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…
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Continue ReadingHaving 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.