NE Wisconsin HSSA: Keegan Van Kauwenberg drops 56 points to break Kaukauna school record
Keegan Van Kauwenberg set a new Kaukauna (Wisconsin) school record with 56 points on Friday night.
Van Kauwenberg was a Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Awards Boys Basketball Player of the Year nominee last year, and is committed to play at UW-Green Bay next season.
Highlights from Green Bay men's basketball commit Keegan Van Kauwenberg (@KVankauwenberg) breaking Kaukauna's single-game scoring record with 56 points tonight.20-31 from the floor. The best high school shooting performance I've seen in person. @Kaukaunabball @GottliebShow pic.twitter.com/iMK7iWPJ6L
— Kyle Malzhan (@KyleMalzhan) February 22, 2025
Everything was going right for the senior on Friday, as he sank 20-of-31 shots in a 98-79 victory. The Post Crescent livestreamed the game, and you can see highlights of the game, including the moment Kauwenberg set the record, here.
Van Kauwenberg will likely be a candidate for the Northeast Wisconsin HSSA honor again this year, along with a loaded field that includes De Pere's Zach Kinziger and Oshkosh North's Xzavion Mitchell.
The 2024-25 Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Awards, Presented by Piggly Wiggly, are June 20 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The show is produced with the support of Cellcom.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: NE Wisconsin HSSA: Keegan Van Kauwenberg drops school-record 56 points
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