Wisconsin’s top 16U club teams (Week 3)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A look at the state's top 16U squads through the weekend of May 16-18. If you have corrections to any of the records — getting full results is often a challenge — please email me at mark@prephoops.com</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STARTING FIVE (Alphabetical)</strong><br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] Under Armour Rise (17-6)</strong><br>The [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] squad got to battle against some of the teams on the Under Armour Association circuit and did fairly well, finishing 2-2 in Ohio last weekend. Shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='2371703' first='Jayce' last='Cook'] of New Berlin West along with wing [player_tooltip player_id='2140893' first='Caiden' last='Davis'] of West Allis Central performed well for [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] as did ever-improving big man Mamadou Ndaiye of St. John's Northwestern Academies. Cook had 19 points and Davis added 13 in a 75-73 win over Seattle Select while Cook had 22, Davis 10 and Ndaiye 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 63-62 win over WeR1.<br><strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] Puma 16 NXT Pro (16-0)</strong><br>CBA extended its winning streak, dating back to last season, to 29 in a row with four wins on the Puma 16 circuit in Wichita. The club beat Team Miami (73-59), Team Ish (71-47), LV Knickboyz (67-57) and PAC (68-52). Homestead guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140968' first='Oliver' last='Belot'] was outstanding once again for CBA as he had games of 27, 23, 11 and 23 while making 15-of-30 shots from three-point range. Class of 2028 standout [player_tooltip player_id='2466054' first='Mace' last='Miskel'] of Whitefish Bay and 2027 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140905' first='Colin' last='Julien'] of Whitefish Bay also played at a consistently high level for coach Joe Chapman's squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'] (23-3)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'] went 4-0 in Omaha while taking part in the Adidas 3StripesGold circuit. With this squad, it could be a different player every outing who leads the team in scoring as coach Chris Siebert has the team playing extremely unselfish basketball. Guards [player_tooltip player_id='2351196' first='Blake' last='Basich'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2434543' first='Logan' last='Ramczyk'] move the ball and help different players get in position for good opportunities to score. [player_tooltip player_id='2140876' first='Austin' last='Luchetti'] of Monona Grove and [player_tooltip player_id='2346694' first='Tyler' last='Wollin'] of Lake Mills cashed in at times this weekend for [program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'], which is off this upcoming weekend. <br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2076433' first='Kevon' last='Looney Power 5'] 3SSB (16-6)</strong><br>It was a frustrating weekend for Power 5 at the Adidas 3SSB event near Omaha. The squad went 1-3 and lost two contests by a single point and another by three points. In a 63-57 win over Team Loaded, [player_tooltip player_id='2288469' first='Jalen' last='Brown'] of Wauwatosa West had 18 points while D'anthony Brown of Milwaukee Academy of Science added 11 and [player_tooltip player_id='2127267' first='Zaihir' last='Jones'] of Dominican contributed nine. Brown had 24 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2140983' first='Tref' last='Rademaker'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2829078' first='West' last='De Pere'] had 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 62-61 loss to Game Elite. Also on Saturday, Power 5 dripped a 58-57 decision to New Heights despite 17 points from Jones. The weekend ended with a 46-43 loss to Gamepoint. <br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] EYBL (19-2)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] went 3-1 at the Nike EYBL event in Memphis. The squad sustained its second loss of the spring in its final game of the event as New York Lightning registered a 70-69 victory behind 36 points from Blake Hargrove. [player_tooltip player_id='2351190' first='Jack' last='Kohnen'] of Slinger had 17 points and nine rebounds in the game for [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro']. [player_tooltip player_id='2140949' first='Kager' last='Knueppel'] of Wisconsin Luthern had 15 points and made four-of-six shots from beyond the arc while [player_tooltip player_id='1847792' first='Donovan' last='Davis'] of Freedom added 14 points and seven rebounds in a 69-60 win over Team Final. Kohnen