The Best of the Midwest Showcase, Session II may have been postponed, but it returns even better than the original.

The Showcase will be held on Saturday, February 11 at Blue Valley Northwest high school. The revised lineup features a stellar lineup of great local teams, top regional teams and Division I offered players galore.

The original date, set for January 14, was postponed due to icy conditions and school cancellations. The original lineup was invited, but due to scheduling conflicts or ACT testing times, not all schools were able to attend.

Now the makeup shootout includes:

- Chaminade, the defending Missouri Class 5 state champions and the No. 1 team in Missouri Class 5

- Webster Groves, which features two of the top 30 in the nation in the 2018 class. Power forward Carte'Are Gordon ranks No. 10 in the 2018 ESPN Top 60 and point guard Courtney Ramey ranks No. 28 per Rivals. 

- Iowa City West, the top team in Iowa and ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 in the nation, as high as No. 18. THe Trojans feature Connor McCaffrey, an Iowa commit, and younger brother

- Blue Valley Northwest, the No. 1 team in Kansas Class 6A

- Hayden, featuring sophomore guard Zach Harvey, offered by Kansas and other Division I powers. 

- Barstow, the defending Missouri Class 3 runner-up and likely Kansas City Player of the Year, Jacob Gilyard averaged a robust 35 ppg and committed to Richmond.

Every team in the Kansas City area is ranked in the 810 Varsity Top 25: No. 2 Blue Valley Northwest, No. 7 Barstow, No. 12 Ottawa, No. 14 St. James Academy, No. 19 Liberty, No. 20 Free State, No. 21 Raytown and No. 23 Lawrence.

Chaminade is ranked No. 1 in Class 5 in MO, Webster Groves at No. 3

Iowa City West is No. 1 in big class 4A in Iowa.

"I don't know in the history of Kansas City - or maybe the Midwest - has the No. 1 team in the top class in three states have been in the same event," touted 810 Varsity's Chad Rader. "With Chaminade and Webster Groves, the Missouri champ easily can be one of those two. ICW in Iowa, BV Northwest in 6A. And St. James and Hayden in 5A and 4A-II. There could easily be five state champs playing after 6 pm on Saturday!"

"Plus there are four 4-star or higher kids in the event, over 15 Division I offered kids playing - the Best of the Midwest is a must see for basketball fans of all levels."

Admission will be $8 for adults, $6 for students.

Schedule:

Location: Blue Valley Northwest HS

1 pm: Free State vs Raytown
2:30 pm: Lawrence vs Liberty
4:30 pm; Ottawa vs Barstow
6 pm: Webster Groves vs Iowa City West
7:30 pm: St. James Academy vs Hayden
9 pm: Blue Valley Northwest vs Chaminade

Guard, 6-foot-3, Sophomore

Like Robinson, a super sophomore who has stepped up his scoring and output since the holiday break. Already offered by Kansas, and also has received interest from North Carolina

Offers: Kansas, K-State, Creighton, Nebraska, Iowa, Northwestern

Rivals: 4 stars, #59 overall in 2019 class
247Sports: 4 stars, #6 combo guard in 2019 class

Combo guard, 6-foot-3, Senior

Jackson averaged 18 points and four assists to help lead Blue Valley Northwest to a fourth-place finish in Kansas Class 6A. Jackson has received numerous Division I offers, including Kansas State.

"Darien is an extremely athletic guard that has shored up his jump shot," BV Northwest assistant Zach Harsch said. "He can create off the dribble and is our best passer."

Offers: K-State, Tulsa, UMKC, Air Force, Illinois State, UTEP, Weber State

Rivals: 3 stars, #146 overall in 2017

247Sports: 4 stars, #124 overall in 2017

Guard, 5-foot-9, Senior 

Another eternal Kansas City high school star, Gilyard has pretty much accomplished everything that one can hope before his senior year. A Missouri Class 3 state title in 2015, followed by a runner-up in an epic championship game in 2016.

