Prep Scene
Lea B. Olsen, Tamara Moore, Tanysha Scott, Tyesha Wright and Tara Starks are five former prep student-athletes and current superstars who continue to represent and serve as role models in the metro area.
Olsen, who played basketball at Minneapolis South High School and the University of Minnesota, has blossomed into one of the nation’s top sports broadcasters and motivational speakers.
Moore, who starred as a guard for Minneapolis North, the University of Wisconsin, and the WNBA, led the Mesabi Community College men’s basketball team to a runner-up finish in the community college state tournament three years after becoming the second woman in history to serve as head coach of a men’s basketball team at the collegiate level.
Scott, who had outstanding basketball careers as a player at DeLaSalle High School and the University of Minnesota-Duluth, coached the Roseville High School girls’ basketball team to their second consecutive Class AAAA state tournament appearance.
Wright, the head girls’ basketball coach at Minneapolis Roosevelt, who also excelled as a point guard for the Teddies before graduating in 2010, led them to the city conference championship and Twin Cities title this past season.
Starks, Hopkins girls’ basketball coach and former Minneapolis North High School basketball player, has developed into one of the nation’s top coaches after leading the Royals to two runners-up and one championship in Class AAAA competition in the past three years.
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