Will Tschetter

As a junior, Tschetter averaged 33.4 points per game, earning 2nd team All-state recognition from the Associated Press.

Will Tschetter (born January 31, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference.

In high school, he played for Stewartville, where he led the state in scoring as a junior.

As a senior, he was third in the state in scoring and finished as runner-up in the Minnesota Mr. Basketball and as the state's number-2 ranked recruit behind Chet Holmgren.

Tschetter is the son of Minnesota Miss Basketball, three-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division II national champion Kasey Morlock.

At Stewartville High School, Tschetter was also a 2021 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) state champion in the discus throw and a Power Five conference quarterback/tight end recruit.

Tschetter was raised on a farm on the outskirts of the small town of Stewartville, Minnesota in Southeast Minnesota.

The town, which is a suburb of Rochester, Minnesota, has a population of 6,000 and the farm is a distance from central Stewartville.

His family's 160 acre farm with about 35 head of cattle is about 12 mi south of Rochester.

His grandfather bought the farm as rental property when his mother was in high school and his grandparents live in a separate residence on the farm, while his uncle owns an additional 80 acre parcel nearby.

His mother and father moved in when they landed engineering jobs at IBM in Rochester.

Tschetter spent two years in China when his father was on assignment in Beijing before returning to the farm for sixth grade.

Upon leaving for China in fourth grade, Tschetter was already 5ft 10in.

While there, he attended International School of Beijing for 4th and 5th grade.

By July 2019 following his sophomore basketball season, Tschetter's only offer was a Division II school.

Tschetter's mom coached his eight grade travel team and was the Stewartville Freshman coach as of the 2020–21 season.

Tschetter began trumpet studies in fourth grade and switched to french horn as a freshman.

He was a member of the school marching band despite the interference from his athletic commitments.

He performed yearly with the band at the Minnesota State Fair and in band competitions.

Before his freshman year, he joined the Minnesota Heat AAU boy's basketball program coached by Johnny Tauer who encouraged his outside shot.

He was a straght A's student in high school with the exception of an A-minus in Spanish as a sophomore.

He took an official visit to attend the January 19, 2020 game between North Dakota State and North Dakota.

Tschetter had a 5:30 routine that included making 100 three-point shots every day.

Most teams double team or triple team him, but some good schools felt they could handle him with single coverage, often resulting in his big games.

E.g., he posted 50 points against Columbia Heights.

Yet as of April 2020, he only had mid-major interest.

Tschetter had intended to make his college choice in April of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

However the resulting lockdown led to AAU event cancellations and in-person recruiting bans.

Talent evaluations were suddenly based on film analysis and review.

Tschetter had to build interest by tape.

Michigan assistant coach Phil Martelli had initiated contact to request game film.

Because he is from a remote area and does not play for an AAU team that participates in the shoe-sponsored circuits, Tschetter remained relatively unknown until Rivals.com published a May 14, 2020 story on him.

By May 25, 2020, Tschetter had offers from NDSU, Appalachian State, Colorado State, James Madison, Loyola Chicago, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Toledo, William & Mary, Wyoming and Richmond and strong interest from Arkansas, Minnesota and Michigan.

Tschetter was also the starting quarterback for Stewartville.

As a junior he threw for 1,429 yards and 15 touchdowns in nine games.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football recruited him as a tight end.

While Mark Dantonio was the head coach of Michigan State Spartans football, they were also interested in him as a tight end.

Other Big Ten Conference football programs recruited him as well.

However, some of the tight end transition conversations extended to his eventually performing as an offensive lineman, which did not interest him.

While Tschetter was still fielding offers, the stay at home ban was lifted and he invited the Cincinnati bound Class of 2020 Madsen twins (Gabe and Mason) to practice.