Finally have gotten to the smallest division. Another division where I will count on Mark Miller.
1. NEW Lutheran- Bring back a pair of starters from their state runner up team in seniors 6'7 Nathan Toenjes and 6'3 Dakota Zinser both double digit scorers. Also bring back most of their bench as well.
2. Randolph- Defending state champs have a new coach but, bring back 5'7 junior Duke Vander Galien who should have a break out year with more freedom in the offense and 6'3 senior Kyle Roberts.
3. Sheboygan Lutheran- Still have two starters from their state championship team two years ago in 5'9 senior Tyler Zastrow and 6'0 junior Jacob Jurss.
4. Fall River- Have been the dominate team in the Trailways South and bring back four starters.
5. Thorp- Picked to win the always tough Cloverbelt West and have four starters back.
6. Black Hawk- Only lost two games a year ago and have their top three scorers back.
7. Cassville- Won 22 games a year ago and have back five of their top six players.
8. Columbus Catholic- Four starters back and they won 18 games a year ago.
9. Barneveld- Have a great tradition and only lost one starter from last years team.
10. Almond-Bancroft- Won 20 games a year ago and are led by 6'2 senior Ethan Yonke who averages nearly 20 points a game.
11. Central Wisconsin Christian- Have gotten to the point where they regularly challenge Randolph in conference and when you get to that point it really means something.
12. Catholic Central- Have their top five scorers back.
13. Bangor- Four starters back, two of which were first team all conference in 6'0 senior Andrew Lockington and 6'5 junior Canon O'Heron.
14. North Crawford- Have a strong tradition and bring back three starters.
15. Assumption- A pair of double digit scorers back and they have a pretty good tradition as well.
There is my D5. Not much to say about it at all. I only saw two of these teams play last year and that was the top two teams.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Division Four Preseason Rankings
Well I'm getting a little behind on my preseason rankings since the first week of the season is already past but, I will try to catch up on the final two small divisions and may need some help from my Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook. The small schools don't have the big name players typically and therefore don't draw my attention or the majority of peoples attentions. So here are my D4 rankings, with a lot of help from Mark Miller. As the usual there is a lot of private schools here.
1. Dominican- 6'9 junior Diamond Stone is one of the top players in the country let a lone the top player in D4. Probably no one in D4 that can stop him.
2. Blair Taylor- Bring back everyone from last years team. Headlined by 6'1 junior Brett Ladsten and 6'4 senior Dalton Soto. Had the talent last year and couldn't put it together.
3. Pacelli- Were talked up a lot last year and had a good year but, this year should be better with five starters returning, three of which are 6'4 or taller.
4. Brookfield Academy- Bring back three starters including 22 points a game player in 6'3 senior Sean Clarey who will be playing D2 college next year.
5. Racine St. Catherines- Ultra strong tradition for St. Cats and 6'6 junior Kelly Thomas should make them a top team in D4.
6. Eau Claire Regis- 6'5 junior Billy Wampler should have a huge year.
7. Auburndale- State team a year ago and bring back their second leading scorer in 6'1 senior Blake Anderson, as well as a pair of other starters.
8. Mineral Point- Four starters back and Mark Miller has them ranked in the top five.
9. Cuba City- Very strong tradition and would be surprised to see them not in the top 15.
10. Shiocton- Another Mark Miller pick here. Have three starters back from a 21 win team.
11. Lourdes Academy- Return two double digit scorers and they are picked to beat Randolph in conference.
12. Marathon- Honestly just a bit of a hunch here and have been very good the last few years.
13. Cameron- Seem to always have a great record the last few years.
14. Wild Rose- Another team that always seemed to find themselves ranked the last few years.
15. Grantsburg- Have had a strong tradition the last 10 years or so and should continue.
I'll be honest with my picks here after the top six, it was pretty much a crap shoot. The other obvious thing in D4 is, when in doubt go with the privates. Privates are the schools that can reload year and year out, while public schools depend on a talented class here and there.
