Anders Broman, a 6'1" junior guard for Lakeview Christian Academy, had a per-game scoring average for 2011-12 of 44.59 entering the Section 7A championship.
Below is his year-by-year scoring summary; he has been playing varsity basketball with the Lions since his freshmen season, when they finished 17-11 overall. Last year, Lakeview Christian Academy went 28-2 before losing in the Section 7A championship to Chisolm.
**Junior season: 44.59 points per game during 2011-2012 season in 29 games (1293 points)
**Sophomore season: 37.3 points per game during 2010-2011 season in 30 games (1119 points)
**Freshman season: 32.2 points per game during 2009-2010 season in 28 games (901 points)
Below is a noteworthy comment left by a basketball fan in March 2011 on a basketball forum about Lakeview Christian Academy: "Anders is a great player no doubt about it, he is the best player in the state, but Lakeview isn't what people are saying they are, and that is a one man show. If Lakeview didn't have players like Luke Boarchard (who would be the number one guy on any other team) or Bjorn Broman (Ander's little brother, who is a great point guard) they wouldn't be as good as they are. Keep that in mind, even though Anders is the best in the state, Lakeview is not a one man show."
...and another comment by another fan in March 2011, who was speaking mostly in regards to what it takes to be successful at the state tournament: "Now, I made this comment in regards to tournament play. In the state tourney, you have to have five players who can be relied upon to make an open shot (lay-up/jumper), play sound defense, manage the ball with defender in their face (not turn it over). Weak links in the state tourney are exposed. A kid like that i call a liability (sorry kid, it's the most accurate word i could come up with). You can't have a liability at the state tourney. Now, 5 kids is nice, but you really have to have a couple coming off the bench too. Sebeka in 2009 had no bench play and that's in large part why they lost.:
...and here's a comment given on March 20, 2011, after LCA lost a bid to get to 'state' in the Section 7A final: "They stuck a box and one on Anders. Had a tough time finding any openings.
I think next year he comes back with the ability to get a shot off quicker with a man in his face. His delivery will be quicker. Imagine Anders next year with the ability to pull up in your eye...and he'll only be a junior.
Next year Anders and Bjorn are best guard combo in the state."
What I've quickly learned is that you can Google "Anders Broman" or do a search of his name on Youtube and quickly find dozens of video clips of him. He gets an incredible amount of publicity, and rightly so.
Below, a clip of Bjorn Broman highlights vs. Duluth East and Melrose...he is Anders' 9th grade brother...
