NCAA Division II programs in the Midwest and beyond have taken a liking to the boys' basketball talent in the state of Wisconsin.
No less than 60 former high school basketball standouts from Wisconsin are currently listed on the rosters of Division II programs across the United States.
The most prevalent among all NCAA Division II conferences in recruiting the Badger State is the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which includes many programs from Minnesota.
A total of 30 players from the state are listed on Northern Sun rosters, including a league-best eight at Minnesota-Duluth.
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference is next in line with 15 thanks to the recruiting efforts of Michigan Tech (six players), Northern Michigan (five players) and UW-Parkside (four players).
With Parkside the lone NCAA Division II program in the state, look for the trend of out-of-state coaches offering scholarships to Wisconsin kids to continue in the future.
In fact, four players from the 2020 class already have committed to Division II programs -- Malik Abdul-Wahid of Brookfield Central to Winona State, Nick Brown of Elkhorn to Parkside, Jake Buchanan of Kimberly to Rockhurst and Isaac Soumis of Thorp to Southwest Minnesota State.
Following is a list of high school players from Wisconsin currently playing at the Division II level. If you know of more, please email me at wbnews@yahoo.com and I will those players to the list.
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Michigan Tech | Isaac Appleby | 6'2" | Jr. | Eau Claire Memorial |
Michigan Tech | Eric Carl | 6'5" | R-Frosh. | Kaukauna |
Michigan Tech | Kyle Clow | 6'5" | Soph. | Germantown |
Michigan Tech | Kyle Monroe | 6'5" | Sr. | Ashwaubenon |
Michigan Tech | Tyler Robarge | 6'8" | Frosh. | Chippewa Falls |
Michigan Tech | Owen White | 6'6" | Soph. | Rhinelander |
Northern Michigan | Alec Fruin | 6'4" | Jr. | Beloit Turner |
Northern Michigan | Justin Kuehl | 6'4" | Frosh. | Hustisford |
Northern Michigan | Xzavier Jones | 6'5" | Frosh. | Martin Luther |
Northern Michigan | A.J. Makinen | 6'0" | Frosh. | Muskego |
Northern Michigan | Noah Parcher | 6'1" | Frosh. | La Crosse Central |
Parkside | Brendan Hau | 6'8" | R-Soph. | Mukwonago |
Parkside | Riley Keckeisen | 6'1" | Jr. | Kenosha Tremper |
Parkside | Jonah Matulle | 6'4" | R-Jr. | Neenah |
Parkside | Sam Wilke | 6'3" | R-Frosh. | Beaver Dam |
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Illinois Springfield | Kaj Days | 6'7" | Sr. | Racine Park |
Lewis | Vlado Zrnic | 6'7" | Frosh. | Greendale |
Missouri-St. Louis | Shane Wissink | 6'0" | Jr. | Oshkosh North |
Rockhurst | Rich Byhre | 6'8" | Frosh. | Catholic Memorial |
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Cedarville | Seth Dittmer | 6'9" | Jr. | Homeschool |
Hillsdale | Jack Gohlke | 6'3" | R-Frosh. | Pewaukee |
Hillsdale | Patrick Cartier | 6'8" | R-Frosh. | Brookfield East |
Hillsdale | Davis Larson | 6'5" | Jr. | Sheboygan North |
Hillsdale | Cole Nau | 6'2" | Frosh. | Brookfield Central |
Hillsdale | Jacob Ngobi | 5'11" | Soph. | Janesville Craig |
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Wheeling Jesuit | Jay Gentry | 6'1" | Soph. | Brown Deer |
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Southern Connecticut State | Taurus Adams | 6'7" | Sr. | Brown Deer |
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Bemidji State | Zach Baumgartner | 6'8" | Jr. | Kewaunee |
Bemidji State | Logan Bader | 6'7" | Sr. | Unity |
Bemidji State | Nick Wagner | 6'4" | Jr. | Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau |
Concordia-St. Paul | Jacob Everson | 6'2" | Frosh. | Menasha |
Concordia-St. Paul | Kenny Holz | 6'2" | Soph. | Iola-Scandinavia |
Concordia-St. Paul | Max Keefe | 6'7" | Sr. | Germantown |
Concordia-St. Paul | Perion Little | 6'4" | Sr. | Kenosha Indian Trail |
Concordia-St. Paul | George Scharlau | 6'5" | Frosh. | Colfax |
Mary | Evan Anderson | 6'0" | Sr. | Kenosha Bradford |
Minnesota-Crookston | Harrison Cleary | 6'1" | Sr. | Oak Creek |
Minnesota-Crookston | Chase Johnson | 6'8" | R-Jr. | La Crosse Logan |
Minnesota-Crookston | Reed Miller | 6'6" | Frosh. | Kimberly |
Minnesota-Crookston | Quintin Winterfeldt | 6'4" | Frosh. | Waupun |
Minnesota-Duluth | Drew Blair | 6'5" | R-Frosh. | Stevens Point |
Minnesota-Duluth | Trevor Entwisle | 5'11" | Sr. | Neenah |
Minnesota-Duluth | Brandon Myer | 6'8" | Sr. | Superior |
Minnesota-Duluth | Hunter Plamann | 6'1" | Soph. | Appleton Xavier |
Minnesota-Duluth | Logan Rohrscheib | 6'2" | Sr. | Eau Claire Regis |
Minnesota-Duluth | Adam Smith | 6'2" | Soph. | Kaukauna |
Minnesota-Duluth | Mason Steffen | 6'3" | Soph. | Waunakee |
Minnesota-Duluth | Cody Tomlinson | 6'2" | Sr. | Washburn |
Minnesota State-Mankato | Quincy Anderson | 6'3" | Soph. | Oshkosh North |
Southwest Minnesota State | Logan Benson | 6'5" | Frosh. | Ellsworth |
Upper Iowa | Travis Goede | 6'1" | R-Soph. | Sparta |
Upper Iowa | Jacob Hablewitz | 5'11" | Frosh. | Neenah |
Upper Iowa | Quinn Killerlain | 5'10" | Frosh. | Marshall |
Winona State | Nick Klug | 6'1" | Soph. | Burlington |
Winona State | Alec Rosner | 6'2" | Soph. | Kimberly |
Winona State | Kevion Taylor | 6'5" | Jr. | Whitnall |
Winona State | Caleb Wagner | 6'1" | Sr. | Muskego |
SCHOOL | NAME | HT | YEAR | HIGH SCHOOL |
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Flagler | Nathaniel Buss | 5'11" | Jr. | Verona |
Palm Beach Atlantic | Thomas Datka | 6'0" | Frosh. | Milwaukee Lutheran |
St. Leo | Luke Haasl | 6'10" | Frosh. | Oshkosh West |
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