Midwest Players Classic Preview

The 16th annual Midwest Players Classic is set for Friday and Saturday at the spacious La Crosse Center in downtown La Crosse with stellar basketball teams from Wisconsin and Minnesota participating.

Information about tickets, streaming options and more can be found on the Midwest Players Classic website at www.midwestplayersclassic.com.

Following is a thumbnail sketch of the top teams and top players along with the schedule of games and current records.

Ranked Teams
WBCA/Prep Hoops Wisconsin Poll
West Allis Central is No. 2 in Division 1
Kaukauna is No. 3 in Division 1
Onalaska is No. 1 in Division 2
Slinger is No. 4 in Division 2
Freedom is No. 2 in Division 3
Aquinas is No. 7 in Division 3
Prescott is No. 8 in Division 3
Lomira is No. 6 in Division 4
Fall Creek is No. 8 in Division 4
Regis is No. 10 in Division 4
North Crawford is No. 3 in Division 5
Prep Hoops Minnesota Poll
East Ridge is No. 8 in Class 4A

Ranked Players (Top 50)
Prep Hoops Wisconsin
Seniors
No. 2 Yusef Gray Jr. Yusef Gray Jr. 6'5" | SG West Allis Central | 2026 State WI , 6-4, G, West Allis Central (Committed to Iowa State)
No. 3 Andrew Jensen Andrew Jensen 6'9" | PF Kaukauna | 2026 State WI , 6-9, PF, Kaukauna (Committed to De Paul)
No. 5 Chris Pohl Chris Pohl 6'8" | PF/SF Marshfield | 2026 State WI , 6-8, F, Marshfield (Committed to Wyoming)
No. 18 Kevin Pittman Kevin Pittman 6'10" | PF West Allis Central | 2026 State WI , 6-10, PF, West Allis Central
No. 24 Jake Broeske Jake Broeske 6'10" | PF Lomira | 2026 State WI , 6-10, F, Lomira
No. 29 Blake Risler Blake Risler 6'3" | SG Regis | 2026 State WI , 6-3, G, Regis
No. 33 Ian Kowal Ian Kowal 6'3" | CG/SF Onalaska | 2026 State WI , 6-3, G/F, Onalaska
No. 37 Logan Becker Logan Becker 6'3" | CG Aquinas | 2026 State WI , 6-3, G, Aquinas
No. 40 Mason Brone Mason Brone 6'3" | PG Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | 2026 State WI , 6-3, G, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (Committed to Stevens Point)
No. 47 Valin Ramberg Valin Ramberg 6'7" | SF/PF Marshfield | 2026 State WI , 6-7, F, Marshfield (Committed to La Crosse)
Juniors
No. 1 Donovan Davis Donovan Davis 6'8" | PF Freedom | 2027 State #26 Nation WI , 6-8, F, Freedom
No. 3 Jack Kohnen Jack Kohnen 6'6" | SF Slinger | 2027 State #52 Nation WI , 6-6, F, Slinger
No. 7 Max Jones Max Jones 6'4" | SG West Allis Central | 2027 State WI , 6-4, G, West Allis Central
No. 19 Graysen Becker Graysen Becker 6'2" | PG/SG Altoona | 2027 State WI , 6-2, G, Altoona
No. 21 Keaton Wollan Keaton Wollan 6'4" | SF/SG Amery | 2027 State WI , 6-4, G, Amery
No. 27 Quinn Gerke Quinn Gerke 6'3" | SG Tomah | 2027 State WI , 6-3, G, Tomah
No. 29 Calvin Bahr Calvin Bahr 6'4" | SG Aquinas | 2027 State WI , 6-4, G, Aquinas
No. 31 Caiden Alland-Davis Caiden Alland-Davis 6'3" | SF West Allis Central | 2027 State WI , 6-3, G/F, West Allis Central
Sophomores
No. 1 Joey Kohnen Joey Kohnen 6'5" | SG/SF Slinger | 2028 State WI , 6-4, G, Slinger
No. 13 Tyler Schwalbach Tyler Schwalbach 6'3" | PG/SG Kaukauna | 2028 State WI , 6-3, G, Kaukauna
No. 19 Tyler Kowal Tyler Kowal 6'0" | PG Onalaska | 2028 State WI , 6-0, G, Onalaska
No. 26 Gavin McRoberts Gavin McRoberts 6'2" | PG Onalaska | 2028 State WI , 6-2, G, Onalaska
No. 37 DJ Cooper DJ Cooper 6'0" | PG Regis | 2028 State WI , 6-0, G, Regis
No. 47 Owen Henkel Owen Henkel 6'3" | CG Freedom | 2028 State WI , 6-3, G, Freedom

Prep Hoops Minnesota
Seniors
No. 3 Cedric Tomes Cedric Tomes 6'0" | PG East Ridge | 2026 State MN , 6-0, PG, East Ridge (Committed to Minnesota)
No. 46 Graham Sanneh Graham Sanneh 6'8" | PF East Ridge | 2026 State MN , 6-8, F, East Ridge
Sophomores
No. 50 Blake Jones Blake Jones 6'2" | PF East Ridge | 2028 State MN , 6-2, F, East Ridge

Schedule
At La Crosse Center
Friday, January 16
1:00 p.m. -- North Crawford (10-1) vs. Melrose Mindoro (3-7)
2:30 p.m. -- Aquinas vs. St. Croix Central (Girls)
4:00 p.m. -- Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (10-2) vs. St. Croix Central (8-3)
5:30 p.m. -- Aquinas (11-1) vs. Regis (9-1)
7:00 p.m. -- Fall Creek (7-1) vs. Mineral Point (6-3)
8:30 p.m. -- La Crosse Central (6-2) vs. Little Chute (8-4)
Saturday, January 17
9:15 a.m. -- Altoona (5-3) vs. Tomah (6-4)
10:45 a.m. -- Amery (6-5) vs. Holmen (8-4)
12:15 p.m. -- River Falls (7-4) vs. TBD
1:45 p.m. -- Freedom (11-0) vs. Prescott (7-2)
3:15 p.m. -- Kaukauna (10-0) vs. Marshfield (10-2)
4:45 p.m. -- West Allis Central (10-1) vs. East Ridge, Minn. (8-3)
6:15 p.m. -- Slinger (9-3) vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's, Minn. (4-5)
7:45 p.m. -- Onalaska (8-0) vs. Caledonia, Minn. (7-5)
9:15 p.m. -- Lomira (10-1) vs. Ellsworth (6-3)