Saturday, July 26, 2008

Bracket Play @ Nationals



The team win their pool and enter the 64 team championship bracket.

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Bracket Game 1 (64 Teams)
7/27 Sunday 6:30pm

MN 74 - Central Velocity Black 54
The team has a well balanced attack, everyone plays and they put this one away early.

Bracket Game 2 (32 Teams)
7/28 Monday 2:30pm @ Cypress Creek High School
MN 64 - New Hampshire Knicks 28
The team has a sluggish 1st half (28-18) and then turns it on.
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Bracket Game 3 (Sweet 16)
7/28 Monday 8:30pm @ Champions
MN 34 - Florida Elite 60
The team gets out to a slow start (15-0) and never fully recovers.

Consolation Bracket Game 1
7/29 Tuesday 11:30am @ Jostens Center
MN 69 - Indiana Elite 70
The team bows out of the tournament on a buzzer beater in OT.

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Pool Play @ Nationals

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Game 3
7/26 Saturday @ 3:40pm
MN 74 - South Carolina J70 50


Game 2
7/26 Saturday @ 9:55am
MN 72 - Tennessee Tigers 50

Game 1
7/25 Friday @ 2:15pm
MN 82 - Illinois JG Rising Stars 38

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

AAU National Championship July 25th - 30th


Orlando, Florida

Team List

Pools (Team is #1 seed in F Pool)

Directions

Championship Bracket

Final Four

Classic Bracket

1st & 2nd Round Consolation Bracket

3rd & 4th Round Consolation Bracket

Bracket Play @ The Showcase

The team loses to last years 4th ranked Charlotte Royals 65 - 62 in the last 6 seconds to bow out in the sweet 16 round.
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FINAL BRACKET RESULTS

All the teams that won their pool now enter the gold bracket and single elimination begins. The team has to win a play in game to get into the sweet 16.
GOLD BRACKET

MN 78 - LouWill Elite 67
The team falls behind by ten early as LWE can't miss a shot in the first half. MN finishes the half on a run to take a 1 point lead. MN pushes their lead up to 10 only to let LWE back in the game and tie it. MN settles down and pushes the lead back up and coast in for the win.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Showcase Pool Play Results

Win Pool 3-0 And Make Sweet 16

Game 3
Tuesday 22nd @ 8:30pm
MN 80 vs New York City Jaguars 59
Team falls behind QUICKLY due to some poor decisions and not playing hard. NYC has a nice size (and LOUD) chearing section and the Jaguars feed off of it and take a 1st quarter ending lead. Sewer goes on a 3 point shot binge to bring MN back and they take the lead. The team starts to play lock down defense and take a comfortable double digit lead while fighting off a couple of NYC runs and go on for the win.

Game 2
Tuesday 22nd @ 2:30pm
MN 69 vs Georgia Hawks 53

Game 1
Tuesday 22nd @ 8:30am
MN 73 - Florida Elite Hawks 27

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Monday, July 7, 2008

AAU Super Showcase July 21st - 24th


Orlando, Florida

TNL players Jasper Duberry, Jauson Sewer and Zyle Zimmermann join the Minnesota Magic Elite (Magic/TNL) for their appearance at the AAU Super Showcase in Orlando, Florida.

Team List

Pools (Team is #1 Seed in J Pool)

Gold Bracket

Silver Bracket

Bronze Bracket

Copper Bracket

Friendship Schedule

Magic Elite Get Ready For National Tournaments


The Minnesota Magic Elite play in their last tournament as they get ready to combine with TNL for two national AAU tournaments in Orlando, Florida.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Congrats From The Czar!



Congrats to the TNL Express for their performance this weekend in Kearney, NE. They went 3-0 in pool play before bowing out in the 2nd round of bracket play. Jasper Duberry averaged 19.4 PPG for the weekend. Scott Theisen had 41 pts with 11 3s in a game. He averaged 18 PPG for the tournament. Both players made the all-tournament team along with Wisconsin stars Kameron Cerroni, Evan Anderson and Chim Kadima of the champion Wisconsin Playground Warriors. Josh Pella of the MN Xplosion joined the Express for the weekend.

Duberry & Theisen Make All-American Team



Congratulations to Jasper Duberry and Scott Theisen for making the 2008 Mr. Basketball All-American Team.

The Team

Check Out The Video To Catch The TNL Express vs Colorada Step Off Lightning On NBC News 5



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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Team Bows Out Of Tournament



Saturday July 5th @ 7:30PM
TNL 61 - All Iowa Elite 67
Team goes flat in 2nd half, blows half time lead and bows out of the tournament. Three players (Duberry 19) in double digits. All Iowa Elite not to continue in tournament for undisclosed reasons, so Central Kansas City Premiere gets a bye in the Elite 8 and advance to the Final 4 ...

Box Score

Team Advances to Sweet 16

Saturday July 5th @ 11:20AM
TNL 66 - Coloroda Step Off Lighting 63
Team survives a major scare with a 3 point win.
Team was down the entire game and took their first lead with 2 minutes left. Three players score in double digits (Duberry 23).

Box Score

Team's Record Performance Makes Local Newspaper - The Kearney Hub

TNL Express' 120 points a new record

Friday, July 4, 2008

The Mr. Basketball Brackets Are Set

The team win their pool and enters bracket play as a #1 seed.

The Bracket

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Mr. Basketball Results Pool Game #3

Friday July 4th @ 6:20PM
TNL 120 - Tulsa Dream Team 69
Team wins 3rd pool play game as 4 players (Theisen 41) score in double digits.

The team set 2 NEW Tournament Records and tie another:

Most 3-Pointers Made By A Team In A Single Game
Pre-Tourney Record 18 By The Minnesota Magic (2001)
TNL Today vs Tulsa Dream Team 22 (New Record).

Most Points Scored By A Team In A Single Game
Pre-Tourney Record 119 By Team Iowa in 1995
TNL Today vs Tulsa Dream Team 120 (New Record)

Most 3-Pointers Made By An Individual In A Single Game
Pre-Tourney Record 11 By Jacobsen (2004), Mitchell (1995)
TNL Today (Scott Theisen) vs Tulsa Dream Team - 11 (Tied Record)

Mr. Basketball Results Pool Game #2

Friday July 4th @ 9AM
TNL 76 - Colorado Shining Stars II 65
Team wins 2nd pool play game as 4 players (Duberry 20) score in double digits.
Box Score

Mr. Basketball Results Pool Game #1

Thursday July 3rd @ 1:40PM
TNL 97 - Kansas City Heat 62
Team wins first pool play game as 5 players score in double digits.
Box Score