Rosters With The Most College Potential

Having a core of college-caliber prospects guarantees that scouts, coaches, and worthwhile eyeballs will be perusing through game film and dotting the bleachers. Those rosters are few and far between, but Wisconsin managed to scrounge up six teams with that concentration of talent. Kaukauna PG - Keaton Ferris SG - Christopher Morgan SF - Carson Sippel PF - Logan Jedwabny C - Jacob Newhouse If every division two coach in the state could recruit from one team, I guarantee Kaukauna would be the answer from all of them. Ferris and Jedwabny have their offers stacked up in the division two field, while Newhouse has garnered interest from Duluth and Winona. Christopher Morgan, this year’s sophomore transfer, already strapped a West Virginia to his belt. Sippel, though a younger guard without much experience, plays with a jerky, stop-and-go pacing that keeps defenders unsteadily on their heels. Brookfield Central PG - Ben Nau SG - Andrew Rhode PF - David Joplin C - Malik Abdul-Wahid If we’re looking at the highest density of division one talent, chalk this Brookfield team up at number one. Nau and Joplin are two of the most prolific offensive talents in the 2021 field, while Abdul-Wahid looks to be equipped with senior-year afterburners that will pique interest and offers from division one schools. And Rohde, a Phenom University-Team Herro guard, is amongst the right crowd to thrust his perimeter-savvy-self onto the early watchlist for that level. Onalaska PG - Sam Kick SG - Tyrell Stuttley SF - Carson Arenz PF - Victor Desmond C - Gavin McGrath Kick’s three-point shooting, McGrath’s defense, and Desmond’s athletic contributions all stood tall with the Wisconsin Playground’s 16U squad this summer. Their recruitments have yet to take off, but baby steps will hopefully turn into lengthy strides down the recruiting trail this season. Meanwhile, Stuttley is morphing into a scoring sensation. He’s leading the roster in points per game and appears to be the most projectable talent on the roster. Arenz has been the steady hand and the breed of impactful scorers that’s yearned for by division two and three schools nationwide. Whoever stumbles on him may not be able to say no to his consistent offensive output. Sussex Hamilton PG - J.T. Hoytink SG - Tanner Resh SF - Carson Smith PF - Patrick Baldwin Jr. C - Lucas Finnesy College programs within the state — barring the recruiting pushover-turned-juggernaut developing down in Madison this past month — may not have the profound sales pitch to woo Baldwin Jr. And while Lucas Finnesy has his foot planted in the division-one football scene, his taut-frame and athleticism would no doubt land somewhere. The other three, though less of a prominent stripe, can’t be skimmed over. Tanner Resh scored 50 points in a fall league game the other night. If that becomes habitual the prospect of him joining Baldwin at a division one is relatively high. Carson Smith and Hoytink both fall somewhere in the division three range. Their skill sets are looked at from a sidekick perspective, but Hoytink’s ability to facilitate with speed and instinct and Smith’s ability to flame up on offense toss them into the ring of college caliber players. La Crosse Central SG - Johnny Davis SF - Jordan Davis SF - Noah Compan C - Terrance Thompson I would be remiss if I didn’t have them here. For those who’ve spent the majority of their past few years under a rock, see my player profiles on the Davis brothers and Thompson for further details. Compan, though, can latch onto the current standings of an established program. At 6’3” and only a sophomore, Compan’s stature also gives gives him the potential to plug in worthwhile court time and numbers in this lineup. Whether he actually starts remains to be seen, but in the long run he’s a player that should be projected into this category. Milwaukee Academy of Science PG - Kaleim Taylor SG - Donald McHenry SF - Amani Glosson C - Darius Hannah Hannah’s recent commitment to Bradley greases the gears for the rest of this group’s recruiting pursuits. Taylor is an all-around force that, as a senior, could find himself committing to a division one school sooner rather than later. The explosive scoring bursts McHenry consistently produced caused me to take my eyes off of the Taylor and Hannah show. Glosson isn’t the physical specimen or 100-watt bomb of highlights that his peers are, but on the side he’s contributed enough on offense and as defender to move up to 37 in our 2020 rankings.