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Marshfield Columbus Catholic seniors Emmitt Konieczny and Blake Jakobi, and Marshfield junior Brooks Hinson were honored with all-state accolades by the Wisconsin State Coaches Basketball Association for the recently completed 2023-24 season.
Konieczny and Jakobi, who helped lead Columbus Catholic to the Cloverbelt Conference East Division and WIAA Division 5 state titles, were among the 12 players named to the Division 5 first team.
Hinson, the Wisconsin Valley Conference Player of the Year, was among the 12 players selection to the Division 1 first team.
Konieczny, who had 31 points in the Division 5 state tournament championship game win over Madison Abundant Life Christian, averaged 14.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Dons. Konieczny completed career with 1,329 points to rank second on the school’s all-time scoring list.
Jakobi averaged 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2 steals this season as the Dons went 29-2. He finished with 1,171 career points.
Konieczny and Jakobi, along with teammate Charlie Moore, were named Co-Players of the Year in the Cloverbelt East.
Hinson, who helped Marshfield to its third-straight Wisconsin Valley Conference title and a Division 1 sectional final appearance, led the Tigers in scoring at 16.8 points per game and surpassed the 1,000-point plateau for his career midway through the season.
Wisconsin Lutheran’s Kon Knueppel, who will play collegiately at Duke, was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball as the state’s Player of the Year. Knueppel averaged 25.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, leading Wisconsin Lutheran to a perfect 30-0 record and the WIAA Division 2 state title. He finishes his career as a three-time first-team all-state performer and 1,978 points.
2023-24 Wisconsin State Coaches Basketball Association All-State Boys Basketball Teams
Division 1
First team: Bennett Basich, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Stevie Clark, sr., Oshkosh North; Brady Corso, sr., Neenah; Jack Daughtery, sr., Brookfield Central; Chris Davis Jr., jr., Sun Prairie West; Tim Franks, sr., Mequon Homestead; Brooks Hinson, jr., Marshfield; Will Hornseth, sr., De Pere; Zach Kinziger, jr., De Pere; Nolan Minessale, sr., Milwaukee Marquette; Xzavion Mitchell, jr., Oshkosh North; Manasseah Stackhouse, sr., Kenosha Indian Trail.
Honorable mention: Termarion Brumby, sr., Racine Case; Grant Chandonais, jr., Stevens Point; Will Garlock, sr., Middleton; Jace Gilbert, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Amare Hereford, so., Beloit Memorial; Lukas Hoffman, sr., Oconomowoc; Ky’moni Hunt, sr., Milwaukee Hamilton; Cooper Jesperson, jr., Eau Claire Memorial; Cahlil Jones, so., Germantown; Aidan Konop, sr., Sussex Hamilton; Joey LaChapell, sr., Appleton East; Drew Murphy, jr. Verona; Trevor Polite, jr., Mequon Homestead; Will Stuckey, sr., Kettle Moraine; Keegan Van Kauwenberg, jr., Kaukauna; Gavin Van Wie, sr., Sun Prairie East; Keaton Frisch, sr., Waunakee.
Division 2
First team: Evan Anderson, sr., Onalaska; Joey Butz, sr., River Falls; Ty Fernholz, sr., Stoughton; Davion Hannah, jr., Glendale Nicolet; Tamarrein Henderson, sr., West Salem; Nick Janowski, sr., Pewaukee; Jaquan Johnson, sr., Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic; Kon Knueppel, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Adam Loberger, sr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Michael McNabb Jr., sr., Grafton; Kai Rogers, jr., Wauwatosa West.
Honorable mention: Isaiah Allen, sr., Milwaukee Lutheran; Sam Ferge, sr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Ayden Goll, sr., Milton; Reis Hidde, sr., New Richmond; Tanner Hraby, sr., Medford; Davin Isaj, jr., Greendale; Keagen Jirschele, sr., Mosinee; JT Kaul, sr., Beaver Dam; Jack Lutz, jr., Whitnall; Josh Manchester, so., Mount Horeb; Henry Meyer, sr., La Crosse Central; Luka Momcilovic, jr., Pewaukee; Zach Orr, jr., Rice Lake; Logan Rindfleisch, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Connor Roffers, sr., Burlington; Sawyer Schipper, sr., Stoughton; Kayden Schultz, so., Plymouth; James Seagreaves, sr., Monroe; Logan Sipple, jr., Shawano; Drew Tomashek, sr., Ashwaubenon; Logan Zahour, jr., Cedarburg.
