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Girls Recruitment News – July 4th
It continues to be a very busy period in the recruiting world with tons of talented girls from around the region pulling in offers from all levels of schools. A couple of headlining commitments though to start off this issue. Plenty of offers below but we start out with a major commitment coming out of

Recruitment Heating Up For 2026 G Kain Kretschmar
With his standout junior season to now, Kain Kretschmar has continued to get on more college coaches’ radars as his game progresses and with all his translatable tools. In his junior season at Lake Zurich High School, he earned all-area and all-conference honors as the 6’4” two guard averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.5

Boys Recruiting News – July 2nd
Following both of the June live periods, the offers continue to come for many of the region’s top players. Here is the latest recruitment news from around the region over the past week. The Wisconsin Badgers extended out a few offers to in-state 2027’s. These went to Jack Kohnen, Jalen Brown, and Deuce Mcduffie. 2027

Greg Grays Adds A Trio Of Offers
It has been a monumental couple of weeks in the recruitment of 2026 Greg Grays. In this timespan, the 6’2” guard of Brother Rice High School (MI) and D Rice Elite has picked up multiple offers. While the rising senior picked up his first scholarship back in January coming from Detroit Mercy, he has recently

Alex Jamison Records First Division Two Offer
As Alex Jamison has continued to excel on the hardwood over the last several months, his recruitment has started to rise. This includes receiving his first scholarship offer for the 6’3” rising senior guard of Port Huron Northern High School (MI) and the Reach Legends. In his junior season, he was named second team all-state

Recruitment Heating Up For 2027 Jensen LePla
With college coaches now allowed to directly contact the 2027 class, Jensen LePla has gotten on the radar of several college coaches. This includes one from both the division one and two level for the 6’5” two guard of Goodrich High School (MI) and D Rice Elite. On the hardwood, LePla has consistently shown his

Get To Know – 2029 Javeon Williams
While he is still a couple months shy of high school, Javeon Williams has already shown great ability on the hardwood. As just an eighth grader this spring, the guard was a standout playing all the way up at the 17U level with Capital City Teamwork. “It was different from eight grade because of the

Girls Recruitment News – June 26th
Plenty of offers going out following the recent June scholastic live period. Here are the offers from the region from the past week plus a pair of notable commitments. Along with plenty of offers in the news, there was also a major commitment coming out of Chicago in the 2026 class. Xyanna Walton of Mac

Will Krueger Talks First Offer
Following a breakout spring, Will Krueger has started to see his recruitment jump off. This included receiving his first scholarship offer for the 6’4” 2027 shooting guard. After only averaging 2.6 points for a very good and deep De Pere team in his sophomore season, Krueger had a stellar spring with the Wisconsin Legends. When

Offers Coming In For 2027 Austin Luchetti
Throughout his high school career, the game of Austin Luchetti has continued to rise which has resulted in his recruitment starting to develop. This has come with the first pair of offers from division two programs for the 6’6” 2027 forward of Monona Grove High School and Davis Brothers Elite. During his sophomore season, Luchetti

2026 Trey Williams Breaks Down First Offer
One of the newest player from Illinois’ 2026 class to pick up their first division one offer recently was Trey Williams. Earlier this month, the 6’3” point guard of Loyola Academy and Breakaway Basketball was offered by Navy. “Picking up my first offer was the greatest feeling,” Williams said about receiving his first offer. “Getting

NY2LA National Championships – Championship Teams
Congratulations to all the championship teams for all levels of the NY2LA National Championships. Here are all the championship teams in addition to the second and third place teams. 14U Division Champions: Ohio Champion – McGillis 2nd Place: Next Level Grind 3rd Place: Illinois Basketball Club 13U Division Champions: 24UP UA Futures 2nd Place: Davis

Recruitment Heating Up for Michael Wilson
From his junior season and now through the spring grassroots season, Michael Wilson has started to appear on plenty of college coaches’ radars. This includes receiving the first scholarship offer for the 6’3” guard. In his junior season at Madison West, Wilson averaged a staggering 23 points per game in addition to 7 rebounds. With

