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2025 NY2LA Next Level Invitational – Undefeated Teams
Even with all the talent of the NY2LA Next Level Invitational, there were several teams at each age group who were able to make it out of Indianapolis undefeated. 15U Division Attack Grey – Chris Chapman North Elite Full Package White IE Indy Hoops Black IE Indy Hoops Gold Illinois Bears Missouri Phenom National Refined

NY2LA Next Level Invitational Information
The NY2LA Next Level Invitational will get started this Friday in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. The tournament will feature 170 teams at the high school level and hosted between Pro Net Facility, Lawrence Central High School, and Warren Central High School. Full Schedule Live Stream Media Request Admission Tickets College Coach Registration 15U Teams (50

College of Charleston Lands Chris Davis Jr.
One of the top scorers in the entire nation has announced his college commitment. Chris Davis Jr., a 6’4” senior guard, of Sun Prairie East High School (WI) and Team Herro announced his commitment tonight to College of Charleston. It has been an interesting several months in the recruitment of Davis. He originally committed to

Kendall Bosby Pulls In First Offer
It has been a breakout spring already for 2026 Kendall Bosby. While playing with Hoops4Health the 6’3” guard has received his first division one scholarship offer. Detroit Mercy became the first school to extend an offer to Bosby this past week. “It felt amazing getting to see all of my hard work pay off and

Top 100 Junior Arafan Diane Talks Recruitment
One of the most dominant big men in the nations 2026 class has continued to be Arafan Diane. The 7’1” post has only continued to raise his recruitment stock this spring while playing with Team Iowa United. To start off the grassroots season back in the beginning of April, Diane was one of the top

2025 G Traevon Koch Still Available
As we get deeper into the spring, the available talent for the 2025 class is drying up. Though one of the top available guards in the class is Traevon Koch. He is a 6’3” guard of SFA Academy who is originally from Minnesota. At the recent NY2LA Spring Extravaganza in Iowa, Koch was named first

National Championship Coach Pat Miller Joins The NY2LA Team
Following an illustrious college coaching career, Pat Miller is joining NY2LA Sports as the College Coach Liaison. Miller spent twenty-two seasons as the head coach of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His tenure as head coach was highlighted by a pair of National Championships coming in 2012 and again in 2014. He also won a National Championship

Girls Recruitment News – May 7th
Following the recent live period, there have been plenty of scholarship offers going out in addition to other recruitment news. Here are the headlines from the past couple of weeks. There was a major commitment recently coming from senior Nikki Kerstein. The Mac Irvin Fire and Montini point guard announced her pledge to Wisconsin.

ALL IN Boys Media Night #2 Standouts
The second of the ALL IN Athletics boys media night took part last week. Here are some of the players who stood out during the event. Josh Ericsson – 2028 – SG – ALL IN 15U Johnson Right from the start of action, Ericsson showed off his great shooting ability. In the first several minutes,

2025 Gen Next Invitational – Champions
Congratulations to all of our champions from this past weekends Gen Next Invitational. All platinum champions secured their free spot in the NY2LA Championships taking place in Ohio this June. 14U Division Platinum Champions – Power 5 Platinum 2nd Place – MTXE Premier – Rortverdt Gold Champions – NLG – Baker Gold 2nd Place –

Breakout 2026 Guard To Know Noah Maniscalco
A breakout player in Wisconsin’s 2026 class this spring has been Noah Maniscalco. The guard of Wisconsin Legends and De Pere High School has shined at both the NY2LA Swish N’ Dish and Spring Extravaganza tournaments. When asked about his spring season so far with the Wisconsin Legends, Maniscalco called it great. “My team is

2025 Spring Extravaganza – Undefeated Teams
After looking at all the championship teams for the 11U-14U divisions, now here are 15U-17U teams that were able to have themselves an undefeated 4-0 tournament with the showcase style format of play. Congratulations to all these teams. 17U ABP Athletics Grassroots Sizzle (Caldwell) Hoops4Health National Team Phoenix Wisconsin Playmakers P32 Wisconsin Blizzard Wisconsin Legends

