There are so many worthy candidates for this series so we now move to part three of the column.  Noah Emmanuel - 2027 - PF - Zero Fears There are a few different pieces of Emmanuel’s game that could land him here but the main one is his defensive play. He has proven to be one of the more versatile defenders in the Chicagoland area as he has great size and length while standing at   More...

There’s a new name in Illinois for hoops fans and college coaches alike to know. This is Goran Davidovic, a 6’4” junior point guard. He transferred into Lake Forest Academy after previously attending Crestwood Prep in Toronto.  There are a few different reasons why Davidovic stated about why he made the decision to transfer from Canada to the Illinois school. “A   More...

Wisconsin Lutheran College has picked up an in-state commitment for its 2027 recruiting class. This came from Blake Baisch, a point guard of Arrowhead High School and Pro Lane.  “WLC just felt like the right place,” Basich first said about his decision to select Wisconsin Lutheran. He added in “I wanted to be a part of a proven, winning program, which WLC has been. The   More...

From the recent NY2LA Futures Camps, there were plenty of breakout players among the camps 2029 and 2030 attendees. One of the biggest breakout players of the entire event was Marcus Bonilha, a 6’4” wing of Whitefish Bay High School (WI) and DFTP Elite.  As part of Bonilha’s breakout performance, he was named MVP from the 2029 group at the NY2LA Future Camp. This was in   More...

After featuring Kale Graff, Joseph Arnold, Danny Simon, Nathan Munson, and Blake Basich in part one of this series, we move on to five more players in the region who fill this mold.  Brayden Golabowski - 2027 - G - 24UP Throughout his grassroots season with 24UP, Golabowski showed his ability to do it all on the court and make plenty of winning plays. In addition to his scoring, the   More...

While the 2031 class has not even reached high school yet, this class in Wisconsin has already shown plenty of talent. One of these early standouts is Journey Page, a 6’4” forward. Still a year out from high school, Page has already been a standout on the hardwood over the past few years. This has been with the Chapman Basketball Academy program who he has been playing with since   More...

While a player's scoring abilities often are the headlining story, here are players who can take over a game with more than just scoring.  Joseph Arnold - 2028 - PG - D Rice Elite Over the past couple of years, Arnold has continued to prove his great ability to distribute the basketball. He is a true point guard who is incredibly elusive with the ball in his hands with his   More...

This fall, we have continued to see some of the top players in the Midwest’s 2028 class receive their first scholarship offer. One of the newest being Jase Navis. The 6’7” wing of Mauston High School (WI) has received his offer coming from a division one program.  Toledo became the first school to extend an offer out to Navis. “It feels amazing to receive my first   More...

While Lavonte Johnson is just starting his sophomore season, he has already started to see his recruitment start up. This includes the 6’5” guard of Marshall High School (WI) recently receiving his first division one offer.  In the current recruiting landscape, the great majority of high schoolers are seeing their recruitment delayed. Though this is not the case for Johnson   More...

While the state of Wisconsin basketball has seen some significant transfers leaving the state, there have also been some transfers coming in. The main one of these being Tyler Treder, a 6’8” power forward. Making the move from California, Treder is now attending Wisconsin Lutheran High School. Treder made the switch to Wisconsin due to a family move. The family is no stranger to   More...

Over the past few months, some players in the 2028 class have started to see their recruitment get off the ground. One of these players getting an early start in their recruitment is Mario Romo, a 6’5” wing of North Fond du Lac and All Wisconsin.  Earlier this month, Romo picked up his first offer. This came from William Penn University, an NAIA school in Iowa.   More...

Over the past several months, Trey Kloock has truly started to emerge. With this, the 6’5” two guard of Ohio Premier and Dublin Jerome High School has picked up his first division one offer.  The offer for Kloock came from Tennessee Tech. “It’s an amazing feeling to have a head coach and staff believe in me,” the junior said about receiving his first   More...

In addition to an issue with commitments to several scholarship level programs, a lengthy list of offers in this week’s Recruitment News article.  Ball State picked up a commitment from one of the top available seniors in Indiana. This came from Kenneth Lampley III, the wing of Meanstreets and Pike.  From Terre Haute North and Indiana Elite, senior Blake Hammond has   More...

One more group of standouts from last weekend’s NY2LA Junior Senior Showcase that featured plenty of talent and high upside prospects from the regions 2027 and 2028 classes.  Mamadou Ndiaye - 2027 - C - St. John’s Northwestern - 24UP Ndiaye is a very intriguing, high upside post. Not only does he stand at 6’9” but also has a strong build too. He scored the ball   More...

While the MVP honors of the NY2LA Junior/Senior Showcase were won by Marion Boyland, Jayce Cook, Corvallis Stewart Jr, and Ethan Vahl, there were many other standouts in attendance. Here is the first group of other highly talented standouts from the showcase who all excelled. .  D’Anthony Brown - 2027 - PF - MAS - Power 5 Brown has plenty of translatable tools for the next level   More...

