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Murray State and head coach Ryan Miller landed a major commitment for their 2026 class. This came from Navon Shabazz, a 6’4” guard of Iowa United Prep. With Iowa United on the Adidas 3SSB this past grassroots season, he averaged 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1 steal per game while hitting 40.6% of

As he enters his sophomore year at Living Word Lutheran High School (WI), Jordan Evans has received his first scholarship offer. The offer for the 6’3” guard of the Power 5 program came from Bethune-Cookman University. With Power 5 on the 3SSB, he averaged 17.8 points per game. “It was unexpected, but it felt great,”

As the temperature cools down in September, the recruitment news is starting to heat up. Plenty of commitments from across the regions over the past week! A big commitment that came out of Illinois just today was from Megan Ganschow. The 6’2” post of Downers Grove South and Illinois Lady Lightning announced her commitment to

There were plenty of under the radar names making a name for themselves this past season on the NY2LA Platinum Elite, amongst them was Jack Bookter. The 5’11” senior was one of the more skilled guards while playing with Wisconsin Legends. Bookter showed a wide range of skills to his game throughout the spring and

As Tanner Bergmann of Wapsie Valley High School (IA) continues to grow into his upside, the 6’8” senior post has attracted greater college interest. This follows a strong grassroots season with Drive Pro Select. The growth in his recruitment comes with a pair of recent visits over the last few weeks. Bergmann made trips to

After previously receiving several division two offers, Eli Krueger has now received his first division one offer. This came from Green Bay for the 6’9” 2027 post of McFarland High School and Wisconsin Swing. “It feels amazing, a dream come true for sure,” Krueger said about receiving this offer from Green Bay. Green Bay immediately

Even in this quiet time of August, there has been a good deal of recruitment news over the past weeks. Several offers in addition to plenty of offers. There were multiple Midwest players making their commitment to division one programs in the past week. The first of these being Alonna Divine. The senior guard of

It was a breakout grassroots season for 6’6” forward Tait Wetzel of Heritage Hills High School while playing with Indiana Elite Wetzel. Following this season, the junior has picked up his first offer. The offer for Wetzel came earlier this month. It came from Brescia University, an NAIA program located in Kentucky. When asked about

From his play with Hersey High School (IL) and Full Package over the past year, 6’3” Logan Luxem has gotten himself onto the radar of plenty of college coaches. He has emerged as one of the purer point guards in Illinois’ 2026 class. In his junior season at Hersey, he was one of the distributors

Senior Wes Rahn has made his college decision this past week. The 6’7” forward of Lakeside Lutheran High School and Wisconsin Academy announced his commitment to Minnesota Duluth. Rahn said what drew him to Minnesota Duluth were more than just basketball. “The main things I like about Duluth are the relationships I’ve built with the

Whether it has been with PAC Elite over the past couple of years or during his high school career at Grant Community, 6’2” Charles Schlicht has consistently played at an extremely high level. While flying under the radar, he has quietly been one of the top two guards in Illinois’ 2027 class. In his sophomore

It has been a monumental summer both on and off the court for Makai Campos. This started with his play with WM Premier and then with his recruitment for the 2027-point guard of West Ottawa High School (MI). In July, Campos and WM Premier won the 3SGB East Championships. They did this while finishing the

Following a breakout grassroots season with the Wisconsin Playmakers, Grant Hardy has added a division two offer. This came from Winona State for the 6’4” wing of Appleton North High School (WI). In his junior season, Hardy averaged 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. He was then a key to all the success of

With the summer grassroots season now complete, we are starting to make the move into commitment season. One of the first from Illinois’ 2026 class to make their commitment was Michael Nee. On Tuesday, the 6’3” guard of Glenbard East High School and Breakaway Basketball made his commitment to South Dakota. Over the past few

Minnesota Duluth has picked up another commitment for its 2026 recruitment class from Wisconsin. After landing a commitment from wing forward Calvin Anderson back at the end of July, they have now added a guard from Wisconsin. This commitment came from Jacob Hibner, a 6’3” guard from Stoughton High School and Wisconsin Academy. The senior

