No sense in dwelling over spilt milk, the class isn’t one of our state’s banner crops, but with the collection of (I’m going to prove everyone wrong.) there will be some diamonds in the rough guys. The class we assume will not be as bad as the 2012 group.
No.
|
NAME
|
HT
|
POS
|
LEVEL
|
HIGH-SCHOOL/CLUB TEAM
|
COMMENTS
|
1.
|
Rapolas Ivanaukas
|
6-9
|
F
|
HM
|
Barrington/Full Package
|
“Northwestern Recruit; Potential High Scorer”
|
2.
|
Jerry Miles
|
6-5
|
WG
|
HM-MM+
|
East Moline/Net Gain Sports, MN
|
“A Scorer, but has Off-the-Court Work to do; Likely will Transfer Out-of-State”
|
3.
|
Isaiah Roby
|
6-8
|
WF
|
HM-MM+
|
Dixon/Quad City
|
“Nebraska Recruit; One of our State’s Jewels”
|
4.
|
Barret Benson
|
6-10
|
C
|
HM-MM+
|
Hinsdale South/IL Wolves
|
“Recent Northwestern Recruit”
|
5.
|
Charlie Moore
|
5-10
|
PG
|
MM+-MM
|
Chicago Morgan Pk/Mac Irvin
|
“Recently Visited Illinois; Global Games Participant”
|
6.
|
Devin Gage
|
6-2
|
PG
|
MM+-MM
|
Chicago Curie/Mean Streets
|
“DePaul Recruit; has been Solid”
|
7.
|
Nick Rakocevic
|
6-9
|
F
|
MM+-MM
|
St. Joseph/Indiana Elite
|
“He got caught-up in the hype; Dipping”
|
8.
|
Zach Norvell
|
6-4
|
G/F
|
MM+-MM
|
Chicago Simeon/Mac Irvin
|
“Versatility & Toughness. Is He a Florida State Recruit?”
|
9.
|
Micah Bradford
|
6-1
|
PG
|
MM
|
Bradley Bourbonnais/Example Sport
|
”Very Talented; Slick & Shrewd & Skilled; Played Hurt in Bolingbrook”
|
10.
|
Nick Robinson
|
6-5
|
WF
|
MM
|
Chicago Kenwood/Mac Irvin
|
“Sparkled some in April; so-so in July”
|
11.
|
James Jones
|
6-3
|
WG
|
MM
|
Chicago Bogan/Mean Streets
|
“High-Flyer; Streaky Shooter”
|
12.
|
Mike Smith
|
5-10
|
PG
|
MM
|
Fenwick/D Rose
|
“Heady General; Playing in the Adidas Event”
|
13.
|
Darias Oliver
|
6-5
|
WF
|
MM
|
Chicago Leo/Mean Streets
|
“One of the Top Scorers in the Class”
|
14.
|
Brandon Johnson
|
6-7
|
SF
|
MM
|
T.F. South/All-In & Reckless
|
“Good Athlete, but Raw; doesn’t Play Hard or Consistent”
|
15.
|
Lorenzo Edwards
|
6-7
|
SF
|
MM
|
Lake Forest/Mean Streets
|
“Promising Prospect; Gaining Confidence”
|
16.
|
Tarkus Ferguson
|
6-4
|
WG
|
MM
|
Belleville Althoff/IL Jets
|
“Explosive Wing with Shot-Making Ability”
|
17.
|
Elyjah Goss
|
6-7
|
SF
|
MM
|
Plainfield East/IL Celtics
|
“Skills are Coming Along Nicely; Excellent Athlete; a Sleeper Recruit”
|
18.
|
Zion Morgan
|
6-1
|
G
|
MM
|
Chicago Kenwood/All In & Reckless
|
“More of a 2G then a PG; Limited Scorer”
|
19.
|
Brendon Gooch
|
6-6
|
WF
|
MM
|
Belleville Althoff/IL Jets
|
“Intriguing/Versatile Player; Makes Shots”
|
20.
|
Xavier Bishop
|
5-7
|
PG
|
MM
|
Springfield Lanphier/D-Rose
|
“Lefty; Can Score; Gotta be a General”
|
21.
|
A.J. Beckett
|
6-8
|
WF
|
MM
|
Champaign Central/B & B Elite
|
“Thin Talent; had a Quality Showing in Bolingbrook”
|
22.
|
C.J. Duff
|
6-1
|
G
|
MM
|
Carmel/Kessel Heat
|
“Western IL Recruit; One of the Top Scorers in the Class”
|
23.
