As we move from the high school season and towards the grassroots season, it’s worth looking at the junior class and some must see players for college coaches. Mohammad Badwan – 2027 – G – Salam Badwan is an under the radar guard who has just continued to produce. Even as one of the region’s top scorers, Badwan is not found amongst the Wisconsin’s top   More...

Five players took a step closer for the grand prize of Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball award. After the semifinalist for the award were released last a few weeks ago, now the finalist have been announced. The five-finalist included Yusef Gray Jr, Amare Hereford, Andrew Jensen, Josh Manchester, and Zavier Zens. Even after missing the last couple of weeks of the season due to injury, Gray of   More...

As we make the move from the regular season to the post season, there are limited games but still some star performances on big stages. Senior Jacob Burow had one of the most dominant games recently. As well to scoring 40 points in a win for Lake Country Lutheran, he also added in 14 rebounds. In a regional championship win, Illinois commit Quinton Kitt scored 37 points for East   More...

It has been a big few weeks both on and off the court for Eli Krueger. This includes for both his play for McFarland High School (WI) as well as his recruitment for the 6’9” junior power forward. During his junior season at McFarland, Krueger has seen plenty of team and individual success. For his junior season, Krueger was a major reason why McFarland was able to capture the   More...

Plenty of recruitment news even as the high school season comes to a close. Here is the latest news from the region. Brandon Hunter continues to add the division one offers with the newest coming from Wright State of Silver Creek and Indiana Elite. Following a visit last weekend, Kager Knueppel of Wisconsin Lutheran and Team Herro has received an offer from Wisconsin. The run of division   More...

With his standout senior season, Mareon Knott has seen his recruitment continue to build as well to some major accolades on the court. This includes recently adding another offer for the 6’4’” wing forward of Detroit King High School and the Michigan Playmakers. Right now, in his senior season, Knott is averaging 22 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals per game.   More...

As the regular season winds down, there were plenty of stellar performances over the past week. Here are the noteworthy games around the Midwest. There were plenty of high scoring marks in the past week and DeZhon Hall topped them all. The senior guard of Crispus Attucks had a career high with 53 points. He also added in 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the win. While he will be headed to   More...

One of the region’s top available big men in the 2026 class picked up a division two offer this week. This went to Jake Broeske, a 6’10” power forward of Lomira High School and the Wisconsin Playground Club. Currently in his senior season for Lomira, Broeske is averaging 19.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game. With his near double-double averages, he   More...

It was a packed house at Fremd for the MSL Championship game up against the visiting Hoffman Estates. The host Fremd got standout performances from their senior trio of Jordan Williams, Tommy Moffett, and Rafael Pinto while Hoffman Estates got one of the best performances of the season from senior Torey Baskin. It was a dominant first quarter in the game from Fremd who started the game 21-5.   More...

Each team battled with big runs of their own in this talent filled game. While Kimberly was able to head into the half with a nine-point lead, Kaukauna stormed back with a 12 point run to start the second half a take a lead. It was a thriller in the final few minutes that saw some big plays from each side. Kaukauna was able to make a few more behind the tremendous second half play of Kegan Pleau   More...

The recruitment of Carson Davis to Cornell over the past several days quickly came along. It all ended on Monday with the 6’8” senior forward of Meigs High School (OH) announcing his commitment to the Ivy League program. It was just this past weekend that Davis took his official visit to the Ithaca, New York school. “Great,” is how Davis called his visit. “The   More...

As we near the end of the 2025-26 season, it is time to start taking more of a look into the freshman 2029 class. Here are five that are all having standout freshman seasons. Verton Freeman – 2029 – G – Grayslake Central Starting in his middle school grassroots days now into his freshman season, Freeman has consistently shown that he is one of the more talented and   More...

Plenty of offers going out over the past week from division one and two programs as well as a few commitments of note. Baboucarr Ann is starting to become one of the more popular guards in the nations 2027 class. In just the past week the guard of Maple Grove High School and D1 Minnesota was offered by both Oklahoma State and then San Francisco. Joshua Kori, a senior of Oak Park and KC Run   More...

With his play over the past year, Tommy Moffett has emerged as one of the better available wings in Illinois’ 2026 class. This started from his grassroots season with Full Package and has continued into his senior season at Fremd. During his grassroots season, he helped Full Package win the NY2LA Association Championship. In the championship tournament run, Moffett averaged 9.8 points   More...

It has been a monumental several months for Connor Brown. It started with a breakout grassroots season for the 6’6” forward while playing with D Rice Elite. It has continued into his junior season with North Farmington High School (MI) in which he has been averaging 21.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. With the great growth of his game, Brown has started to his   More...

