Chet Holmgren: All about the nation's No. 1 college basketball recruit

April 19, 2021 at 4:37PM
Minnehaha Academy's Chet Holmgren (34) scored from the low post over the heads of four DeLaSalle defenders in the first half Thursday of the Class 3A semifinal at Target Center. Photo: Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine
Chet Holmgren scores during the 3A semifinals against DeLaSalle. (Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Chet Holmgren has been a major presence on the high school and college basketball recruiting scene, all the more in recent weeks as his Minnehaha Academy team won the Class 3A boys' basketball title and his college choice has drawn nearer.

The 7-foot-1 senior is set to announce his college selection during the 11 a.m. hour on ESPN's SportsCenter. While the exact time is uncertain, a school Twitter account said to expect the reveal to be at 11:45 a.m. (central time).

Here's some of what's been written about Holmgren and his team by yhe Star Tribune.

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Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.

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