One last group of standouts from the highly talented NY2LA Futures Camps. This article features some high major talent and some up and coming players.  Raymond DeJesus - 2030 - F/C - Clintonville - 24UP DeJesus was a highly impactful player on both ends of the floor down in the paint. He has some size at 6’6” along with a solid build as just a freshman. He plays with plenty   More...

From MVP’s to part one of the standouts, we move one now to the second article of standouts from this weekend's NY2LA Future Camps. The camp featured many of Wisconsin and the area's top 2029 and 2030 recruits and players.  Xayden Gamboa - 2029 - G - Oswego Gamboa had himself a standout camp from the outside. The 6’2” guard was one of the top shooters of the   More...

In addition to the four MVP’s of the NY2LA Future Camp which included Max McMullen, Marcus Bonilha, Sheldon Yarbrough, and Arroyo Edwards, there were plenty of other standouts from the camp who shined.  Tyi’zire Briley-Carter - 2030 - PG - MAS As a freshman, Briley-Carter has an advanced game as he’s already a highly skilled point guard who also showed a good scoring   More...

Another of Illinois’ top senior recruits has made their college commitment to an Ivy League program. This one came from Ed Stasys. The 6’8” forward of Benet Academy and the Illinois Wolves made his selection of Yale. This is a major addition for Yale and head coach James Jones as Stasys was one of the top forwards in the entire Midwest region in the 2027 class. Not only was   More...

With all the talent across the three classes at this years NY2LA Generation Next All-Star Camp, one part of standouts in addition to the MVP’s was just not enough. Here is another group who all shined at this weekend's camp.  Vashion Bullock - 2031 - SF - Lincoln - Blaze Bullock is a strongly built forward who was bullying defenders in each of his games. This included his   More...

In addition to the MVP’s from this weekend's NY2LA Generation Next All-Star Camp, there were plenty of other noteworthy players that had star performances. Here is the first group of those.  Jahlil Banks - 2031 - PG - Team Herro Banks is a strong, tough, and physical point guard. He excelled on the attack playing right through defenders but also showed good moves with the   More...

While just middle schoolers, there was a ton of talent spread across the Generation Next All-Star Camp as usual. At each of the 2031, 2032, and 2033 levels of the camp, there was plenty of talent present and many candidates for these MVP spots. These six players all turned in special performances to earn their MVP honors.  Kaiden Beverly - 2033 - F - Team Hali Beverly did a bit of   More...

There was some great talent at both the 2027 and 2028 levels with recruits for all levels of colleges. While there were plenty of standouts, these four were just playing at another level throughout the camp to earn their MVP honors. Plenty more coverage to follow from the Junior/Senior Showcase as well as the other pair of camps from the weekend.  Marion Boyland - 2027 - SF - Sheboygan   More...

With many of the area's top players and recruits from the 2029 and 2030 classes at the Futures Camp, there was great competition for each of these picks. There were several other candidates who are tremendous players and had high level performances but these four below players truly had a special performance at the Futures Camp.  Marcus Bonilha - 2029 - SG - Whitefish Bay - DFTP   More...

Mix of commitments and offers headline this issue of Recruitment News. The 2027 class continues to fly off the board as we get deeper into the fall and closer to the high school season. 6’10” James Brady of the Wisconsin Playmakers and Tigerton has announced his commitment to UW-Platteville.  UIS landed an in-state commitment for their 2027 class coming from Jackson   More...

On to part four of some sophomores in the Midwest region who have great upside, are some of the most impactful players, or are flying under the radar. Here are five who have already shown a high level of abilities on the hardwood and could have a big sophomore season ahead of them.  Jayden Alford - 2029 - G - Young & Reckless The 6’2” guard has continued to show   More...

Sophomore season is when you see plenty of players have breakout seasons after having a year of high school experience. All five of these players have already proven themselves at either the grassroots and or high school level and have their best hoops ahead of them.  Deshawn Clay Jr. - 2029 - G - Meanstreets Clay has proven to be one of the most skilled guards in Indiana’s 2029   More...

On Monday, a pair of the top prospects from Indiana’s 2027 class announced their commitments. These came from guards Jason Gardner Jr. and Harper Baker-Lands.  Gardner, a 6’1” point guard of Fishers High School and Indiana Elite, made his commitment to Auburn at his high school on Monday afternoon. This comes just a week after he took his official visit to the SEC   More...

After missing the key recruiting months of June and July due to an ankle injury, senior Nathan Freiheit is now back on the court and starting to see his recruitment build. This has included the first visit for the seven footer of PAC Elite and Buffalo Grove High School (IL). The recent visit for Freiheit was to Rockford University. “It was pretty nice. It was my first visit so waiting   More...

Once an under the radar talent, Arber Ljajcaj is starting to now see his recruitment get a major boost. This has included a few offers in just the past several days for the 6’10” senior power forward/center of Reach Legends and L’Anse Creuse North High School (MI).   As part of these new offers, Ljajcaj has received his first division two offer. This came from   More...