Wisconsin’s top 16U club teams (Final Edition)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the large majority of players, the club-circuit season ended on Sunday with the final tournaments/events being held at various locations throughout the country. <br><br>Here is the Prep Hoops Wisconsin final season team rankings at the 16U (class of 2027) level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STARTING FIVE</strong><br><br><strong>1. [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] EYBL (32-3)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] made the state of Wisconsin a big-time player at the prestigious Nike Peach Jam event, advancing all the way to the semifinals before dropping a hard-fought 63-59 decision to the Florida Rebels. Considered by most the best club team in the state, regardless of age division, [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] got 23 points and seven rebounds from [player_tooltip player_id='2194315' first='Dooney' last='Johnson'] of Milwaukee Juneau in the game against Florida Rebels. [player_tooltip player_id='1847792' first='Donovan' last='Davis'] of Freedom contributed 14 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2351190' first='Jack' last='Kohnen'] of Slinger added 10 points and eight rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='2140949' first='Kager' last='Knueppel'] of Wisconsin Lutheran, [player_tooltip player_id='2371700' first='Deuce' last='McDuffie'] of Milwaukee King, Michael Rogers Jr. of Homestead and [player_tooltip player_id='2194435' first='Max' last='Jones'] of West Allis Central also played key roles all season for this super talented squad. <br><br><strong>2. [program_tooltip program_id='2076433' first='Kevon' last='Looney Power 5'] 3SSB (32-8)</strong><br>Power 5 traveled to California to take part in the final adidas 3SSB event of the season and went 3-3 over the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='2288469' first='Jalen' last='Brown'] of Wauwatosa West did not play in one game and missed most of another, but he still managed to average 18.3 points nd 4.8 rebounds at the Earn Your Stripes Invitational. [player_tooltip player_id='2140983' first='Tref' last='Rademaker'] of [program_tooltip program_id='2829078' first='West' last='De Pere'] was also impressive as the 6-foot-9 post player contributed 12.8 ppg and 6.5 rpg over the six contests. Perhaps the most improved player on the Power 5 roster, forward [player_tooltip player_id='2382133' first='Marion' last='Boyland'] of Sheboygan Lutheran, had a nice weekend as well as he averaged 7.2 ppg and 3.7 rpg. Other key members of this squad include [player_tooltip player_id='2141478' first='Isaiah' last='Fox'] of West Allis Central, [player_tooltip player_id='2140977' first='Reece' last='Jordan Jr']. of Madison La Follette, [player_tooltip player_id='2231583' first='Timmy' last='West'] of Edgewood, [player_tooltip player_id='2487652' first='D'Anthony' last='Brown'] of Academy of Science and [player_tooltip player_id='2127267' first='Zaihir' last='Jones'] of Dominican. Jordan and Jones each reached double scoring figures in games in California. <br><br><strong>3. [program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'] (33-6)<br></strong>After dropping a game to Hoop City - Martin out of South Dakota in a showcase game that opened the Prep Hoops National Open Championships in Indiana, the [program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'] squad went on to win four consecutive games and the Platinum championship. A 76-55 victory over Indiana Elite Team Tradition in the title game capped a memorable 33-6 season for coach Chris Siebert and his talented squad. Four players reached double-scoring figures in the championship as [player_tooltip player_id='2140876' first='Austin' last='Luchetti'] of Monona Grove had 18 points and six rebounds; [player_tooltip player_id='2351196' first='Blake' last='Basich'] of Arrowhead finished with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists; [player_tooltip player_id='2434543' first='Logan' last='Ramczyk'] of Xavier contributed 16 points, four rebounds and two assists; and [player_tooltip player_id='2346694' first='Tyler' last='Wollin'] of Lake Mills pitched in 10 points, four rebounds and four assists. [player_tooltip player_id='2140869' first='Alex' last='Krause'] of Kimberly, [player_tooltip player_id='2140896' first='Calvin' last='Bahr'] of Aquinas and [player_tooltip player_id='2382134' first='Zach' last='Hewitt'] of New Berlin West also performed well over the weekend for [program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. [program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] New Balance Prelude 32 (24-8)</strong><br>The Playmakers made the trip to Memphis and advanced the quarterfinals of the New Balence P32 bracket before dropping a 61-59 decision to OBG P32 despite 17 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2140924' first='Graysen' last='Becker'] of Altoona. The Playmaker rebounded from that setback to beat the Northern Kings 71-60 on Sunday, capping a 24-8 season. [player_tooltip player_id='2371688' first='Quinn' last='Gerke'] of Tomah had a strong showing for the Playmakers in a win over Young Pro Global by scoring 20 points.