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Madison College will play host to an outstanding two-day, eight-team boys basketball event this weekend, with seven excellent in-state teams plus a premier team from the state of Minnesota.

Below are the basics of the 60Eight Basketball Tournament:

Schedule
Friday December 15th
6:30 PM Onalaska vs. Wisconsin Lutheran (Bracket Game 1)
8:00 PM Lakeville North (MN) vs. Verona (Bracket Game 2)
 
Saturday December 16th
1:30 PM Oshkosh North vs. Stoughton (Showcase Game #1)
3:00 PM Consolation Game (Bracket Game 1 Loser vs Bracket Game 2 Loser)
4:30 PM Championship Game (Bracket Game 1 Winner vs Bracket Game 2 Winner)
6:00 PM Lake Mills vs. Waunakee (Showcase Game #2)

*All games will be played at H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium

Day of event ticket prices:

Adults - $10/day
Students - $5/day

The eight-team, six-game event features a four-team bracket of Onalaska, Wisconsin Lutheran, Verona, and Lakeville North (MN), alongside two special showcase games featuring the Oshkosh North Spartans against the Stoughton Vikings and the Lake Mills L-Cats taking on the Waunakee Warriors. Both of the showcase games will take place on Saturday, December 16th.

Leading the individual talent of the 60Eight field is five-star Duke commit Kon Knueppel, the 15th-ranked recruit in the Class of 2024 according to 24/7 Sports Composite Ranking. In addition to Knueppel, the 60Eight Tournament will bring in three more NCAA Division I commits with future Wisconsin Badger Jack Robison of Lakeville North, Onalaska's Evan Anderson (South Dakota), and Oshkosh North's Stevie Clark (Colgate). Stoughton's Ty Fernholz is a NCAA Division II commit to Michigan Tech. Xzavion Mitchell of Oshkosh North is a junior but holds offers from Wisconsin and Iowa State already.

With tremendous team and individual talent on full display, the 2023 60Eight Basketball Tournament will have no shortage of state championship-level programs. Just last season, the current 60Eight Basketball Tournament's participants combined for a 156-56 record, marking a .735 overall winning percentage with even more heightened expectations in the 2023-24 high school boy's basketball season.

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.