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Senior guard Luke Haertle of Lake Country Lutheran has been chosen by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association as a first-team all-state selection among players who compete at the WIAA Division 3 level for the third year in a row. 

Haertle, who will attend the University of Wisconsin in the fall and play basketball for the Badgers as a preferred walkon, headlines the list of Division 3 All-State players released today. 

A 6-foot-4 guard who scored 2,264 points and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds during his stellar prep career, Haertle led Lake Country Lutheran to the WIAA State Tournament as a junior and senior, and the Division 3 title this season. 

Denmark senior forward Donavan Short (6-10) is a two-time first-team Division 3 selection by the WBCA. The UW-Green Bay recruit led Denmark to an 18-9 recruit by averaging 23.0 points and 8.6 rebounds. 

Ripon junior wing Riley Brooks (6-6) is one of the more prolific scorers in the state and a NCAA Division I prospect. Brooks, who owns scholarship offers from Indiana State and Toledo, averaged 25.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists. 

Senior Gus Foster (6-3) led Big Foot to a sectional final and an 18-11 record by averaging 22.6 points and 10.2 rebounds. He plans to play at NCAA Division III UW-Stevens Point in the fall.  

Junior Carson Koepnick (6-1) helped West Salem to the Coulee Conference title and a runner-up finish in the WIAA Division 3 State Tournament by averaging 16.2 points and 3.1 assists on a very balanced and talented team. 

Junior forward Jeremy Lorenz (6-8) is one of the state’s top class-of-2023 prospects. He led Brillion to a runner-up finish in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference and a spot in the state tournament by averaging 19.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He owns a NCAA Division I scholarship offers from nearby Green Bay and Toledo. 

Junior Jordan Malmlov (6-1) led Prescott to the championship in the Middle Border Conference and a 22-3 record by averaging 22.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He has scored 1,262 points in three years of prep basketball. 

Like Koepnick, senior Monte Mayberry (6-3) excelled on a very talented team that relied on balance and depth. Mayberry averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Heart O’North Conference champions. 

Sophomore Amari McCottry (6-5) of Metro Classic Conference-champion St. Thomas More can put together some incredible stat lines. For example, he had 39 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists in the Cavaliers’ sectional-semifinal win over Dominican. He was named Player of the Year in his league and led St. Thomas More to its first WIAA State Tournament appearance. 

Sophomore Cody Schmitz (6-4) is an athletic, versatile wing player who put up some crazy scoring stats for the Red Hawks. He averaged 30.2 points and 9.9 rebounds and scored a whopping 61 points in a victory over Sparta.

Senior Landon VanCalster (6-7) helped Freedom to a sectional-final appearance and a 23-5 record by averaging 18.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists. The NCAA Division II recruit for Northern Michigan finished his prep career with more than 1,250 points. 

Senior Austin Wagner (6-6) was voted Player of the Year in the East Central Conference. He led Kettle Moraine Lutheran to the league title and a 19-5 record by averaging 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

WBCA Division 3 All-State

Riley Brooks, Jr., Ripon
Gus Foster, Sr., Big Foot
Luke Haertle, Sr., Lake Country Lutheran
Carson Koepnick, Jr., West Salem
Jeremy Lorenz, Jr., Brillion
Jordan Malmlov, Jr., Prescott
Monte Mayberry, Sr., Northwestern
Amari McCottry, Soph., St. Thomas More
Cody Schmitz, Soph., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
Donavan Short, Sr., Denmark
Landon VanCalster, Sr., Freedom
Austin Wagner, Sr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran

Honorable Mention

Evan Anderson, Soph., Black River Falls
Levi Birkholz, Jr., Lakeside Lutheran
Dupree Fletcher Jr., Soph., Carmen Northwest
Barry Applewhite, Sr., Dominican
Gabe Ascher, Sr., Wautoma
Tom Balge, Sr., Watertown Luther Prep
Connor Coombs, Sr., Edgerton
Chase Cummings, Sr., East Troy
Dillon Garthwaite, Sr., Dodgeville
Jaeden Grade, Jr., Laconia
Carson Hause, Sr., Stanley-Boyd
Ben Heim, Sr., Kewaunee
Shavaree Hicks, Jr., Saint Francis
Armani Jones, Sr., Brown Deer
Cole Lahti, Jr., Northwestern
Peter Lattos, Jr., West Salem
Mitchell McCarty, Jr., Campbellsport
Braden McGlothlin, Jr., Catholic Memorial
Adison Mittelstadt, Jr., Mayville
Charlie Pfefferle, Sr., Xavier
Brady Ring, Sr., Lodi
Adon Saylor, Sr., Mauston
Alex Sherwood, Jr., Xavier
Aaron Uttech, Jr., Columbus