The point guard already has committed to Richmond, and is averaging a ridiculous 34 ppg this year for the Knights

Committed: Richmond

Rivals: 3 stars

247Sports: 2 stars

Forward, 6-foot-8, Junior

Gordon is ranked No. 10 in the ESPN Top 60 for the 2018 class. He received offers from Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Mizzou and many, many others

Offers: Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Iowa, Illinois, Cincinnati, Saint Louis, Marquette, Missouri, Notre Dame, Purdue, St. John's, UNLV

ESPN: No. 18 in 2018 class
Rivals: 5 stars, No. 18 in 2018 class

Point Guard, 6-foot-3, Junior

Ramey starred in the nightcap of the inaugural Best of the Midwest Showcase at Municipal. Since then, he's evolved into one of the top point guards in the nation. Offered by many power programs, and Kansas has medium/warm interest as well as the No. 28 overall player per Rivals in the 2018 class.

Offered: Arkansas, Creighton, Florida, Illinois, Kansas State, Louisville, Marquette, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Texas, USC, Cincinnati, Iowa, Iowa State, Mississippi, Purdue, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, Texas A&M

Rivals: 4 stars, No. 28 in 2018 class

Senior, 6-foot-6, guard

Connor committed to Iowa early as a sophomore - and for obvious reasons with father, Fran, the head coach of the Hawkeyes. McCaffery played in the June NBA's Top 100 camp, and also may play baseball at Iowa. Connor enters scoring at a 19.5 ppg clip.

Committed: Iowa

ESPN 100: #83 in 2017

Rivals: 4 stars, #110 overall in 2017

247Sports: 4 stars

Forward, 6-foot-7, sophomore 

The younger McCaffery also received an offer from Iowa from dad, Fran - as an eighth grader. Pat is averaging right at 15 ppg and helped the Trojans to a No. 16 overall ranking earlier in the year in the Max Preps national Top 25.

Offers: Iowa

Rivals: 4 stars

247Sports: 4 stars, #114 in 2019

Forward, 6-foot-11, Junior

The big man has strong Division I offers already from Stanford, Wichita State and others. He posted 9.4 ppg and 2.5 blocks as just a sophomore. 

Offers: Stanford, Wichita State, Texas Tech, St. John's

Rivals: 3 stars, #109 in 2018

247Sports: 3 stars, #158 in 2018, #10 Center

Guard, 6-foot-4, Senior

A high flier with elite athleticism, Morgan averaged 10 ppg but serves as the Huskies lockdown defender, along with some jaw-dropping dunks at the Best of the Midwest Showcase, Session I.

Committed: Oral Roberts

Rivals: 3 stars

247Sports: 2 stars

Small forward, 6-5, Junior

Davis holds offers from K-State, St. Louis and others, as well as interest naturally from Mizzou, Illinois and Iowa State. Davis and teammate Jericole Hellems bring a tough duo at the small forward position while able to drive and elevate.

Offers: K-State, St. Louis, others

Scout: 3 Stars

Guard, 6-foot-4, Senior

In 2015-16, Thornhill averaged a whopping 21 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 51% from the floor, 40% from three and 83% from the line as a junior. Thornhill emerged as a top point guard in the area with a McDonald's All-American nomination, and looks to team with Blue Springs South product KJ Robinson at a commit to Nebraska-Omaha.

Committed: Nebraska-Omaha

247Sports: 2 stars

Small Forward, 6-6, Junior

Hellems has shown games of greatness, including a 47-point explosion on Jan 21 vs Illinois defending state champ Althoff, one better than CHS' Jayson Tatum's career-high 46 points, and 30 points against Uplift (Chicago), which features KU commit Markese Jacobs.

Offers: Indiana, Tulsa, Illinois State

2 Stars

Junior, 6-foot-6, Forward

Pleasant averaged 20 ppg in the Kansas Class 6A tournament, and will be a major cog for the Huskies. Pleasant already has Division I offers, including Oral Roberts.

Guard, 6-foot-1, senior

Lane has started for the Trojans the last three years on teams that have gone 54-7. Offered by Iowa State and interest from many other Big Ten schools, Lane is averaging 16.3 ppg and 5 assists per contest, and also received Division I interest in football.

Offered: Iowa State

Guard, 6-foot-4, Senior

As a junior, McCullough netted 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals while being named all-state for a second year. He opened the 2016 year with 29 points against Piper.

Forward, 6-foot-5, Junior

Fair tossed in 11 ppg and nearly 60 percent from the floor as a sophomore.

Guard, 5-foot-10, Junior

Lewis leads Liberty after shooting at 44 percent from three-point range en route to over 16 ppg as a junior. Lewis scored 19 points in the thrilling win over Shawnee Mission North in the 810 Varsity Tipoff Classic finale.