|
Justin Pierce
|
6-5
|
F
|
MM
|
Glenbard West/Mercury Elite
|
“Had a Big Week; Sneaky Athlete & has some Toughness; Landed 3-4 Offers Last Week”
|
24.
|
Nate Kennell
|
6-5
|
WG
|
MM
|
Metamora/IL Wolves
|
“A Sharp Shooter; He wants Bradley U.”
|
25.
|
Josh Thomas
|
6-3
|
G/F
|
MM
|
Chicago Simeon/Mean Streets
|
“Sparkled in April; has Classroom Work to do; Valpo, Drake & UIC”
|
26.
|
Dulan Scott
|
6-4
|
G
|
MM
|
Chicago Farragut/Chicago Admirals
|
“A Big Body Athlete; can Score; Under-the Radar Prospect”
|
27.
|
Noah McCarty
|
6-7
|
SF
|
MM
|
Sterling/Quad City Elite
|
“Has Offers from U. W. Milw. & NIU
|
28.
|
Travon Bell
|
6-1
|
WG
|
MM-LM+
|
Chicago Mather/D Rose
|
“Can Stroke-It-On-The-Perimeter”
|
29.
|
Matty Smith
|
5-9
|
PG
|
MM-LM+
|
South Elgin/IL Wolves
|
”Central Michigan Recruit”
|
30.
|
Marcus Lathan
|
6-1
|
PG
|
MM-LM+
|
Alton/IL Jets
|
“Under-the-Radar; High Scoring Lead”
|
31.
|
Ben Coupet
|
6-6
|
WF
|
MM-LM+
|
Chicago Simeon/Mean Streets
|
“Has been Up & Down”
|
32.
|
Myles Howard
|
6-7
|
SF
|
LM+-LM
|
Marian Catholic/IL Ballers
|
“Played Well in June; Can be a Player One Day; Future Bright”
|
33.
|
Zach Hollywood
|
6-7
|
F
|
LM+-LM
|
Bradley Bourbonnais/Example Sports
|
“Thin/Skilled; can make Shots; Handles Himself well on the Perimeter”
|
34.
|
Anthony D’Avanzo
|
6-7
|
SF
|
LM+-LM
|
Niles Notre Dame/Chgo Lock-Down
|
“Ran the Floor; Made Shots at the Loyola-Chicago Elite Camp; Excellent Up-Side”
|
35.
|
Rodney Herenton
|
6-1
|
G
|
LM+-LM
|
Chicago Young/Stevenson
|
“New Environment will Help Ignite His Game”
|
36.
|
Bryce Barnes
|
5-10
|
PG
|
MM-LM+
|
Chicago Bogan/Mac Irvin
|
“Jury Out in Masses; Good Student”
|
37.
|
George Wilbourn
|
6-2
|
G
|
LM+
|
De LaSalle/D Rose
|
“Has Talent; Doesn’t Show it Often”
|
38.
|
Evan Hines
|
6-4
|
G/F
|
LM
|
Niles West/Fundamental U.
|
“Shot it Well in Bolingbrook”
|
39.
|
Brandon Suggs
|
6-9
|
C
|
LM+
|
Winnebago/D-Rose
|
“Didn’t get much of a Chance with Mean Streets in the Spring; Intriguing”
|
40.
|
Jarrin Randle
|
5-11
|
G
|
LM+
|
Chicago Morgan/Mac Irvin
|
“More of a 3 pt Specialist”
|
41.
|
Corielle Robinson
|
6-4
|
G/F
|
LM+
|
Chicago Phillips/All-In & Reckless
|
“Smooth Shooter; Played in Obscurity this Season”
|
42.
|
Jordan Bell
|
6-7
|
SF
|
LM+-LM
|
Chicago Vocational/Old Gold
|
“High-Energy Athlete; Improving”
|
43.
|
Jason Jones
|
5-10
|
PG
|
LM+-LM
|
Rock Island/Quad City Elite
|
“Being Viewed by some Summit League Schools; a Steady General”
|
44.
|
Alonzo Chatman
|
6-7
|
SF
|
LM
|
Chicago Morgan Pk/Mac Irvin
|
“Skills Limited; Works Hard”
|
45.
|
John Marrotta
|
6-7
|
SF
|
LM
|
Lincoln-Way West/Example Sports
|
“Thin; Skilled; Can Play; Lewis U. in Strong; Missing in Bolingbrook”
|
46.
|
Ethan Meeker
|
6-2
|
PG
|
LM
|
Galesburg/Quad City Elite
|
“Played Well at the Morris Shoot-Out”
|
47.
