With some teams across the region finishing up holiday tournaments following Christmas and some on break, there were still a good list of standouts in this holiday edition.  It is the second straight appearance here for Michael McNabb. The senior guard raised the stakes this week with a 48 point game in a win over a very good Onalaska team.  Je’Shawn Stevenson continues to   More...

While Chris Davis Jr. had already been the state of Wisconsin’s leading scorer, he took it to another level this week. The 2025 6’4” guard was averaging a remarkable 39.4 points per game for Sun Prairie West (WI) before his record performance on Thursday.  In his teams 103-91 win over Carmen Northwest who had a 6-1 record entering the game, Davis scored 61 points. He   More...

One of the more intriguing available prospects in Wisconsin’s 2024 class who has continued to greatly improve his game and produce is Tyshawn Teague-Johnson. After a breakout grassroots season with the Wisconsin Dynasty, the 6’5” wing guard has continued that play into the high school season at Beloit Turner.  Currently, Teague-Johnson is averaging a double-double. He is   More...

As we get deeper into the current high school season, there are plenty of players worthy of some recognition. Here are several under the radar juniors having great seasons for college coaches to be familiar with.  Anestis Hadjistamoulou – 2025 – PG – Glenbrook South (IL) One of the more skilled 2025-point guards in his area who has only continued to get better   More...

In a hard-fought game between two of the top teams in the Milwaukee area, Nicolet was able to defeat Dominican 77-73. While there were some stars shining in this game the great depth of each these teams were on display as well with plenty of standout performances.  Nacir Beamon – 2024 – SG – Nicolet Beamon played a big role in the victory for Nicolet scoring 16   More...

In a matchup of two of the top teams in all of Wisconsin with both teams entering with undefeated records, Wisconsin Lutheran got off to a very quick start on St. Thomas More. At the half Wisconsin Lutheran led 48-18. The second half was a differed story as St. Thomas More stormed back, but the halftime deficit was too great as Wisconsin Lutheran hung on for the 83-73 victory to remain   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...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Prosperity Events, L.L.C. “Prosperity” has acquired the exclusive rights to the NY2LA Sports brand, renowned as one of the premier independent basketball platforms in the country for nearly two decades. Prosperity members Jeremy McGlothlin and Kevin Fisher will assume the day-to-day operations of NY2LA Sports and its affiliated brands. As part of the purchase,   More...

In a battle of the unbeatens, De Pere and Ashwaubenon went back and forth in a game of runs in the first half as De Pere had just a 27-25 lead at the break. The second half was a different story as Zach Kinziger took over, Will Hornseth proved to be too much, and they toughened up defensively. De Pere was able to run away with it and stay undefeated with a 60-45 victory.  Will Hornseth   More...

  Plenty of recruitment news over the past several days coming from all levels. From some high major offers to some division three offers and commitments. Check out all the recruitment news in the region recently.  Andrew Jensen has added an offer from West Virginia University. The offer comes after he took a visit to the Morgantown campus back in the fall. In addition to the   More...

While it can be tough enough to be a star in one sport, Brock Massey has found a way to do in two sports. With his play on the hardwood as well as the gridiron, Massey is receiving college interest from both basketball and football programs. In addition to those two sports, he also earned first team all-conference honors during the spring in baseball.  After being Offensive Player of the   More...

With tons of remarkable performances this past week, there was some great competition for this edition stars of the week article. Here are the week’s biggest standouts.  There have been some tremendous performances early in the season in Wisconsin, though it looks like Bradley commit, Jaquan Johnson may have had the best this week. The senior put up a staggering 50 points all in   More...

Over the past year, I’ve seen some good talent in the regions 2028 class. One of the better forwards from this group is Kinston Knueppel. The eight grader is a 6’4” forward of Wisconsin Lutheran.  At the recent NY2LA Generation Next Tip-Off Tournament back in November, Knueppel was one of the top players regardless of age group. He was a big reason that his Wisconsin   More...

While none of these players are unknown, they are all some of the top players in their area and should be on plenty of college coaches’ radars. Each have varying levels of recruitment and should be very popular named amongst college coaches for the remainder of this season and moving into the spring.  Wilson Huckeby – 2026 – G – Freeland (MI) Following up a   More...

This high school season has seen plenty of freshmen burst onto the varsity scene. We already featured Dooney Johnson and Davion Thompson last week who are having exceptional freshman seasons. Here are several others that are stepping up big early in their high school career’s.  Jaxson Davis had plenty of hype coming into his high school career and is living up to it. He may have   More...

