The NY2LA Sports Top 40 Fall League hit the hardwood last week and a number of the top prospects in the state of Wisconsin along with a couple in Illinois made their presence felt.  Earlier this week we took a look at the MVP’s from last week as well as top performers for the week and some 2021 standouts.  Today we continue with a glance into the 2022 class where there were a   More...

While these players have yet to step on the court of a high school game, many of them still came to play to have impressive showings.  Here’s a glance at a handful of 2024 standouts from the 2020 installment of the NY2LA Sports Futures Camp James Brown – F/C – 6’9” – St. Rita (IL) While just a freshman, Brown is already 6’9” with a good   More...

The 2020 NY2LA Futures Camp brought many of the top players from the Midwest and beyond all under one roof just outside of Milwaukee. With prospects from a dozen states, the youngsters were broken up into two separate sessions: The classes of ‘21/’22 and the classes of ‘23/’24. Games were all livestreamed via Be The Beast, college coaches were buzzing all day, and regional   More...

The Basketball Invitational presented by Robert Yanders and The Basketball Movement hit the hardwood in Springfield, Missouri this past weekend and a talented group of attendees impressed front start to finish with the effort, energy, and production.  Here’s a quick look at some of the standouts… TOP PERFORMERS (Note – Listed in alphabetical order) Trevon Brazile   More...

The NY2LA Sports Top 40 League hit the hardwood for the first time last week and it offered up a look at many of the top prospects in the state of Wisconsin and a couple of quality ones from Illinois as well.  As the final horn sounded a host of prospects in the 2021-2024 classes made a strong impression.  Yesterday we glanced at the overall top performers on the day and today we   More...

The NY2LA Sports Top 40 Fall League hit the hardwood last week for its opening night and with a prospect list that boasted many of the top players in the state of Wisconsin from the 2021-2024 classes the opening night did not disappoint.  So with that being said we begin our coverage of this year’s fall platform with a look at the top performers and the MVP for week 1… 2020   More...

The annual NY2LA Sports Futures Camp tipped this past weekend and once again it featured an electric group of talent in the 2021-2024 classes.  Some of the top 2023 prospects left on the board in the Midwest in 2023 were on the hardwood and once again they made their presence felt.  We begin our coverage with a look at that standouts from the 2023 class from this past   More...

On Saturday, the 2023 class came to play and several greatly impressed with big time performances. The group on hand included many of the top 2023 players from all across the Midwest.  Faizon Farr – G – 6’1” Farr is a skilled up-tempo playmaking guard who both scored and distributed the basketball well. Uses his quickness and moves with the ball to get inside   More...

The 2020 NY2LA Futures Camp brought many of the top players from the Midwest and beyond all under one roof just outside of Milwaukee. With prospects from a dozen states, the youngsters were broken up into two separate sessions: The classes of ‘21/’22 and the classes of ‘23/’24. Games were all livestreamed, college coaches were buzzing all day, and regional battles were   More...

Playing alongside the 2021 class, several 2022 players stood out and had big performances at the Futures Camp on Saturday.  Leon Bond – SF – 6’5” - Wauwatosa East (WI) An athletic wing that was getting to the rim all day on drives and cuts. While he did the bulk of his scoring in the paint, he also showed a good ability to pull up in the mid-range to know down   More...

The annual NY2LA Sports Futures Camp tipped this past weekend and once again it featured an electric group of talent in the 2021-2024 classes.  Some of the top 2022 prospects left on the board in the Midwest in 2022 were on the hardwood and once again they made their presence felt.  We begin our coverage with a look at that standouts from the 2022 class from this past   More...

The annual NY2LA Sports Futures Camp tipped this past weekend and once again it featured an electric group of talent in the 2021-2024 classes.  Some of the top 2021 prospects left on the board in the Midwest in 2021 were on the hardwood and once again they made their presence felt.  We begin our coverage with a look at that standouts from the 2021 class from this past   More...

The 2020 NY2LA brought many of the top players from the Midwest and beyond all under one roof just outside of Milwaukee. With prospects from a dozen states, the youngsters were broken up into two separate sessions: The classes of ‘21/’22 and the classes of ‘23/’24. Games were all livestreamed, college coaches were buzzing all day, and regional battles were definitely had   More...

This big and skilled group of 2022’s came to play and many impressed when going up against the loaded 2021 class. Here are the ones that made the biggest impact and stood out the most.  Steven Clay – G/F – 6’5” The lanky wing had one of the more impressive showings at the combine putting up a remarkable 36 points in a single game. At his best gliding to the   More...

This talented group of seniors came to play and put on a show at the Phenom University Combine. Throughout four games during the afternoon, this group kept up a high level of play until the end for highly competitive games.  Grant Asman – F – 6’10” Even at 6’10”, Asman has a great amount of talent with his ability to hit jumpers, put the ball on the   More...

