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Milwaukee Bucks & WisSports.net announce teams, matchups, and schedule for second annual Deer District Prep Showcase

05/01/2025, 11:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

Fiserv Forum and Wisconsin Sports Network (WisSports.net) will host the second Deer District Prep Showcase on Saturday, Jan. 24. The all-day event will feature 12 high school boys’ basketball teams from across the state, with six games tipping off every two hours throughout the day. Tickets will go on sale this fall at www.fiservforum.com.

Deer District Prep Showcase Schedule:

10 a.m. – Seymour vs. The Prairie School
12 p.m. – Racine Lutheran vs. West De Pere
2 p.m. – Lodi vs. Mount Horeb
4 p.m. – Kaukauna vs. Oregon
6 p.m. – Freedom vs. Slinger
8 p.m. – Arrowhead vs. West Allis Central

"We're extremely excited to once again partner with Fiserv Forum on the 2026 Deer District Prep Showcase,” said Travis Wilson, General Manager of Wisconsin Sports Network. “Last year's event was incredible, with buzzer-beaters, huge performances and some of the top teams and players in the state. The 2026 Deer District Prep Showcase is shaping up to be one of the top in-season events in Wisconsin once again. We're excited to add another game to the day, and the lineup is absolutely incredible. The 12 participating teams averaged more than 20 victories last year, and we'll welcome some of the state's top college prospects as well. It will be a great day showcasing Wisconsin high school basketball at the state's preeminent arena."

“Building on the success of the 2025 event, we’re excited to host the second Deer District Prep Showcase and expand with two additional teams in 2026,” said Michael Belot, Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Chief Real Estate Development Officer for the Milwaukee Bucks. “We’re proud to give even more Wisconsin high school basketball players the unforgettable experience of competing on an NBA court.”

About Wisconsin Sports Network

Founded in 2002, Wisconsin Sports Network (WSN) has brought their audience a unique and highly popular variety of quality content via WisSports.net. WSN has become the go-to location for high school sports news and information, including stats, standings, schedules, rosters, and stats leaders for teams around the state as well as expert analysis through original content such as player rankings, conference and season previews, in-depth playoff breakdowns, and much more. With more than 50 million page views per year and highly popular social channels, WisSports.net is the trusted source in Wisconsin for high school sports.

About Deer District

Deer District is Milwaukee’s newest neighborhood and is redefining the city’s downtown. Anchored by the world-class Fiserv Forum, a preeminent sports and entertainment venue and home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, the 30-acre Deer District is Milwaukee’s premier location for people to live, work and play, and is a hub for the city’s vibrant future. A year-round destination, Deer District features a myriad of dining and entertainment options in addition to Fiserv Forum including The MECCA Sports Bar & Grill, The Cluckery, The Beer Garden, Good City Brewing, Drink Wisconsinbly Pub, Fat Tuesday, The New Fashioned and Insomnia Cookies. Deer District also features a large plaza which serves as an ideal setting to enjoy live music, festivals, outdoor movies, fitness classes and other events. Additionally, Deer District includes GATHER at Deer District, the Bucks’ state-of-the-art training center, the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Science Center, the 550 Ultra Lofts apartment building and The Trade Milwaukee, a 200-plus room Marriott Autograph Collection hotel, which are located directly across from Fiserv Forum. Future developments for Deer District include a FPC Live operated music venue, a five-story mixed-use development in partnership with J. Jeffers Co., and further commercial, office space and real estate. For more information on Deer District, visit DeerDistrict.com.

About Fiserv Forum

Fiserv Forum is a preeminent sports and entertainment arena in downtown Milwaukee that opened on Aug. 26, 2018. Designed by Populous, Eppstein Uhen Architects and HNTB, the venue offers incomparable sightlines, customer service, technology and amenities. Fiserv Forum includes 17,341 seats for basketball, 15,178 for hockey and up to 18,000 for concerts, with 34 luxury suites and three clubs. The world-class arena is home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette University’s men’s basketball team and was selected to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the 2024 Republican National Convention. Fiserv Forum hosts a diverse variety of year-round events, including major concerts, family shows and other sports and entertainment events. Fiserv Forum is the anchor of the surrounding 30-acre Deer District neighborhood, which is Milwaukee’s premier location for people to live, work and play. In 2021, Fiserv Forum was awarded LEED Gold Certification for sustainability performance. Founding Partners for Fiserv Forum include Fiserv, BMO, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Johnson Controls, Motorola, Potawatomi Hotel and Casino and Beechwood Sales and Service / Anheuser-Busch. For more information, please visit fiservforum.com.


About the Author

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.

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