It was a slower week of commitments this past week but a few names headlined by the likes of 2015 PG Glynn Watson and 2017 PG Connor McCaffery came off the board while Oregon State landed a talented trio. Here’s a look at that, info on the upcoming NY2LA Sports Breakfast of Champions Fall League, the NY2LA Sports Future Camp and more in this week’s news and notes…
COMMITMENTS
2015 PG Glynn Watson of St. Josephs (IL) came off the board over the weekend as the talented lead guard verbally committed to Nebraska. He played with the Illinois Wolves during the grassroots travel season.
2015 SF Admiral Schofield of Zion-Benton (IL) also came off the board with a verbal commitment to Tennessee over the weekend. He played with the Team NLP program this summer.
Former Maryland commit Trayvon Reed announced that he will attend Auburn. Reed is currently attending Elev8 Academy in Florida for the semester. He played with both the Atlanta Xpress and Each 1 Teach 1 programs during the grassroots travel season.
2017 PG Connor McCaffery of Iowa City West (IA) verbally committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday. The two sport standout plays with the Iowa Barnstormers during the grassroots travel season. McCaffery is the son of current Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach Fran McCaffery.
2017 PG Markus Howard of Perry High School (AZ) came off the board last week as the highly regarded young floor general verbally committed to Herb Sendek and the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played with the Arizona Power during the grassroots travel season.
Oregon State struck big on the trail Tuesday as they landed three recruits in 2015 SF Tres Tinkle of Missoula Hellgate HS in Montana, 2015 SG Stephen Thompson Jr. of Bishop Montgomery in California, and 2015 PG Derrick Bruce of Elev8 Basketball Academy in Florida all verbally committed to the Beavers. Tinkle played for the Idaho Select, Thompson for Superior Athletes, and Bruce for the Inland Empire during the grassroots travel season. Tinkle is the son of current Oregon State Head Coach Wayne Tinkle while Thompson is the son of former Syracuse star Stephen Thompson.
RECRUITING UPDATES
2016 SG Sam Hauser of Stevens Point (WI) checked in with a recruiting update last week after a stellar summer with the Wisconsin Academy. CLICK HERE for the latest on the sharpshooting wing from Wisconsin…
2016 SG Isaac Gassman of Ottawa (IL) had a huge spring and summer with the Quad City Elite. CLICK HERE for an update on the left handed marksmen from Illinois…
2016 PG Jordan Bohannon of Marion (IA) continues to collect Division 1 attention after another solid summer with the Martin Brothers program. CLICK HERE for an update on the Iowa standout…
2016 PG Juwan McCloud of Germantown (WI) made great strides on the hardwood this spring and summer with the Playground Elite program. CLICK HERE for an update on the rising young floor general in Wisconsin…
2015 G Tyler Hall of Rock Island (IL) is holding a number of offers after a solid summer with the Quad City Elite program. CLICK HERE for an update on Hall…
2015 PF Henry Ellenson of Rice Lake (WI) is down to three schools after a busy summer with the Playground Elite program. CLICK HERE for the latest on the soaring big man…
2015 PF Obediah Church of Springfield (IL) is down to four schools. CLICK HERE for the latest on the Illinois Irish summer standout…
2015 PF Charlie Thomas of River Hill (MD) checked in with an update after a busy summer with the DC Premier program. CLICK HERE for more on Thomas…
2015 PF Alex Illikainen of Brewster Academy (NH) broke down his final four schools with us earlier this week after a solid summer with the Howard Pulley program. CLICK HERE for the latest on the Minnesota native…
2015 PF Carlton Bragg of Villa Angela-St. Joseph (OH) is down to five schools. CLICK HERE for the latest on the top 10 national big man who shined with the Ohio Basketball Club this summer.
UPDATED NATIONAL PLAYER RANKINGS
Our team had a chance to watch a substantial number of prospects throughout the spring and summer and with the dust now settled and fall approaching this past week we updated our national player rankings for each of the high school classes. Here’s a look at each…
NY2LASPORTS.COM CLASS OF 2015 TOP 50 NATIONAL PLAYER RANKINGS
NY2LASPORTS.COM CLASS OF 2016 TOP 50 NATIONAL PLAYER RANKINGS
NY2LASPORTS.COM CLASS OF 2017 TOP 25 NATIONAL PLAYER RANKINGS
NY2LASPORTS.COM CLASS OF 2018 TOP 10 NATIONAL PLAYER RANKINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS
2014 NY2LA SPORTS BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS FALL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
The annual NY2LA Sports Breakfast of Champions Fall Basketball League is set to tip off again this October in Wisconsin. The league is open to 2015-2018 prospects (i.e. HS Freshman-Seniors). The annual high school platform the serves as a skill development, exposure, and high school season preparation league boasts an alumni of some of the top talented in recent history including, but not limited to, the likes of Jean-Pierre Tokoto (North Carolina), Luke Fischer (Marquette), Kevon Looney (UCLA), Nick Fuller (Nebraska), Zak Showalter (Wisconsin), Carrington Love (UW-Green Bay), Jordan Fouse (UW-Green Bay), Elgin Cook (Oregon), David Jesperson (Pepperdine), Charles Lee (Cleveland State), Duane Wilson Jr. (Marquette), Jake Thomas (Marquette), Deonte Burton (Marquette), etc. The league will run on Sunday mornings October 12th, October 19th, and October 26th from 8 am – 1 pm at Milwaukee Lutheran High School (WI) and it will once again feature skill work along with full length game play. CLICK HERE for more information on the 2014 NY2LA Sports Breakfast of Champions Fall Basketball League.
NY2LA SPORTS FUTURES CAMP - OCTOBER 25, 2014
The prestigious NY2LA Sports Futures Camp that has launched a number of the top prospects in the country into the national spotlight in recent history returns again this fall on October 25, 2014 at Milwaukee Lutheran High School in Wisconsin. Past camp MVP’s have been Semi Ojeleye (Duke), Cliff Alexander (Kansas), Deonte Burton (Marquette), Kevon Looney (UCLA), Diamond Stone (TBD), Jimmy Whitt (Arkansas), and Joseph Toye (Vanderbilt). The one day camp will offer up skill work along with full length game play once again and is open to 2016-2018 prospects to attend (i.e. Freshman-Juniors). For more information on the 2014 Futures Camp CLICK HERE
GENERATION NEXT TIP-OFF - NOVEMBER 15-16, 2014
The fifth installment of the annual late fall middle school tournament returns to the hardwood on November 15-16, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tournament is open to boys 3rd-8th grade teams and it offers up a 3 game guarantee with a pool play and single elimination playoff format. All first and second place teams will receive customized trophies/medals and t-shirts and the event will be covered by NY2LASPORTS.COM and GENERATIONNEXTBASKETBALL.COM. For more on the 2014 Generation Next Tip-Off Basketball tournament CLICK HERE
HOLIDAY HOOPFEST - JANUARY 3-4, 2015
The winter holiday season is quickly approaching and that means the return of the annual NY2LA Sports Holiday Hoopfest basketball tournament for boys 3rd-8th grade teams. The fourth annual event will hit the hardwood January 3-4, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and will once again offer up a 3 game guarantee with a pool play and single elimination playoff format. All first and second place teams will receive customized trophies/medals and t-shirts and the event will also be covered top to bottom by NY2LASPORTS.COM & GENERATIONNEXTBASKETBALL.COM. For more on the 2015 Holiday Hoopfest Basketball Tournament CLICK HERE