had 14 and Knueppel 12 in a 65-61 victory over UPLAY. In a 65-64 win over the Legynds, Davis and [player_tooltip player_id='2371700' first='Deuce' last='McDuffie'] of Milwaukee King led the way with 14 points each while Kohnen had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] will compete in Kansas City in another EYBL event this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE NEXT FIVE (In alphabetical order)</strong><br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2517147' first='Wisconsin' last='Breakaway'] (15-7)</strong><br>The Breakaway turned some heads over the weekend at the Prep Hoops Live event in Chicago when it posted a 52-48 victory over North Dakota's top 16U squad, the North Dakota Phenom. Fort Atkinson point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2508477' first='Graeson' last='Geiger'] was sensational in that contest as he scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Beaver Dam wing [player_tooltip player_id='2371701' first='Isaiah' last='Yuenger'] had 17 points in a 67-56 win over Over Flight Athletics while improving big man [player_tooltip player_id='2508476' first='Oliver' last='Evans'] of Fort Atkinson had eight points and seven rebounds in a win over Chicago Lockdown. Watertown's [player_tooltip player_id='2381446' first='Landon' last='Washetas'] led the way for Breakaway in its 64-53 loss to hot shooting [program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] Appleton with 14 points. <br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2512324' first='Wisconsin' last='Legends'] (18-4)</strong><br>The Legends traveled to Indianapolis and went 4-0, raising their record to 18-4. This unselfish squad has a number of intriguing prospects, led by De Pere's [player_tooltip player_id='2828744' first='Will' last='Krueger'], Bonduel's [player_tooltip player_id='2387960' first='Quinn' last='Wesenberg'], Seymour's [player_tooltip player_id='2508494' first='Isaac' last='Feske'] and [program_tooltip program_id='2829078' first='West' last='De Pere']'s [player_tooltip player_id='2140897' first='Carson' last='Samson']. Krueger had a 25-point showing in a win over Full Package Black while Wesenberg had 14 points and six rebounds in a triumph over the West Michigan Lakers. <br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] New Balance Prelude 32 (14-5)</strong><br>THe Playmakers went 4-0 on the New Balance Prelude circuit in Dallas last weekend. In the process, two of the players on the squad picked up NCAA Division I scholarship offers. California Bakersfield's coaching staff caught the Playmakers in action over the weekend and extended scholarship offers from [player_tooltip player_id='2140924' first='Graysen' last='Becker'] of Altoona and [player_tooltip player_id='2143926' first='Keaton' last='Wollan'] of Amery. Both Becker and Wollan performed at a high level for the Playmakers as did emerging forward [player_tooltip player_id='2411648' first='Charlie' last='Hoel'] of Stanley-Boyd. Hoel and Miles Schmidgall of Fall Creek give the Playmakers one of the better frontline tandems among all of the state's 16U programs. <br><br><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] Showcase Appleton (15-6)</strong><br>The [program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] Appleton squad went 3-1 at the Prep Hoops Live event in Chicago. The lone loss came at the hands of a very good North Dakota Phenom squad by a 60-58 final. Earlier on Sunday, the Playmakers got seven threes from Neenah's [player_tooltip player_id='2140993' first='Xavier' last='Bezares'] in a 64-53 win over the [program_tooltip program_id='2517147' first='Wisconsin' last='Breakaway'], a team that had defeated the North Dakota Phenom earlier in the tournament. Stevens Point forward [player_tooltip player_id='2473025' first='Jackson' last='Bouressa'] also had a very productive weekend for the Playmakers. <strong><br><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2078835' first='Wisconsin' last='Swing'] Bredesen Recruit Look (15-8)</strong><br>Competing in Kansas City in the Recruit Look event last weekend, the Swing went 1-3 in the 16U Premier division. The Swing played close games throughout the weekend, registering a 76-70 win over Riverside Oddbreakers while dropping games to Utah Hard Knox (67-65), Southwestern Illinois Jets (77-69) and Dallas Mustangs (57-54). Guard [player_tooltip player_id='2505508' first='Zeke' last='Zuberbuhler'] of Darlington, [player_tooltip player_id='2140913' first='Eli' last='Krueger'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2140920' first='Garrett' last='Crull'] of McFarland, and [player_tooltip player_id='2505503' first='Will' last='Stremlow'] of Verona all performed well for the Swing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->