Here are the best of the best from day two of the NY2LA Summer Jam. Joseph Arnold – 2028 – PG – D Rice Elite Arnold made a big impact in each of his two games on Friday ad this 16U D Rice Elite team started the tournament undefeated at 2-0 with wins of Kessel Heat and Team Herro. In each of the games, Arnold was consistently beating his man with his quickness and moves to   More...

While there were only four rounds of games to start off the Summer Jam tournament, there was still plenty of stellar performances worthy on inclusion. Three more great days of hoops ahead. Tyson Busch – 2027 – PG – Racine Truth Busch helped his team to the win with both his scoring ability as well as his point guard play. Not only did he score 16 points but also dished out   More...

There are plenty of players that college coaches should have their eyes this weekend at the NY2LA Summer Jam, here is just a small sample of those. Silas Cohen – 2028 – PG – All Wisconsin Cohen has been one of the fastest rising players in Wisconsin’s 2028 class during the grassroots season to show he’s among the top players in it. He has good positional size   More...

One last piece of coverage from the 16U level of the Grassroots Invitational with five more standouts from the tournament. Dominic Fey – 2028 – G – Indiana Impact Smith Fey has a well-rounded offensive skill set along with some positional size at 6’3”. With these tools he scored in double figures in each of his four games. This was especially with his shot   More...

Plenty of candidates for this from the 16U of the Grassroots Invitational with the great depth of talent that was on display. Owen Birschbach – 2028 – SF – Mammoth The breakout grassroots season of Birschbach continued at the Grassroots Invitational. He has some size at 6’5” along with a growing well-rounded skill set. Throughout the tournament the wing forward   More...

With nearly 200 teams in attendance at the Grassroots Invitational, there was plenty of talent from all across the region. Even with that, there were a couple dozen teams that were able to come out of the tournament with an undefeated, 4-0 record. Here are those teams. 2027 Division D Rice Elite E2E Elite Full Package McCormick Kentucky Supreme Mac – Braaten Matts   More...

After all the coverage from 17U level, it is time to take a look at the deep and talented group that shined over the three days at the 16U level of the Grassroots Invitational. Joseph Arnold – 2028 – PG – D Rice Elite It was another highly productive tournament for the point guard in which he helped D Rice team to a 4-0 record. He has an elite blend of quickness, handle   More...

Last article covering the 17U level of the Grassroots Invitational with one more list of stock boosters from the tournament. Trace Damrow – 2027 – SG – Wisconsin Legends It was another standout tournament for Damrow in which he helped the Legends to a 3-1 tournament. As well to his positional size at 6’5”, Damrow also showcased his versatile scoring ability.   More...

Now on to part two of the ones to watch from the Grassroots Invitational. Jayden Dozie – 2028 – PG – GPA Even while playing up a level as a 2028, Dozie was one of the top distributors of the event which was on full display over multiple games. The playmaking point guard is incredibly quick with the ball in his hands changing directions so effectively often getting into the   More...

Standouts, stock boosters, and now onto the ones to watch from this past weekend’s Grassroots Invitational tournament. Tayte Cordova – 2027 – G – GPA Over the course of the tournament, Cordova averaged 14 points. The skilled combo guard did much of his scoring with his shot making. Whether it was from three or off the dribble in the mid-range, the 6’2”   More...

Plenty of additional stock boosters from the Grassroots Invitational to cover as we make the move to part two of this series. Nick Brzezniak – 2027 – SF – Illinois Flight Brzezniak is a fast-rising player in the 2027 class who showcased his great upside with everything he does on the court. As well to being 6’6”, the forward showed a well-rounded game in a 3-1   More...

Good number of offers going out following the first of the July live periods and recapping all the other news from the past week.   The stock of Ed Stasys has reached another level. While he has added plenty of D1 offers recently, he has now picked up his first Big 10 offer. This came from Illinois for the forward of Benet and the Illinois Wolves. This comes after he recently took a visit   More...

Following up the two groups of standouts from the 17U, there were plenty of stock boosters as well from this weekends Grassroots Invitational. Bryce Beal – 2027 – G – Team Herro Beal is an athletic 6’3” guard that had one of the most impressive halves of the tournament. This was with 16 points just in the second half of a game leading Team Herro to a tight win.   More...

Plenty more standouts to feature here from the 17U group of the Grassroots Invitational. Some very well known players included as well as more breakout names that college coaches will want to learn about. Tarik Bajramovic – 2027 – SF – Team Ramey Bajramovic is a 6’5” wing forward with a strong build, toughness, and a versatile offensive skill set. He scored the   More...

Plenty of coverage over the next few days coming from this past weekend’s Grassroots Invitational in Indiana. First up are the standouts from the 17U level of the tournament. KJ Cross – 2027 – G/F – Wisconsin Dynasty In a 3-1 weekend for the Dynasty, Cross was one of the top scorers of the tournament. This included scoring 20 or more points in three of his four game.   More...

