Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook: Lakeland East Conference Predictions (Mid-Season Edition)

The Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook has put out the 39th annual edition.  The Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook is a comprehensive list of players, teams, conferences, player rankings, team rankings and of course predictions. 

While it is hard to make accurate predictions, we're going to take look at the Lakeland East Conference in northern Wisconsin.  

In the 2022-2023 season Prairie Farm took home the conference championship with a 15-1 record, and 18-7 overall record.  They fell to Thorp in the regional semi-final game 51-57.  Thorp went on to win the Regional Championship game against Bruce with a score of 59-38.  They went on to play McDonell Central and lost 31-52 in the Sectional Semi-Finals.  

2022-2023 Conference Standings

15-01:  Prairie Farm
14-02:  Bruce 
11-05:  Clayton
08-08:  Flambeau
07-09:  Winter 
06-10:  New Auburn
05-11:  Lake Holcombe 
04-12:  Birchwood
02-14:  Cornell 

2022-2023 All-Conference First Team

Ryan Popowich, Jr - Bruce (Player of the Year)
Dylan Bowe, Sr - Cornell
Elec Klefstad, Sr - Prairie Farm
Tyler Rassbach, Sr - Prairie Farm
Giles Groothousen, Jr - Flambeau
Matt Popowich, Sr - Bruce 
Gunnar Greuel, Jr - Winter 
Justin Melland, So - New Auburn

2022-2023 Lakeland East Stat Leaders

Points per game:  Ryan Popowich (23.2 ppg)
Rebounds per game:  Gunner Greuel (19.1 rpg)
Assists per game:  Albert Blair (4.6 apg)
Steals per game:  Ryan Popowich (4.2 spg)
​Blocks per game:  Ryan Popowich (0.9 bpg)

2023-2024 Wisconsin Boys Basketball Yearbook Forecast

1. Bruce 
2. Flambeau
3. New Auburn
4. Winter
5. Prairie Farm
6. Clayton
7. Birchwood
8. Lake Holcombe
9. Cornell

2023-2024 Lakeland East Conference Mid-Season Standings

1. New Auburn (5-1)
2. Lake Holcombe (4-2)
3. Clayton (4-2)
4. Birchwood (4-2)
5. Bruce (4-3)
6. Winter (3-3)
7. Flambeau (3-3)
8. Prairie Farm (1-6)
9. Cornell (0-6)

2023-2024 Lakeland East Stat Leaders

Points per game:  Ryan Popowich (23.0 ppg)
Rebounds per game:  Gunnar Greuel (21.9 rpg)
Assists per game:  Gunnar Greuel (5.3 apg)
Steals per game:  Gunnar Greuel (4.3 spg)
Blocks per game:  Malte Colliander (2.2 bpg)