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Even before reaching the high school ranks, Hayden Schroeder was a standout as one of the top players on the GNBA. This has only continued to grow now into his two seasons at the high school level. Even with all the great talent in Illinois’ 2027 class, the 6’8” forward has established himself as one

A new addition to NY2LA Basketball and the Platinum Elite for this upcoming season will be the Texas Conquerors. At both the 17U and 16U levels they will be bringing plenty of talent with recruits for all levels of colleges. Their rosters include several players who already hold scholarship offers. Their 17U team has plenty

Making their return to NY2LA for the upcoming 2025 grassroots season is D Rice Elite who will be a part of The Platinum Elite. They will bring some highly touted players with both their 17U and 16U teams. After being a dominant player the past two years on the NY2LA Association with D Rice Elite,

As we near the end of the high school season, this list only continues to improve. Multiple fifty-point games and some triple doubles too. Taccarri Hicks had one of the top scoring performances of the entire season when she went for a staggering 52 points to lead Racine Case to a win. It is another

One of the top available seniors right now in all of Wisconsin is Devin Isaj. The 6’5” wing guard attends Greendale High School and played with Chapman Basketball Academy this past grassroots season. Throughout his career at Greendale High School, Isaj has been one of the top scorers in the state. He has already had

It has been a very busy few days both on and off the court for Quinton Kitt. Not only did the 6’5” wing of East Peoria Community High School score his one thousand point, but he also added another scholarship offer from a division one program. While just a sophomore, Kitt has already reached the

As well to plenty of returning NY2LA programs joining The Platinum Elite, there are also some new additions. One of these being the Ice Tre Elite program. With a few division one level players on their 17U team, look for them to make plenty of noise in their first season with NY2LA. They are headlined

Even with the high school season winding down, plenty of recruitment news recently. Offers from division one, two, and three schools as well as several commitments all included in this issue. UW-Eau Claire received a commitment from senior Ayla Christensen, a 5’9” guard of Wausau West High School and Team Wisconsin. Another commitment out of

After a big year on the NY2LA Association, especially at the 2026 level, Wisconsin Academy will be returning to play on The Platinum Elite. For their 17U team this season, they will be returning their star duo of Jacob Hibner and Wes Rahn who both have scholarship offers. The core of this team has been

While many of the top seniors in Indiana have made their college commitments, Jett Turner is still available. The 6’2” guard of Tindley High School (IN) and the EG10 program has just received a division one offer following a visit. In his senior season, he is currently averaging 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists

With both Goodrich High School (MI) and D Rice Elite, the LePla brothers have found plenty of success on the court. First up was Parker who is finishing up his high school career and will be headed to University of Indianapolis next season. Now up is his younger brother, Jensen who has been shining in

After seeing plenty of success last season at both the 16u and 15 level, Northcoast Premier program out of Michigan will be a part of the NY2LA Platinum Elite for the upcoming 2025 season. Their success included a platinum championship from their 2026 group last season at the Spring Extravaganza, where their 2027 team also

Triple doubles, double-double, 50+ point games, all that and more in this issue of stars of the week. Senior Ameerah Grant continues to put up some huge point totals this season for Brown Deer. She had herself another Not only did she have a 57 point game recently but also a pair of 40+ point

After being a presence on the NY2LA Association over the past several years, the Michigan Playmakers will be returning this season to be a part of the NY2LA Platinum Elite. With them they will be returning the core of their talent from last season. At the 17U level, they will feature the trio of 6’2”

Throughout his high school career for both Oxford High School and the North Oakland Wolfpack, Jake Champagne has consistently put-up big numbers. Though in a game this past week, the available 6’2” senior guard took it up to another level setting a couple of career highs as well as a school record. It was accomplished

It’s a new era for The Academy program out of Michigan. The last few years, this program was highlighted by their 2025 team which included Stevie Elam (Milwaukee commit), Luke Westerdale (Wayne State commit), Charles Kage (Saginaw Valley State commit), and Braylon Mannan (Wayne State commit). With that group moving on to the college level,

