Highland Shootout Preview

The Highland Shootout is one of the premier events in the Midwest and this year is no exception! It will take place this Saturday, January 10 at Highland High School.

The elite talent is going to be on the floor all day long! There are 22 prospects that are ranked in the top 10 of their state in their class in just 6 games! A few of the Illinois headliners include top ranked 2027 point guard Jaxson Davis Jaxson Davis 6'1" | PG Warren | 2027 State #49 Nation IL from Warren who led his team to the state title game last year as a sophomore and is one of the most coveted junior guards nationally. East St. Louis is stacked with talent including the #2 overall prospect in the senior class Penn State bound Jamison White Jamison White 6'7" | SF East St. Louis | 2026 State #162 Nation IL who is a physical and athletic freak!

From Missouri the talent is immense! Logan Logan 6'0" Troy Buchanan Highschool | 2026 MO -Rogersville features junior Indiana commit Chase Branham Chase Branham 6'4" | SG Logan-Rogersville | 2027 State #47 Nation MO along with top overall sophomore Titus Moore Titus Moore 6'6" | SF/CG Logan-Rogersville | 2028 State MO . They will play an in-state matchup with Chaminade pushed by Omaha commit Jonny Jordan Jonny Jordan 6'3" | PG Chaminade | 2026 MO along with three top 10 ranked sophomores in Elijah Poniewaz Elijah Poniewaz 6'0" | PG Chaminade College Preparatory | 2028 State MO , Mo Kourama Mo Kourama 6'8" | PF Chaminade | 2028 State MO , and Jesiah Buchanan Jesiah Buchanan 6'3" | SF Chaminade | 2028 State MO . Vashon has electric guards in senior SIU-Edwardsville commit Kain McCaskill Kain McCaskill 6'1" | PG Vashon | 2026 State MO in addition to nationally ranked 2027 guard Jimmy McKinney Jr. Jimmy McKinney Jr. 6'2" | SG Vashon | 2027 State #120 Nation MO Watch out for bouncy top 10 junior forward Leon Powell Powell 6'1" | SF Highland | 2027 IL Jr. Principia has perhaps the best player in the state of Missouri right now in Wake Forest bound Quentin Coleman Quentin Coleman 6'3" | PG Principia | 2026 State #91 Nation MO . He just tore up the City of Palms tournament boosting his national standing already ranking as a clear #1 in 2026 in the state of Missouri. Keep an eye on upside big men Sekou Cisse Sekou Cisse 6'9" | PF Principia | 2027 State #115 Nation MO in 2027 and Majok Mayuen Kau Majok Mayuen Kau 6'9" | PF Principia | 2029 State MO as they rank near the top of the board in their classes. Webster Groves has a star in the #1 junior in the state Scottie Adkinson Scottie Adkinson 6'3" | SG Webster Groves | 2027 State #36 Nation MO who is headed to Mizzou and will face off against a fellow Tigers commit in the final game of the night.

That other Mizzou commit is five-star top 5 player nationally Jason Crowe Jr. from Inglewood (CA) who is the all-time leading scorer in California state history. He is an absolute bucket getter and the type of player that loves putting on a show under the bright lights! Earlier in the day the other out of area team in the event Fishers from Indiana is loaded with three prospects ranked inside the top 5 of their classes in stars Jason Gardner Jr, Cooper Zachary, and Kai McGrew. Gardner is among the elite junior point guards nationally.

Here is a link for tickets! They will sell out so do not wait to buy tickets at the door on Saturday!

https://www.showclix.com/event/HighlandShootout2026

Below is a look at the schedule and all the top prospects!

Schedule

10:30 AM       Highland vs Alton (Girls)
12:00 PM       Highland vs Waltonville
1:30 PM         Chaminade vs Logan Logan 6'0" Troy Buchanan Highschool | 2026 MO -Rogersville
3:00 PM         Fishers (IN) vs Cardinal Ritter
4:30 PM         Warren vs Vashon
6:00 PM         East St. Louis vs Principia
7:30 PM         Inglewood (CA) vs Webster Groves