| Player | High School | College |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Ackley | Superior | UW-Superior (D3) |
| Brandon BarBee | Lakeview Christian | Lake Superior CC (NJCAA D3) |
| Tyler Baribeau | Mesabi East | Central Lakes CC (NJCAA D3) |
| Carson Becicka | Mesabi East | Northland (D3) |
| David Benson | Ironwood | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Camden Berger | Esko | Fond du Lac Tribal (NJCAA D3) |
| Connor Bich | Hermantown | Dakota Wesleyan (NAIA) |
| Andrew Blanchard | Engadine | Alma (D3) |
| Bailey Blanchard | Clear Lake | UW-River Falls (D3) |
| Jordan Brennan | Ashland | Northland (D3) |
| Craig Burger | Hayward | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| George Butvilas | Houghton | Northland (D3) |
| Reece Castor | Gladstone | Northern Michigan (D2) |
| Carter Cook | Bigfork | Northland (D3) |
| Joey Cvancara | Duluth Denfeld | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Joey Davidson | Ashland | UW-Baraboo (NJCAA D3) |
| Quinn Fischer | Esko | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Cade Goggleye | North Woods | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Marius Grazulis | Marquette | Grand Valley State (D2) |
| Carter Hanke | Marathon | UW-Eau Claire (D3) |
| Jace Hanson-Cochran | Greenway | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Nate Hau | Eau Claire Memorial | UW-Eau Claire (D3) |
| Isiah Hendrickson | Duluth East | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Jaden Janke | Dollar Bay | Finlandia (D3) |
| Spencer Konecne | Bemidji | UW-River Falls (D3) |
| Luke Miller | Drummond | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Jared Nash | Escanaba | Albion (D3) |
| Eli Nordine | Ewen-Trout Creek | Northland (D3) |
| Matt Ojala | Calumet | Michigan Tech (D2) |
| Xavier Patterson | Superior | UW-Superior (D3) |
| Kade Peterson | Bemidji | Concordia-Moorhead (D3) |
| Hunter Phillips | Northwood | St. Mary's (D3) |
| Anders Prater | Hinckley-Finlayson | Northland (D3) |
| Will Ramberg | Cook County | Minnesota (D1) |
| Gavin Ransanici | Hurley | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Griffen Revoyr | Ironwood | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Tyler Robarge | Chippewa Falls | Michigan Tech (D2) |
| Mason Saubert | Wakefield-Marenisco | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Alex Schmidt | Mercer | Northland (D3) |
| Devon Schmitz | Dollar Bay | Michigan Tech (D2) |
| Darius Yohe | Ishpeming | William Woods (NAIA) |
Monday, August 9, 2021
2019 Player Committments
2021 Player Committments
| Player | High School | College |
|---|---|---|
| Brevin Antilla | Calumet | Bay (NJCCA D2) |
| Cole Bracket | Kingsford | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Mayson Brown | Hibbing | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Logan Depew | Newberry | Finlandia (D3) |
| JT Dougherty | River Falls | Army (D1) |
| Liam Dougherty | River Falls | U of Mary (D2) |
| Cade Faber | Abbotsford | Knox (D3) |
| Riley Fischer | Esko | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Hunter Hannuksela | Mesabi East | Cloud County (NJCAA D1) |
| Luke Healy | Hudson | Sioux Falls (D2) |
| Davin Hill | Dollar Bay | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Christian Hocking | Jeffers | Gogebic CC (NJCCA D2) |
| Carter Hudson | Escanaba | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Trey Johnson | Birchwood | Northland (D3) |
| Zac Johnson | River Falls | Augustana (D2) |
| Kam Karp | Marquette | Northern Michigan (D2) |
| Peyton Kuhn | Medford | Viterbo (NAIA) |
| Logan Latvis | Ontonagon | Finlandia (D3) |
| Adam Libertoski | Wakefield-Marenisco | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Ty Lotterman | Marquette | Alma (D3) |
| Parker Maki | Hibbing | Bemidji State (D2) |
| Keagan Monroe | Menominee | Bay (NJCCA D2) |
| Justin Nelson | West Iron County | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Noah Paulson | Duluth East | UM-Duluth (D2) |
| Kevon Powell | Ashland | Northland (D3) |
| Tyson Radermacher | Lac Courte Oreilles | Haskell (NAIA) |
| Joe Reuter | Chippewa Falls | Hillsdale (D2) |
| Giovani Saldivar | Duluth East | Crown (D3) |
| Ross Skenn | Rhinelander | UW-Whitewater (D3) |
| Mattie Thompson | Duluth East | UM-Duluth (D2) |
| Erik Victorson | Escanaba | Milwaukee Area Tech (NJCAA D2) |
| Jacob Walczak | Chippewa Falls | UW-Stout (D3) |
| Austin Weis | Cameron | Loras (D3) |
| Foster Wonders | Iron Mountain | Southern Illinois (D1) |
2020 Player Commitments
| Player | High School | College |
|---|---|---|
| Dalton Banks | Eau Claire North | Southern Illinois (D1) |
| Joey Barker | Superior | UW-Superior (D3) |
| Jayden Bernard | Virginia | Jamestown (NAIA) |
| Kyle Bilodeau | Chetek-Weyerhauser | UW-Superior (D3) |
| Caden Boser | Eau Claire Memorial | UM-Kansas City (D1) |
| Bjorn Branham | South Shore | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Vaughn Breit | Stratford | UW-Stevens Point (D3) |
| Levi Ewan | Rib Lake | UW-Stevens Point (D3) |
| Peyton Fedell | Escanaba | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Jaxon Flaherty | Unity | UW-Stevens Point (D3) |
| Cameron Ford | Athens | Ripon (D3) |
| Ashton Janke | Dollar Bay | Bay (NJCAA D2) |
| Marcus Johnson | Iron Mountain | Ripon (D3) |
| Drew Lindberg | Negaunee | Northland (D3) |
| Tanner Linduski | Eau Claire Memorial | Saint Mary's - MN (D3) |
| Sam Lohn | Duluth Marshall | Gustavus Adolphus (D3) |
| Tommy Lundin | Ironwood | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Clarke Mouw | Marathon | St. Norbert (D3) |
| Kayden Palmi | South Ridge | Northland (D3) |
| Ryan Peterson | Northland Pines | UW-Stevens Point (D3) |
| Steven Petkau | Rib Lake | Emmaus Bible (NCCAA) |
| Micah Pocernich | Cromwell-Wright | Northwestern-St. Paul (D3) |
| Brady Raph | Pine River-Backus | UM-Morris (D3) |
| Josh Reinertsen | Duluth Denfeld | UW-Superior (D3) |
| Blake Richards | Chequamegon | Northland (D3) |
| Peyton Rogers | Ladysmith | UW-Stout (D3) |
| Peyton Rogers-Schmidt | Chippewa Falls | Ranger (NJCAA D1) |
| Noah Schradle | Cumberland | UW-Eau Claire (D3) |
| Kaden Schuls | Florence | Northland (D3) |
| Brad Simonsen | Houghton | Michigan Tech (D2) |
| Ben Smith | Luck | Northland (D3) |
| Blaze Smith | Mellen | Gogebic (NJCAA D2) |
| Peter Soumis | Hermantown | UM-Duluth (D2) |
| Luke Spink | Mosinee | Viterbo (NAIA) |
| John Sutherland | Grand Rapids | UM-Duluth (D2) |
| Peter Sutton | Cook County | Northwestern-St. Paul (D3) |
| Kevin Thomas | Hermantown | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Tyler Tuura | Crandon | Northland (D3) |
| Tommy Tiffany | Hayward | Northland (D3) |
| Jason Waterman | Negaunee | Michigan Tech (D2) |
| Peyton Wefel | Esko | St. Scholastica (D3) |
| Brock Welle | Hudson | Hamline (D3) |
| Luke Zakovec | Mellen | Northland (D3) |
Sunday, August 8, 2021
WIAA Playoff Assignments
The WIAA recently released what the playoff assignments will look like heading into this upcoming school year. There are plenty of changes being made, primarily due to COVID-19 disrupting the local sectionals last season. This played a part in multiple teams losing a chance to make a run to the state tournament.
Let's look at what northern sectional teams will be affected by the changes heading into the 2021-2022 season.
Changes in Division 1 - Sectional 1
- Holmen, La Crosse Central, Menomonie, and River Falls moved to Division 2.
- Kimberly, Neenah, and Oshkosh West have all been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 1 but were in a different sectional last season.
- Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay East, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay Southwest, and Pulaski were removed from this sectional.
- Appleton East and Appleton West are back in this sectional after not participating in the WIAA Playoffs last season.
Changes in Division 2 - Sectional 1
- Altoona, Amery, Baldwin-Woodville, Black River Falls, Ellsworth, Osceola, Somerset, and West Salem moved to Division 3.
- Holmen, La Crosse Central, Menomonie, and River Falls return to this sectional after participating in Division 1 last season.
- Fox Valley Lutheran, New London, and Shawano have all been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 2 but were in a different sectional last season.
Changes in Division 3 - Sectional 1
- Aquinas, Cameron, Chequamegon, Colby, Cumberland, Durand, Ladysmith, Mondovi, Neillsville, Osseo-Fairchild, and Unity moved to Division 4.
- Adams-Friendship, Altoona, Amery, Baldwin-Woodville, Black River Falls, Ellsworth, Mauston, Osceola, Somerset, West Salem, and Wisconsin Dells return to this sectional after participating in Division 2 last season.
- Viroqua has been switched back to this sectional after staying in Division 3 but were in a different sectional last season.
Changed in Division 3 - Sectional 2A
- Bonduel and Oconto moved to Division 4.
- Clintonville, Freedom, Little Chute, Waupaca, and Xavier return to this sectional after participating in Division 2 last season.
Changes in Division 4 - Sectional 1
- Abbotsford, Athens, Clear Lake, Edgar, Flambeau, Hurley, Marathon, Spencer, and Thorp moved to Division 5.
- Cameron, Chequamegon, Durand, Ladysmith, Mondovi, Neillsville, Osseo-Fairchild, and Unity return to this sectional after participating in Division 3 last season.
- Plum City/Elmwood and Whitehall have been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 4 but were in a different sectional last season.
Changes in Division 5 - Sectional 1
- Athens, Clear Lake, Flambeau, Hurley, and Thorp return to this sectional after participating in Division 4 last season.
- Eau Claire Immanuel, Mercer, Prentice, and Rib Lake have been switched to this sectional after staying in Division 5 but were in a different sectional last season.
Here are the 2021-2022 playoff assignments for you to look over yourself:
As the season gets closer, we will predict what teams we favor to make it out of the northern sectionals. Once the playoff seedings are announced, we will make our playoff predictions for the local sectional.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Northwoods Hoops World Update 1.0
WELCOME TO THE NORTHWOODS HOOPS WORLD! Your resource for everything boys' high school basketball information in Northeastern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula!
What you will find on the Northwoods Hoops World blog:
1. Player Rankings - The player rankings will be updated periodically throughout the year, tentatively once a month. There won't be any breakdown between different states, every player will be in the same ranking database. With our eyes for recruiting as former college coaches, we feel that our rankings will be fair. Although, no ranking will ever be completely accurate. All of our rankings will be based on our personal outlook of each player based on skills, stats, and potential. Outside rankings from different recruiting sites won't have any impact on our ranking system.
2. Team Rankings - The team rankings will be updated throughout the season, ideally every week. Along with this, we will be posting individual and team Performances of the Week. In the future, we will be looking to add a ranking system based on some mathematical formula to give our followers an unbiased ranking for all teams.
3. Schedules/Scores/Conference Standings - We will post weekly schedules for games that are happening each week. We will plan on updated scores to allow our followers to stay caught up on all the action. Any help from our followers on scores that we may miss is always greatly appreciated.
4. College Updates - Our biggest things here will be college commitments and alumni updates. It's always fun to keep track of players and how they are doing at the next level.
5. Season Predictions/News - Multiple predictions will be made throughout the season. Starting with state season previews, conference predictions, playoff predictions, and Mr. Basketball predictions. Throughout the season, we will also be updating our followers on how these are progressing. We will talk about games to watch, projected conference MVPs, and other top players to watch.
6. Off-season Tournaments/Leagues - Staying on top of off-season basketball action is going to be a major part of our player rankings and season predictions. Getting out and watching some of the local teams that we may not see as much in the regular season will give us more accurate opinions. This page will include summer/fall leagues, AAU events, high school tournaments, and college team camp tournaments.
Stayed tuned while we do our best to keep you updated on basketball in the Northwoods!
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