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Splash City is your go-to basketball podcast, diving deep into all the basketball that matters in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. From tactical breakdowns and recruiting news to live game commentary, we cover it all from the land of 10,000 lakes.
A 13-year run of coaching high school boys basketball and D3 basketball ended and a new era of fandom was born. Steve loves hoops, talking hoops, coaching youth basketball and used to be able to recite every NCAA tournament champ for 30 straight years. Unfortunately his brain capacity has been limited due to work and parenting.
He's turning his love of the sport into a podcast to share thoughts, viewpoints and bring a Minnesota fan's perspective to the podcast world.
Andrew Dukowitz is a beat writer for Zone Coverage covering the Minnesota Lynx and Wolves, and host of The Missing Wolves Podcast and The Missing Lynx Podcast.
Twitter/X, Bluesky and Instagram (@AdukeMN) and YouTube (@themissinglynxpod).
Cassidy Hettesheimer joined the Minnesota Star Tribune as a preps reporter after her summer 2024 internship in the sports department. From Georgia, she graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia before heading north. She previously covered global sports as an intern at CNN and reported for The Associated Press at the 2023 Women's World Cup. When she's not out reporting, she's running, playing soccer or watching women's sports.
She helps cover Minnesota boys and girls basketball.
Product innovation and entrepreneur.
Coach Schwartz has over 25 years of basketball coaching experience, including as a varsity head coach. As director of the East Metro Wave, he strives to create a team-centered program that fully develops players’ individual skills. Our players quickly become better on both ends of the floor, exemplary teammates, and students of the game.
Head boys basketball coach of the Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers
Jared enjoyed a successful six year professional career playing in some of the best leagues around the world! Jared also spent time with several NBA teams playing in the NBA Summer League.
After growing to 6'10 in high school, Jared was offered scholarships to schools all over the country. He eventually chose Wisconsin, where he was a 2nd team All-Big 10 selection after his senior season.
Jared was born & raised in Princeton, MN where he graduated in 2008. During the Summer months he played AAU basketball for the nationally-ranked Howard Pulley Panthers.
Berggren is currently a trainer with Catalyst Training.
Head boys basketball coach for the Eagan Wildcats. Long-time basketball coach in the Twin Cities area with stops at Roseville, St. Paul Academy, and as a video coordinator under Dan Monson at the University of Minnesota.
Head girls basketball coach at St. Francis, Minn., High School. Former boys basketball coach including 2023 Section Coach of the Year and 2023 Minnesota State Basketball tournament participant.
Head boys basketball coach and teacher at Barnesville (Minn.) high school
Former girls basketball coach at Barnesville
Head boys basketball coach at Rothsay (Minn.) high school
Former high school and college basketball official.
Terry Vandrovec is a former writer for newspapers and media companies throughout the Dakotas. He covered high school and college sports in Fargo, N.D. and Sioux Falls, S.D., including covering the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits' transition into Division 1 sports.
Vandrovec is currently the Sanford Sports Marketing Manager where he helps bring regional and national sporting events to life from youth levels to professional basketball at the Sanford Pentagon and various other Sanford Sports facilities in the region.
Head girls basketball coach at Totino-Grace
Former Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year at the University of Minnesota
Head Men's Basketball Coach at Concordia College (Minn.)
He has previous coaching experience at the Division II, and high school levels, including a state tournament appearance while at Breckenridge High School (Minn.)