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Alex Antetokounmpo of Dominican, Tyrese Hunter of Racine St. Catherine’s, Parker Nielsen of Prescott, and Brandin Podziemski of St. John’s Northwest Military Academy are repeat selections on the 2020 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 Boys Basketball All-State Team. In addition, AJ Vukovich of East Troy earns his third All-State honor, picking up the distinction in Division 2 last year and Division 3 as a sophomore.

Antetokounmpo made significant strides the past two seasons, each culminating in WBCA All-State recognition. As a senior, he averaged 20.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game as the Knights were the runners-up in the very tough Metro Classic Conference.

Tyrese Hunter has been the top player on the state’s top Division 3 team all season, as Racine St. Catherine’s is unbeaten heading to sectional play. The 6’1” junior guard is attracting more and more college attention after a junior campaign that saw him average 21.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.9 steals per contest.

Nielsen has been one of the state’s top scorers the past couple seasons, averaging better than 25 points per game as a junior and 28.6 points per contest as a senior, when he’s scored at least 19 points in every game. An excellent distributor, he adds 5.3 assists to go with 4.9 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game for the Cardinals.

Podziemski is another big-time scorer, as the junior lefty upped his scoring average from 22.5 as a sophomore last season to 27.7 per contest so far this year. The 6’5” guard is a prolific scorer from every level, making 253 field goals overall, 88 foul shots, and 71 three-pointers. He adds 9.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, ad 3.7 steals per game as well.

Vukovich is likely to pick up his third Rock Valley Conference Player of the Year award and fourth time as a First Team All-Conference pick after helping the Trojans to an outright league title. Committed to Louisville for baseball, he averaged 27.9 points, 13.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game as a senior, as he went over 2,000 career points.

John Bunks of Xavier barely saw varsity action as a sophomore, but paid his dues and continued to work his way into an All-State senior campaign. The Hawks are still alive heading into sectionals after upsetting Freedom behind 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals from Bunks, who averages 19.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per contest in his senior campaign.

Gerald Gittens, Jr. of St. John’s Northwest Military Academy is a well-rounded player who impacts the game in all areas, especially as a facilitator and defender. The senior guard is third on the team in scoring (14.8 points per game) and rebounding (5.9) but leads the way with 7.7 assists per contest to go with 2.6 steals.

Luke Haertle of Lake Country Lutheran is the lone sophomore on the Division 3 All-State list, as the 6’1” guard is following up a state championship football season (he was the Lightning quarterback) with a strong hoops season. He leads the high-scoring Lake Country Lutheran team with 20.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game.

Sam Haese has helped Wrightstown to a 23-1 record heading into sectional play, as the Tigers were champions of the very tough North Eastern Conference. Haese leads the way with 15 points per game, shooting 40% from three-point. The junior guard chips in 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as well.

Cade Hall is a big-time scorer who finished his career with 1,399 points in three varsity seasons, averaging 24.5 per game as a senior, making 52.6% of his shots from the field. Hall would average 7.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest as well, and should earn his third First Team All-Conference selection in the South Central.

Kamari McGee of Racine St. Catherine’s is part of a squad that has been ranked number on all season in the WisSports.net Division 3 Coaches Poll. The 6’0” junior is a three-year varsity performer, upping his per game averages to 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2.3 steals in the 2019-20 season, as his three-point percentage rose to 43.1%.

WBCA Division 3 All-State

Alex Antetokounmpo, Sr., Dominican
John Bunks, Sr., Xavier
Gerald Gittens Jr., Sr., St. John's Northwest Military
Luke Haertle, So., Lake Country Lutheran
Sam Haese, Jr., Wrightstown
Cade Hall, Sr., Mauston
Tyrese Hunter, Jr., Racine Saint Catherine's 
Kamari McGee, Jr., Racine Saint Catherine's 
Parker Nielsen, Sr., Prescott
Brandin Podziemski, Jr., St. John's Northwest Military
AJ Vukovich, Sr., East Troy

Honorable Mention

Grant Beirne, Sr., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 
Charlie Bender, Jr., Lake Mills
Ryan Carmichael, Sr., Kewaunee
Reed Gunnink, Sr., Laconia
Keshawn Harris, Jr., Altoona
Brett Hirst, Sr., Wisconsin Dells
Joey Immekus, Sr., Martin Luther
Cameron Jaeger, Sr., Oostburg
Ben Jelacic, Sr., Dominican
Clayton Jenny, Jr., Edgerton
Mason Johnson, Sr., Golda Meir
Armani Jones, So., Brown Deer
Mason Kramer, Sr., Prairie du Chien
Zack Mashlan, Sr., Freedom
Jamison Nickolai, Jr., Sheboygan Falls
Aiden Polzin, Sr., Clintonville
Jacob Stoltz, Sr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran