The following is a list of home grown Wisconsin players, all to at least some extent, which hopefully will allow RP readers to track, nationwide, the presents and futures of notable natives of our great state.
co-authored by both Komacki and myself
NBA:
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Caron Butler- Washington Wizards; 20 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts; NBA All-Star
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Devin Harris- New Jersey; 15 pts, 6 asts
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Carl Landry (rookie)- Houston; 8 pts 5 rebs; restricted free agent, reportedly desired to re-sign
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Travis Diener- Indiana; 7 pts, 4 asts
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Anthony Carter- Denver; 8 pts, 6 asts, 3 rebs, 2 stls
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Chris Mihm- LAL; 4 pts, 4 rebs, 1 blk; was serviceable NBA starter before injuries
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Steve Novak- Houston; 4 pts
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Mike Wilks- Seattle; 3 pts
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Coby Karl- LAL; N/A
College:
From 2003 Class:
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Brian Butch- Wisconsin; 12 pts, 7 rebs; borderline NBA prospect
- Sr.
Jonte Flowers- Winona State; 18 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls; D2 championship MVP and 3-time D2 Defensive POY; borderline NBA prospect, was one of the better players at Portsmouth Invitational, brother of Wisconsin guard Michael Flowers
From 2004 Class:
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Kyle "Dream" Weaver- Washington State; 12 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk; NBA prospect
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Michael Flowers- Wisconsin; 10 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls
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Deron Washington- Va. Tech; 13 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts; borderline NBA prospect, spent 2-3 years at Green Bay high school because father is Packers' assistant coach
- Sr.
Draelon Burns- Depaul; 18 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls
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Dave Bliss- Georgia; 8 pts, 6 rebs, 1 blk; hit buzzer beater and several other key shots to propel team to NCAA tourney
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Mike Nelson- North Dakota St.; 14 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts; Luke23's brother shot a blistering 46 percent from 3
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Greg Stiemsma- Wisconsin; 4 pts, 3 rebs, 1 blk
- Sr.
Shae McNamara- Marist; 4 pts, 3 rebs
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Tom Levin- Loyola; N/A
From 2005 Class:
- Jr. Marcus Landry- Wisconsin; 11 pts, 6 rebs, 1 blk
- Jr. Wes Matthews- Marquette; 11 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts
- Jr. Mike Schachtner- UWGB; 16 pts, 4 rebs
- Jr. Ryan Tillema- UWGB; 13 pts, 4 rebs
- Jr. Walter Blount- Loyola; 15 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts
- Jr. Cordero Barkley- UWGB; 4 pts, 3 rebs
- Jr. Jacob Baryenbruch- Drake; 2 pts
- Jr. Avery Smith- UWM; N/A (dismissed from team)
From 2006 Class:
- So. Jerry Smith- Louisville; 11 pts, 4 asts, 4 rebs, 2 stls
- So. Trevon Hughes- Wisconsin; 11 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls
- Fr. J.P. Gavinski- Wisconsin; N/A
- So. Andy Polka- Loyola; 8 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts
- So. Ricky Franklin- UWM; 10 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts
- So. Adam Koch- N. Iowa; 9 pts, 6 rebs, 2 asts
- So. Randy Berry- UWGB; 7 pts, 5 rebs
- So. Troy Cotton- UWGB; 5 pts
- Fr. D'Angelo Jackson- UWGB by way of Creighton; 3 pts
- Jr. Jermyl Jackson-Wilson- Colorado by way of Ohio State; 5 pts, 5 rebs, 1 blk
- So. Mitchell Carter- South Carolina; N/A
- So. Dan Landish- Fordham; N/A
- So. Sherrod Smith- Boston; N/A
From 2007 class:
- Fr. Scott Christopherson- Marquette; N/A; transferred to Iowa State
- Sr. Torre Johnson- UWM by way of Oklahoma State and JUCO; 18 pts, 8 rebs, 2 blks (dismissed from team)
- Jr. Tyler "Deion" James- UWM by way of Tulsa; 7 pts, 3 rebs
- Fr. Matt Dorlack- Eastern Illinois; N/A
- Jr. David Dubois- Eastern Illinois by way of Idaho; 10 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl
- Fr. Diante Garrett- Iowa St.; 6 pts, 3 asts, 2 rebs, 1 stl
- Fr. Will Hudson- Oakland; 4 pts, 3 rebs
- Fr. Jeremy Landers- Northern Illinois; 3 pts, 2 rebs
- Fr. Andrew Zimmerman- Santa Clara; 2 pts, 2 rebs
- Fr. Bryquis Pyrine- UWGB; N/A
- Fr. Cameron Medlock- Bowling Green; 1 pt, 1 reb
- Fr. Anthony Hill- UWM; N/A
- Fr. Keaton Nankivil- Wisconsin; N/A
Would still be playing, but were derailed by off the court issues:
- Gino Smith- Eastern Michigan; averaged 7 pts and 3 rebs as frosh before being dismissed, last playing for Crichton College in Tennessee
- Dupree Fletcher- Evansville; scored 25 points in first 43 minutes before being dismissed from the team, re-surfaced at Garden City CC where he was also dismissed, ended up at Dillard (NAIA) where he averaged 21 points per game.
