Thanks to everyone who tried our for the Metro Stars 2010 teams.  We still have spots open at the 13U Broback squad.   If interested please contact us with your winter schedule info.

If you are interested in learning more about how to join the Metro Stars Basketball Club contact Metro Stars Program Director
Andy Meinhardt at andymeinhardt@hotmail.com or Metro Stars Program Founder Ray Finley at rayfinley@qwestoffice.net

METRO STARS 2010 HEAD COACHES

• Metro Stars Black: Steve Reiter
• Metro Stars 15U: Carl Scales
• Metro Stars 14U: Mike Amos
• Metro Stars 13U Meinhardt: Andy Meinhardt
• Metro Stars 13U Broback: Jamie Broback
• Metro Stars 12U: Ellen Wiese

JULY 2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

• Metro Stars 15U 3rd at the Nike Summer Showcase!
• Metro Stars 13U Great Lakes Shootout Champs!
• Metro Stars Black 3rd in Silver Bracket at Nike End of the Trail!
• Metro Stars White 2nd at Battle on the Plains
• Metro Stars 15U 2nd at The Meltdown (Blue Division)
• Metro Stars Black 2nd at The Meltdown (Red Division)

2009 Minnesota AAU D1 State Tourney Results:

• Metro Stars Black (3rd place)
• Metro Stars White (5th place)
• Metro Stars 15U (3rd place)
• Metro Stars 13U (5th place)
• Metro Stars 12U (3rd place)

Each of the above teams only had one loss at the state tournament, going a combined 20-5 for the weekend!!

2008 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Courtney Boylan of Chaska High School and the Minnesota Metro Stars was named Minnesota's Miss Basketball for the 2007-2008 season. Courtney spent the 2006 and 2007 AAU season on the Metro Stars Black team and the 2008 season as a member of the 19U team.

Metro Stars alumni Megan Vogel (St. Peter HS/South Dakota State) is drafted as the 17th pick in the WNBA lottery by the Washington Mystics in 2007 and spent time in the Minnesota Lynx training camp in 2008. She has recently signed a professional contract with WWK Donau-Reis of Germany.

Metro Stars alumni Leslie Knight (Hopkins HS) is named captain of the Minnesota Gophers for the 2007-2008 season and has signed a professional contract with a team in Switzerland.

Our $400 team fee continues to be the best value in MN AAU basketball.

Metro Stars Black wins 30 games for the second consecutive year! This season they played in Nike exposure events around the country including Boo Williams (Virginia), End of the Trail (Oregon), and the Summer Showcase (Chicago). Our Black team has established itself over several seasons as one of the top teams in the upper mid-west by being competitive on a national stage and playing in front of hundreds of college coaches.

Metro Stars White wins 29 games and places sixth at the MN AAU state tournament. Also included is a 2nd place finish at the Midwest Elite Exposure Showcase (Menomonie, WI), a top-8 finish at the Miss Basketball Dakota Showcase (Sioux Falls, SD) and competitive exposure events such as the Nike Summer Showcase and the Meltdown (Bloomington, MN). Named most dangerous "second team in the program" by Girls Basketball Recruit.

Metro Stars 15U took the month of July by storm! After losing their first game at the Nike End of the Trail, they won four games in a row to take the consolation championship. They followed that up by going 5-0 and winning their 32 team bracket at the Nike Summer Showcase. To top off the summer they won their bracket at the Meltdown event at the end of July. Playing your best basketball on a national stage in the month of July is what it is all about and the Metro Stars 15U team did just that!

Metro Stars 14U had a very strong season placing 2nd in the MN AAU state tournament while fielding a very young team. They followed this up by a very aggressive summer schedule with exposure events that included the Nike Summer Showcase and the Nike River City Classic held in Memphis, TN. Look for big things from this group in the coming years.

Metro Stars 12U and 13U are the introductory level to the Metro Stars program. Both teams were very competitive this year and got a taste of what AAU basketball is all about. We look for both teams to be improved in 2009 as the tradition of Metro Stars basketball is passed on to them!

ABOUT THE MINNESOTA METRO STARS:

The Minnesota Metro Stars Basketball Club has been in existence since 1997 and in that time our teams have won numerous AAU State Championships from the 12U-19U age levels as well as Nike and Adidas exposure event tournament titles. We have sent teams at all age levels to AAU National Tournaments around the country where we have had teams finish as one of the 16 best teams in the country four separate times!

At the conclusion of the 2007 AAU season the Girls Basketball Recruit named the Minnesota Metro Stars AAU program of the year and also honored Brian Frye as AAU coach of the year.

The experiences you will have as a member of the Metro Stars are second to none. Not only will our program prepare you to become a better basketball player, we will help to prepare you for life in college and beyond. As our slogan says "success on the court is necessary, but not sufficient".

Our 2008 team fee will be $400 per player. This fee covers everything except personal travel expenses to out-state tournaments. With this fee you will receive:

• Access to people such as world renowned exercise physiologist Dan Zeman
• The opportunity to play in a program that has earned national respect from other programs as well as NCAA coaches at all levels in all parts of the country
• A financially affordable basketball experience compared with many AAU programs
• The opportunity to compete with the best players in the state and against the best players in the country
• On average two practice sessions per week (typically from 7-9 PM)
• Highly qualified coaching
• Top college exposure

In an attempt to allow for maximum college exposure for our players, the Metro Stars program hand picks elite exposure events to send our teams to during the NCAA viewing period. Because we are not associated with a shoe company we have the ability to attend the Nike, Adidas, and AAU events of our choosing. Minnesota Metro Stars teams have participated in the following "exposure tournaments" in the past:

Nike End of the Trail Tournament in Portland, Oregon
2nd place finish in 2003 (16U)
3rd place finish in 2008 (Black)
5th place finish in 2002 (16U)
Consolation Champs in 2008 (15U)

Nike Summer Showcase in Chicago, Illinois
Tournament Champion in 2002 (16U)
Tournament Champion in 2008 (15U)
Final Four apperance in 2006 and 2007 (Black)

Adidas Mid-American Championships
Tournament Champion in 2005 and 2007 (Black)

Nike US Junior Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Final Four appearance in 2002 (16U)

Miss Basketball Showcase in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tournament Champion in 2007 (Black)
2nd place finish in 2003 (16U)
Final Four apperance in 2008 (Black)
Consolation Champs in 2006 (Black)

Miss Basketball Big Show Kearney, NB
2nd place finish in 2007 (14U)

BCI National Tournaments in both Texas and Colorado
National Runner-up in 2001

Great Lakes Shootout in Menominie, Wisconsin
Tournament Champion at the 12U and 13U level in 2006