1. Dominican- 6'9 junior Diamond Stone is one of the top players in the country let a lone the top player in D4. Probably no one in D4 that can stop him.
2. Blair Taylor- Bring back everyone from last years team. Headlined by 6'1 junior Brett Ladsten and 6'4 senior Dalton Soto. Had the talent last year and couldn't put it together.
3. Pacelli- Were talked up a lot last year and had a good year but, this year should be better with five starters returning, three of which are 6'4 or taller.
4. Brookfield Academy- Bring back three starters including 22 points a game player in 6'3 senior Sean Clarey who will be playing D2 college next year.
5. Racine St. Catherines- Ultra strong tradition for St. Cats and 6'6 junior Kelly Thomas should make them a top team in D4.
6. Eau Claire Regis- 6'5 junior Billy Wampler should have a huge year.
7. Auburndale- State team a year ago and bring back their second leading scorer in 6'1 senior Blake Anderson, as well as a pair of other starters.
8. Mineral Point- Four starters back and Mark Miller has them ranked in the top five.
9. Cuba City- Very strong tradition and would be surprised to see them not in the top 15.
10. Shiocton- Another Mark Miller pick here. Have three starters back from a 21 win team.
11. Lourdes Academy- Return two double digit scorers and they are picked to beat Randolph in conference.
12. Marathon- Honestly just a bit of a hunch here and have been very good the last few years.
13. Cameron- Seem to always have a great record the last few years.
14. Wild Rose- Another team that always seemed to find themselves ranked the last few years.
15. Grantsburg- Have had a strong tradition the last 10 years or so and should continue.
I'll be honest with my picks here after the top six, it was pretty much a crap shoot. The other obvious thing in D4 is, when in doubt go with the privates. Privates are the schools that can reload year and year out, while public schools depend on a talented class here and there.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Marshall over Poynette
Took in my first game of the year last night in Poynette. Being that is early in the year there aren't a lot of big games going on until the holidays start so, I thought I would take in a game that was fairly close to me. Coming into the game I didn't know a whole lot about the two teams other then Poynette had some juniors that seemed to put up good scoring numbers and Marshall has 6'2 senior Cam Ward who is one of the best shooters in the state and will be going to Vermont next year on scholarship. Yes I have both teams in my D3 preseason rankings but, didn't see Marshall play last year and haven't seen Poynette play in about eight years.
Both teams came out in zone defenses. One I loved and one I didn't. Marshall is an undersized team and game out in a 2-3 zone which I've never been a fan of but, if I recall at state two years ago they played zone and they are a little undersize so zone probably does make sense. Poynette came out in a triangle and two which I love. I always love the strange different defenses that you don't see on a regular bases, such as a triangle and two or box and one. One thing I didn't like was Poynette had their top scorer in 6'3 junior Tanner Bruchs matched up man to man with Ward. Bruchs picked up a foul the first time down the court and they didn't switch him off Ward, which led to Bruchs picking up his second foul two minutes into the game and spending the rest of the first quarter on the bench and really hurting Poynette on the offensive end. Early on Ward was able to get things going particularly once Bruchs was out of the game as it was fairly evident that Poynette didn't have anyone quick enough to stick with Ward. On the other side Poynette was able to get the ball to the middle of the zone but, too many times they settled for the outside shot and the outside shot was not falling. Poynette was able to keep the game close because they dominated the offensive glass and got second and third shots numerous times. Bruchs did get back into the game and hit four three point shots in the second to help Poynette out and fellow junior 6'3 Riley Lytle did show some moderate success getting the ball to the middle of the Marshall zone and taking the ball to the hoop.
Cam Ward didn't have a great night but, had a good night (had 25 points). Ward was forcing things at times and didn't shoot great and got a large amount of his points from the free throw line. 6'1 senior Ryan Link stepped up big though to help Ward out as he hit jumper after jumper and added in three, three point shots. Poynette continued their poor shooting and poor shot selection and eventually those long rebounds turned into fast break points for Marshall as they scored 30 points in the fourth to pull away.