- Kyle Luckett- 7 footer from Racine Horlick, foolishly applied for the NBA draft instead of going the JUCO/Prep route after he couldn't qualify, last time I heard he was working at a grocery store.
High School:
From 2008 Class:
- Korie Lucious, Pius XI:
committed to Michigan State
- Kwamain Mitchell, Whitefish Bay Dominican:
committed to St. Louis
- Jacob Koch, Ashwaubenon:
committed to Northern Iowa
- John Benkoske, Oshkosh West:
committed to Loyola
- Riley Walker, McFarland:
committed to UWM
- James Haarsma, Racine St. Catherine's (re-classified): Evansville
- Jake Gollon, Stevens Point:
committed to Mercer
- Montrel Clark, Milwaukee Pius XI (re-classified):
- Rick Wagner, West Allis Hale: offer from UW-Milwaukee (walking on at Wisconsin for f-ball, possibly b-ball)
- Jake Barnett, Wauwatosa East
- Tom Neary, Catholic Memorial
- Trey McKinney-Jones, South Milwaukee:
committed to UMKC
- Andy Smith, South Milwaukee: committed to Mercer
From 2009 Class:
- Jamil Wilson, Racine Horlick: offers from UW, MU, and pretty much every major college
- Johnnie Lacy, Milwaukee Bay View: probably will end up at Marquette, don't believe he's been offered yet
- Jeronne Maymon, Madison Memorial: offers from Baylor, UWGB, Southern Cal, Marquette, Iowa State, Tennessee
- Ben Averkamp, Germantown: offers from St. Louis, UWM, UWGB, and at least one other school (Scout $ needed)
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Dwight Buycks, Milwaukee Bay View (re-classified): failed to qualify at Bradley, now plays for the famed Indian Hills CC where's tearing it up and has interest from around the country
- Luke Russell, Menomonee Falls: Scout lists no offers, interest from Marquette, Drake
- Nathan Zastrow, Manitowoc Lincoln:
committed to North Dakota State
- Clayton Heuer, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln:
committed to UWGB
- Tommy Gaston, Adams-Friendship: Offers from UW-Milwaukee
- Tyler Brown, Eau Claire North: Offers from UW-Milwaukee
- Jason Ziemer, Verona
- Antwon Oliver, Racine Horlick
From 2010 Class:
- Evan Anderson, Eau Claire North:
committed to Wisconsin
- Flavien Davis, Milwaukee Lutheran: offers from Marquette and Baylor
- Vander Blue, Madison Memorial:
committed to Wisconsin
- Demarcus Phillips, Milwaukee Washington/
Marshalltown Community College, IA (J.C.), (re-classified)
- Marquis Mason, Madison East: offer from Marquette
- Kameron Cerroni, Sussex Hamilton: offers from UWM and UWGB
- Kyle Kelm, Randolf: Bradley, Iowa State, UWM, UWGB, Northern Iowa
- Chim (T.J.) Kadima, Milwaukee Lutheran
- Josh Gasser, Port Washington: offers from UWM, North Dakota State
- David Anderson, Oshkosh West
- Chip Rank, Cedarburg: offers from UWM, UWGB, North Dakota State
- Calvin Godfrey, Milwaukee Custer
- T.J. Bray, Catholic Memorial
- Brandon Pritzl, De Pere
- DJ Fuller, Madison La Follette
- Trevor Hass, New London
- Steven Tecker, Northwestern
- Ben Mills, Arrowhead
- Skyler O'Laughlin, Elkhorn
- Tre Creamer, Madison Memorial
- Mikael Luter, Whitefish Bay Dominican
From 2011 Class:
- Larry Bradley, Milwaukee Vincent
- Trevor Jorgenson, La Crosse Logan
- Darnell Harris, Milwaukee Bay View
- Quevyn Winters, Milwaukee Washington
- Charles Lee, Milwaukee Bay View
- Quinten Calloway, Milwaukee Marquette
- Joel Lindberg, Superior
- Ben Stelzer, Roncalli
- Bryan Tordoff, Monroe
- David Condon, Oshkosh West
- Elgin Cook, Milwaukee Bay View
Middle School Players to Watch:
From 2012 Class:
- Jean Pierre Tokoto, Menomonie Falls
- Julius Wanyoike, Milwaukee
- Arroyo Edwards, Milwaukee
- Albert Lamomba, Madison
From 2013 Class:
- Jarvis Garrett, Milwaukee
- Duane Wilson, Milwaukee
- Deonte Burton, Milwaukee
- Jordan Bradley, Milwaukee
If we neglected to mention a notable native, please make us aware of the omission, and we'll make the correction where necessary.