|
Kevin Kreiger
|
6-5
|
G/F
|
LM
|
Plainfield North/Mac Irvin Fire-B
|
“Has Potential; Needs to Pick His Motor Up; Switched Teams Recently”
|
48.
|
Keaton Rombach
|
6-7
|
F
|
LM
|
Ottawa/Chgo Lock-Down
|
“Versatile Player; Good Upside”
|
49.
|
Tawone Keith
|
6-8
|
C
|
LM
|
Chicago Farragut/Chicago Admirals
|
“An Improving Big Man”
|
50.
|
Terrell Phipps
|
6-8
|
SF
|
LM
|
Chicago Al Raby/All In
|
“Promising; One Day He Could be a Player; Now at Developmental Stages”
|
51.
|
Isaac Gassman
|
6-5
|
WF
|
LM
|
Ottawa/Quad City Elite
|
“Knows how to Play; Streaky Shooter”
|
52.
|
Tyrone Rivers
|
5-10
|
PG
|
LM
|
Chgo North-Lawndale/Chgo Demons
|
“Super Quickness; Sees the Floor well”
|
53.
|
Antonio Williams
|
5-11
|
PG
|
LM
|
Proviso East/All In & Reckless
|
“Talented; marred by academic woes; has to eliminate dancing with the ball from his game”
|
54.
|
Jake Baughman
|
6-1
|
G
|
LM
|
Bloomington Central Catholic/IL Irish
|
“Combo Knocks-Down Shots; Tough & Competitive”
|
55.
|
Sidney Mason
|
6-5
|
F
|
LM
|
Chicago Vocational/Old Gold
|
“Productive Along the Baseline; Hurt”
|
56.
|
Miles Curry
|
6-4
|
WF
|
LM
|
Chicago Kenwood/TAW
|
“Potential Scorer; a Transfer from Lincoln Park; will have to Adjust to New Culture”
|
57.
|
Tayvon Tyler
|
6-0
|
PG
|
LM
|
Rockford Auburn/Pryme Tyme
|
“A Tough Competitor”
|
58.
|
Jordan Thornton
|
5-11
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Hoffman Estates/NLP
|
“Excellent Quickness & Defender; Can Score”
|
59.
|
Devyn Ross
|
6-1
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Galesburg/ ?
|
“Intriguing General; Smooth Quality Skills; Competitive Spirit”
|
60.
|
Ammar Becar
|
6-6
|
SF
|
LM-D2
|
Niles Notre Dame/Full Package
|
“Big Time Student; Scorer; Small College Gem; Illinois Weslyn Clone”
|
61.
|
Antonio Johnson
|
6-3
|
WG
|
LM-D2
|
East St. Louis/ ?
|
“Good Athlete; has to Clean-Up Ball-Handling Miscues & Decisions”
|
62.
|
Marcus Cole
|
6-4
|
WF
|
LM-D2
|
Chicago Bogan/ ?
|
“Got Talent; Needs Focus on Floor & Classroom”
|
63.
|
Isaac Nelson
|
5-9
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Springfield High/ ?
|
“Starting to Soar; Can Really Score”
|
64.
|
Tommy Lucca
|
5-8
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Genoa-Kingston/IL Wolves
|
“Good Quickness & Understanding”
|
65.
|
D’Angelo Hughes
|
5-10
|
G
|
LM-D2
|
Springfield S.E./IL Irish
|
“Once Heralded; Game has Tailed-Off”
|
66.
|
Tyler Houston
|
6-4
|
G/F
|
LM-D2
|
Knoxville/Quad Cities Elite
|
“One of my Favorite Sleepers in the Class; Intriguing”
|
67.
|
Marquise Chairs
|
5-9
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
East St. Louis/ ?
|
“Jet Quick; Unbelievable Vision; has Talent; now Decision-Making must Improve”
|
68.
|
Peter Blust
|
6-7
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
Hinsdale Central/ ?
|
“Reliable Rebounder; High IQ”
|
69.
|
Skyler Nash
|
6-4
|
WF
|
LM-D2
|
Riverside-Brookfield/IL Wolves
|
“Change of Scenery may Help”
|
70.
|
Mike Pollack
|
6-4
|
WG
|
LM-D2
|
Dekalb/Chgo Lock-Down
|
“Has Good Length; Streaky Shooter”
|
71.
|
Keymonta Johnson
|
6-4
|
WF
|
LM-D2
|
Decatur MacArthur/ ?
|
“Hasn’t shown the Passion to be Good”
|
72.
|
Donovan Oliver
|
6-3
|
G/F
|
LM-D2
|
Kewanee/Quad City Elite
|
”Had a Rough Week in Milw last Week”
|
73.