After just receiving his fist division two offer recently, Cade Dirkse has announced his commitment. On Saturday night, the 6’2” point guard of Chapman North and Oostburg High School announced his future plans to attend to play for Hillsdale College. I picked Hillsdale for an array of reasons,” Dirkse said about his decision in choosing

Throughout the spring and summer, Antwoine Mister was one of the top players at the 16U level at NY2LA. The 6’2” 2027-point guard starred with HoopTech. Mister shined throughout the season as one of the most complete point guards regardless of level. His high level of play was evident from the start of the season

At both the NY2LA Final Chapter and Summer Jam tournaments, Aidan Clark was one of the top players while playing with I AM 3 Prospects. The rising senior of Broken Arrow High School (OK) has been seeing a wide range of recruitment. While a very effective player this summer with I AM 3 Prospects, Clark

Following part one of this series yesterday, here is the second in this series. Five more under the radar names to know. Evan Blankenship – 2026 – G/F – Mercury Elite Blankenship is already an effective player who had a standout grassroots season with plenty of translatable tools for the college level too. He is

In his first grassroots season last year, Cahlil Jones burst onto the scene while playing with Chapman Basketball Academy. The explosive 6’2” rising senior guard of Germantown High School (WI) has continued progress his game and improve his recruitment stock from there. During his junior season at Germantown, Jones earned first team all-conference honors in

Over the course of the grassroots season, one of the most dominant players on the NY2LA Platinum Elite regardless of age groups was Elijah Poniewaz. The 2028-point guard shined with the Missouri Phenom. Even while playing up a level at 16U, Poniewaz led Missouri Phenom to a NY2LA Platinum Elite championship this summer. The championship

On Wednesday, Illinois and Brad Underwood landed a commitment out of neighboring Iowa. This came from 6’8” rising senior forward Landon Davis of Waukee Northwest High School and Iowa United. The commitment comes after the Illini just offered him over a month ago at the beginning of July. It was a stock boosting several months

Plenty of players had breakout grassroots seasons. Here are five that did and need to be on college coaches’ radars. Josh Bowers – 2027 – F/C – Indiana Elite Team Central There was plenty of personal and team success for Bowers with Indiana Elite Team Central. This included an undefeated record during the May live

Between his play with Benet Academy and Full Package, Colin Stack has cemented his spot as one of the top recruits in the Midwest’s 2026 class. The seven-foot center has earned himself several division one offers and is also on the radar of plenty of others. During this year, Stack has proven himself to be

A guard who has continued to fly under the radar in Indiana’s 2026 class has been Evan Darrah. He started for a very good New Palestine team this past season as a junior. They won 26 games and went to the state final four. He has also starred over the past couple of seasons playing

At each of the NY2LA Midwest Classic D2 Showcase and Summer Jam tournaments, Isaiah McCree was one of the top 2027 guards playing with the Motor City Grizzlies. The 5’11” point guard was a standout throughout the entire grassroots season while also playing on the 3SGB. When asked about his season with the Motor City

Plenty of recruitment news coming in following the grassroots season as we head into August. Here is the news from across the region over the past seven days. A major commitment came out of Wisconsin’s 2026 class. This was from Mikaia Litza of Wauwatosa East and the Mac Irvin Fire who will be headed to

In terms of recruitment, 6’3” guard Colin Julien of Chapman Basketball Academy has been one of the more popular targets in Wisconsin’s deep and talented 2027 class. This has been highlighted by him receiving a trio of division two offers during the summer. Earlier this summer, he was one of the top players at the

Following an all-conference and honorable mention all-area junior season at Carmel Catholic High School (IL), Ethan Matz only continued to grow his game throughout the grassroots season. The 6’3” rising senior combo guard was a big piece for a very good Full Package team. From tournament to tournament, Matz only greatly improved. To start the

While his recruitment has started up following a star grassroots season with the West Michigan Lakers, Kameron Bean is still flying under the radar. The 6’0” senior was one of the top point guards on the NY2LA Platinum Elite during the spring and summer. Prior to the grassroots season, Bean averaged 11 points, 3 rebounds,

In his brief one year plus tenure as the head coach of DePaul, Chris Holtmann has made some big splashes in the transfer portal. Now he is starting to do the same from the high school ranks. In each of the past two days, Holtmann and the Blue Demons have landed a prominent commitment from