2025 Spring Extravaganza – Champions
While the high school divisions of the Spring Extravaganza were showcase style, there was some fierce action in bracket play occurring with the younger divisions for some championships. Each of the Platinum Champions listed below won their team free entrance to the NY2LA Championships taking place in June in Ohio. Congratulations to all our championship

First Offer For 2027 Timothy West
Timothy West joins one of just several players in Wisconsin’s 2027 class to hold a division one offer. The 6’2” guard of Edgewood High School and the Power 5 program picked up his first offer last week. Jacksonville State of Conference USA became the first school to offer West. “When I got my first offer,

Nick Schultz Flying Under The Radar
The game of junior point guard Nick Schultz has continued to quickly progress. It started with a breakout junior season with Neenah High School (WI) and now into his grassroots season with Davis Brothers Elite. From his sophomore to junior season at Neenah, the production of Schultz nearly tripled. He went from averaging 3.8 points

Soriano Hayes Emerging In The 2026 Class
Over the past year, Soriano Hayes has greatly boosted his recruitment stock. This started during this past high school season at Lanphier High School (IL) and has continued early into his grassroots season with Capital City Teamwork. In his junior season at Lanphier, Hayes averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds per game. He helped them

Girls Recruitment News – April 21
Plenty of recruitment news from the past couple of weeks as we get deeper into the spring season. In just the past week, junior KK Holman of IGB has added offers from Arizona State, Florida, and Villanova. Quincy picked up an in-state commitment to add to their 2025 class. This came from senior forward Hayven

New Offer For Sophomore Jalen Brown
Even while just a sophomore, Jalen Brown has continued to add the division one offers for himself. Last week, the 6’4” point guard of Wauwatosa West High School (WI) and Power 5 added one more offer to his growing list. Prior to the newest offer, the year got off to a big start for Brown

Ethan Vahl Stars In Freshman Season
Even before reaching high school, Ethan Vahl had proven plenty. This included being MVP of the Generation Next All-Star Camp and multiple tournament championships on the GNBA. As he transitioned on the high school scene this past season, the high level of play continued for the 6’2” point guard at Oswego High School (IL). Even

Karson Thomas Updates Recruitment
After receiving some division one offers early in his recruitment last year, the interest for Karson Thomas has continued to build with growing interest. The 6’3” 2026 guard of Marist High School (IL) and Midwest Renegade has numerous college programs recruiting him currently. Last spring Thomas was able to pull in a trio of division

Get To Know – 2028 PG Mace Miskel
Over the past year, Mace Miskel has emerged as one of the top point guards in Wisconsin’s 2028 class. This started with a standout freshman season at Whitefish Bay High School and continues early into the spring grassroots season with Chapman Basketball Academy. “We didn’t win as much as we’d like,” Miskel said about the

ALL IN Girls Media Night Standouts
On Tuesday night we got a look at several of ALL IN’s top teams from the girls side. This included their 3SSB, Gold, and Blue Star teams. Here are the nights standouts. Mikaela Cooper – 2027 – PG – 16U Gold Cooper was one of the top distributors of the media night. She has great

ALL IN Boys Media Night Standouts
Thursday night at the Berto Center was media night for the ALL IN boys program. It featured their Adidas 3Stripe Gold and NY2LA 17U, 16U, and 15U teams. Here are a sample of the standouts from the evening. Bilguun Ankhbayar – 2028 – G – ALL IN Gold Braverman Not only was Ankhbayar one of

Free Spots at NY2LA Championships for Platinum Champs
Following last weekend’s GNBA and GGNBA Spring Showdown, the first teams have punched their free ticket to the NY2LA Championships. All teams this spring who win a platinum championship at a GNBA or GGNBA tournament from the 10U-14U levels, will receive a completely free spot for the NY2LA Championships. On the girl’s side with the

2025 NY2LA Spring Showdown – Champions
The Spring Showdown this year featured not only boys teams but also girls. Here are the champions from each side. 14U Girls Division Platinum Champions – Wisconsin Academy Desmet Platinum 2nd Place – 1on1 Milwaukee Bronze 13U Girls Division Platinum Champions – 24Up DuBois Platinum 2nd Place – THS White Silver Champions –

