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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

What a game it was between these two powerhouse programs with all the division one talent between Metamora and Bolingbrook. While Metamora was able to take a ten-point lead into the half with a strong second quarter, the second half was all Bolingbrook as they won this semifinals matchup 61-47. Jonah Funk – 2025 –

It was a phenomenal day of basketball at Kettle Moraine to finish off the NY2LA Winter Invitational. Here are the scores and players of the games from all the varsity action from Saturday.   New Berlin Eisenhower 85 – Lake Mills 79 Players of the Game: Kevin Kreitzer – 23 points Will Kowske – 20

The NY2LA Winter Invitational started up on Friday at Kettle Moraine High School. Day one was highlighted by four varsity game including the semifinals of the Kettle Cup. Here are the scores and players of the game. The second day of the event tip’s off on Saturday at 11:30am with varsity games starting at 1:30pm

Plenty of commitments over the past week plus coming from across the region. Here is all the recruitment news in a commitment packed issue. Judson University landed another commitment in this issue. This one came from Addilee Jenkins, a senior of Parke Heritage High School and Indiana Showcase. Another commitment out of Indiana came from

Over the weekend, junior Cooper Knowles took his first collegiate visit. The 6’9” power forward of West Hancock basketball made the trip to Illinois State. On the visit, he watched the Redbirds win over St. Louis University on Sunday. “Great,” is how Knowles described the visit to Illinois State. “I liked how the coaches engaged

Not a ton of news over the past few weeks however much to see with the Wisconsin Badgers including landing a commitment. In the biggest news of the past couple of weeks, Wisconsin landed an in-state commitment. This game from 6’2” junior guard/forward Leah Nordin of Shawano High School and the Wisconsin Blaze. She chose

As we continue this Get To Know series, we look at more 2028 players who are about to begin their high school basketball careers. Another one of these is Nick Grice. Earlier this fall we covered his high school and grassroots teammates in forward Ben Hills. Grice and Hills were a very formidable duo with

With much of the focus on the start of the seasons for both players and college coaches, a limited issue of recruitment news. Though there are still a handful of noteworthy offers and commitments to catch up on. Here is the top news from the past couple of weeks. The big commitment of the issue

Over the weekend, one of the top available scorers in Wisconsin’s 2025 class announced his college commitment. This came from Drew Daoust of Southern Door High School and the Wisconsin Crusaders. The 6’1” guard made his commitment to Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The commitment comes after Daoust visited the in-state school a couple months ago previously on

After receiving offers and interest from a lengthy list of colleges, Roman Thompson has made his commitment. The 6’5” senior wing guard of Kettle Moraine High School and MTXE Premier will be staying in-state with his commitment to Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “The coaches, facilities, and the culture are my favorite things,” Thompson first said about why

Over the past few weeks, Jaxon Clark has made three college visits. This has included trips to St. Louis University, Miami (OH), and Northwestern for the 6’11” junior of MidPro Academy and Keokuk High School (IA). “It was great,” Clark said about his visit to St. Louis. “Awesome facility, awesome atmosphere, amazing coaches, and they

As well to the start of the high school season, plenty of recruitment news to check up on from the region in addition to all the signings. Kentucky was able to land a commitment from one of the top juniors in the Midwest. This came from Maddyn Greenway of North Tartan and Providence Academy (MN). 

Last up in articles from the NY2LA Thanksgiving Shootout is the standouts from the 12U level which featured some great talent and games. Some video coverage up next. Joseph Chapman – G – Chapman Basketball Academy Chapman is a good size guard with a versatile game and knows how to play. He was consistently making

It has been a busy few weeks for Jake Broeske taking his first college visits. This included a trio of visits for the 2026 6’9” post of Lomira High School (WI) going to Xavier, Miami (OH), and finally DePaul. “It was great to get down to Xavier for a visit,” Broeske said about the first

Our coverage has looked at some seniors and juniors in recent days and now is the sophomores turn. Here are five sophomore who are ready for breakout seasons.  Jimara Combs – 2027 – G – Culver Academy Combs has only continued to impress on the court over the past year. She has consistently proven to