It has been a monumental summer in the basketball career of Brody Champagne. As well to seeing great growth in his game, the 6’6” wing guard of Clarkston High School (MI) and The Family has also seen his recruitment get a jolt start. While Champagne is just entering his sophomore year of high school, that has not stopped him from receiving a pair of division two offers this summer.   More...

After previously receiving an offer from a NAIA program, the recruitment of Jayce Cook has now gone to another level. This was with the 6’2” senior guard of New Berlin West High School (WI) and 24UP getting his first division one offer. Milwaukee became the first division one program to offer Cook. The Horizon League program extended the offer to the senior this past weekend.   More...

The first part of this series featured Alex Cohan, Will Still, Noah Hester, Josiah Hall, and Braylon DeCleene. Here are five more in varying levels of their playing career who are all poised to take their game to the next level. Logan Brown – 2028 – G/F – Young & Reckless Brown has been one of the bigger stock risers in Illinois’ 2028 class over the past few   More...

It was one of the busier weeks of recruitment news as we finish up August. Plenty of noteworthy commitments and offers included. Expect the recruiting news to only heat up as we move into the season of open gyms, visits, and commitments. Central Michigan landed an in-state commitment for its 2027 class. This came from Wycell Davis, a 6’4” wing guard of Detroit Catholic Central and   More...

Over the past few months, Codey Bush has started to emerge as one of the top 2029 guards in the entire Midwest. This has led to the recruitment of Summit Academy (MI) and Phenom United guard starting to take off. While playing with Phenom United this past grassroots season, Bush was one of the top 2029 guards on the 3SSB circuit. This included averaging 17.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists,   More...

While it often takes for players to reach high school for their physical tools and skills to develop. Though for some, this starts earlier in their middle school days. One of these being Power 5 wing Braylin Calhoun. Especially over the past several months, Calhoun has proven his tremendous abilities on the hardwood and an even brighter future as moves along in his basketball career. Even   More...

As we wrap up this series, here are five more under the radar players from across the Midwest who have continued to excel on the hardwood. Oliver Evans – 2027 – C – Wisconsin Breakaway Evans is a true post who has continued to greatly develop his game and needs to be on more college coaches’ radar. He has good size standing at 6’8” with a solid build and   More...

There will be plenty of players in the upcoming high school season who will be making major steps on the hardwood. Here are five who could be making that major step in their game. Alex Cohan – 2028 – G/F – Full Package Throughout this past grassroots season, Cohen consistently showed plenty of upside and tools during his time with Full Package. While he has great upside,   More...

While Wisconsin’s 2027 class is one of its most talented in many years and includes several high major commitments already, there is also plenty of under the radar talent. One of these being James Brady, a 6’10” post of Tigerton High School and the Wisconsin Playmakers. The recruitment of Brady has started to get moving over the past few months, but is not at the level for a   More...

A highly intriguing list of players in part three of this series including a seven-footer to under the radar rising stars to ones already with division one offers.   Caden Crudup – 2027 – SF – Meanstreets While Crudup has flown a bit under the radar with college coaches, he has plenty of translatable tools to help a team at the next level. He is a true two way forward   More...

In this current landscape of delayed recruitment for high schoolers, there are so many current with plenty of abilities for the college level just waiting for their recruitment to get to the level they deserve. Here are five more seniors in part two of this series that more college coaches should be looking at. Donovan Calloway – 2027 – G – MTXE It has been a big stock   More...

With his play over the past year, Tyson Busch has emerged as one of the top available point guards in Wisconsin’s 2027 class. This started during his junior season at Oak Creek and continued into the grassroots season while playing with the Racine Truth. In his junior season at Oak Creek, Busch earned first team all-conference honors. As well to averaging 20.6 points per game, he also   More...

Just this week a pair of seniors from the Indiana Elite program announced their college commitments to division one programs. It started with 6’6” wing Matthew Langhi of Marshall County High School (KY) who was then followed by teammate Isaiah Mack-Russell, a 6’5” wing guard of Winton Woods High School (OH). Langhi will be staying in Kentucky with his commitment to   More...

All five of these players are on college coaches’ radars with all their translatable tools but look for their recruitment to greatly build sooner than later. Nasir Avery – 2027 – PG – Team Herro After averaging 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in his junior season with Brookfield Central, the game of Avery took a big jump in the grassroots season. With what   More...

Each grassroots season there are plenty of players who make a big name for themselves. Ones of the biggest in Wisconsin’s 2029 class doing just that this year was Liam Etter. While playing with the Wisconsin Dynasty, the 6’3” wing was one of the top players at the 15U level of the NY2LA Association. “This season with Wisconsin Dynasty was an up and down roller coaster   More...

