I was in Waukegan for the Fundamental U High Academic Showcase that featured more than 125 kids across the 2027 through 2024 class. There were dozens of college coaches in attendance to check a group that had a number of…
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17U/16U Standouts From Supreme Courts Summer Showcase
I went out to Supreme Courts for the shootout hosted by Illinois Attack. There were a number of great matchups during the day and a good bang-for-your-buck type of format. Of the teams I saw, here are some of the…
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Weekend Standouts 4/23
Without many local AAU tournaments, I watched a few games on livestream at the UAA’s first live event in Arizona and two Prep Hoops events with a couple of local teams participating. Here are some of the standouts. Breakaway Connor…
Chicago Elite Invitational 17U Standouts
The Chicago Elite Invitational featured a solid group of programs from Chicago and the surrounding area. I was downtown checking out some of the 17U teams this weekend and caught a couple of the Breakaway DJ Douglas (6’4 PG/SG, Yorkville…
Roundball Grassroots Showcase Standouts
I caught some game out at the Roundball Shootout event in Waukegan featuring some quality Illinois programs. The standouts from the games that I saw are below. Paradise Basketball 2024 Jason Jakstys (6'9 PF, Yorkville) Jakstys controlled the game with…
Weekend Standouts That I Saw
I watched a handful of games via livestream this weekend ahead of this coming weekend, where a couple of big tournaments will be taking place in the Chicago area. Here are some of the standout players from the games I…
Riverside Brookfield Standouts
It was great to see college coaches and fans in the gym for the Riverside Brookfield shootout. I caught a number of games on the stream and watched some of the replays of the top games. Here are some of…
Weekend Standouts: Bill Hensley Run N Slam
The Bill Hensley Run N Slam did not disappoint. I was able to stream a few of the Illinois based teams in attendance. Here are the standouts from the weekend. Breakaway Basketball 2022 Ben VanderWal (6’7 SF, Timothy Christian) VanderWal…
Conference Prospect Spotlight: Chicago Catholic League
The Chicago Catholic League remains one of the top conferences in the state. Today we are looking at some of the prospects throughout the deep league. Kentucky commit Bryce Hopkins has been on another level since being snubbed from the…
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11/8 Private Run Writeups
There was a talented group at the run this weekend, with some new faces that stood out. Here are the writeups from the fourth run we have held. 2021 Players Josh Harris (6-4 SG, Timothy Christian) Harris was relentless getting…