It’s crunch time for the 2026 boys grassroots season.
Over the next two weekends, champions will be crowned in AAU circuits all over the country. Both weekends are NCAA live periods, meaning Division 1 coaches are permitted to watch and evaluate in person. In terms of recruitment, it’s the most active and arguably most important time on the grassroots basketball calendar.
Across New England, teams and college prospects are getting ready to board flights to locations all over the country – ranging to both coasts – in pursuit of circuit championships, and for members of the Class of 2027, it’s a bittersweet period as they play AAU for the final time. But more importantly, both weekends present one last chance to make a meaningful impression in front of college coaches before the fall.
We’re keeping tabs on all the action involving New England. Here’s a sampling of the top boys circuits, teams and prospects we’re monitoring over the next two weekends.