Box Score (starters in italics)
Poynette 56- Bruchs 17 Lytle 16 Tyler Klink 8 Ben Lattimer 6 Jacob Krumberger 3 Ethan Lurquin 2 Tower Manning 2 Bradley Smith 2 Brennan Pederson 0 Kevin Bennett 0 Scott Lenius 0 Meko Washington 0 Wesley Gorman 0 Jacob Reddeman 0
Marshall 77- Ward 25 R Link 20 Austin Sinden 15 Sam Schwenn 4 Bryce Riege 4 Adam Link 3 Dylan Gumz 2 Austin Hayes 2 Adam Wehking 2 Brandon Grob 0 Alec Gillett 0 Stevie Klock 0 Gavin Peck 0 Curtis Olson 0 Justin Eggers 0 Tyler Kurt 0
Top Players
Tanner Bruchs 6'3 junior Poynette- When he was in did a nice job of knocking down the spot up three pointers.
Riley Lytle 6'3 junior Poynette- Did a little bit of everything for the team. Ran the point at times, rebounded, and was the one player that was able to get inside the zone defense and get to the rim.
Cam Ward 6'2 senior Marshall- Easily the best player on the court and could get past his defender any time he wanted. Struggled at times but, was really forcing it at times.
Ryan Link 6'1 senior Marshall- Probably shot at least 75%, just didn't seem to miss. Everything was falling for him that he threw up. Just a very soft shooting touch.
Austin Sinden 6'4 senior Marshall- Nothing super impressive about him in this game, just always seemed to be in the right place at the right time.
I believe that Poynette could be a good team if they just hit the outside shots and took some better shots. They have nice overall team size and have a really nice core. On the other side Marshall will probably lean on Ward a lot and they really need to rebound better. If this team is making their threes though they could go far and possibly beat some very good teams.
Both teams came out in zone defenses. One I loved and one I didn't. Marshall is an undersized team and game out in a 2-3 zone which I've never been a fan of but, if I recall at state two years ago they played zone and they are a little undersize so zone probably does make sense. Poynette came out in a triangle and two which I love. I always love the strange different defenses that you don't see on a regular bases, such as a triangle and two or box and one. One thing I didn't like was Poynette had their top scorer in 6'3 junior Tanner Bruchs matched up man to man with Ward. Bruchs picked up a foul the first time down the court and they didn't switch him off Ward, which led to Bruchs picking up his second foul two minutes into the game and spending the rest of the first quarter on the bench and really hurting Poynette on the offensive end. Early on Ward was able to get things going particularly once Bruchs was out of the game as it was fairly evident that Poynette didn't have anyone quick enough to stick with Ward. On the other side Poynette was able to get the ball to the middle of the zone but, too many times they settled for the outside shot and the outside shot was not falling. Poynette was able to keep the game close because they dominated the offensive glass and got second and third shots numerous times. Bruchs did get back into the game and hit four three point shots in the second to help Poynette out and fellow junior 6'3 Riley Lytle did show some moderate success getting the ball to the middle of the Marshall zone and taking the ball to the hoop.
Cam Ward didn't have a great night but, had a good night (had 25 points). Ward was forcing things at times and didn't shoot great and got a large amount of his points from the free throw line. 6'1 senior Ryan Link stepped up big though to help Ward out as he hit jumper after jumper and added in three, three point shots. Poynette continued their poor shooting and poor shot selection and eventually those long rebounds turned into fast break points for Marshall as they scored 30 points in the fourth to pull away.
