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Minnesota Thunder Basketball Program offers spring basketball, fall basketball, and exposure tournaments for boys and girls. The program includes teams that compete in Division 1 AAU State Championships and other exposure events.
• Schedule: Spring and fall basketball seasons
Minnesota Thunder Basketball Program has been providing spring and fall youth basketball team experiences since 1999, and its teams have had success over its first 26 seasons. The program’s primary objective is to give boys and girls a competitive and functional place to play spring and fall basketball, with the goal that they return to their winter teams as better basketball players. It emphasizes teamwork, sound fundamentals, hustle, and sportsmanship, and it places athletes with different coaches and teammates to build friendships beyond winter season rivalries. The organization recognizes that some participants aim for college scholarships and includes exposure tournaments as part of supporting those goals, while focusing on improving players’ skills and knowledge of basketball. Minnesota Thunder states that it will provide top quality coaches who are knowledgeable and capable teachers of the game and aims to place each team at the correct level of difficulty to maximize competition, growth, and improvement. Mark Rowland serves as Director of the program. Several Minnesota Thunder teams have won Division 1 AAU State Championships, numerous players have received scholarships to play college basketball at the Division 1 and Division 2 levels, and many participants have gone on to play Division 3 college basketball.
Last updated July 25, 2026.
• Schedule: Spring and fall basketball seasons
Minnesota Thunder Basketball Program has been providing spring and fall youth basketball team experiences since 1999, and its teams have had success over its first 26 seasons. The program’s primary objective is to give boys and girls a competitive and functional place to play spring and fall basketball, with the goal that they return to their winter teams as better basketball players. It emphasizes teamwork, sound fundamentals, hustle, and sportsmanship, and it places athletes with different coaches and teammates to build friendships beyond winter season rivalries. The organization recognizes that some participants aim for college scholarships and includes exposure tournaments as part of supporting those goals, while focusing on improving players’ skills and knowledge of basketball. Minnesota Thunder states that it will provide top quality coaches who are knowledgeable and capable teachers of the game and aims to place each team at the correct level of difficulty to maximize competition, growth, and improvement. Mark Rowland serves as Director of the program. Several Minnesota Thunder teams have won Division 1 AAU State Championships, numerous players have received scholarships to play college basketball at the Division 1 and Division 2 levels, and many participants have gone on to play Division 3 college basketball.
Last updated July 25, 2026.
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