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2023-24 Preview: Classic Eight

2023-24 Preview: Classic Eight
Evan Flood
Evan Flood
August 24, 2023 @ 03:40 PM
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Will Stuckey
Will Stuckey 6'1" | SG | 2024
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John Giricz
John Giricz 5'10" | PG | 2024
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Lukas Hoffman
Lukas Hoffman 6'1" | SG | 2024
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Ben Bestor
Ben Bestor 6'1" | SG | 2025
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Caleb Poling
Caleb Poling 6'5" | SF | 2025
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Carter Lavalle
Carter Lavalle 6'2" | SG | 2024
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Aiden Krause
Aiden Krause 6'4" | SF | 2024
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Jace Gilbert
Jace Gilbert 6'5" | PF | 2024
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Carter Combs
Carter Combs 5'11" | PG | 2024
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Sean Ladwig
Sean Ladwig 6'4" | SG | 2024
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Bennett Basich
Bennett Basich 6'3" | SG | 2024
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Drew Wagner
Drew Wagner 5'7" | PG | 2024
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking ahead to the 2023-24 season, Prep Hoops Wisconsin breaks down the race in the Classic Eight Conference...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PROJECTED STANDINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Muskego</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Waukesha West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Kettle Moraine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Catholic Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Mukwonago</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Waukesha North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Oconomowoc</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Waukesha South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TEAM TO BEAT</strong> - Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warhawks won the league by three games last season and finished as the runner-up in Division 1. Arrowhead has to replace Mac Wrecke, the reigning conference player of the year, now at Green Bay, and some other integral seniors. With Green Bay commit [player_tooltip player_id='1142119' first='Bennett' last='Basich'] back, don't think you bet against them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DARK HORSE - </strong>Muskego</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muskego is a sneaky good squad. The Krause brothers, Aiden and Ashton are a pair of potential first-team All-Conference forwards that play a blue collar style and cause matchup problems. The Warriors quietly won 18 games last season and return four of their top six scorers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SLEEPER - Waukesha West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Think the Wolverines could make a big jump. West finished seventh in the Classic Eight a year ago, but showed a lot of fight in some losses to Muskego, Arrowhead, Waukesha South, and Catholic Memorial. Dom Hill will be tough to replace, but the Wolverines still feature a nice backcourt in [player_tooltip player_id='1258491' first='Carter' last='Combs'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1536506' first='Carter' last='Lavalle'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>First Team</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1258491' first='Carter' last='Combs'] - Sr. - Waukesha West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1536506' first='Carter' last='Lavalle'] - Sr. - Waukeshe West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1115917' first='Drew' last='Wagner'] - Sr. Kettle Moraine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1142119' first='Bennett' last='Basich'] - Sr. - Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1203047' first='Sean' last='Ladwig'] - Sr. - Catholic Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='2350015' first='Will' last='Stuckey'] - Sr. - Kettle Moraine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F [player_tooltip player_id='1489811' first='Aiden' last='Krause'] - Sr. - Muskego</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F [player_tooltip player_id='1364523' first='Jace' last='Gilbert'] - Sr. - Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Second Team</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G A.J. Curtis - Sr. - Waukesha North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1946761' first='John' last='Giricz'] - Sr. - Catholic Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G Cooper Haas - Jr. - Waukesha North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1598977' first='Lukas' last='Hoffman'] - Sr. - Oconomowoc</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F Caleb Poling - Jr. - Mukwonago</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F Ashton Krause - Sr. - Muskego</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F Garrett Sexton - Sr. - Arrowhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLAYER OF THE YEAR - [player_tooltip player_id='1142119' first='Bennett' last='Basich']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is a relatively easy call. Basich is the second highest returning scorer (15.9 ppg) in the Classic Eight and was second in the league last season in rebounding (9.1). Basich shot 51 percent from the floor as a junior, including 42 percent from 3-point range. A two-way player with tremendous heart and passion for the game, Basich is the heartbeat of this Arrowhead squad. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1142119"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e7bff4dd432"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - [player_tooltip player_id='1539509' first='Caleb' last='Polling']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Had a hard time leaving Polling off the first team list. With the number of returning All-Conference seniors in the Classic Eight, the Mukwonago wing/forward got the short end of the stick. Polling is coming off a terrific spring and summer after averaging 6.0 ppg as a sophomore. A sweet shooting prospect with versatility and a smooth game, Polling should draw attention as a mismatch problem this winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1539509"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e7bff4dd492"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SLEEPER TO WATCH - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1544760' first='Ben' last='Bestor']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A player not on our preseason All-Conference team that could be there by season's end is Bestor. As a sophomore, Bestor gave Kettle Moraine 6.0 ppg during their run to the state tournament. Bestor had a 20-point outing agains Madison West and 21 versus Lake Country Lutheran. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":"","_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e7bff4dd4dc"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Looking ahead to the 2023-24 season, Prep Hoops Wisconsin breaks down the race in the Classic Eight Conference...

