Photo by Samantha Davis: Marshall guards Alex Franson (4) and Cooper Mensink react during a prep boys basketball game against St. Peter in the Section 2AAA semifinals on March 8 at Mankato East High School. Both Franson and Mensink were named to the Big South’s All-Conference team on Wednesday.

Marshall guards Alex Franson and Cooper Mensink each earned selections to the Big South Conference, announced on Wednesday.

The selections mark the second consecutive year that the two have earned a nod on the list. Franson was also selected to the All-Conference team as a junior while Mensink earned an honorable mention.

The duo led the Marshall Tigers to a 20-9 record in the 2024-25 season — an 11-win improvement from the year prior — and a finish as the Section 2AAA runners-up.

The Tigers placed second in the Big South’s White Division, going 6-2 with their lone divisional losses coming to first-place Waseca, which finished 8-0. Jackson County Central won the Blue Division while Luverne won the red.

ALL-CONFERENCE

Red Division

Carter Sehr, Luverne, Sr.

Landon Ahrendt, Luverne, Sr.

Makhi Winter, Pipestone, Sr.

Lukas Means, Redwood Valley, Sr.

Elway Berg, Redwood Valley, Sr.

Brennan Kern, St. James, Sr.

Joe Ogeka, Windom, Sr.

Honorable mention

Tagon Woelber, Pipestone, Sr.

Elliot Serreyn, Windom, So.

Wyatt Haler, St. James, Sr.

White Division

Alex Franson, Marshall, Sr.

Cooper Mensink, Marshall, Sr.

Owen Potts, St. Peter, So.

Damarius Russell, Waseca, Sr.

Deron Russell, Waseca, Jr.

Carson Ohnstad, Waseca, Sr.

Jacari Swinea, Worthington, Sr.

Honorable mentions

Mitchell Hopp, New Ulm, So.

Jerry Soderlund, St. Peter, Sr.

Parker Maloney, St. Peter, Jr.

Blue Division

Ethan Martin, Belle Plaine, Jr.

Kelton Koepp, Belle Plaine, Jr.

Will Bromeland, Blue Earth Area, Jr.

Gage Barker, Blue Earth Area, Sr.

Oliver Tordsen, Fairmont, Sr.

Grant Freking, Jackson County Central, Sr.

Weston Rowe, Jackson County Central, Jr.

Honorable mention

Logan Junkermeier, Fairmont, Jr.

Aiven Farmer, Jackson County Central, Sr.

Jaylen Nhem, Tri-City United, Jr.