Wisconsin’s top 16U club teams (Summer 1 edition)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STARTING FIVE<br><br>1. [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] EYBL (22-2)</strong><br>One of the premier teams in the nation heads to South Carolina for four games this weekend on the EYBL circuit. [player_tooltip player_id='1847792' first='Donovan' last='Davis'], [player_tooltip player_id='2351190' first='Jack' last='Kohnen'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194315' first='Dooney' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2140949' first='Kager' last='Knueppel'] and Co. will play USC Unleashed on July 10, the New York Wrens on July 11, PSA Cardinals on July 12 and City Rocks on July 13.<br><strong><br>2. [program_tooltip program_id='2076433' first='Kevon' last='Looney Power 5'] 3SSB (26-6)</strong><br>Fresh off four completely dominant victories in the Prep Hoops Tune-Up in Appleton, Power 5 travels to South Carolina to compete on the Adidas circuit. [player_tooltip player_id='2288469' first='Jalen' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='2140983' first='Tref' last='Rademaker'], [player_tooltip player_id='2487652' first='D'Anthony' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='2140977' first='Reece' last='Jordan Jr'] and Co. open play against Dream Vision on Wednesday and then squares off against BABC on Thursday. The remainder of the schedule for Power 5 will be bracket play.<br><br><strong>3. [program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'] (27-3)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2440507' first='Davis' last='Brothers Elite'] may lack of the individual firepower of the two teams ranked ahead of them in the Prep Hoops 16U rankings, but this group is the very definition of the term "team." In any given game, a different player can lead the way for Davis Brothers. [player_tooltip player_id='2140876' first='Austin' last='Luchetti'], [player_tooltip player_id='2434543' first='Logan' last='Ramczyk'], [player_tooltip player_id='2346694' first='Tyler' last='Wollin'], Blake Basich and Co. will play on the 3SSB circuit this weekend. Davis Brothers will compete against Illinois Breakaway Basketball on Wednesday and then, most likely, Iowa United on Thursday, before heading to bracket play.<br><br><strong>4. [program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] Gold Elite Puma Pro16 (23-1)</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2140905' first='Colin' last='Julien'], [player_tooltip player_id='2140968' first='Oliver' last='Belot'], [player_tooltip player_id='2932241' first='Jack' last='Broderson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2466054' first='Mace' last='Miskel'] and Co. head to Virginia to play on the Pro16 Puma circuit. The schedule includes outings against Select Basketball on Thursday, Southern Ties on Friday, West Virginia Gold on Saturday and Nebraska Supreme on Sunday.<br><br><strong>5. [program_tooltip program_id='2139004' first='Team' last='Haliburton'] Puma Pro16</strong><br>The roster has changed a bit over the course of the spring. And all the movement has led to some growing pains. But this squad has talent, particularly in the form of Howard Williams, a physical and skilled 6-foot-6 forward via Chicago and Oak Hill Academy who is ranked among the top 50 players in the country in the 2027 class. Haliburton played competitively against Power 5 until the final 10 minutes at The Tune-Up before things got away from them. However, they rebounded nicely to post a 64-62 win over [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] UA Rise a couple of hours later. The frontline of [player_tooltip player_id='2824735' first='JT' last='Meyer'] (6-8) of Bay Port, [player_tooltip player_id='2479757' first='Kristian' last='Bartl'] (6-7) of University School and [player_tooltip player_id='2140952' first='Lazar' last='Djilas'] (6-7) of Brookfield Academy can be intimidating due to the combined length and shot blocking ability of those players. Guards [player_tooltip player_id='2140969' first='Origin' last='Prewitt'] of Madison La Follette, [player_tooltip player_id='2140931' first='James' last='Ferguson'] of Milwaukee Lutheran and [player_tooltip player_id='2140923' first='Gavin' last='Valeri'] of Milwaukee Academy of Science are also capable of performing well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. [program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] New Balance Prelude 32 (17-6)</strong><br>The Playmakers pack their bags for Saint Louis where they will compete on the New Balance Prelude 32 circuit. [player_tooltip player_id='2140924' first='Graysen' last='Becker'], [player_tooltip player_id='2371688' first='Quinn' last='Gerke'], [player_tooltip player_id='2143926' first='Keaton' last='Wollan'], [player_tooltip player_id='2411648' first='Charlie' last='Hoel'] and Co. meet Invictus at 5:20 p.m. on Thursday before taking on Hoop City on Friday. Outings against MBA and Young Pro Global are slated for Saturday with a final game on Sunday against Team NSSA.<br><strong><br>7. [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] Under Armour Rise (21-8)</strong><br>Coach Scott Cook's squad took one on the chin against Power 5 at The Tune-Up before dropping a two-point decision to [program_tooltip program_id='2139004' first='Team' last='Haliburton'], 64-62. [player_tooltip player_id='2371703' first='Jayce' last='Cook'] had 22 points and drilled six triples in the loss to Haliburton while [player_tooltip player_id='2140893' first='Caiden' last='Davis'] added 15 points and five rebounds and [player_tooltip player_id='2511690' first='Massimo' last='Ruz'] contributed 11 points. [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] will be playing this weekend in the Under Armour Rise circuit in Georgia. <br><br><strong>8. [program_tooltip program_id='2078835' first='Wisconsin' last='Swing'] Recruit Look (20-11)</strong><br>The Swing also head to Georgia to compete on the Recruit Look circuit. Junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2140913' first='Eli' last='Krueger'] (6-8) of McFarland owns a NCAA Division II scholarship offer from Northern Michigan while guards [player_tooltip player_id='2140920' first='Garrett' last='Crull'] of McFarland and [player_tooltip player_id='2505503' first='Will' last='Stremlow'] of Verona are beginning to receive strong interest/looks from scholarship programs as well. <br><strong><br>9. [program_tooltip program_id='2076218' first='Wisconsin' last='Playground Club'] Under Armour Association (8-14)</strong><br>The Playground Club has struggled on the UAA circuit, winning just one of eight games thus far. But it's a high level of competition PGC encounters each time it hits the floor and the club did finish 2-0 last weekend in an event in Bedford Park, Illinois. [player_tooltip player_id='2138537' first='Trey' last='Resch'] of Arrowhead, [player_tooltip player_id='2508313' first='Evan' last='Ploeckelman'] of Mukwonago, [player_tooltip player_id='2352817' first='Alex' last='Robbins'] of Iola-Scandinavia and Edward Bullock III of Nicolet form a solid nucleus for this squad, which will play this weekend in Georgia. <br><br><strong>10. [program_tooltip program_id='2502936' first='UTC' last='Fire'] National (18-2)</strong><br>This northern Wisconsin squad plays as a unit and beats teams with, at times, more individual talent. [player_tooltip player_id='2140929' first='Jackson' last='Riley'], [player_tooltip player_id='2386464' first='Brayden' last='Reinke'] and Co. head to the Twin Cities this weekend to play in the Prep Hoop 2K25 event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->