From the spring to the summer there were plenty of players who showed tremendous growth in their game. One who may have led the way in this category for the 2027 class from the NY2LA Platinum Elite was 6’5” forward Connor Brown of D Rice Elite. Back in May at the NY2LA Next Level Invitational,

In addition to the previously covered news in other articles, plenty of other recruitment pieces taking place recently following the grassroots season. Here are some of top stories from the past seven days. One of the biggest recruitment news came over the weekend with Mason Lockett making his commitment. The highly rated guard of Oswego

An under the radar talent in Illinois’ 2026 class who is starting to see his recruitment greatly build is Adam Flowers. The 6’3” point guard of Downers Grove South and Mercury Elite is receiving interest from colleges on all levels in addition to recently taking a visit to an in-state division two program. The visit

Another member of Wisconsin’s 2026 class has announced their commitment. Following Caden Gustafson to Northern Michigan and Calvin Anderson to Minnesota Duluth in just the past few days, now Zavier Zens has announced his future college plans. The 6’7” wing forward averaged 22.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game as a junior for

One of the biggest breakout stars this grassroots season on the NY2LA Platinum Elite was Gilbert Flagel. The 6’5” 2026 wing shined all season playing with Drive Pro Select. Over the course of the NY2LA season, Flagel was one of the top scorers. In the five tournaments from the Swish N’ Dish in April to

Between the NY2LA Next Level Invitational during the May live period and then Final Chapter and Summer Jam tournaments this July during the two live periods, one of the top players at each of them was Vincent Nover at the 16U level. The 6’4” 2027 guard was playing with Indiana Elite Central. “I am a

After being one of the top players recently at the NY2LA Summer Jam tournament, Ja’kobe Louris has picked up his first division two offer. The 6’4” senior guard of Avondale High School and the Michigan Playmakers was offered by Ferris State. The offer from Ferris State comes after they started recruiting him back in June.

One of the first players from Wisconsin’s 2026 class has made their commitment. This comes from Calvin Anderson, a 6’5” wing forward of Superior High School and the Wisconsin Playmakers. On Wednesday, Anderson announced his commitment to Minnesota Duluth. The commitment comes after he was offered by the division two program back in December of

One of the biggest breakout stars this summer on the NY2LA Platinum Elite this summer was Curtis Britton IV of D Rice Elite. Between the NY2LA Final Chapter and Summer Jam tournaments this July, he was one of the top guards on the association. The 6’2” guard started off these pair of tournaments in a

From a first team all-state junior season with Waterford High School (WI) into a stellar grassroots season with 24UP, 2026 Caden Gustafson has earned his first division two offer. The 6’3” two guard was offered by Northern Michigan University. In his junior season, Gustafson averaged 21.9 points to lead Waterford to a 24-4 season in

Following yet another standout season with Chapman North Basketball, Cade Dirkse has received his first division two offer. The 6’2” senior was one of the top point guards this past season on the NY2LA Platinum Elite. Prior to that in his junior season at Oostburg High School (WI), he won conference player of the year

Last piece of coverage from 16U group of the NY2LA Summer Jam. It includes some under the radar names in addition to more well-established names. Jacob Brown – 2027 – SG – Motor City Grizzlies Brown is a lengthy wing guard who plays with great energy. He can make a big impact doing a bit

In this article, we take a look at a few of the standouts from the action packed 15U platinum championship game of Power 5 versus Wisconsin Academy. Tylen Kingsby – 2028 – W – Power 5 Kingsby had a great showing in the tournament as he scored 28 points including five threes in the 15U

The third of four articles of top performers from this weekend’s NY2LA Summer Jam Finale. Ace Walters – 2027 – PG – Oakland Elite  Walters was a standout player at the tournament. He’s great at shooting off the dribble as he scored 20 points and made five threes in one of his games on Sunday.

Following his breakout summer, 2026 Hassan Makki has picked up his first offer. This came from Michigan-Dearborn for the 6’6” small forward of the Michigan Playmakers and Dearborn High School. In the month of July, there were few players on the NY2LA Platinum Elite that helped their recruitment stock as much as Makki. This started