Championship Saturday: Prospect Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Which prospects made their mark under the bright lights on Saturday at the Kohl Center? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emmitt Konieczny -- G -- Columbus Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Konieczny certainly saved his best for last. The Columbus Catholic guard dropped 31 points on 8-14 shooting, leading his squad to a historic victory. The high IQ guard made several impressive plays on both ends of the court on Saturday morning. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2399607' first='Jaxson' last='Wendhausen'] -- G -- Mineral Point</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coming off the heels of being announced first team all-conference, Wendhausen played one of his best games of the season. The Mineral Point guard scored 20 points and caught fire from beyond the arc, making six out of his ten three-point attempts. Wendhausen's efficiency was great to see this season and I look forward to seeing the rest of his career play out. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kyle Alivo -- G -- Saint Thomas More</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1203602' first='Sekou' last='Konneh'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1142118' first='Amari' last='McCottry'] have had plenty of their ink spilled about their talents, so it is time to give Alivo some shine. The 6-foot-2 guard scored 19 points in the championship-clinching victory. Alivo made several smart plays down the stretch, as he recorded just one turnover all game. Alivo has been a solid player all year for his squad, and on Saturday he played one of his best games of the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552512' first='Zavier' last='Zens'] -- F -- Wisconsin Lutheran</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I thought that Zens had the potential to become a key player for Wisconsin Lutheran this season. Turns out, I was right. The forward had a really great season for Lutheran, helping lead his team to a state title. On championship Saturday, Zens caught fire from deep, knocking down four out of five of his three-point attempts. As a college prospect, Zens combines great size and skill. At the next level, he could develop into a real mismatch problem. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1203205' first='Nolan' last='Minessale'] -- F -- Marquette University</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even though I wrote about Minessale's greatness plenty of times already, it's hard not to mention his performance on Saturday night. The 6-foot-6 Marquette University forward did it all. He posted an unbelievable stat line of 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Already committed to play at Saint Thomas, Minessale has an incredibly bright future ahead of him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142119' first='Bennett' last='Basich'] -- G -- Arrowhead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arrowhead's great season came to a disappointing end on Saturday night. The Warhawks battled all year behind their leader Basich. The UW-Green Bay commit is tough as nails. Even though the championship game was a struggle, Basich refused to quit. He finished with a respectable stat line of 17 points and 7 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->