The recruitment of the senior class is in full swing. As always, there are plenty of under the radar players who deserve greater attention. Here is the first group of them. Jaxson Francis – 2026 – G – Adrian (MI) Francis made a name for himself this summer at the NY2LA Final Chapter tournament with the Midwest Stampede South. He was the top scorer of the entire tournament   More...

North Dakota State was able to land a commitment from one of the biggest recruits in the nations 2026 class. This came from seven-foot one Colin Stack of Benet Academy (IL) and Full Package. The recruitment of Stack to North Dakota State quickly came along over the past couple of weeks. He was just offered by them two weeks ago. The center then made his commitment to the Bison just over a week   More...

Earlier this week, senior Luke Bauer announced his college commitment. The 6’6” wing of New Berlin Eisenhower High School (WI) and CBA South will be headed to Dakota State next year. There were a variety of aspects that drew Bauer to choosing the South Dakota school. “What really drew me to Dakota State University was the incredible culture surrounding the team and coaching   More...

Over just the past several days, a pair of players from Team Herro announced their commitments to prominent high major programs. The commitments came from Dooney Johnson followed by Vaughn Karvala. While only a junior, Johnson has made his college commitment early. The 6’5” guard of Milwaukee Juneau made his commitment to Gonzaga and head coach Mark Few. Over the past few years,   More...

While the college season has started this week, it hasn’t slowed down the recruitment. Here is all the regions recruitment news from the past week. SIUE was able to land one of the top available seniors in their own state. This came from Jayden Riley, a point guard of Yorkville Christian and Young & Reckless. He also had been offered by Eastern Illinois, Le Moyne, South Carolina   More...

The first team consisted of Marquis Clark, Jaxson Davis, Christopher Kirkpatrick, Rashaun Porter, and Lincoln Williams. Then in the second team was Quinton Kitt, Mason Lockett, Brady Pettigrew, Colin Stack, and Jamsion White. Stephen Brown, Marshawn Cocroft, TyJuan Hunter, Jordan Willians, and Rykan Woo were on the third team. Here is the last our preseason teams with the fourth team. Luke   More...

The first team consisted of Marquis Clark, Jaxson Davis, Christopher Kirkpatrick, Rashaun Porter, and Lincoln Williams. Then in the second team was Quinton Kitt, Mason Lockett, Brady Pettigrew, Colin Stack, and Jamsion White. Here are the five up next for the third team projections for Illinois all-state. Stephen Brown – 2026 – F – Marist Not only is Brown one of the top   More...

A few noteworthy commitments from the past seven days in addition to plenty of offers. Catch up all the regions recruitment news here. Tim Winkler has made his commitment to an Ivy League program. The 6’10” senior of Midwest Renegades has made his commitment to Yale. Tennessee was able to land a commitment from the top point guard in Illinois’ 2026 class. This came from   More...

On Sunday was the last of the workouts of the fall from the ALL IN program that took place in Deerfield, Illinois. Here are a few of the standouts from all the action on the day. Ben DiFranco – 2028 – G – Maine South A new name on the radar, DiFranco was a standout as one of the top shooters of the workouts. Whether it was off the catch or off the dribble, DiFranco drilled   More...

The first team included Marquis Clark, Jaxson Davis, Christopher Kirkpatrick, Rahsaun Porter, and Lincoln Williams. Here are the five honorees for the second team who were all considered for the first team. Quinton Kitt – 2027 – G/F – East Peoria After a very good sophomore season in which he earned third team all-state from the IBCA, the game of Kitt has taken huge   More...

During the offseason there was plenty of talent to leave the state of Illinois once again. However, there is still plenty left to make for good competition to fill these teams up. Marquis Clark – 2026 – PG – Whitney Young While he was only third team all-state last season, there is no denying that Clark is one of the most talented players in the state as well as the entire   More...

During this year, Isaiah Fox has been one of the fastest rising recruits in Wisconsin’s incredibly deep and talented 2027 class. The point guard of West Allis Central High School and the Power 5 program went from an under the radar player to one with several division one offers as one of the top point guards in the state. It was back in March of this year that Fox picked up his first   More...

The newest member of Wisconsin’s 2026 class to receive their first scholarship offer was Cahlil Jones. Earlier this week, the 6’2” guard of Germantown High School and the Chapman Basketball Academy program received an offer from a division two program. St. Cloud State became the first program to extend an offer to Jones. “It feels great to get my first offer it’s   More...

In just the past few months, Max Jones has started to see his recruitment take off. This has included multiple division one offers in addition to taking a couple of visits recently for the 6’4” guard of West Allis Central High School (WI). In his sophomore season, Jones averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in a 21-6 season. Then with Team Herro   More...

From the past few years of being a star on the NY2LA Association in addition to being one of the top players in Michigan’s 2026 class, senior Greg Grays has now made his college commitment. The 6’2” guard of D Rice Elite and Brother Rice High School will be staying close to home with his commitment to Detroit Mercy. Detroit Mercy was the first school to offer Grays which   More...

