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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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,

From all around the Midwest, down to Texas and now to Canada, the team announcements for the inaugural Platinum Elite by NY2LA have come from all around North America. The Canadian program joining the Platinum Elite is HQ Elite. HQ Elite joins the trend over the last decade of a lengthy group of high level