Jacob Burow Continues Breakout Year
Following a standout junior season for Lake Country Lutheran High School, Jacob Burow has continued that throughout the spring grassroots season with Davis Brothers Elite. In his junior season, he led his team in both scoring and rebounding with 15.3 points plus 7.8 rebounds to earn him conference player of the year as well as

NY2LA National Championships – Tournament Information
This weekend NY2LA will invade Ohio and Spooky Nook Champion Mill for its National Champions tournament. Spooky Nook Champion Mill is the largest indoor sports facility in North America with 691,000 square feet. This tournament will feature some of the top programs from across the entire region. It will not only feature teams from five

Stock of 2027 Colin Julien Taking Off
From a breakout sophomore season which has continued now throughout the spring grassroots season, Colin Julien has developed into one of the top guards in Wisconsin’s 2027 class. This has started to get the 6’3” guard on college coaches’ radars. In his sophomore season, Julien led Whitefish Bay in scoring with 13.2 points per game

Girls Recruitment News – June 10th
Plenty of recruitment news to catch up on as we move into June. This includes plenty of offers as well as some commitments. As one of the top 2028’s in the nation Nyajuacni Riak has added another high major offer. The Purple Aces wings most recent offer came from Mississippi State. Houston came up north

Graysen Becker Talks First Offer
Another member of the 2027 Wisconsin Playmakers who recently picked up his first division one offer was Graysen Becker. The 6’2” guard of Altoona High School had Cal State Bakersfield extend an offer to him. In his sophomore season, Becker led Altoona with 18.7 points per game in addition to collecting 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists,

2026 Owen VanderWaal Updates Recruitment
It has been a very busy several weeks in the recruitment of Owen VanderWaal. The 6’7” 2026 forward of Unity Christian High School and WM Premier has continued to build his recruitment. Most recently this included a few recent offers. It started with an offer from Hope College back in May. Since then he has

First Offer For 2027 Keaton Wollan
From Wisconsin’s loaded 2027 class, another member of it has received their first scholarship offer. This was for Keaton Wollan, a 6’4” guard, forward of Amery High School and the Wisconsin Playmakers. The offer for Wollan came from Cal State Bakersfield. Even during his sophomore season this past winter, Wollan put up some big numbers.

Tavian Crawford Picks Lewis University
Over the weekend, Tavian Crawford announced his college commitment. The 6’2” senior guard of Sun Prairie West High School (WI) and Davis Brothers Elite will be headed to Lewis University for next season. “I immediately liked Lewis,” Crawford said about his decision. Adding in, “Because it made me feel welcome and at home. The coaching

2025 NY2LA Midwest Classic – Champions & Undefeated Teams
Plenty of excitement over the weekend at the Midwest Classic with showcase format at the high school level and bracket play with the younger levels. Here are the undefeated teams as well as the champions and runner ups from the GNBA side of the Midwest Classic. 17U Boys Division 24UP Wisconsin Legends Wisconsin Playmakers P32

Girls Recruitment News – May 30th
Plenty of division one and two offers going out over the past week. Here is some of the biggest recruitment news in the region as we near the June live periods. Purdue extended an offer out to Janaya Cooper, a 2028 forward of Always 100 and Snider High School. The offer list only continues to

NY2LA Midwest Classic DII Showcase This Weekend
While the division one live period may have passed, there is still plenty of opportunity for exposure upcoming. This weekend will mark the inaugural Midwest Classic DII Showcase by NY2LA. It is an invite only tournament geared to provide programs and their players exposure to division two colleges as well as division three and NAIA

2025 NY2LA Next Level Invitational – 17U Top Performers Part 1
Just the first part of all the standouts that excelled in Indianapolis over the weekend at the NY2LA Next Level Invitational. Greg Grays – 2026 – G – D Rice Elite Grays has continued to round out his game to be one of the top guards in Michigan’s 2026 class and should be expecting more

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 –