The Wakeland boys basketball team enjoyed an instant turnaround in the first year under head coach Eric Benton.
After missing the postseason in 2023-24, Benton set a playoff standard early. The team finished 21-13 overall and 9-5 in District 12-5A play, good for fourth place, but drew one of the most dangerous teams in the area, Heritage, in the bi-district round.

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