2025 NY2LA Swish N’ Dish Champions
What a tournament it was to start off the 2025 grassroots season in Milwaukee at the NY2LA Swish N’ Dish. With many of the top programs in attendance from around the region, there was much competition for each of these championship spots. 17U Division Platinum Champion: Iowa United 3SSB Platinum 2nd Place: Power 5

College Interest Growing For Kyler Berghuis
With his play for both Unity Christian High School (MI) and Northcoast Premier over the past year, Kyler Berghuis has continued to attract college interest. The 6’2” 2026 guard has been receiving interest from division two, three, and NAIA programs from around the Midwest region and beyond. “Athletic playmaking guard,” Berghuis said describing his own

Trio of Illinois Seniors Announce Commitments
In just the past few days, a trio of senior from Illinois made their commitments. This included a pair to division one programs as well as one to a division two level program. The commitments came from Antonio Munoz, Dom Clay, and Matas Gaidukevicius. Throughout his high school career, Munoz has been one of the

Jordan Sigmon Talks Recruitment And Junior Season
Even with limited focus on high schoolers in the current recruiting landscape, one junior who has still been able to reel in a lengthy list of scholarship offers is Jordan Sigmon. The 6’2” point guard of Renaissance High School and The Family has been one of the most sought after 2026 players in not only

Must Know Player In The 2028 Class: Jordan Evans
Out of all the underclassmen talent in Wisconsin, Jordan Evans has continued to show he is among the top prospects. While he has just finished his freshman season, the 6’2” guard of Living Word Lutheran has already started to attract to some college interest. Last summer at the GNBA Championships’ Evans was the top scorer

Mitch Finefrock Talks Commitment
Over the weekend, one of the top shooters in the Midwest’s 2025 class made his college commitment. This came from Mitch Finefrock, a 6’2” shooting guard of Jackson High School and All Ohio Select. Finefrock announced his commitment to Frostburg State, a division two program in Maryland of the Mountain East Conference. The commitment comes

NY2LA Sports Partners With Cerebro Sports
NY2LA Sports is excited to partner with Cerebro Sports for the upcoming 2025 grassroots season. This partnership will bring an unmatched aspect of coverage to our programs, players, and college coaches. Cerebro Sports is basketball’s largest box score stats database. They have a database of 1.3 million unique players with 10.3 million performances collected. Their

Junior To Watch This Spring – Bryce Wegrzyn
Even with all his production and great upside, the recruitment of Bryce Wegrzyn has been relatively limited for being one of the top big men in Illinois’ 2026 class. While he does have interest from programs on multiple levels including several division one programs, the 6’8” big man has yet to pick up his first

Cole Kelly Is a Must See 2028
From his middle school days on the GNBA to now on the high school level, Cole Kelly has continued to show he is one of the top players in Illinois’ 2028 class, if not the entire Midwest. With this, the 6’6” wing has already received multiple division one offers. During his freshman season at Neuqua

Girls Recruitment News – March 25th
While much of the recruitment news recently has been from the transfer portal, there is still some noteworthy recruitments news from the high school level. One of the heroes of the Illinois state tournament and top available seniors in the Midwest has made their college commitment. Coco Urlacher of Fremd and Mac Irvin Fire will

Junior To Watch This Spring – Braylon Frantz
One of the guards who should draw plenty of attention from college coaches this spring and summer on the NY2LA Platinum Elite is Braylon Frantz. The 6’1” point guard of St. Clair High School (MI) will be playing with the Reach Legends. In his junior season, Frantz earned himself MVP honors in the MAC Gold

Junior To Watch This Spring – Jamison Zavatchin
After missing the majority of his grassroots season last year, Jamison Zavatchin is an intriguing 2026 player to catch in the upcoming spring. The 6’4” small forward got hurt back at the beginning of April and then injured himself again in September. He was able to get cleared right before his high school season with

