2026 La Porte Invitational - Day 3 Standouts (Jan. 11th)

The third, and final, day of this years La Porte Invitational, featured six out of the Top 25 Ranked Preparatory School's, based on both ESPN & The Sporting News rankings, as well as, plenty of the Top 100 High School Aged Prospects in the nation. Luckily, our Midwest Analyst & Contributor, Kris Strickland, was on site to observe some of the best basketball action, that happened, this past weekend. Below are standout prospects that put forth an outstanding performance in the final slate of games, for this year's Invitational.

Jamaal McKnight Jr. || PG || 6'1" || Long Island Lutheran (NY) || C/O 2027

Jamaal was in constant communication with his teammates and coaches throughout the game. On dead balls he made sure his team huddled. He always looked over to the sideline to get communication from his coaches. Offensively, he got into the paint at will to either find shooters or get to a floater. He made multiple right hand floaters over defenders in the lane. He found teammates for shots finishing the game with 7 assists.

Kayden Allen || F || 6'6" || Long Island Lutheran (NY) || C/O 2026 || Cincinnati Signee

Kayden made shots from the perimeter and was aggressive going to the basket. He drew fouls getting to the line 6 times. He showed his ability to make some catch and shoot threes. In in the half-court, he put the ball on the ground showing his ability to create shots for himself. He also had a huge poster dunk in transition.

Tristan Reed || C || 6'10" || Link Academy (MO) || C/O 2026 || Mississippi State Signee

Tristan was a force down low offensively. He scored around the rim in different ways. He had

multiple post-ups early in possessions getting to a right hand hook shot from the left block. He

got dunks and layups out of the pick and roll. He finished at the rim through traffic. He was

active around the basket as well getting tip-ins on missed shots.

Michai White || PG || 6'1" || Brewster Academy (MA) || C/O 2028 

Michai played with high energy and scored in multiple ways. He showed his ability to knock

down spot-up shots as well as shots off the dribble. He finished at the rim as well cutting back

door for layups in the halfcourt and finishing through contact in transition. He showed his speed with the ball as he blew by defenders to get to the basket or drop assists off to his teammates.

Aziz Olajuwon || SF || 6'7" || IMG Academy (FL) || C/O 2026 || Stanford Signee

Aziz knocked down open shots and made hustle plays on offense. He made multiple catch and shoot threes and could also go to the mid-range shot when defenders ran him off the line. He outhustled the defense for offensive rebounds and putbacks. On defense he guarded multiple positions and was physical and made the offense take tough shots.

Beckham Black || PG || 6’4" || Southeastern Prep (FL) || C/O 2026 

Beckham was a leader for his team. He was always talking to his teammates and encouraging

them during good and bad times of the game. He didn’t shoot the ball well this game but, he

stayed aggressive. He used a good ball fake to get defenders jumping in the air. He played under control and saw the floor well finding open teammates throughout the game.

Devin Cleveland || CG || 6’2" || La Lumiere (IN) || C/O 2027

Devin looked poised and under control. He played fundamentally, using pump fakes and

minimal dribbles to get shots off and find teammates. He mainly played off the ball and showed an ability to be a spot up shooter. He let the game come to him and didn’t force anything. He seemed to play a bit casual in the 2nd half as his team was up big.

Ferlandes Wright || C || 6’10" || La Lumiere (IN) || C/O 2027 || Louisville Commit

Ferlandes made an impact early in the game with his high energy play. Offensively he posted

early and often for easy attempts at the rim and drew fouls. He made some shots from the three and he just outplayed everyone in the first half. Defensively he was active blocking shots at the rim. He was physical and gave multiple efforts when guarding the ball.

Jacob Webber || SG/SF || 6’6" || La Lumiere (IN) || C/O 2026 || Purdue Signee

Jacob shot the ball well with multiple catch and shoot threes. He finished the day 6/8 from the

three point line and lead his team in scoring. He ran the floor and hit shots from all over the floor both in the half-court and transition.

Contributor: Kris Strickland