Nebraska boys high school basketball is back and did not disappoint this past week. Lots of big time matchups, some new faces, underclassmen stepping into new roles. Should be another fun years of boys high school basketball. Here are just…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inNebraska boys high school basketball is back and did not disappoint this past week. Lots of big time matchups, some new faces, underclassmen stepping into new roles. Should be another fun years of boys high school basketball. Here are just a few notes I took away from week 1 of the season.
Bellevue West Depth
The Thunderbirds have been dominant in class A the last few years with Chucky Hepburn leading the charge. With Hepburn and Fidler gone, look for
Josiah Dotzler
Josiah
Dotzler
6'3" | CG
Bellevue West | 2023
State
#225
Nation
NE
and
William Kyle
William
Kyle
6'8" | C
Bellevue West | 2022
State
NE
III to step into those leadership roles. Both were dominant last winter and took there games to the next level this summer. Bell West is a favorite for most to win state this year and after watching there game on Saturday against Southeast I can see why. The Thunderbirds have arguably the best depth in class A. They have a solid 10 or 11 players that can come in and produce for them. With the likes of
Josiah Dotzler
Josiah
Dotzler
6'3" | CG
Bellevue West | 2023
State
#225
Nation
NE
,
William Kyle
William
Kyle
6'8" | C
Bellevue West | 2022
State
NE
III,
Evan Inselman
Evan
Inselman
6'6" | SF
Bellevue West | 2022
State
NE
,
Jaden Jackson
Jaden
Jackson
6'1" | SG
Bellevue West | 2024
State
NE
, and
Jaxon Stueve
Jaxon
Stueve
6'4" | SF
Bellevue West | 2023
State
NE
, opponents will already have a lot to handle. You then have
Eldon Turner
Eldon
Turner
5'10" | PG
Bellevue West | 2024
State
NE
,
TK Barnett
TK
Barnett
5'9" | PG
Bellevue West | 2023
AL
, Jadyn Cascio Jensen, Robert Garcia, Creighton High School transfer John Mitchell and
Jacob Arop
Jacob
Arop
6'6" | C
Bellevue West | 2024
State
NE
. Look for this years Bell West team to make another deep run at the state title.
Millard North Shoes to Fill
Everyone in the state knows how talented that Millard North team was last year graduating Sallis, Thomas, and Johnson. This years Mustangs seem to have kept that momentum from last year.
Jasen Green
Jasen
Green
6'7" | PF
Millard North | 2022
State
#153
Nation
NE
has turned his game up a notch over the summer and was dominant against Lincoln High this past week. Some other key players for the Mustangs this year are
David Harmon
David
Harmon
6'3" | CG
Millard North | 2022
State
NE
, who is living up to the #5 jersey this year, Omaha Central transfer
Jakson Page
Jakson
Page
5'10" | PG
Millard North | 2022
State
NE
, and sophomore trio
Neal Mosser
Neal
Mosser
6'2" | SF
Millard North | 2024
State
NE
,
Elijah Gaeth
Elijah
Gaeth
6'1" | CG
Millard North | 2024
State
NE
, and
Isaiah McMorris
Isaiah
McMorris
6'0" | CG
Bellevue West | 2024
State
NE
. With how they played against Lincoln High and there 80-67 win over Westside in Columbus on Saturday watch for the Mustangs to have another great season.
Lincoln Southeast Young Talent
This young squad is going to be scary in the next year or two and I have been saying that seen I watched them in the summer and at the OSA Fall League. The Knights starting lineup consists of 2025 D’marius Shumaker, 2024
Taye Moore
Taye
Moore
5'9" | PG
Lincoln Southeast | 2024
State
NE
, 2023’s
Bangot Dak
Bangot
Dak
6'7" | SF
Lincoln Southeast | 2023
State
NE
and
Wade Voss
Wade
Voss
6'7" | PF
Lincoln Southeast | 2023
State
NE
and then the lone senior on the roster Jackson Martin. Experience is the only thing the Knights lack with several other underclassmen getting major minutes including another 2025 BJ Bradford. This will be a big year for them getting varsity experience but look for this young Knights squad to make noise in the next year or two.
Here are keys games to highlight across the state this week:
Class A
12/9 Omaha South @ Pius X
12/9 Omaha Westside @ Omaha North
12/10 Bellevue West @ Papillion La-Vista
12/11 Omaha South @ Lincoln Southwest
12/11 Pius X @ Bellevue West
Class B
12/7 Waverly @ Blair
12/7 Elkhorn @ Platteview
12/10 (A) North Platte @ Omaha Skutt Catholic