Game of Jordan Harrison Continues To Grow
Over the past year, Jordan Harrison has continued to show great development in his game. He finished his grassroots season last year with The Academy on a high note as one of the top 2026 guards at the NY2LA Final Chapter tournament. He continued this high level of play into his junior season at Ann

2026 Matthew Kloskey Stars In State Title Game
From the five championship games at the Kohl Center in Madison on Saturday, Matthew Kloskey was one of the biggest stars of the day. He was a huge piece in the overtime victory for Wauwatosa West over Racine Park in the Wisconsin division three championship game. “It feels really good to win especially with this

Trent Grunewald Talks UW-Whitewater Commitment
On Friday, senior Trent Grunewald announced his college commitment. The 6’4” shooting guard of Howards Grove High School and Lakeshore Force will be staying in-state with his commitment to UW-Whitewater. “I like the business school and facilities a lot,” Grunewald said about choosing UW-Whitewater, the four-time division three national champions. Before his commitment, he was

Milwaukee Academy of Science Wins State Title Over Freedom
The highly talented duo of Jamarion Batemon and Devin Brown were able to finish their high school careers with a state championship for Milwaukee Academy of Science. After some near titles in recent years, Milwaukee Academy of Science was finally able to capture the school’s first state boys basketball title. In one of the top

NY2LA Fall League To State Champs
On Saturday, Wisconsin’s five state champions were crowned in Madison at the Kohls Center. Of these five, three of them got their start to the season at the NY2LA Fall League. This included Milwaukee Academy of Science, Wauwatosa West, and Wisconsin Lutheran who all captured a gold ball. Milwaukee Academy of Science won the championship

Jacob Hibner Is A Must See 2026 This Spring
From last year with Wisconsin Academy to his junior season with Stoughton High School, Jacob Hibner has continued to show he’s one of the top guards as well as scorers in Wisconsin’s 2026 class. With this, his recruitment has continued to build with offers and interest. “My junior season was awesome,” Hibner said about his

Get To Know – 2028 Jase Navis
While Wisconsin’s 2028 class may not have the same star power as its 2027 class, there are certainly a few stars who college coaches will want to be familiar with. One of the these being Jase Navis of Mauston High School and Wisconsin Academy. Early on in his high school career, he has already claimed

Cael LaFrentz Poised For Breakout Spring
As high school seasons are ending and the spring grassroots seasons are upon us, we will continue to highlight some must see players in the coming months. One of the these being Cael LaFrentz, a 6’10” 2026 post of Decorah High School in Iowa. Back in his high school season, LaFrentz was one of the

Newberry College Lands Commitment From AJ Demirov
Newberry College came into Illinois and landed one of the top available seniors in the state. This came from AJ Demirov of Crystal Lake South High School and the Fundamental U program. Not only was Demirov one of the top available seniors in the state, but he is also one of the top point guards

Girls Recruitment News – March 18th
While much of the focus over the past two weeks has been state championships, there are some major recruitment notes to know. One of the biggest pieces of recruitment news recently was the commitment of Danielle Brooks. The junior guard of Kenwood Academy and Chicago Hoops Express will be staying in Chicago with her commitment

Recruitment Heating Up For Quentin Coleman
One of the fastest rising prospects in Missouri’s 2026 class recently has been Quentin Coleman. The 6’3” guard of Principia High School and MPJ Elite recently picked up another division one offer with this one coming from a local program. In addition to the newest offer, he also took a visit to a Big East

NY2LA The Platinum Elite: HABC
A new addition to NY2LA and the Platinum Elite is HABC. This addition is another program out of Texas, also joining the Texas Conquerors and Ice Tre Elite from the Lone Star State. Leading this 2026 HABC team will be a point guard-forward duo of Tywan Collins Jr. and Conor Robison. The 5’9” Collins is

Girls Recruitment News – March 4th
Even as we get deeper into the state playoffs all across the region, there is still plenty of recruitment news to catch up on. Plenty of offers over the past week plus in addition to a few commitments. Loyola Chicago was able to grab a commitment from Wisconsin’s 2026 class. This came via Graycin Phillips,