Northern Arizona University and head coach Shane Burcar were able to land a commitment out of Wisconsin last week from Jayden Jackson. Jackson is a 6’3” senior point guard of Whitefish Bay High School and played with the ABC Young Lions program.  When asked why he chose Northern Arizona, Jackson responded “The coaches, the academic programs, and the location. It was   More...

Due to the cancellation of the Nike EYBL, all 40 of the nation's elite programs have been holding combine style events to showcase their prospects. While many may think that is difficult during the non-live period that college coaches are unable to attend, the EYBL combines are all broadcast on Synergy Sports Technology and quantified reports of the players are put out immediately after the   More...

The fall of every calendar year usually brings with it a lot of visits both official and unofficial as well as a long list of commitments.  Unfortunately 2020 had a different plan and as such the visits aren’t happening this fall but commitments are still happening week in and week out.  The state of Wisconsin has had more than their fair share in the 2021 class and another domino   More...

On Tuesday evening, Jasin Sinani announced his commitment to nearby Wisconsin-Milwaukee and head coach Pat Baldwin. Sinani is a 6’3” senior guard of Oak Creek High School and played with the Wisconsin RAP program.  “Since a young kid my dream has always been to play college basketball. With that being said I am very excited to announce that I am committing to   More...

A constantly fluid summer negatively impacted the ability for kids to be seen from coast to coast a number of prospects still tried to make the best of it by delivering quality performances when the opportunity presented itself.  Here’s a look at ten sleepers that opened eyes with quality performances this summer… Note – Listed in alphabetical order - This is not an   More...

One of the fastest rising prospects in the entire Midwest is Grant Asman of Kimberly High School (WI) and the Mac Attack. At 6’10”, he is also one of the more intriguing players around.  Michigan Tech became the first school to offer Asman a scholarship last September. With his impressive play this summer, he has continued to generate further interest receiving additional   More...

Northern Michigan University and head coach Matt Majkrzak continued to add to their talented 2021 recruitment class as they added a commitment from Sam Privet. Privet announced his commitment to the Wildcats on Tuesday. The senior is a 6’8” power forward of Caledonia High School (MN) and plays with the Wisconsin Playmakers.  The commitment comes just shortly after Privet   More...

Despite a very unique and difficult spring and summer that saw college coaches prevented from coming out and events come to a halt for a period of time, there were some solid summer performances for a few players who saw their recruiting stock elevate.  Here’s a look at ten uncommitted below the radar 2021 prospects that stood out with quality performances from time to   More...

While many of these players are already sough after recruits, all of them will making a big name for themselves over the weekend.  Amar Augillard – TH 2021 – G/F A tough powerful wing with an ability to score in bunches, Augillard showed a little bit of everything during the weekend.  He scored from all levels, attacked off the bounce, cleaned the glass, finished above   More...

Plenty of intriguing and talented players at the 17U level of the session. Here are five skilled players that all stood out for their strong play during session three.  Logan Carson – UTS Gold – PF/C Carson is a big and strong 6’9” post with good upside. He is a very active interior defender who was blocking shots in bunches and shut down the paint. Flashed some   More...

This third session may have had the most talented 17U field of all the sessions. These ten all did extraordinary performances to stand out. Patrick Baldwin Jr. – TH 2021 – G An incredibly talented senior that is unguardable at times. At 6’11” with his ability to create separation off the dribble and hit tough shots there is nothing defenders can do. Also gets it done   More...

With another strong field of teams in the 16U field, the competition for each of these has become more and more difficult to achieve.   Donovan Brown – AIA – G Brown was very good moving to the basket getting into the paint often to score and distribute. The point guard has good handle and moves to go along with his quickness that was giving defenders plenty of issues   More...

Of the many players making a big name for themselves this past weekend, here are some that stood out as stock boosters during the third session of the Grassroots Showdown.   Jeremiah Beard – Chapman – G Beard is a dynamic playmaking point guard off the dribble. He is quick with the basketball to get inside the defense and create for himself as well as teammates. The   More...

In the final session of the Grassroots Challenge, here are the players from the 16U that stood out the most and had big time weekends.  CJ Campbell – Wisconsin Playmakers – G Campbell had one of the more impressive halves of basketball trying to lead a monstrous comeback. The active 6’5” wing guard was able to score the ball in bunches and just could not be   More...

Here are ten players that took full advantage of session three and were able to help their recruitment stock the most with good showings.  Kenny Austin – Focus Premier – G Austin is a good attacking point guard that both scores and distributes it nicely. He used his quickness and shifty moves to get himself plenty of paint touches. He showed smart play knowing when to kick it   More...