<br><br><strong>5. [program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] Gold Puma 16 (27-5)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] went 3-1 and advanced to the Final Four of the Puma event in Texas. As usual, [player_tooltip player_id='2140905' first='Colin' last='Julien'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2932241' first='Jack' last='Broderson'] of Whitefish Bay had strong showings for CBA as did [player_tooltip player_id='2140968' first='Oliver' last='Belot'] of Homestead and [player_tooltip player_id='2466054' first='Mace' last='Miskel'] of Whitefish Bay. Juda Siikarla of Slinger had a very strong outing in a quarterfinal victory for CBA. With its strong showing on the Puma Pro16 circuit this season, CBA earned an automatic bid to the circuit for 2026.<br><br><strong>NEXT FIVE</strong><br><br><strong>6. [program_tooltip program_id='2078835' first='Wisconsin' last='Swing'] Recruit Look (29-13)</strong><br>The Swing finished 3-2 at the Recruit Look event in Chicago, winning their final game over Pharm Boys 69-62. [player_tooltip player_id='2140913' first='Eli' last='Krueger'], a very skilled and improved 6-foot-8 forward from McFarland, had 23 points in the win over Pharm Boys while [player_tooltip player_id='2505503' first='Will' last='Stremlow'], a 6-foot-2 guard from Verona who came into his own this spring/summer after missing much of the high school season with an injury, added 18.<br><strong><br>7. [program_tooltip program_id='2512324' first='Wisconsin' last='Legends'] (24-7)</strong><br>The Legends completed their year of sponsoring a boys' team at this age group with a 24-7 record after winning four of five outings at the NY2LA event in Milwaukee. [player_tooltip player_id='2502918' first='Will' last='Krueger'] of De Pere was stellar all weekend for the Legends. He has improved his stock with collegiate recruiters about as much as any other players in the 2027 class. [player_tooltip player_id='2387960' first='Quinn' last='Wesenberg'] of Bonduel, [player_tooltip player_id='2508494' first='Isaac' last='Feske'] of Seymour and [player_tooltip player_id='2140991' first='Will' last='Verkuilen'] of Shawano also had big moments for the Legends.<br><br><strong>8. [program_tooltip program_id='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth'] National</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth'] went 4-1 over the weekend in the Recruit Look event in Chicago. [player_tooltip player_id='2140987' first='Tyson' last='Busch'] of Oak Creek, [player_tooltip player_id='2399934' first='Michael' last='Lewis'] of Racine Case, [player_tooltip player_id='2508284' first='Dalton' last='Ahlensdorf'] of The Prairie School and [player_tooltip player_id='2398441' first='Cole' last='Betker'] of Racine Park, among others, had strong outings for [program_tooltip program_id='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth'].<br><br><strong>9. [program_tooltip program_id='2139004' first='Team' last='Haliburton'] Puma Pro16 (24-11)</strong><br>Haliburton advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Puma Pro16 circuit before dropping a decision on a last-second shot. Haliburton then split a pair of consolation games to wind up its season. <br><br><strong>10. [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] Under Armour Rise (24-17)</strong><br>With center Mamdou N'Diaye of St. John's Northwestern still injured, 24:UP went 2-4 at the Under Armour Rise event in Chicago over the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='2642421' first='Christian' last='Miller'] of Marquette had a double/double in a win over SWFL Rise with 14 points and 10 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='2487657' first='Sam' last='Fait'] of Catholic Central and [player_tooltip player_id='2140893' first='Caiden' last='Davis'] of West Allis Central added 11 each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->