Another group of players from the Midwest region who have continued to greatly grow their game but remain under the radar. All five of these players had standout grassroots season and are ones to watch in their upcoming junior and senior high school season. Jayden Dozie – 2028 – PG – Greater Purpose Athletics Dozie played up a level during the grassroots season at the 17U   More...

In the current recruiting landscape, there are more under the radar players than ever. Ian Newble, a 6’7” senior wing of D Rice Elite has proven to be one of the under the radar players in the regions 2027 class. This come following a breakout grassroots season with D Rice Elite. Following a junior high school season in which he was a bit limited for a player of his abilities,   More...

Florida Gulf Coast University came into Indiana to land one of the state’s top recruits in the 2027 class. This came from Cooper Zachary, a 5’11” point guard of Fishers High School and the Midwest Basketball Club. Zachary announced his collegiate decision on Sunday with the caption “100% Committed.” The commitment comes after he was offered by Florida Gulf Coast   More...

2026 has been a major year in the basketball career of Miles Schmidgall. This included the growth of both his recruitment and game and most recently his commitment for the 6’8” power forward of Fall Creek High School and the Wisconsin Playmakers. Early on in the year he received his first division two offer and now the senior recently announced his commitment to Upper Iowa University   More...

An eventful week with some commitments to multiple levels of schools in addition to plenty of offers. Here are all the headlines from the week. Look for the stories to pick up as we move into September. Throughout this year, 2027 Christian Cast has continued to be an extremely popular target amongst division one programs. The newest offer for the Power 5 guard came from High   More...

As well to a ton of top talent in Wisconsin’s 2027 class, there is also some under the radar talent. One of these players being Gary Thorpe, a 5’11” 2027-point guard of Milwaukee South Division High School and Jay Academy. The growth of Thorpe’s game started in his junior season with Milwaukee South in which he earned himself first team all-conference honors in the   More...

Even while playing up a level as a 2028 at the 17U level in this past grassroots season, Kobe Drake was a breakout star throughout the spring and summer. While playing with the Michigan Warriors, the 6’5” junior was one of the top wings on the NY2LA Association. The great growth of Drake’s game started in his sophomore season. During the high school season for Ypsilanti   More...

Over the past few years there have been plenty of major stock boosters in Illinois’ 2027 class. One of the biggest has been Blair Fagbemi, a point guard of Benet Academy and Full Package. The year started with Fagbemi helping Benet Academy advance all the way to the championship game of the Illinois 4A state tournament. Then throughout the grassroots season, his game took major strides   More...

The summer was stock boosting season for plenty of players across the region. Here are five more upperclassmen who took their game to the next level over the past couple of months. Mykendrick Brazil – 2027 – PF – Team Hali From a junior season in which he earned honorable mention in the Milwaukee City Conference, Brazil had a breakout summer with Team Hali. This included   More...

As the 2029 class begin their sophomore year, some of Wisconsin’s top players in the class are emerging. One of these being Drew Lenz, a 6’0” point guard of Team Herro and Winneconne High School. Even going back to his middle school days, Lenz displayed that he is a special type of player with a highly advanced skill set. This was shown early on by winning MVP honors at the   More...

We continue our series on shooters in the Midwest region who need more attention. Here are five more shooters who need to be on a great amount of college coaches lists. Romeo Costello – 2029 – PG – Team NAF Costello is a sophomore who is put his name on the radar this grassroots season with some standout performances with Team NAF. This included being one of the top   More...

While the recruitment process has been delayed for the great majority of high school basketball players, there have still been a few elite ones receiving plenty of attention from college coaches. One of these being Drew Cabana, a 6’5” guard of Chelsea High School (MI) and Indiana Elite.    While Cabana is now just starting his sophomore year, his recruitment timeline is   More...

Bay College picked up a late commitment recently for its 2026 recruiting class. This came from Jamal Pickering, a 6’5” wing of Gxfted Elite program and Southeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschool. “I like Bay College because it feels like home and they have a good program and I feel that I can have a great season there,” Pickering stated about why he selected Bay College.   More...

Each of these five players have shown plenty of growth and upside in their game throughout 2026. They are all under the radar players that should be on college coaches radars. Traverse Emery – 2028 – G/F – Wisconsin Legends Emery was a key piece of the Wisconsin Legends run to the championship game of the NY2LA Association bracket in July while knocking off an EYBL team   More...

In part four, we cover a wide range of players. Ones who have developed themselves into true division one recruits this summer to ones who just got their recruitment a jump start over the summer months. Charles Hardiman – 2028 – G – Zero Fears The game and tools of Hardiman have continued to progress as he has developed into one of the top players in Indiana’s 2028   More...