Video: 2014-15 Wisconsin Badgers High School HighlightsFootage of Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and Bronson Koenig in high school.Three key Wisconsin Badgers ... three great high school careers.
Here are some of the prep highlights and accomplishments of
Frank Kaminsky,
Sam Dekker and
Bronson Koenig, who have helped Wisconsin into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers play North Carolina Thursday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
At
Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.),
Kaminsky was a 6-foot-10, 225-pound center who showed glimpses of the
finesse and footwork that has allowed him to thrive at Wisconsin and
project as a potential lottery selection in the 2015 NBA Draft.
An
all-state selection as a senior and an honorable mention pick as a
junior, Kaminsky helped lead Benet Academy to a 51-5 record during that
stretch.
He also had some famous battles in the IHSA playoffs. As a junior, Benet Academy came up short against
Simeon (Chicago)
and Jabari Parker, losing 58-50. A year later, Benet Academy's dream
for a perfect season was shattered by last year's March Madness
superstar, Ryan Boatright, who scored 29 points for
Aurora East (Ill.) in a 60-52 upset victory.
Kaminsky
could do it all for Benet, including playing point guard when injuries
necessitated it. He averaged 14.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.2 blocks as
a senior.
Dekker was one of the most decorated high school players in Wisconsin history, leading
Sheboygan Area Lutheran (Wis.)
to the school's first WIAA title. He averaged 32.3 points his senior
year — 29.4 for his career — and fittingly scored 40 points in the state
championship game.
He also made the game-winning basket with two seconds in that 2012 state title game.
Koenig, a 6-4, 190-pound guard, was the Wisconsin Player of the Year his senior year at
Aquinas (La Crosse).
He averaged 17.0 points and 4.4 assists per game and shot a remarkable 45.3 percent on three-pointers. He was a consensus Top 100 national recruit and led Aquinas to two straight state titles.