As we get further into the high season, there continues to be plenty stellar performances around the region. Here are some of the best from this week.  While we saw plenty of 40+ point games last week in this article, Drew Daoust took it up a level. The 2025 guard went for a remarkable 53 points in a blowout victory for Southern Door.  6’7” Zach Behn was mentioned in   More...

Now that we’re into the high school and college seasons and past the early signing period, the recruitment news has slowed down a bit. However, over the past several days there are been some noteworthy news.  Azavier Robinson, a top one hundred junior nationally, has continued to rack up the offers. The newest offer for the NY2LA Association MVP from this year playing with George   More...

From freshmen to sophomore season is when plenty of players make big jumps in their game. Here are five that have taken that jump and then some from around the Midwest.  Dominik Baxter – 2026 – SG – Peshtigo An under the radar sophomore who is putting up some monster numbers this season. This includes a 36 point, 13 rebound performance earlier this week. The   More...

While it is extremely early in his high school career, Dooney Johnson is already emerging as one of the top freshmen in not only Wisconsin but the entire Midwest as well. Even before reaching the high school level, the 6’4” guard has made plenty of noise for himself.  Even while playing up a level this past spring and summer with X-Men United, Johnson was one of the top   More...

There have been plenty of juniors across Wisconsin who have made plenty of noise to start their seasons. Here are five in the state that are all having huge seasons and playing a step above.  Zach Behn – 2025 – G/F – Kewaskum Behn is just playing on another level right now. Earlier this week he had one of the top scoring performances of the season scoring a whopping   More...

While we looked at some wings and front court players yesterday, today we are looking in the backcourt at five gifted point guards. All five of these players need to be on college coaches’ radars.  Josh Fridman – 2024 – PG – Glenbrook North Fridman started off the season in a big way earning Tournament MVP honors. This comes after a huge junior season in which   More...

While many of the state’s top players in Wisconsin have already made their college commitments, there is still some high-end talent available. Here are five of the top available Wisconsin seniors.  Keaton Frisch – 2024 – SF – Waunakee Whether it be with Waunakee or with the Wisconsin Playground Club, Frisch has continued to play at a high level. Not only a   More...

With Wisconsin and Iowa now fully in action with the other Midwest states there were plenty of eye-popping performances. Plenty of competition for the list with tons of players in the region going for 40+ points. Here are some of the week’s standouts.  In one of the craziest stat lines out there, 6’10” junior Jaydon Awe not only had 36 points but also added with that 35   More...

Over the past few months, Pryce Gregoire has been able to pick up his first couple of offers. Back in July, the 6’6” 2025 wing forward picked up his first offer from Northern Michigan. He then picked up his second offer last month Winona State.  This all comes after Gregoire averaged 6.2 points as a sophomore last season during a state championship and undefeated 30-0 season   More...

With the start of the high school season, there have been plenty of great performances on the hardwood. Here are some of the top performances from the past week of high school hoops in the region.  When you have games of 42 and 39 points in your first three games of the season, it’s safe to say you belong here. That is exactly what junior point guard Luke Smith did for Addison Trail   More...

One of the fastest rising players in Wisconsin’s 2025 class currently is Drew Murphy. Over the past few months following a grassroots season in which he was named to the NY2LA Association 16U first team playing with the Wisconsin Swing, he has been able to earn his first few scholarship offers.  Back in July, Northern Michigan was the first school to offer the 6’5” wing   More...

In addition to the top performer’s lists, there were plenty of others having themselves a big weekend. Here are a few more players who had themselves a stellar tournament of hoops.  Ralphael Bonner – 2030 – F – TCDA Bonner is a strong and active forward that made plenty of plays throughout the tournament. He goes hard to glass and was one of the top rebounders   More...

With all the talent at the 12U field, one part of top performers was just not enough for this group. Here are the rest of the top performers from the Generation Next Tip-Off 12U group.  Caiden McClellan – 2030 – G – Nicolet Knights McClellan was the playmaking guard behind this 12U championship team who really stepped up his game when it mattered most in the end. He   More...

There was plenty of great basketball being played this past weekend at the 12U level. With a deep field of teams, there was much competition each game and for this list.  Michael Ambrosino – 2030 – G/F – Infinity Ambrosino was one of the better scorers at the 12U level who did it very efficiently in every way. He already has a good-looking jump shot outside from three   More...