Box Score (starters in italics)
Poynette 56- Bruchs 17 Lytle 16 Tyler Klink 8 Ben Lattimer 6 Jacob Krumberger 3 Ethan Lurquin 2 Tower Manning 2 Bradley Smith 2 Brennan Pederson 0 Kevin Bennett 0 Scott Lenius 0 Meko Washington 0 Wesley Gorman 0 Jacob Reddeman 0
Marshall 77- Ward 25 R Link 20 Austin Sinden 15 Sam Schwenn 4 Bryce Riege 4 Adam Link 3 Dylan Gumz 2 Austin Hayes 2 Adam Wehking 2 Brandon Grob 0 Alec Gillett 0 Stevie Klock 0 Gavin Peck 0 Curtis Olson 0 Justin Eggers 0 Tyler Kurt 0
Top Players
Tanner Bruchs 6'3 junior Poynette- When he was in did a nice job of knocking down the spot up three pointers.
Riley Lytle 6'3 junior Poynette- Did a little bit of everything for the team. Ran the point at times, rebounded, and was the one player that was able to get inside the zone defense and get to the rim.
Cam Ward 6'2 senior Marshall- Easily the best player on the court and could get past his defender any time he wanted. Struggled at times but, was really forcing it at times.
Ryan Link 6'1 senior Marshall- Probably shot at least 75%, just didn't seem to miss. Everything was falling for him that he threw up. Just a very soft shooting touch.
Austin Sinden 6'4 senior Marshall- Nothing super impressive about him in this game, just always seemed to be in the right place at the right time.
I believe that Poynette could be a good team if they just hit the outside shots and took some better shots. They have nice overall team size and have a really nice core. On the other side Marshall will probably lean on Ward a lot and they really need to rebound better. If this team is making their threes though they could go far and possibly beat some very good teams.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Division Three Preseason Rankings
In the past D3 has always had the most obvious top 10 teams or so but, this year seems to be very different as many of the top teams were hit hard by graduation and their were some very talented senior classes last year.
1. Lodi- State runner ups a year ago bring back a pair of talented seniors in 6'4 Jordan Shea and 6'5 John Hatch.
2. Roncalli- Have a very strong tradition and also seem to be near the top of the rankings year in and year out. Bring back four of five starters from last year.
3. Marshall- 6'1 senior Cam Ward is back for his senior year and should be able to carry his team at times.
4. Wrightstown- Bring back three starters from last years 20 win team and have lots of size and height.
5. Brown Deer- Always have a ton of talent and should be battle tested coming out of a tough conference.
6. Peshtigo- Always have a very good record but, benefit from playing small schools in conference. Bring back four starters from a 21 win team a year ago.
7. Kettle Moraine Lutheran- Have four core players from last years team back.
8. Lacrosse Aquinas- State champs lost a lot but, bring back 6'8 senior Parker Weber along with most of their bench.
9. East Troy- State team a year ago and bring back five of their top eight players from a year ago.
10. Poynette- Should have a huge years from a pair of juniors in 6'2 Tanner Bruchs and 6'3 Scott Lenius.
11. Waupun- A Mark Miller pick but, they do have 6'3 junior Mason Domask back who averaged nearly 20 a game last year.
12. Elk Mound- This was a Mark Miller pick.
13. Little Chute- State team a year ago and will hopefully be able to continue the success and 5'10 senior DJ Devalk should have a huge year.
14. Valders- Have three starters back and they will be battle tested coming out of the tough Olympian conference.
15. Nekoosa- Gotta give a team from the South Central a little praise.
As you can see by my post there was a lot of guessing that was done on the rankings so these will probably change quite a bit as the year goes on. Watching a big D3 matchup tomorrow as I take in Marshall vs Poynette.
1. Lodi- State runner ups a year ago bring back a pair of talented seniors in 6'4 Jordan Shea and 6'5 John Hatch.
2. Roncalli- Have a very strong tradition and also seem to be near the top of the rankings year in and year out. Bring back four of five starters from last year.
3. Marshall- 6'1 senior Cam Ward is back for his senior year and should be able to carry his team at times.
4. Wrightstown- Bring back three starters from last years 20 win team and have lots of size and height.
5. Brown Deer- Always have a ton of talent and should be battle tested coming out of a tough conference.
6. Peshtigo- Always have a very good record but, benefit from playing small schools in conference. Bring back four starters from a 21 win team a year ago.