The Grassroots Invitational and the first of the July live periods got off to a big start on Friday. Here is small sample of the many standouts from an action-packed day of great basketball. Tarik Bajramovic – 2027 – SF – Team Ramey While there was plenty of high scoring outputs on the day, Bajramovic may have had the best scoring half. In just the second half of his game   More...

While there are several dozen games that could be included on this list, here are several that should be atop the list. 17U D Rice Elite vs. Wisconsin Legends Friday – Court 3 5:10pm @ Pacer Athletic Center There is plenty of talent all over in this 17U matchup of two of the top teams from the spring on the NY2LA Association. D Rice Elite got great production of their own all   More...

One more article in this series of players to watch in July with the upcoming live periods to get underway tomorrow. Look for these players at the NY2LA Grassroots Invitational this weekend. Nasir Avery – 2027 – PG – Team Herro National Avery is an under the radar guard who showed some high-level play in the spring. At both the NY2LA Sports Invitational and Grassroots   More...

Out of all the highly talented players in Wisconsin’s 2027 class, one of the most talented point guards in the class is Massimo Ruz. With all his great point guard abilities, the rising senior of Pius XI Catholic High School and 24UP has started to attract greater college interest. The newest development in his recruitment was taking a visit to DePaul recently back at the end of June.   More...

With all the great talent in Wisconsin’s loaded 2027 class, it has taken some players recruitment a big longer to start up. One of these being Trace Damrow, a 6’5” wing guard of the Wisconsin Legends and Howards Grove High School. The breakout play of Damrow started in his junior high school season this past winter. He averaged 19.6 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.3   More...

Plenty of must-see players over the next two weekends, here are five more to watch. Alex Cohan – 2028 – G/F – Full Package During his spring season with Full Package, Cohan flashed plenty of upside. He has good positional size on the wings at 6’6” with some length along with a versatile game. This includes being a consistent spot up shooter from three, able to   More...

The second part included Riley Walz, Kendall Meyers, Cormac Hanus, Elijah OClaire, and David Udoiwod. Here are the next five up in this series. Joseph Arnold – 2028 – PG – D Rice Elite Arnold has continued to showcase elite playmaking abilities with the ball in his hands. He is a highly skilled and elusive point guard who can really create for others in addition to   More...

It has been a fully packed week of recruitment news which included several division one commitments. Previously covered where Kager Knueppel picking Duke and Northern Illinois landing multiple commitments. Here is all the rest from the loaded week with some more commitments and plenty of offers. Belmont was able to pick up a commitment out of Indiana coming from Brandon Hunter, a   More...

Northern Illinois and new head coach Matt Majkrzak have gone on a serious run of landing commitments for their 2027 class. This includes Zeak Jones, a 6’4” guard of Dominican High School (WI) and Team Hali, who has recently made his commitment to the Huskies. Northern Illinois is landing one of the top scorers in Wisconsin’s 2027 class. In his junior season, Zones averaged   More...

The recruitment of Austin Luchetti quickly came along over the past several days. Just a few days after landing his first division one offers, the 6’7” forward of Monona Grove High School and the Wisconsin Playmakers has announced his college pick. On Friday, Luchetti made his college decision. The rising senior selected Northern Illinois University. The Huskies had just offered   More...

The recruitment of rising senior Nicholas Taylor quickly came along over the past several weeks. This all ended today on Thursday when the 6’8” power forward of Lanesboro High School and the MN Lightning announced his college commitment. Taylor announced his commitment to St. Cloud State, a division two program in the NSIC. The commitment comes after Taylor had just been offered by   More...

With his play from his freshman season and now into the spring and summer seasons, Ronald Johnson has continued to show he’s one of the top players in Illinois’ 2029 class. This has resulted in the point guard of Mt. Carmel and Mac Irvin Fire getting an early start on his recruitment. Last month in June, Johnson received his first division one offer. This offer came from Western   More...

It has been a very up and down several months for 2027 Austin Luchetti of Monona Grove and the Wisconsin Playmakers. This started with an injury last year and more recently a major boost in the recruitment of the 6’7” wing forward. This all started with an injury last November in a scrimmage with Monona Grove. This injury would end up costing Luchetti his entire high school junior   More...

Part two with five more players in the region for college coaches to watch this July. Owen Birschbach – 2028 – SF – Mammoth Basketball From a first team all-conference sophomore season with New Holstein and throughout the spring grassroots season with Mammoth, Birschbach has continued to be a highly impactful player. The small forward is 6’5” with a versatile   More...

Following the great growth of his game over the past few months, the recruitment has started to heat up for Boti Szabo-Zsamba. This includes the 6’9” post of Full Package and Lake Forest Academy picking up his first offer. This week, Pittsburgh State, a division two school in Kansas, extended an offer to Szabo-Zsamba. “They value physicality, they get their bigs involved, and   More...