The Highland, Illinois 'Scott Credit Union' Optimist 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.

The 2019 event will feature games with teams from Illinois and Missouri including 12 top nationally ranked players:

Game 1 (8:30am) - East St. Louis (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) Girls

Game 2 (10:00am) - Normal West (IL) vs. Edwardsville (IL)

Nathan Duckworth - 6'0" Senior, Normal West

Ethan Young - 6'1" Junior, Edwardsville

Game 3 (11:30pm) - Nashville (IL) vs. Effingham (IL)

Bryce Bultman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville - Offers from SIU, SEMO, McKendree

Tanner Bergman - 6'5" Senior

Carson Parker - 6'5" Junior - Offer from McKendree

Landon Wolfe - 6'5" Senior Effingham - Offer from Truman State

Game 4 (1:00pm) - Bloomington (IL) vs. East St. Louis (IL)

Chris Payton - 6'7" Senior, Bloomington - Offers from Valparaiso, New Mexico, Illinois State, etc. - Nationally ranked #135

Terrance Hargrove - 6'7" Senior, East St. Louis - Committed to SLU - Nationally ranked #132

Game 5 (3:00pm) - Poplar Bluff (MO) vs. Highland (IL)

Dominique Hardimon -6'4" Senior, Poplar Bluff

Sam LaPorta - 6'4" Senior, Highland

Stephen Torre - 6'9" Senior, Highland

Game 6 (4:45pm) - CBC (MO) vs. Columbia Rock Bridge (MO)

Caleb Love - 6'3" Senior, CBC - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc. - Nationally ranked #45

Josh Wallce - 6'7" Senior, CBC - Offers from Bradley, SIU-E

Isaiah Mosley - 6'6" Senior, Rock Bridge - Offers from Mizzou, Purdue, Virginia, Nebraska - Nationally ranked #75

Dajuan Harris - 6'2" Senior, Rock Bridge - Committed to Missouri State

Jamonta Black - 6'4" Senior, Rock Bridge - comitted to Missouri State

Game 7 (6:30pm) - Chaminade (MO) vs. Milwaukee Nicolet (WI)

Luke Kasubke - 6'5" Junior, Chaminade - offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, SLU, Mizzou - Nationally ranked #102

Keyyaun Batchman - 6'2" Senior, Chaminade - offer from Drury

Jalen Johnson - 6'7" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, etc. - Nationally ranked #4

Jamari Sibley - 6'9" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Illnois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Iowa State, etc. - Nationally ranked #78

Kobe Johnson - 6'1" Sophomore, Nicolet - Offer from DePaul

Game 8 (8:15pm) - Belleville West (IL) vs. Vashon (MO)

EJ Liddell - 6'7" Senior, Belleville West - List narrowed to Illinois, Mizzou, Ohio State - Nationally Ranked #38

Keith Randolph - 6'5" Senior - Division 1 Football Prospect

Mario McKinney - 6'2" Senior, Vashon - Committed to Mizzou - Nationally Ranked #79

Camron Fletcher - 6'5" Junior, Vashon - offers from Illinois, Iowa, Mizzou, SLU, etc. - Nationally Ranked #42

Kobe Clark - 6'4" Junior, Vashon - offers from SLU, Missouri State - Nationally Ranked #247

Nick Kern - 6'5" Sophomore, Vashon - offer from DePaul - Nationally Ranked #140

Phillip Russell - 5'10" Junior, Vashon - Offers from Valparaiso, UMKC