7. Kettle Moraine Lutheran- Have four core players from last years team back.
8. Lacrosse Aquinas- State champs lost a lot but, bring back 6'8 senior Parker Weber along with most of their bench.
9. East Troy- State team a year ago and bring back five of their top eight players from a year ago.
10. Poynette- Should have a huge years from a pair of juniors in 6'2 Tanner Bruchs and 6'3 Scott Lenius.
11. Waupun- A Mark Miller pick but, they do have 6'3 junior Mason Domask back who averaged nearly 20 a game last year.
12. Elk Mound- This was a Mark Miller pick.
13. Little Chute- State team a year ago and will hopefully be able to continue the success and 5'10 senior DJ Devalk should have a huge year.
14. Valders- Have three starters back and they will be battle tested coming out of the tough Olympian conference.
15. Nekoosa- Gotta give a team from the South Central a little praise.
As you can see by my post there was a lot of guessing that was done on the rankings so these will probably change quite a bit as the year goes on. Watching a big D3 matchup tomorrow as I take in Marshall vs Poynette.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Division Two Preseason Rankings
The regular season has actually already started so, I obviously need to get my preseason rankings finished here. My rankings will not take into account any games that have been played or lost this year and hopefully my rankings will be done by the end of this weekend, so I will only be missing a week of games and a lot of teams won't have even played yet anyway. Here are my D2 rankings.
1. Seymour- Have a pair of scholarship players leading the way with 6'6 Marquette recruit, senior Sandy Cohen and 6'4 senior Dakota Oskey.
2. Rice Lake- May very well have the top player in all of D2 in the 6'9 junior Henry Ellenson.
3. West De Pere- Had a tremendous record a year ago and bring back two big time players in 6'6 senior Chandler Diekvoss and 6'8 junior Cody Schwartz.
4. Whitefish Bay- Had some very big wins a year ago including beating a very good Little Chute team, who seemed unbeatable at the time and bring back three starters including their leading scorer 6'6 senior Joe Sherburne.
5. Milwaukee Washington- Had a ton of athletes and talent on this team a year ago and have plenty coming back. Had maybe too much talent a year ago as it seemed at times guys weren't able to get in the flow of the game because their was always someone waiting in the wings if they made a mistake.
6. Wisconsin Lutheran- Similar to Washington in that they had a ton of talent. Played ten players evenly last year so those bench players saw a lot of time and experience a year ago.
7. Milwaukee Pius- Have top two scores back in 6'7 junior Levi Bradley and 6'1 senior Donovan Jackson.
8. La Crosse Central- Really challenged Onalaska and Aquinas a year ago for the conference title and both those teams were extremely good.
9. Stoughton- State team a year ago and they bring back their top player in 6'8 junior Nick McGlyn.
10. New Berlin Eisenhower- Always seem to rebuild with this team and are led by big time scorer 6'1 senior Reed Timmer.
11. Pewaukee- The last few years they always seem to have one of the best records in the state, so figured this year would be no different.
12. Mount Horeb- Really only because Mark Miller had them in his top 10.
13. Holmen- Bring back all five starters that all averaged between seven and 11 points.
14. Plymouth- Again a Mark Miller pick.
15. Madison Edgewood- Just a hunch. Coach Zwittler always gets the most out of his teams.
As you can tell by my rankings after the top nine I was a little clueless. D2 is always so tough and the ranked teams are constantly changing. So many of these teams are playing bigger schools during the year which really hurts their overall record. Doing these rankings has really gotten me excited for the year and I can't hardly wait.
1. Seymour- Have a pair of scholarship players leading the way with 6'6 Marquette recruit, senior Sandy Cohen and 6'4 senior Dakota Oskey.
2. Rice Lake- May very well have the top player in all of D2 in the 6'9 junior Henry Ellenson.
3. West De Pere- Had a tremendous record a year ago and bring back two big time players in 6'6 senior Chandler Diekvoss and 6'8 junior Cody Schwartz.
