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 signee Bryson Bahl, Omaha signee Brock Scholl, Millard North senior Derek Rollins and more highlight our list of players to watch in this year’s tournament.
CLASS A
- Papillion-La Vista South senior No. 20 Bryson Bahl: 21.3 PPG, 8.7 RPG
- Bellevue West senior No. 32 Robby Garcia: 20.4 PPG, 11.7 RPG
- Millard North senior No. 23 Derek Rollins: 20.2 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2.7 APG
- Lincoln Southwest junior No. 2 Uzziah Sanders: 19.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.8 SPG
- Lincoln North Star sophomore No. 22 Jordan Castor: 17.6 PPG, 5.4 APG, 4.1 RPG, 3.0 SPG
- Lincoln Southwest junior No. 10 Makkiah Sanders: 17.5 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.9 APG, 2.5 SPG
- Lincoln Southeast senior No. 1 Mike Ngoyi: 17.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.8 SPG
- Omaha Westside junior No. 3 Emre Gedik: 14.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG
- Bellevue West sophomore No. 3 Bryce Johnson: 13.7 PPG, 6.2 APG, 5.0 RPG, 2.2 SPG
CLASS B
- Elkhorn North senior No. 34 Sutton Piatkowski: 19.4 PPG, 8.8 RPG
- Wahoo senior No. 11 Dylan Simons: 18.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.9 SPG, 2.2 BPG
- Skutt Catholic senior No. 44 Brock Scholl: 17.3 PPG, 8.3 RPG,
- Scottsbluff junior No. 5 Nate Kelley: 16.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.1 SPG
- Lincoln pius X senior No. 5 Parker Kelly: 16.2 PPG, 3.0 RPG,
- Norris junior No. 10 Chris Garner Jr.: 14.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG
- Elkhorn North sophomore No. 23 Kellen Murphy: 14.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG
- Lincoln Pius X senior No. 4 Michael Hait: 14.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG
- Norris senior No. 4 Barret Boesiger: 13.7 PPG
- Scottsbluff junior No. 1 Rylee Meininger: 13.3 PPG
- DC West junior No. 13 Nolan Asher: 13.1 RPG, 7.3 RPG, 2.7 APG
- Gretna East senior No. 0 Talan Hovie: 13.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.9 APG
CLASS C1
- Ogallala junior No. 33 Sawyer Smith: 22.8 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 6.9 APG, 3.9 SPG
- Fillmore Central senior No. 13 Daniel Stoner: 18.1 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 4.5 APG
- Lincoln Lutheran senior No. 3 Jacob Duitsman: 17.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.7 APG
- Doniphan-Trumbull junior No. 0 Jack Poppe: 16.7 PPG, 5.3 APG, 5.0 RPG, 3.5 SPG
- Ashland-Greenwood junior No. 23 Derek Tonjes: 16.6 PPG, 7.7 RPG
- Sidney junior No. 11 Alek Doty: 16.4 PPG, 5.4 RPG
- Doniphan-Trumbull junior No. 11 Parker Volk: 16.3 PPG, 8.5 RPG
- Omaha Concordia junior No. 4 Drew Kulus: 15.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.1 APG
- Cozad senior No. 22 Noah Shoemaker: 14.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.9 APG, 2.4 SPG
- Sidney junior No. 24 Keian Kaiser: 13.8 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 4.6 APG, 2.1 SPG
- Ogallala junior No. 11 Edan Cain: 13.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.1 SPG
- Omaha Concordia senior No. 11 Jack Thrasher: 13.4 PPG, 7.3 RPG
CLASS C2
- Archbishop Bergan junior No. 42 Gavin Baker: 19.7 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 1.8 BPG
- Exeter-Milligan/Friend sophomore Grady Bresson: 17.2 PPG, 9.4 RPG
- Hartington Cedar Catholic senior No. 5 Nolan Becker: 16.1 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 2.5 APG
- West Holt senior No. 32 Zach Hooey: 13.6 PPG, 8.4 RPG
- Freeman junior No. 0 Easton Buss: 13.1 PPG, 2.6 APG, 2.0 SPG
- Summerland senior No. 23 Preston Hoke: 12.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.8 APG, 2.0 SPG
- West Holt senior No. 21 Lincoln Konrad: 12.2 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 4.7 APG
CLASS D1
- Elm Creek junior No. 1 Quin Oberg: 21.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.9 APG, 3.4 SPG
- McCool Junction senior No. 42 Mapieu Kouchinin: 21.0 PPG, 12.2 RPG
- Elmwood-Murdock senior No. 13 Aidan Schmidt: 20.1 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 3.2 BPG
- North Platte St. Patrick’s sophomore No. 1 Ben Heirigs: 18.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG
- Johnson-Brock senior No. 5 Camden Dalinghaus: 16.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.0 SPG
- Dundy County-Stratton junior No. 24 Lane Bybee: 16.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG
- Bancroft-Rosalie senior No. 22 Drake Porter: 16.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.2 SPG
- McCool Junction junior No. 23 Carson McDonald: 16.3 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 5.1 APG
- Johnson-Brock junior No. 11 Brody Koehler: 15.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.1 SPG
- Dundy County-Stratton junior No. 3 Ethan Latta: 15.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 4.2 APG, 2.8 SPG
- North Platte St. Patrick’s senior No. 11 Logan Winder: 14.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG
CLASS D2
- O’Neill St. Mary’s junior No. 24 Gage Hedstrom: 18.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.8 APG
- Fullerton sophomore No. 35 Kane Wetovick: 18.0 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 3.4 APG
- O’Neill St. Mary’s sophomore No. 1 Ben Barlow: 14.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.3 APG
- O’Neill St. Mary’s sophomore No. 0 Logan Brabec: 14.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.7 APG, 2.3 SPG
- Stuart senior No. 10 Hunter Tubbs: 14.2 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.5 BPG
- Elgin/Pope John junior No. 21 Jarek Erickson: 14.2 PPG, 8.9 PPG, 3.8 APG,
- Stuart senior No. 4 Gavynn Mustin: 13.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.2 SPG
- Silver Lake junior No. 44 Landon Duester: 13.0 PPG, 5.9 RPG
