2024 Boys Basketball State Tournament Players to Watch

by Mar 4, 2024Preps Boys Basketball

Bellevue West High School guard Jaden Jackson
Photo Credit: Eric Francis

The Nebraska Boys Basketball State Tournament tips off on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center, bringing many of the state’s top players to Lincoln to compete for championships in the six classes.

South Dakota State commit Jaden Jackson (Bellevue West), Northwest Missouri State commit Marcus Glock (Wahoo) and others highlight our players to watch in each class.

Class A

  • Omaha North senior No. 5 Mynor Strong: 18.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.5 APG, 2.8 SPG
  • Millard North junior No. 23 Derek Rollins: 18.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG,
  • Bellevue West senior No. 12 Jaden Jackson (South Dakota State commit): 17.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.0 APG
  • Omaha Central senior No. 4 Daleron Thomas: 17.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.0 APG
  • Omaha Westside senior No. 3 Kevin Stubblefield: 17.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG
  • Lincoln Southeast senior No. 5 Taye Moore: 17.2 PPG, 2.8 APG, 2.6 RPG
  • Gretna senior No. 23 Landon Pokorski: 15.6 PPG, 5.1 APG, 3.7 RPG
  • Omaha Creighton Prep senior No. 0 Dillon Claussen: 15.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG
  • Millard North senior No. 13 Neal Mosser: 15.4 PPG, 4.1 APG, 3.1 RPG
  • Gretna senior No. 24 Alex Wilcoxson: 14.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.9 APG
  • Gretna senior No. 42 Kade Cook: 14.4 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.6 APG
  • Bellevue West junior No. 32 Robby Garcia: 14.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG
  • Millard North senior No. 11 Elijah Gaeth: 13.5 PPG, 5.9 APG, 5.2 RPG

Class B

  • Omaha Skutt Catholic junior No. 44 Brock Scholl: 20.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG
  • Crete senior No. 11 Aidan McDowell: 18.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG
  • Scottsbluff sophomore No. 5 Nate Kelley: 16.8 PPG, 5.7 APG, 5.3 RPG
  • Norris junior No. 4 Barret Boesiger: 15.4 PPG
  • Norris sophomore No. 10 Chris Garner Jr.: 15.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.7 APG
  • Omaha Roncalli Catholic senior No. 30 Brady McGill: 15.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG
  • Bennington junior No. 1 Austin Kaiser: 14.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG
  • Scottsbluff sophomore No. 1 Rylee Meininger: 14.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG
  • Platteview junior No. 11 Jaxon Adams: 14.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG,
  • Elkhorn senior No. 1 Colin Comstock: 13.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.8 APG

Class C1

  • Wahoo senior No. 0 Marcus Glock: 23.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG
  • Ogallala sophomore No. 0 Sawyer Smith: 19.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 5.5 APG
  • Ogallala senior No. 23 Caden Rezac: 17.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.4 APG
  • Auburn senior No. 3 Maverick Binder: 16.7 PPG, 4.5 APG, 4.2 RPG
  • Doniphan-Trumbull sophomore No. 0 Jack Poppe: 16.2 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.9 SPG
  • Ashland-Greenwood senior No. 0 Dane Jacobsen: 14.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 3.4 APG
  • Ashland-Greenwood sophomore No. 32 Derek Tonjes: 13.9 PPG, 6.1 RPG
  • Omaha Concordia senior No. 5 Quientan McCafferty: 13.8 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 2.8 BPG
  • Malcolm senior No. 11 Maddox Meyer: 13.5 PPG, 5.6 RPG
  • Douglas County West senior No. 2 Ryker Wohlers: 13.2 PPG, 5.3 RPG
  • Douglas County West senior No. 1 Drake Travis: 13.1, PPG, 3.9 RPG

Class C2

  • Amherst senior No. 23 Tayje Hadwiger: 20.9 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.6 APG
  • Hartington Cedar Catholic senior No. 5 Nolan Becker: 16.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.0 APG
  • Bridgeport senior No. 1 Kolby Lussetto: 16.2 PPG, 4.5 RPG
  • Ponca senior No. 13 Dalton Lamprecht: 15.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.5 APG
  • Lincoln Lutheran junior No. 3 Jacob Duitsman: 14.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG
  • Amherst senior No. 1 Austin Adelung: 13.9 PPG, 2.8 RPG
  • Norfolk Catholic senior No. 3 Nolan Fennessey: 13.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG
  • Lincoln Lutheran junior No. 12 Ryan Hager: 13.2 PPG, 2.6 APG

Class D1

  • North Platte St. Patrick’s senior No. 15 Brecken Erickson: 19.0 PPG, 10.9 RPG
  • Ansley-Litchfield junior No. 0 Luke Bailey: 18.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.0 SPG, 4.0 APG
  • West Point Guardian Angels Central Catholic junior No. 35 Konnor Kralik: 16.0 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.1 APG
  • Ainsworth senior No. 24 Trey Appelt: 17.6 PPG, 11.0 RPG
  • Dundy County-Stratton senior No. 23 Jackson Kerchal: 17.5 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.6 BPG, 2.6 APG, 2.6 SPG
  • Ainsworth senior No. 5 Traegen McNally: 16.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.1 APG
  • Ainsworth senior No. 22 Carter Nelson: 16.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.0 BPG
  • Johnson-Brock junior No. 1 Camden Dalinghaus: 15.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.1 APG
  • Dundy County-Stratton sophomore No. 24 Lane Bybee: 13.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG

Class D2

  • Shelton senior No. 23 Ashton Simmons: 22.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG
  • Maywood-Hayes Center senior No. 22 Jeremiah Ingison: 20.0 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 3.2 SPG, 2.9 APG
  • O’Neill St. Mary’s sophomore No. 24 Gage Hedstrom: 19.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG
  • Shelton senior No. 12 Riley Bombeck: 19.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 6.4 APG, 4.3 SPG
  • Elm Creek sophomore No. 10 Quin Oberg: 18.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.7 SPG
  • Walthill senior No. 1 Adrian Phillips: 16.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG
  • Humphrey St. Francis sophomore No. 4 Carson Wessel: 15.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.5 SPG
  • Sumner-Eddyville-Miller senior No. 10 Jace Rosentreader: 15.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG
  • Maywood-Hayes Center senior No. 21 Haydn Farr: 15.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.8 APG
  • O’Neill St. Mary’s freshman No.1 Ben Barlow: 14.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.2 APG
  • Walthill senior No. 5 Ethan Parker: 14.5 PPG, 2.9 APG

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