While many seniors across Ohio and the region have made their college commitments, there are still some impactful ones available. One of these being Mitch Finefrock, the 6’2” guard of Jackson High School and All Ohio Select. After being one of the top shooters on the NY2LA Association last season, now into his senior season

Not the busiest week plus of recruitment news but definitely some noteworthy things to catch up on. A lot of this issue coming out of Wisconsin. Elsie Larsen has made her commitment to a division one program. The junior of Strattford High School announced his commitment to Colorado State. From West De Pere High School

An intriguing high upside wing that is still available from Michigan’s 2025 class is Nsikan Usen. The 6’5” senior has been one of the more impactful players on the NY2LA Association over the past couple of seasons during his time playing with D Rice Elite. As well to his standout play with D Rice Elite,

Another 2025 player from the Michigan Playmakers has made their commitment to a division two school. First was John Simpson, next was Joshua Gibson, and now most recently was David Herron III. On Monday, the 6’3” senior guard of University of Detroit Jesuit announced his commitment to Lake Superior State. The commitment comes after Herron

Over the coming weeks we will be featuring the programs that will be playing on NY2LA’s Platinum Elite during the upcoming 2025 season. A new program joining NY2LA this spring that will be a part of the Platinum Elite is Drive Pro Select. One of several standouts with Drive Pro Select in the upcoming season

The newest player to receive their first division one offer from Wisconsin’s deep and talented 2027 class is Tref Rademaker. The 6’9” post of West De Pere High School and Power 5 received the first offer from Manhattan University. “It was amazing,” Rademaker said about picking up the Manhattan offer. “Just to know that all

It was a huge ten days of recruitment news across the regions. A very lengthy list of offers and commitments below with news from all levels. Freshman Avani Williams of Fenwick High School and the Chicago Hoops Express received her first division one. This came from Dayton. Another player out of Illinois to receive a

Over last year’s grassroots season, Antwon Pollard had a breakout summer while playing with Renaissance University. The 6’2” wing guard has continued this play into his sophomore season with Harvest Prep (OH). With Pollard as well as Breaker Heller, Reinaldo Perez, and others, Renaissance University was one of the top teams at the 15U level

It was a banner week plus with plenty of high scoring games and many stat stuffing performances. 63 points!!! Junior Kamrah Banks had one of the highest scoring performances of the season nationwide with a 63 point performance for the star junior who has a lengthy list of offers. Dalia DeJesus hit the lofty 50-point

Over the past few years Iowa State has continued to recruit the state of Wisconsin well and this looks to be continuing. The Cyclones already have two 2025 commitments out of Wisconsin in their recruitment class with Xzavion Mitchell and Jamarion Batemon and have now added one for their 2026 recruitment class. This newest commitment

As his game on the court continues to greatly grow, so does his recruitment. The newest news in the recruitment of the 6’8” sophomore forward Donovan Davis of Freedom High School (WI) and Team Herro is a visit to Iowa State. Right now in his season, he is averaging 24.8 points while shooting 67.3% from

Following a grassroots season where he continued to grow with the Wisconsin Swing showing a lot of his abilities, Luke Paddock is having a breakout junior season for Elkhorn High School. Last season as a sophomore, the 6’4” guard did make a significant impact at the varsity level for Elkhorn but this season he is

Over the weekend, Kayden Schultz was able to reel in his first scholarship offer. This came from Michigan Tech for the 6’3” junior guard of Plymouth High School (WI) and Chapman North Basketball Academy. In his junior season, he is currently averaging a lofty 27.8 points per game along with 7.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and

Last week Chris Pohl was able to reel in another division two offer. This one came from Minnesota Duluth for the 6’7” junior forward of Marshfield High School and the Wisconsin Playmakers. While just in the midst of his junior season, he already has several offers as the Minnesota Duluth offer marks the fifth one