|
Chris Harris
|
6-3
|
G/F
|
LM-D2
|
Lake Forest/IL Wolves
|
“Explosive Player; hasn’t Improved”
|
74.
|
Mark Smith
|
6-7
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
Riverside-Brookfield/PAW
|
“Smart & Crafty; Scores in Perimeter”
|
75.
|
Jacob Cushing
|
6-5
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
Neuqua Valley/Mercury Elite
|
“Lefty Shooter; Competes”
|
76.
|
Meshach Obafemi
|
6-8
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
St. Rita/IL Future
|
“A Rim Protector; Does have some Intangibles; Reliable Defender”
|
77.
|
D’Aaron Owens
|
5-10
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Centralia/IL Jets
|
“Knows how to Run a Team & makes Shots”
|
78.
|
Malique Ross
|
5-10
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Oswego/IL Rise
|
“Plays at a Good Pace; Needs Consistency”
|
79.
|
Ansar Muhummad
|
6-6
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Chicago Bogan/ ?
|
“Good Athlete; Still Figuring out how to Utilize it”
|
80.
|
Kenny Berry
|
5-11
|
G
|
LM-D2
|
Granite City/
|
“Tough Minded Scoring Guard”
|
81.
|
Brice Robinson
|
6-7
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
Oswego/Chgo Lock-Down
|
“Floats a lot; Needs a Huge July”
|
82.
|
Jordan Baum
|
6-4
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Deerfield/Fundamental U.
|
“Big Time ACT scorer; Intriguing Player
|
83.
|
Devin Sams
|
5-11
|
PG
|
LM-D2
|
Bolingbrook/ ?
|
“A Bulldog; Needs to Value Possessions”
|
84.
|
Jalen Adams
|
6-5
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
Plainfield East/IL Celtics
|
“Lefty is a Good Athlete; Holds His own on Perimeter”
|
85.
|
Patrick Rucker
|
5-11
|
G
|
LM-D2
|
Thornton/Mean Streets
|
“Combo; Capable of making Shots”
|
86.
|
Luke Davis
|
6-6
|
F
|
LM-D2
|
Dekalb H.S./Mean Streets
|
“Starting to Play a Little Harder”
|
87.
|
Daniel Ogele
|
6-6
|
SF
|
LM-D2
|
St. Ignatius/IL Celtics
|
“Came Back Late in the Season from an Injury”
|
88.
|
Antowine Locke
|
6-0
|
G
|
D2
|
Bolingbrook/Hooper’s Basketball Club
|
“I like his Floor Game”
|
89.
|
Daniko Jackson
|
5-9
|
PG
|
D2
|
Riverside-Brookfield/IL Wolves
|
“A Pure Quarterback; Small College Gem”
|
90.
|
Micquel Roseman
|
5-11
|
G
|
D2
|
Evanston/Full Package
|
“The Lefty has some Talent; can Score”
|
91.
|
Breshawn Wilkerson
|
6-1
|
G
|
D2
|
Oak Park River-Forest/ ?
|
“Combo Type; capable of making Shots”
|
92.
|
Patrick Benka
|
6-8
|
F
|
D2
|
Fremd/Fundamental U.
|
“High Academic Kid & Plays like it”
|
93.
|
Mike Ballard
|
6-4
|
WF
|
D2
|
Fenwick/Mean Streets
|
“3 pt Threat; Small College Gem”
|
94.
|
Daniel Hoekstra
|
6-4
|
G/F
|
D2
|
Bishop McNamarra/Chgo Lock-Down
|
“Good Athlete; Streaky Shooter”
|
95.
|
Will Fleming
|
6-6
|
F
|
D2
|
St. Ignatius/TAW
|
“Intriguing; Hurt in Bolingbrook”
|
96.
|
Deshawn Wilson
|
5-9
|
PG
|
D2
|
Zion-Benton/ B & B Elite
|
“Speedy Play-Maker; Looks to Score”
|
97.
|
William Miles
|
6-7
|
F/C
|
D2
|
Rock Island/All In & Reckless
|
“Laboring Player; a Rebounder/Defender”
|
98.
|
Darius Branch
|
5-8
|
PG
|
D2
|
Chicago Leo/All In & Reckless
|
“Runs the Team Effectively”
|
99.
|
Jake Rhode
|
5-10
|
G
|
D2
|
Mt. Carmel/IL Spartans
|
“Outside Shooter”
|
100.
|
Marcus Hussey
|
6-0
|
PG
|
D2
|
Thornwood/IL Spartans
|
“Good Quickness; needs to Learn how to Compete”
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