4. Whitefish Bay- Had some very big wins a year ago including beating a very good Little Chute team, who seemed unbeatable at the time and bring back three starters including their leading scorer 6'6 senior Joe Sherburne.
5. Milwaukee Washington- Had a ton of athletes and talent on this team a year ago and have plenty coming back. Had maybe too much talent a year ago as it seemed at times guys weren't able to get in the flow of the game because their was always someone waiting in the wings if they made a mistake.
6. Wisconsin Lutheran- Similar to Washington in that they had a ton of talent. Played ten players evenly last year so those bench players saw a lot of time and experience a year ago.
7. Milwaukee Pius- Have top two scores back in 6'7 junior Levi Bradley and 6'1 senior Donovan Jackson.
8. La Crosse Central- Really challenged Onalaska and Aquinas a year ago for the conference title and both those teams were extremely good.
9. Stoughton- State team a year ago and they bring back their top player in 6'8 junior Nick McGlyn.
10. New Berlin Eisenhower- Always seem to rebuild with this team and are led by big time scorer 6'1 senior Reed Timmer.
11. Pewaukee- The last few years they always seem to have one of the best records in the state, so figured this year would be no different.
12. Mount Horeb- Really only because Mark Miller had them in his top 10.
13. Holmen- Bring back all five starters that all averaged between seven and 11 points.
14. Plymouth- Again a Mark Miller pick.
15. Madison Edgewood- Just a hunch. Coach Zwittler always gets the most out of his teams.
As you can tell by my rankings after the top nine I was a little clueless. D2 is always so tough and the ranked teams are constantly changing. So many of these teams are playing bigger schools during the year which really hurts their overall record. Doing these rankings has really gotten me excited for the year and I can't hardly wait.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Division One Preseason Rankings
Well I'm finally back to posting on my blog as another year of high school basketball is upon us. Hopefully there are a few readers left (if I ever had any) or I can earn some new readers. My life has seemed to have gotten to busy during the summer months with being married now so my posting has gone down to just being done during the winter months and only about high school basketball in Wisconsin. This may or may not be my last year of blogging and attending so many high school games, as I turn 30th this January. I always told myself that I would be done with the high school basketball thing when I turned 30. As I don't have a child yet this may not be the case, we will just see how this season goes and if I still enjoy it I will probably continue to go to games and right about it, maybe not as much as I have in the past but, at least a little bit.
Enough about myself and on to the point of this post, My Preseason Division One Rankings. Obviously my rankings mean exactly zero but, are simply just for fun and compare my thoughts to the "experts". Yes I may never see some of these teams play or have ever seen them play but, hey neither do the coaches that do the rankings. I can go by who they've played and beaten what their history says, just like the coaches. Anyway here are my rankings.
1. Germantown- Probably everyone has G'Town as #1 as they returned four starters from their state championship team of a year ago, three of which have earned D1 scholarships and a fourth that earned a D2 scholarship.
2. Brookfield Central- Gave Germantown a good game last year and pushed Milwaukee King to the limit in the game to get to state. Have lots of overall size and are led by Vanderbilt recruit 6'2 senior Riley LaChance.
3. Oshkosh North- Bring back all four starters from their state final four team from a year ago and are headlined by a pair of three year starters in 6'6 senior Cooper Radtke and 5'10 Nathan Neveau.
4. Stevens Point- Won 22 games a year ago and bring back their top three scores, headlined by 20 point a game man in 6'2 sophomore Trevor Anderson.
5. Sun Prairie- Have an extremely talented junior class that is led by 6'2 Marquette recruit Nick Noskowiak.
6. Milwaukee King- Every year King brings a team that is capable of making it to state and have one of the top coaches in the state. Add in the transfer of 6'2 point guard, junior Joe Biyoti and this is a very tough team.