PROJECTED STANDINGS

1. Arrowhead

2. Muskego

3. Waukesha West

4. Kettle Moraine

5. Catholic Memorial

6. Mukwonago

7. Waukesha North

8. Oconomowoc

9. Waukesha South

TEAM TO BEAT - Arrowhead

The Warhawks won the league by three games last season and finished as the runner-up in Division 1. Arrowhead has to replace Mac Wrecke, the reigning conference player of the year, now at Green Bay, and some other integral seniors. With Green Bay commit Bennett Basich Bennett Basich Bennett Basich 6'3" | SG Arrowhead | 2024 State WI back, don't think you bet against them.

DARK HORSE - Muskego

Muskego is a sneaky good squad. The Krause brothers, Aiden and Ashton are a pair of potential first-team All-Conference forwards that play a blue collar style and cause matchup problems. The Warriors quietly won 18 games last season and return four of their top six scorers.

SLEEPER - Waukesha West

Think the Wolverines could make a big jump. West finished seventh in the Classic Eight a year ago, but showed a lot of fight in some losses to Muskego, Arrowhead, Waukesha South, and Catholic Memorial. Dom Hill will be tough to replace, but the Wolverines still feature a nice backcourt in Carter Combs Carter Combs Carter Combs 5'11" | PG Waukesha West | 2024 WI and Carter Lavalle Carter Lavalle 6'2" | SG Waukesha West | 2024 State WI .

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE

First Team

G Carter Combs Carter Combs Carter Combs 5'11" | PG Waukesha West | 2024 WI - Sr. - Waukesha West

G Carter Lavalle Carter Lavalle 6'2" | SG Waukesha West | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Waukeshe West

G Drew Wagner Drew Wagner Drew Wagner 5'7" | PG Kettle Moraine | 2024 WI - Sr. Kettle Moraine

G Bennett Basich Bennett Basich Bennett Basich 6'3" | SG Arrowhead | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Arrowhead

G Sean Ladwig Sean Ladwig 6'4" | SG Catholic Memorial | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Catholic Memorial

G Will Stuckey Will Stuckey Will Stuckey 6'1" | SG Kettle Moraine | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Kettle Moraine

F Aiden Krause Aiden Krause 6'4" | SF Muskego | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Muskego

F Jace Gilbert Jace Gilbert Jace Gilbert 6'5" | PF Arrowhead | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Arrowhead

Second Team

G A.J. Curtis - Sr. - Waukesha North

G John Giricz John Giricz 5'10" | PG Catholic Memorial | 2024 State WI - Sr. - Catholic Memorial

G Cooper Haas - Jr. - Waukesha North

G Lukas Hoffman Lukas Hoffman Lukas Hoffman 6'1" | SG Oconomowoc | 2024 WI - Sr. - Oconomowoc

F Caleb Poling - Jr. - Mukwonago

F Ashton Krause - Sr. - Muskego

F Garrett Sexton - Sr. - Arrowhead

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Bennett Basich Bennett Basich Bennett Basich 6'3" | SG Arrowhead | 2024 State WI

This is a relatively easy call. Basich is the second highest returning scorer (15.9 ppg) in the Classic Eight and was second in the league last season in rebounding (9.1). Basich shot 51 percent from the floor as a junior, including 42 percent from 3-point range. A two-way player with tremendous heart and passion for the game, Basich is the heartbeat of this Arrowhead squad.

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MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - Caleb Poling Caleb Poling Caleb Poling 6'5" | SF Mukwonago | 2025 State WI

Had a hard time leaving Polling off the first team list. With the number of returning All-Conference seniors in the Classic Eight, the Mukwonago wing/forward got the short end of the stick. Polling is coming off a terrific spring and summer after averaging 6.0 ppg as a sophomore. A sweet shooting prospect with versatility and a smooth game, Polling should draw attention as a mismatch problem this winter.

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SLEEPER TO WATCH - Ben Bestor Ben Bestor 6'1" | SG Kettle Moraine | 2025 State WI

A player not on our preseason All-Conference team that could be there by season's end is Bestor. As a sophomore, Bestor gave Kettle Moraine 6.0 ppg during their run to the state tournament. Bestor had a 20-point outing agains Madison West and 21 versus Lake Country Lutheran.

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