It has been a busy year both on and off the court for Gavin Valeri. After the 6’3” guard saw plenty of success on the court, he is now seeing it with his recruitment. Last season, Valeri played a key role in helping Milwaukee Academy of Science win a state championship in his sophomore season. During the season he proved to be one of the top 2027 shooters in the area hitting 46.3%   More...

Michigan Tech added a major addition to their 2026 recruitment class by landing one of the top available guards from Wisconsin. This came from Kayden Schultz, a 6’3” guard of Plymouth High School and Chapman North. In his junior season at Plymouth, Schultz earned himself division two all-state honors from the WBCA. This was done while averaging 28.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.3   More...

It has been a very busy September of visits for Donovan Davis. The nationally ranked 2027 forward of Freedom High School (WI) and Team Herro has made several visits including ones to Iowa, Iowa State, and Wisconsin. On his visit to his home state Big Ten team, Davis said “It was good I got to talk to Coach Gard and Coach Chambliss for about an hour and fifteen talking about how I would   More...

During his grassroots season with 24UP, 6’2” point guard Massimo Ruz consistently impressed with his unique skill set. He consistently proved he is one of the top playmaking point guards in Wisconsin’s 2027 class. There are few players that can match his elite handle, burst of quickness, and shiftiness with the ball. Ruz also has a tremendous ability to create for others. All   More...

While there have continued to be plenty of players nationally in the 2026 class to make their college commitments over the past month, there still remains plenty of available talent. One of the top seniors still available in Illinois currently is Ben Akoro. The 6’8” wing forward of O’Fallon High School remains an under recruited for a player of his abilities even while   More...

One of the top teams at the 16U level of the NY2LA Platinum Elite this past season was the Indiana Elite Central. This included making it all the way to the championship game of the season championships at the Summer Jam tournament back in July. A big key for this was the play of 2027 Kyle Edwards. His grassroots season included being one of the top players at the Next Level Invitational while   More...

After a standout grassroot season with Drive Pro Select, Eli Evans has started to see some growth in his recruitment. This includes plenty of interest as well as a recent offer for the 6’3” guard of Columbus Catholic High School (IA). “Really well,” is how Evans described his grassroots season with Drive Pro Select. “I was able to grow as a player by focusing on   More...

After making a name for himself between his freshman season at Edgewood High School as well as his grassroots season with Wisconsin Academy, AJ Gnewuch made a big move. This was a move down to Florida for a new high school for the 6’4” guard. Already as he starts his sophomore year, he has an elite blend of positional size, athleticism, length, and a well-rounded offensive skill   More...

While only several games into his sophomore high school season, Race Kowalczyk has been able to get himself on some college radars. After having no scholarship offers as he entered the summer, the 6’6” forward has been able to pick up a couple of them for himself.  Back in July, Toledo became the first program to offer Kowalczyk. Then in November, UC-Irvine moved his offer   More...

One article was just not enough for all the great talent from the 2024 class on display on Tuesday at York. Here is part two from the Jack Tosh Tournament.  Natez Nazos – 2024 – PG – Batavia Nazos was a big piece of Batavia’s 53-43 victory. He scored an efficient 11 points but impressed even more with his point guard play. The senior is a true floor general who   More...

As arguably the best holiday tournament in all of Illinois and with 32 teams there was plenty of great basketball on display amongst the 16 games. Here is part one of our standouts from Tuesday at York High School.  Stefan Cicic – 2024 – C – Riverside Brookfield Cicic played a big role in RB’s double-digit victory and all the success of their 11-1 season. As   More...

In addition to some big news on the national level there was also plenty of regional recruiting news over the past week.  Out of a final group that consisted of Alabama, Florida State, and Georgia, Derrion Reid made his commitment Alabama. The five-star forward was one the top ranked available senior nationwide.  It was a big week for Washington and head coach Mike Hopkins. The   More...

The bar for this list continues to grow as high schoolers from across the region continue to have huge performances. Here are the standouts performances from the past week. While we have seen several 40+ point performances already this season, there hasn’t been many 50 point games and that is exactly what Azayah Washington did. The junior guard has continued to put up monstrous numbers   More...

In what was a tight game early on between two talented one loss teams, Pewaukee proved to be too much in this one. Kettle Moraine was only down by six at halftime, but the second half was a whole different story. With more energy defensively in the second half in addition to the electric scoring of Nick Janowski, Pewaukee was able to win this one by a score of 78-51.  Ben Bestor –   More...

Throughout his entire high school career, Stevie Elam has only continued to greatly develop his game. With this the guard’s recruitment has only continued to greatly build throughout this year for the 6’2” 2025 guard of Adrian High School (MI) and The Academy.  He had a tremendous grassroots season playing with The Academy over the spring and summer where he was named   More...