Plenty of stellar performances as the high school season winds down including several career milestones as well. Not only did Nathaniel Marlow of Webber reach a rarely hit career milestone but also had one of the top scoring performances of the season, all in a single game. This came by scoring 51 points in a game to surpass the remarkable career 3,000 point total. As well to scoring 44   More...

It was a tight one throughout between Burlington and Waterford in this late season matchup. Waterford got off to a slow start but made a run in the middle of the first half spearheaded by their defensive play and backcourt to then hold a lead for much of the matchup. While Burlington was able to keep it tight throughout and had their opportunities late, Waterford was able to win this one 63-54   More...

The 2028 class across the regions continues to look better with great depth across the class. Here are the next five sophomores up in this series who are all excelling this season and some who already have some early college interest. Jordan Evans – 2028 – G – Living Word Lutheran Whether it be playing grassroots or high school, Evans has continued to cement his spot as   More...

While plenty of seniors from Wisconsin as well around the nation continue to make their college commitments, there is still plenty of talent still available. One of the top available seniors in all of Wisconsin currently is Sam Pitrof. In his senior season currently for Racine Lutheran, the 6’5” guard is amongst the leading scorers in the state with 24.8 points per game. This is in   More...

It has been a big several days of offers and commitments with news coming in from all levels of colleges. In just the past few days, senior Amare Hereford has picked up a pair of division one offers. These came from Boston University and Southern Utah for the guard of Beloit Memorial. Jalen Brown continues to be one of the most sought-after players in the regions 2027 class. The newest   More...

All the talent of this highly anticipated matchup did not disappoint. Whitefish Bay was able to build a nine-point first half lead behind the tremendous play of Colin Julien, but Slinger would not go away and made a couple runs of their own. While Whitefish Bay had a couple of opportunities in the final minute Slinger made enough plays to come away with the 58-56 win. Bryson Fogle – 2026   More...

Over the past several months, Mack Welker has been one of the fastest rising players in the regions 2027 class. This started with his grassroots season with the Indy Heat and has continued into his junior season with Homestead High School for the 6’7” forward. During the first several months of 2025, Welker received multiple offers which all came from NAIA programs. The NAIA   More...

Triple doubles, school records, fifty point games, plenty to read about in this issues of Stars of the Week. Jakari Smith had one of the top games of the entire season. As well to scoring a staggering 50 points he also hit the game winning, buzzer beating three. He also had 18 rebounds and 6 assists in the win. Senior Amare Hereford continues to show that he’s one of the best, if not   More...

Over the past year, Levii Tallos has proven to be one of the top available scorers in Illinois senior class. This has come from his play with Lake Forest Academy as well as Full Package for the 6’3” two guard. During last year’s grassroots season, Tallos was a major reason why Full Package was able to win the NY2LA Association championship. At each tournament during the   More...

Not only did Greendale get a star performance from senior Zavier Castillo, but also contributions from several others in their 84-68 at home versus New Berlin Eisenhower. While Greendale was able to start the game on a 9-0 run, Eisenhower was able to quickly jump back and get up by as many as nine in the first half. By the half the game was tied and in the second half it was all Greendale for the   More...

It was a matchup of two of the top teams in the Milwaukee area with Wauwatosa West facing off against Whitefish Bay. The game featured two of the top junior guards in Wisconsin with Jalen Brown and Colin Julien. Wauwatosa West held a led throughout the game, but Whitefish Bay had their chances and had it as close as two in the second half. In the end, Wauwatosa West got a star performance from   More...

The ten semifinalists for Mr. Basketball of Wisconsin have been announced. The award is given to the most outstanding senior basketball player in the state. The past several winners include Xzavion Mitchell, Kon Knueppel, John Kinziger, Seth Trimble, Brandin Podziemski, Johnny Davis, and Marcus Domask.   Zavier Castillo – Greendale High School – 24UP Yusef Gray –   More...

Long list of commitments from the regions senior class and plenty more covered in this week’s issue of Recruitment News. Another offer for one of the top available seniors in the regions, Keriawn Berry. The newest one came from Robert Morris for the senior of North Hardin High School. Davenport University has landed a commitment from Isaiah Guyton, a senior wing of Grandville High   More...

During the first half, Winnebago Lutheran was able to build a nine-point lead and then took a four point lead into the second half. The second half was a different story as it was all Beaver Dam behind the dominant play of EJ Salettel. Beaver Dam was able to go up by as many as nineteen and won it by a final score of 60-47. Sam Ferguson – 2026 – F – Winnebago   More...

Today, February 2nd, the rosters for the prestigious McDonald’s All-American Game were announced. Twenty-four of the nation’s top high school seniors were selected to participate in this game. Past players in the game include Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Carmelo Anthony, Magic Johnson, Kevin Durant, Shaquille O’Neal, Isaiah Thomas, in addition to   More...