Emma Close

Class of 2026 - @TosaEastGBB Varsity #5 - Milwaukee, WI - Mac Irvin Lady Fire @MacirvinGirls - Psalm 23:1 ✞

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

roll huskies 🐾❤️ #committed

[Ellie Deprey @elliedeprey]

Due to a coaching change at D2 Purdue Northwest, I am reopening my recruitment. Excited to find the right fit! 🏀

5’10” SG/Wing
3.95 GPA
All-State
All-Conference
State Champion
40%+ career 3PT
School record: season 3PT makes

Class of 2026
Wisconsin Lakers AAU
Wauwatosa East HS

[The Midwest Recruiting Resource @TheMRR7]

TheMRR All-Tournament Team
--Division 1--
[See below for individual award descriptions.]
Semifinals:
Wauwatosa East 62, Notre Dame 58
Arrowhead 72, Pewaukee 49

Championship Game:
Arrowhead 80, Wauwatosa East 74 in 2OT

Arr = Arrowhead
WE = Wauwatosa East
Pew = Pewaukee
ND = Notre Dame

First Team:
MVP--Natalie Kussow-5'11" sr-Arr (Minnesota)
Sniper--Emma Close-5'7" sr-WE (No. Illinois)
Windex/Intimidator--Libby Gilmore-5'10" sr-Arr
Slasher--Giselle Janowski-5'8" sr-Pew (Wisconsin)
General--Mikaia Litza-5'8" sr-WE (DePaul)
Post--Kaia Waldrop-6' sr-ND (Grand Valley St)

Second Team:
Ellie Deprey-5'10" sr-WE (Purdue-NW)
Hustle--Vanessa Johnson-5'7" sr-Pew (FL Southern)
Ellie Pudelko-5'11" soph-WE
Destiny Webster-5'8" sr-ND
Sidney Zehner-5'10" jr-Arr

HM:
Frosh--Ava Cumicek-5'7" fr-ND
Maisie Hinz-5'9" soph-ND
6th--Elly Petersen-5'11" jr-Arr
Presly Samz-5'7" sr-Arr (Lipscomb)
Audrey Sellinger-5'10" sr-WE

Intriguing Prospect--Peace Petzold-6'2" fr-Pew

Descriptions:
MVP = Most Valuable Player
Hustle = Hustle Award
General = Floor General (PG) Award
Windex = Rebounding Award
Sniper = 3-pt Shooting Award
Slasher = Slasher/Driver Award
Post = Post/Interior Player Award
Intimidator = Shot Blocker/Alterer/Disruptor Award
Frosh = Top Freshman Award
6th = 6th Player Award
Intriguing Prospect = A prospect with a lot of potential that was not on the first/second/hm teams

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[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

@HurricaneDij39 @TosaEastGBB Thank you!

[Tosa East Girls Basketball @TosaEastGBB]

Congrats to @EmmaClose26 2x 1st Team All-State!

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

@derekdeprey @TosaEastGBB @MikaiaLitza Thank you!

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

@BrianHenson19 @TosaEastGBB Thank you!

[Brian Henson @BrianHenson19]

What a year. What a ride.

Emma, your contributions to this Red Raiders squad all season long were a huge part of making that run possible.

It was genuinely fun following you and this Tosa East team throughout the year. The energy, the competitiveness, the way this group showed up and battled, it made for some fantastic basketball. As someone who gets to watch a lot of high school athletics, I can tell you that seasons like this one are special.

Runner-up is never the result you set out for, but take a moment to appreciate what you and your teammates accomplished. You represented Tosa East, your community, and yourselves with such excellence.

Congratulations on an amazing season, Emma. It was an honor to watch!

@mmerg @TosaRedRaiders @TosaEastGBB @EmmaClose26

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

@BrianHenson19 @TosaEastGBB Thank you, I appreciate it!

[Travis Wilson @TravisBOUND]

Girls Basketball State Championship Recap: Best Game, Best Team, MVP, & All-Tournament Team

https://t.co/yB5h3LxRzm #wisgb

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2026 WIAA State Tournament: D1-D5 All Tournament Teams

@NKussow @MikaiaLitza @libbygilmore33 @EmmaClose26 @RowanCounsell @Taya_Donaldson @AdalineSheplee @sage_miskel @ady_ketterhagen @KinsleyKetty10 @rketty_hoops @nat_backhaus

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[Tosa East Girls Basketball @TosaEastGBB]

Congrats to @EmmaClose26 on being named 1st Team All GMC!

[Tosa East Girls Basketball @TosaEastGBB]

A standing ovation for the class of 2026!

[WIAA State Tournaments @wiaawistate]

Wauwatosa East is heading to the D1 Championship after taking victory over Notre Dame!💪🏼

#14 Emma Close led the Red Raiders with 21 points🔥😤 #WIAAGB50

[Dan Hawk @DanHawk15]

Teams come in with a plan for Wauwatosa East. They think they know where the danger lives.

I’ve watched those plans unfold, possession by possession, and I’ve watched them fail when they lose track of Emma Close. Too many teams treat her like a piece instead of the problem. They shade elsewhere, lose her, and pay for it.

Leave her open if you want to. You’ll regret it. I saw it most clearly against Pewaukee. They lost her in transition, the ball swung once, and Emma buried it. The next trip down, they tried to recover late. Same result. By the time the timeout came, the damage was already done.

Emma is a double-digit scoring threat in just about every game, and she’s comfortable with the ball in her hands. I’ve seen teams adjust and start guarding her tight. Defender slides one way, Emma’s already gone the other. One step into the lane, soft floater before the help arrives. Possession over.

But where she separates herself is on the other end of the floor. She disrupts offense and forces decisions sooner than teams want to make them.

Emma reads offenses like you read the paper. If you think the long pass is open, you’re already late.

She doesn’t need a play called to change a game. Watch her jump a passing lane, turn it into a quick two, then pick up full court on the very next possession. That swing doesn’t come with fanfare, but it changes the feel of the game.

This is a power squad with plenty of weapons. Still, the Raiders benefit in a very real way from what Emma Close brings every night.

If you forget about her, she’ll remind you.

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[Dan Barwick @Barwickipedia]

Wauwatosa East 89, Providence Academy 79. Final.

WE: Taylor 5, Kalumbula 2, Close 21, Pudelko 12, Deprey 21, Litza 21, Sellinger 7.

PA: Sabers 2, B. Greenway 14, Millerbernd 15, Healy 4, Serie 4, Nicolai 14, M. Greenway 24, Dierberger 2. #wisgb

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

@BrianHenson19 @CoachAudraClark Thank you!

[NIU Women's Basketball @GoHuskiesWBB]

🖊️ Officially a Huskie!

Welcome Emma to the 2026-27 NIU Huskies!

[Jacey Brooks @Coach_JBrooks]

Excited to have @EmmaClose26 join our family! Huskie nation, you’re gonna love this shooter 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[Audra Clark @CoachAudraClark]

Let’s goooo @EmmaClose26 !! Happy you’re a Huskie!! 👌🏼❤️🔥

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

@OleniczakThomas Thank you!

[Emma Close @EmmaClose26]

roll huskies 🐾❤️ #committed