Joe Henricksen

With the first high school basketball live period complete, here are a whole bunch of quick-hitting thoughts from the 84-team Riverside-Brookfield Shootout where over 125-plus college programs took in action.

While Johnson was the cream of the crop in Illinois in 2024, it was a turbulent class when it came to the top 10 prospects. Ron Jenkins/Getty

After several first impressions and observations from June, here is a post-summer power ranking of potential top 10 teams placed in two tiers.

Here is a look at where those five are ranked nationally and where their individual recruitments stand as we head towards the final two “live” evaluation periods this month.

Stasys helped Benet compile a whopping 69 wins over the past two seasons, including a state championship in 2025 and a state runner-up finish in 2026.

The big-bodied guard committed after a visit this past weekend. The final evaluation period of the summer for college basketball coaches wrapped up Sunday afternoon.

The biggest breakout players and transfers typically define the summer months of high school basketball. Here are the biggest from the recently concluded summer scene.

When the doors initially opened seven years ago to watch players at high school/scholastic events, college coaches at all levels — from low-major

Here are the players who made their presence felt in some way or fashion and the storylines that followed.

The recruiting road for this year's senior class is a little bumpy with so much uncertainty in college basketball, there are still commitments being made and visits to be taken.