2026 Prospects D1s Should Watch at Shoe Circuit Live Periods

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the live periods this upcoming weekend I get asked a ton by college coaches of what prospects they need to watch for each team at the shoe circuits.&nbsp; Despite what some might tell you there are REALLY only 3 true shoe circuits Nike EYBL, Under Armour UAA, and Adidas 3SSB.&nbsp; Here is a quick look for D1 coaches of who they should keep their eye on at each stop in the 2026 class when it comes to Illinois prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Nike EYBL/EYCL</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'] (Kankakee – [program_tooltip program_id='2452456' first='Mac' last='Irvin Fire'] EYCL)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2734369' first='Justin' last='Oliver'] (Curie – [program_tooltip program_id='2452456' first='Mac' last='Irvin Fire'] EYCL)<br><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] (Whitney Young – [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYBL)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2734366' first='Jayden' last='Williams'] (Rich Township – [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYBL)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552394' first='Andre' last='Tyler'] (Simeon – [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYBL)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552486' first='Danny' last='Houlihan'] (New Trier – [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYBL)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845357' first='Noah' last='Mister'] (Mt. Carmel – [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYBL)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552393' first='Gabriel' last='Sularski'] (Lemont – Team Herro EYBL)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>UAA</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] (DePaul Prep – [program_tooltip program_id='2078448' first='Illinois' last='Wolves'] UAA)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2045857' first='Ethan' last='Hillsman'] (Joliet West – [program_tooltip program_id='2078448' first='Illinois' last='Wolves'] UAA)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845354' first='Oliver' last='Gray'] (Barrington – [program_tooltip program_id='2078448' first='Illinois' last='Wolves'] UAA)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1435692' first='Rykan' last='Woo'] (DePaul Prep – [program_tooltip program_id='2078448' first='Illinois' last='Wolves'] UAA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] (New Trier – Elevate UAA)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552440' first='Adam' last='Anwar'] (McHenry – Elevate UAA)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2839970' first='Jordan' last='Williams'] (Fremd – Elevate UAA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>3SSB</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552460' first='Bryce' last='Wegrzyn'] (Libertyville – [program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] 3SSB)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323283' first='Chris' last='Bolte'] (St. Ignatius – [program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] 3SSB)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2839863' first='Michael' last='Nee'] (Glenbard East – [program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] 3SSB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552476' first='Nasir' last='Rankin'] (Morgan Park – Power 5 3SSB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->