Team Herro Punches Ticket to Peach Jam Final Four!
Team Herro 16U’s magical Peach Jam run continues. On Friday, they secured a spot in the Final Four with a commanding 78–66 win over perennial powerhouse MoKan Elite, improving to 6–0 in the tournament
Team Herro 16U’s magical Peach Jam run continues. On Friday, they secured a spot in the Final Four with a commanding 78–66 win over perennial powerhouse MoKan Elite, improving to 6–0 in the tournament. Once again, it was Dooney Johnson who rose to the occasion, dominating the fourth quarter and finishing with 30 points, including an incredible 17-of-18 from the free throw line. Jack Kohnen was equally impressive, adding 18 points and 9 rebounds in a physically demanding game. Head Coach Chuck Smith has been masterful on the sidelines, emerging as one of the top minds in grassroots basketball.
With the win, Team Herro moves one step closer to making history. No Wisconsin-based team has won Peach Jam since 2000, when Travis Diener led the Wisconsin Playground Club to the title. Now, 25 years later, this Team Herro group is writing its own chapter in grassroots basketball lore.
The buzz around Team Herro is real—and growing. College coaches have taken notice in a big way. The programs in attendance over the past few games include Marquette, Duke, Texas Tech, Louisville, Houston, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Virginia, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Butler—just to name a few.
Expect the offer lists to explode for Team Herro’s starting five: Dooney Johnson, Kager Knueppel, Jack Kohnen, Donovan Davis, and Deuce McDuffie. This group is one of the most talented and balanced units in the country. With chemistry, toughness, and a killer instinct in crunch time, Team Herro is proving it’s not just a contender—it might be the best team in the country.
Team Herro 16U Roster Breakdown
Player Name: Dooney Johnson
High School: Milwaukee Juneau
Peach Jam Stats: 18 PPG | 4 RPG | 2 APG | 2 SPG | 46% 3P
Personal Info: 6’5” | Guard
Offers: Marquette, Syracuse, LSU, Washington, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Missouri, SMU, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Bryant, McNeese State, Alabama A&M, and Grambling State
Player Name: Donovan Davis
High School: Freedom
Peach Jam Stats: 12 PPG | 8 RPG | 3 APG | 64% FG
Personal Info: 6’8” | Forward
Offers: Marquette, Wisconsin, Syracuse, California, Iowa State, and Iowa
Player Name: Jack Kohnen
High School: Slinger
Peach Jam Stats: 16 PPG | 9 RPG | 3 APG | 2 SPG | 37% 3P
Personal Info: 6’6” | Guard/Wing
Offers: Marquette, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa State, Iowa, Tulsa, and Western Illinois
Player Name: Deuce McDuffie
High School: Rufus King
Peach Jam Stats: 12 PPG | 5 RPG | 2 APG | 56% FG | 46% 3P
Personal Info: 6’6” | Guard/Wing
Offers: Wisconsin, UW-Green Bay, and Grambling State
Player Name: Kager Knueppel
High School: Wisconsin Lutheran
Peach Jam Stats: 7 PPG | 3 RPG | 42% 3P
Personal Info: 6’9” | Wing
Offers: Toledo
Team Herro 16U Bench
Player Name: Max Jones (Toledo, UW-Green Bay), Mike Rogers Jr. (La Salle, UW-Milwaukee), Bol Wunrok, Joey Keefer, and Kinston Knueppel.
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