Justin Hegna - Owner (MNbasketball@gmail.com) Justin's basketball roots go back to the mid 80's as a young player in Watertown, SD. Justin's family moved to Becker, MN where he starred as a varsity player for five years. Justin hold's the Becker HS all time scoring record since 1991. Named to the All-State team is senior year, Justin played college basketball at Minn-Morris and St. Cloud State. Justin also currently teaches at Becker High School and is the Head Girls Basketball coach. In the past 5 years, Becker has won over 100 games. The Becker Girls Basketball team recently won the 2007 Class AAA State Championship. Justin is the son of Bob and Pat Burt of St.Cloud and Louie Hegna of Clear Lake. Justin also has one brother,Jason and wife Jenny, along with two future MN High School Football and Basketball players, Camden and Nolan.

Brad Raymond - Owner (brad.raymond@gmail.com) Brad is a part of one of the most respected basketball families in the state. His father, Butch, was a legendary coach at Augsburg, Mankato State, and St. Cloud State and is currently the NSIC Conference Commissioner based in St. Paul. Brad was a three year starter for St. Cloud Tech, where he was an All Conference and All-Area Selection in football, basketball & baseball. Brad played college basketball at St. Cloud State and Mayville State and was a deadly shooter from beyond the arch. Brad still lives by his motto, "Shoot the three and play no D."

Ryan James - Senior Writer (bassgemrj@hotmail.com) Ryan is from Austin, Minnesota where he was an all-conference and all-area performer.  He spent 4 years at the University of Minnesota as a student manager under Clem Haskins and Dan Monson and 2 years with the Timberwolves Junior Wolves program assisting Brent Haskins.  He is a teacher at Simley High School and is on the varsity boys basketball and football coaching staffs.  Ryan also writes for GopherIllustrated.com.   Ryan is a member of a basketball family as his brother Nick played basketball at Hamiline and his cousin Sam Jacobson was a star at Park-Cottage Grove and at the University of Minnesota.

Tim Kolehmainen - Editor / Writer / Photographer (breakdown.editor@gmail.com) Before joining the BREAKDOWN, Tim was also the sports editor/writer/photographer for the Wright County Journal-Press in Buffalo (Minn.) for six years. During his stint, the Journal-Press won three straight awards for Best Sports Reporting among weeklies over 5,000 by the Minnesota Newspaper Association. Kolehmainen has also covered high school sports and collegiate football and women’s basketball at the University of Connecticut for the Meriden (Conn.) Record-Journal. He got his start freelancing for the old VarsityOnline.com website.

Dave Hill - Contributing Photographer & Financial Advisor (dhill_mbbn@hotmail.com) Dave has been the photographer for MN Basketball News for the past five years. His basketball photos have been published in various Minnesota newspapers including the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press. Now also shooting for the BREAKDOWN. Dave also works as a computer engineer for a large financial services company. Dave does free lance work so feel free to contact him with your photography needs!

Ben Stewart - Contributing Photographer (theirfinesthour@gmail.com) Ben is a senior at and soon to be alumni of St Cloud State University majoring in Mass Communications- Photojournalism emphasis with a History minor. He got into sports photography during an internship for the Sun newspapers in the Twin Cities. Ben now freelances for the Sun papers, serves as a staff photographer at the St Cloud State University Chronicle where he shoots mostly Huskies hockey, and is the team photographer for the Centennial High School Cougars athletic teams. After graduation, Ben would like to fit in at a community newspaper or wire service, while sticking with the Breakdown, of course! Despite his love for high school hockey, Ben can't really skate.

Rick Nelson - Graphic Designer (wrekathletics@sihope.com) Rick currently lives and works out of his home in Brooklyn Center. Much of the art you see in the Breakdown Magazine and  Calendar is Rick's work. Wrek Athletics is a screen printing business he started about 5 years ago. Rick grew up in Roseville and took a graphic design position after graduating College. At Brandt Studio he was the only computer operator. After 2 years and gaining a vast knowledge of the business he chose to break off on his own. Feel free to contact Rick for any of your graphic design or screen printing needs!

Jimmy DeRocher - Public Relations (jimmyd@mnsportspreview.com) Jimmy was a four sport standout at Foley High School in the early   80's and was named male athlete of the year in 1981.  Jimmy currently is very involved in athletics and runs the Breakdown Public Relations  Department. Jimmy is the head coach of the Breakdown's "Runnin  Redbulls" slowpitch softball team. Jimmy's duties also includes media relations and state tournement preperation.