Plenty of offers going out over the past week in addition to a few commitments. Here is all the recruitment news recently. From Indiana Girls Basketball and Hamilton Southeastern High School, KK Holman picked up a Big Ten offer. The junior point guard was offered by Northwestern. Junior guard Arie Garcia-Evans of the Midwest Elite

During the grassroots season, KeShaun Manney was apart of the top 15U backcourt on the NY2LA Association while playing with MidPro Academy along with Cole DuBois and Brady Welch. With Manney, MidPro Academy was able to capture the NY2LA Championship this past summer. From the grassroots season, the game of Manney has only continued to

A huge stock riser from Wisconsin’s 2026 class this high school season has been Joseph Daly. The 6’6” forward is having a breakout season for New London High School having raised his points per game by nearly ten while averaging a double-double. After averaging 15.5 points and 7.2 rebounds during his sophomore season, Daly has

While many of the top talent in Illinois’ senior class has made their college commitments, there are still several high-level players remaining. One of the top players remaining in the class is Brady Sehlhorst. The 6’7” wing of Notre Dame College Prep and the Young & Reckless program currently holds a few division one offers.

Plenty of news on the division three level with a few other newsworthy pieces from all the other levels too. As well to this news, a commitment from Damion Porter Jr. to Tarleton State was previously covered in a separate article. A commitment was made by senior Ryan Prowicz of Hampshire High School (IL) and

A quickly emerging player in Illinois’ 2027 class is Charles Schlicht. The 6’2” guard is in midst of having a breakout season with Grant Community High School. Right now in his sophomore season, Schlicht is averaging over 14 points per game to be a key part of all the success for Grant. With the sophomores

In every senior class, there is always some under the radar talent and this is true with Wisconsin’s 2025 class. One of these underrecruited seniors in Wisconsin right now is Cameron Williams of Verona Area High School. Williams had a tremendous grassroots season with the Wisconsin Dynasty, especially at the NY2LA Summer Jam in July

With his emergence over the past year, Wes Rahn is proving on the hardwood that not only is he a scholarship level player but one of the top forwards in Wisconsin’s 2026 class. Following a standout grassroots season with Wisconsin Academy, the 6’8” has followed that up a strong junior season with Lakeside Lutheran High

What a week it was one the court which included a fifty point game as well as some of the most absurd stat stuffing performances of the season including a quadrable-double. The top scoring performance of the week came from Maddyn Greenway. The Kentucky commit broke the 50 point total when she scored 51 points

The newest commitment out of Illinois’ 2025 class to a division one program came from Damion Porter Jr. The 6’3” guard of Romeoville High School and the Midwest Renegades program announced his commitment to Tarleton State of the WAC. “Definitely the coaching staff,” Porter responded with on why he chose Tarleton State. “Coach Gillispie and

Even with all the talent of scholarship players and veterans on Homestead High School (WI), it is sophomore Oliver Belot who currently leads them in scoring. After seeing limited action at the varsity level, the 6’0” is having a breakout sophomore season helping them to an 8-3 record. Right now in his sophomore season, Belot

Plenty of recruitment news over the past couple of weeks coming from all levels of college programs. Here is the latest news from over the holidays and into the new year. Brooklynn Renn was able to pull in an offer from another Big Ten Program. This was from Rutgers for the 6’3” junior of Silver

As we move into the new year, Moses Wilson is one of the top available senior wings remaining in Illinois. The 6’5” wing of Waubonsie Valley High School has recently added another scholarship offer for himself. During the last grassroots season, Wilson played with the Illinois Wolves during the summer and previously with Team M14

First stars of the week issue of the new year. This includes several 40+ point games in addition to some triple doubles and school record performances. It was a big week on the court for Nora Ezike. As well to earning herself tournament MVP honors at the Montini Christmas Tournament which included a 40 point

Among Wisconsin’s very deep and talented 2027 class, Mike Rogers Jr. continues to rank amongst the top point guards in the state’s sophomore class. He had a standout grassroots season with Team Herro this past spring and summer and has continued that high level of play into his sophomore season with Homestead High School. Right