Division 3
First team: Pierce Arenz, sr., Kiel; Jamarion Batemon, jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science; AJ Bender, jr., Lake Mills; Drew Daoust, jr., Southern Door; Devin Brown, jr., Milwaukee Carmen Northwest; Sekou Konneh, sr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More; Lucas Ladlum, sr., Platteville; Amari McCottry, sr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More; Cody Schmitz, sr., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau; Aaron Womack III, jr., Whitefish Bay Dominican.
Honorable mention: Joseph Ascher, sr., Wautoma; Riley Bechard, sr., Waupaca; Tyler Brightman, sr., Appleton Xavier; Donovan Davis, fr., Freedom; Cade Dirske, so., Oostburg; Grady Geiger, sr., Brillion; LaMont Hamilton, so., Racine St. Catherine’s; Sam Hans, sr., Lake Country Lutheran; Aiden Hawkinson, jr., Waupun; Henry Hoel, sr., Stanley-Boyd; Zay Howard, sr., Beloit Turner; Grant Manz, sr., Kiel; Brock Massey, sr., Mauston; Zach McClain, sr., Platteville; Garrett Murphy, sr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran; Keenan Rahn, sr., Omro; Wes Rahn, so., Lakeside Lutheran; Domanyck Schwarzenberger, sr., Bloomer; Tyshawn Teague-Johnson, sr., Beloit Turner; Dallas Wallin, sr., Prescott; Isiah Woodland, sr., Milwaukee Audubon Technology.
Division 4
First team: Logan Bahr, sr., Onalaska Luther; Walter Berns, sr., La Crosse Aquinas; LaTrevion Fenderson, jr., Racine The Prairie School; Gavin Gores, jr., Cumberland; Trent Grunewald, jr., Howards Grove; Dooney Johnson, fr., Milwaukee Juneau; Eric Kenesie, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Tyson Lucas, sr., Cameron; Will Murray, sr., Darlington; Landon Thousand, sr., Mineral Point; Grant Warren, sr., Marathon.
Honorable mention: Broker Buschor, so., Darlington; Ausitn Hohn, sr., Pardeeville; Ethan Hurlburt, sr., Durand-Arkansaw; Caleb Johnson, sr., Westby; Eli Lindsey, jr., Mineral Point; Karter Meredith, sr., Randolph; Anthony Przybilla, sr., Brookfield Academy; Cyle Steffl, sr., Iowa-Grant; Jaxon Tilton, sr., Unity; Tyler Underwood, sr., Marathon; Bo Vollrath, sr., Fall Creek; Noah Weier, sr., Bonduel; Tegan Werner, sr., Crivitz.
Division 5
First team: Ahmad Badwan, sr., Milwaukee Salam; Jackson Blomberg, sr., Rib Lake; Jimmitrius Davison, sr., Madison Abundant Life Christian; Kasey Helgeson, sr., Barneveld; Noah Hemmersbach, sr., Cashton; Blake Jakobi, sr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Isaiah Kastern, sr., Solon Springs; Emmitt Konieczny, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; T.J. Lamb, sr., Almond-Bancroft; Ayden Phillips, jr., Almond-Bancroft; Ryan Popwich, sr., Bruce; Heath Poppy, sr., Shullsburg.
Honorable mention: Brynden Beck, jr., Port Edwards; Channing Brown, jr., Ithaca; Connor Butzler, sr., Cashton; Brody Feldmann, jr., Elkhart Lake; Gunnar Greuel, sr., Winter; Ryer Indergand, sr., Monticello; Cameron Lipinski, jr., Cochrane-Fountain City; JJ McKellipis, sr., Oshkosh Lourdes; Matthew Nies, sr., River Ridge; Jace Paul, jr., Alma Center Lincoln; Shavlik Schultz, sr., Fall River; Camden Schurk, jr., Stevens Point Pacelli; Dylan Taggart, sr., Solon Springs; Carter Uppena, jr., Royall; Gavin Wunderlin, sr., Potosi.