7. Racine Case- Another team that won 22 games last year and bring back four of those starters.
8. De Pere- Have really gotten a strong tradition going now, also have good size, and are led by 6'3 junior Breven Pretzl.
9. Madison Memorial- Team has size and lots of talent but, just question their outside shooting and lack that go to guy that can go out and get 20 points on any given night despite what the rest of the team is doing.
10. Milwaukee Hamilton- Lost David Burrell from last years great team but, still have one of the most highly recruited players from the state ever in 6'8 senior Kevon Looney who just committed to UCLA.
11. Neenah- Bring back three starters and 6'10 D1 recruit junior Matt Heldt.
12. Milwaukee Vincent- 6'6 senior Marcus White and 6'0 junior Malik Brown who form a very nice one two punch.
13. Mukwonago- State runner ups a year ago really opened peoples eyes and though they lost a lot seemed to have a ton of depth.
14. Sussex Hamilton- Had a tremendous record a year ago. Lost four starters but, that one starter back is 6'4 Iowa recruit senior Brady Ellingson.
15. Homestead- The last few years I've thought Homestead would be pretty good and they never seem to live up to the hype. This year they still have a lot of height and maybe this year they will meet expectations.
There are my beginning rankings to start year. I will try to update the rankings weekly, if there is a full week of games with the holidays right around the corner.
Enough about myself and on to the point of this post, My Preseason Division One Rankings. Obviously my rankings mean exactly zero but, are simply just for fun and compare my thoughts to the "experts". Yes I may never see some of these teams play or have ever seen them play but, hey neither do the coaches that do the rankings. I can go by who they've played and beaten what their history says, just like the coaches. Anyway here are my rankings.
1. Germantown- Probably everyone has G'Town as #1 as they returned four starters from their state championship team of a year ago, three of which have earned D1 scholarships and a fourth that earned a D2 scholarship.
2. Brookfield Central- Gave Germantown a good game last year and pushed Milwaukee King to the limit in the game to get to state. Have lots of overall size and are led by Vanderbilt recruit 6'2 senior Riley LaChance.
3. Oshkosh North- Bring back all four starters from their state final four team from a year ago and are headlined by a pair of three year starters in 6'6 senior Cooper Radtke and 5'10 Nathan Neveau.
4. Stevens Point- Won 22 games a year ago and bring back their top three scores, headlined by 20 point a game man in 6'2 sophomore Trevor Anderson.
5. Sun Prairie- Have an extremely talented junior class that is led by 6'2 Marquette recruit Nick Noskowiak.
6. Milwaukee King- Every year King brings a team that is capable of making it to state and have one of the top coaches in the state. Add in the transfer of 6'2 point guard, junior Joe Biyoti and this is a very tough team.
7. Racine Case- Another team that won 22 games last year and bring back four of those starters.
8. De Pere- Have really gotten a strong tradition going now, also have good size, and are led by 6'3 junior Breven Pretzl.
9. Madison Memorial- Team has size and lots of talent but, just question their outside shooting and lack that go to guy that can go out and get 20 points on any given night despite what the rest of the team is doing.
10. Milwaukee Hamilton- Lost David Burrell from last years great team but, still have one of the most highly recruited players from the state ever in 6'8 senior Kevon Looney who just committed to UCLA.
11. Neenah- Bring back three starters and 6'10 D1 recruit junior Matt Heldt.
12. Milwaukee Vincent- 6'6 senior Marcus White and 6'0 junior Malik Brown who form a very nice one two punch.
13. Mukwonago- State runner ups a year ago really opened peoples eyes and though they lost a lot seemed to have a ton of depth.
14. Sussex Hamilton- Had a tremendous record a year ago. Lost four starters but, that one starter back is 6'4 Iowa recruit senior Brady Ellingson.
15. Homestead- The last few years I've thought Homestead would be pretty good and they never seem to live up to the hype. This year they still have a lot of height and maybe this year they will meet expectations.
There are my beginning rankings to start year. I will try to update the rankings weekly, if there is a full week of games with the holidays right around the corner.
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