The 31st Annual Highland Optimist Scott Credit Union Shootout
January 7th, 2023 - Highland, IL
-The 2023 Shootout is SOLD OUT-
No tickets available at the door. Games will be live streamed, link will be posted shortly.
January 7th, 2023 - Highland, IL
-The 2023 Shootout is SOLD OUT-
No tickets available at the door. Games will be live streamed, link will be posted shortly.
The Highland, Illinois Optimist Scott Credit Union Shootout is the oldest and widely known as the premier high school basketball shootout in Illinois and the St. Louis area.
With our rich history, the event will once again bring together some of the top local and national basketball players and teams to one gym for one full day of hoops.
CBC vs. Kenwood - 2022
Imhotep vs. Vashon - 2022
Whitney Young vs. CBC - 2020
Chaminade vs. Hamilton - 2020
Vashon vs. Simeon - 2020
Belleville West vs. Vashon 2019
Game 1 (8:00am) - Waterloo (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) Girls
Game 2 (9:30am) - Quincy Notre Dame (IL) vs. Highland (IL)
Game 2 (9:30am) - Quincy Notre Dame (IL) vs. Highland (IL)
Cade Altadonna, 6'0" Senior - Highland - Top 100 in IL
Jake Ottensmeier, 6'1" Junior - Highland - #1 Junior in metro-east
Jake Wallingford, 6'7" Senior - Quincy Notre Dame
Game 3 (11:00am) - Hillcrest (IL) vs. Belleville East (IL)
Darrion Baker, 6'8" Senior - Committed to Akron
Jordan Pickett, 6'3" Senior - Belleville East - Committed to SIU-E
Game 4 (12:30pm) - Bloomington Central Catholic (IL) vs. New Madrid (MO)
Cole Certa, 6'5" Junior - Bloomington CC - Offers from Loyola, SIU, ISU, Drake, Bradley
Jadis Jones, 6'5" Junior - New Madrid - Nationally Ranked #184 - Offers from Robert Morris, SEMO
Game 5 (2:00pm) - Kansas City Staley (MO) vs. East St. Louis (IL)
Macaleab Rich, 6'6" Senior - East St. Louis - Nationally Ranked #129 - Committed to Kansas State
Antwan Robinson, 6'4" Senior - East St. Louis - Committed to Cal State
Kayden Fish, 6'8" Senior - Staley - Nationally Ranked #174 - Committed to Iowa State
Kyan Evans, 6'2" Senior - Staley - Committed to Colorado State
Cameron Manyawu , 6'8'" Senior - Staley - Committed to Indiana State
Game 6 (3:30pm) - Sacred Heart Griffin (IL) vs. CBC (MO)
Game 6 (3:30pm) - Sacred Heart Griffin (IL) vs. CBC (MO)
Jake Hamilton, 6'3" Senior - Sacred Heart - Committed to Quincy University
Zack Hawkinson, 6'6" Senior - Sacred Heart
Will Hamilton, 6'3" Senior - Sacred Heart
Nassir Binion, 6'5" Junior - CBC
Anthony Gause, 6'3" Junior - CBC
Game 7 (5:15pm) - St. Rita (IL) vs. Chaminade (MO)
James Brown, 6'9" Junior - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #27 - Committed to North Carolina
Morez Johnson, 6'9" Junior - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #45 - Committed to Illinois
Nojus Industraitis, 6'5" Junior - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #77 - Committed to Iowa St
Melvin Bell, 6'4" Sophomore - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #59 - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, Michigan, etc.
BJ Ward - 6'2" Senior - Chaminade - Committed to SEMO
Nilivan Daniels - 6'3" Senior - Offer from Missouri Baptist
Ben Winker - 6'10" Sophomore - Chaminade
Game 8 (7:00pm) - Imhotep (PA) vs. Simeon (IL)
Justin Edwards, 6'8" Senior - Imhotep - Nationally Ranked #2 - Committed to Kentucky
Rahmir Barno, 6'2" Senior - Imhotep - Nationally Ranked #210 - Committed to Florida Gulf Coast
Ahmad Nowell, 6'1" Junior - Imhotep - Nationally Ranked #34 - Offers from Tennessee, Kansas, Auburn, etc.
Jeremiah White, 6'6" Junior - Imhotep - Offer from Fairfield
Ma Kye Taylor, 6'7" Junior - Imhotep - Offer from Fairfield
Miles Rubin, 6'8" Senior - Simeon - Nationally Ranked #142 - Committed to Loyola
Wes Rubin, 6'8" Senior - Simeon - Committed to Northern Iowa
Kaiden Space, 6'2" Senior - St. Rita - Committed to Stony Brook
Sam Lewis, 6'5" Senior - Simeon - Committed to Toledo
Jalen Griffith, 5'10" Senior - Offers from Arizona State, Northern Illinois, Western Illinois
Steve Turner, 6'10" Senior - Simeon
Game 9 (8:30pm) - Vashon (MO) vs. Moline (IL)
Kennard Davis, 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #215 - Committed to Southern Illinois
Jayden Nicholson, 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #245 - Offers from SIU-E, SEMO, Missouri State
Cam Stovall, 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Offer from Western Illinois
Jordan Logan, 6'7" Senior - Vashon - Offer from Florida International
Nick Randall, 6'8" Sophomore - Vashon - Offers from Kansas State, Louisville, Mizzou, SLU
Trey Williams, 5'11" Sophomore - Vashon - Offers from Mizzou, SIU-E
Dierre Hill, 5'11" Sophomore - Vashon - Offer from SEMO
Owen Freeman, 6'10" Senior - Moline - Nationally Ranked #144 - Committed to Iowa
Brock Harding, 6'2" Senior - Moline - Nationally Ranked #147 - Committed to Iowa
Grant Welch, 6'3" Senior - Moline
Braden Freeman, 6'6" Sophomore - Moline
Trey Taylor, 6'6" Sophomore - Moline
National rankings are compiled from Rivals, 247sports, ESPN, and Prephoops
The Highland Optimist Club is part of Optimist International - an association of more than 3,000 clubs around the world dedicated to "bringing out the best in kids".
Adult volunteers join Optimist Clubs to conduct positive service projects in their communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth.
As Optimists, we are people who care about our communities and want to make a difference in the lives of youth by setting a positive example.
Mission: By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.