coach, Lance Johnson<\/strong>, of Minnehaha Academy.<\/p>\n