Wayne McClain HIGH-SCHOOL CLASSIC (Revised information)

Wayne McClain 

HIGH-SCHOOL CLASSIC 

Saturday, September 10th, 2016 

1st Game Time Starts at 3:00 pm 

Sunday, September 11th, 2016 

Game Time Starts at 10:00 am 

This year we will target high-school teams with 

a pool play formula where teams will play 3 

games then head into a play-off format and 

then a championship game. 

Please download the revised brochure in PDF

Schools We’ve Target for The Event: 

Metamora 

St. Joseph 

Glenbard East 

Willowbrook 

Springfield Lanphier 

Bloomington 

Oswego 

Lake Park 

East Aurora 

Von Stueben 

East St. Louis 

Joliet Central 

Lincoln-Way West 

Hyde Park Academy 

Chicago Bogan 

Lincoln Park 

De La Salle 

Plainfield Central 

Oak-Park 

Decatur MacArthur 

Springfield S.E. 

Chicago Farragut 

Dekalb 

York 

St. Lawrence 

Marshall 

Hammond High 

Al Raby

Scouting outlets who will evaluate:

 

Illinois Spot-Lite

 Prep Bull’s Eye

 Buzzerbeatingbasketball.com

 Real Hoops Coaches

Consulting Group

 College Coaches: Div II & III

Small College

 Junior Colleges

 Prep-School Representatives

 Hoops Report

 The Prep Roundball

 ILLINOIS SPOT-LIFE

LARRY BUTLER AND ASSOCIATES

PO BOX 216 OAK FOREST, IL 60452

FEE: 235.00

Jottings…

Loyola-Chicago assistant coach Emanuel Dildy, a Chicago Native, took the assistant position at University of Missouri recently. The opening was created by the departure of Corey Tate who joined Travis Ford’s staff at St. Louis U.

Conant playmaker Jimmy Sotos will be out several weeks due to a broken foot he suffered the last week of the opening period in Vegas. We consider Sotos one of the top point guards in the 2017 Class.

2017 Early Verbal Commitments

2017 Early Verbal Commitments

NAME                      HT POS HIGH SCHOOL    COLLEGE

Da’Monte Williams   6-2  G       Peoria Manual       University Illinois

Javon Pickett             6-4 WG     Belleville East       University Illinois

Josiah Wallace           6-4 G         Marshall (IL)        Southern Indiana U.

Jeremiah Tilmon        6-10 C       East St. Louis       Native University Illinois

T.J. Clifford                6-6 SF       Downers Grove    South Western Michigan

Trevian Bell                6-4 SF       Joliet West           Wisconsin-Green Bay

Connor Niego             6-8 F         Lyons Township   Holy-Cross University

Cameron Krutwig       6-8 C        Jacobs                   Loyola-Chicago

Steve McClain’s UNIVERSITY ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO ELITE CAMP

Steve McClain’s

UNIVERSITY ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO ELITE CAMP

Sunday-August 7^th

Being a true hoop connoisseur, my two day odyssey steered me over to Roosevelt road where the up-swing flames hold court. The event was strong, it brandished about 130 plus hoopers. There was no comparison in entertainment value, the facilities were an ideal venue to set-up shop for evaluating purposes, and we had opportunity to see kids in a half-court setting. Number of players had taken part in DePaul’s camp the day before, but still came out with the energy and enthusiasm to learn, knowing there would be evaluations and judgement surrounding their play.

NAME                       HT            POS       LEVEL      YEAR               HIGH SCHOOL   

1.        Austin Richie           6-5           F             MM       2017               Bloom

He had a pep to his step, he looked good.

2.        Lenell Henry             6-7           SF           MM            2017               Morgan Park

Starting to blossom before our eyes.

3.        Justin Hardy            6-5           WF        MM            2017               St. Charles East

Showed out-side shooting & slashing ability.

4.        Marvin Nesbitt       6-4           WG       MM            2017               Butler College Prep

Cagey performer. Looked impressive, he’s a gem.

5.        Brendon Woods    6-4           WG       MM-LM+ 2017               Harvest Christian

Was strong & could handle, & shoots well from distance.

6.        Gaven Pinkley         6-8           F             MM            2018               Hillsboro (MO)

Floated around making plays & good decisions.

7.        Marquise Walker  5-11        FG          HM             2019               St. Joseph

He’s one bad dude; very instinctive floor general.

8.        Talen Horton Tucker 6-4    WG       HM             2018               Chicago Simeon

Was a man playing vs high school kids. He’s a stud.

9.        Kaleb Thornton     6-0           PG         MM            2018               Bolingbrook

Has the ambidextrous game on high-alert.

10.     Dwayne Rose           6-2           G            MM            2017               Crete-Monee

Explosive punishing athlete-was good.

11.     David Forrest          6-3           G            MM            2018               North-Lawndale

Looked like he loves to hoop!

12.     Morgan Taylor        6-2           G            MM-LM+　2018          Marist

Un-assuming threat; effective scorer.

13.     J.J. Flores                   6-1           G            -----           2018               Harvest Christian

He caught my eye with some plays.

14.     Dallas Bryson          6-5           WF        MM            2018               Peoria Richwoods

Knocked down shots; showed floor game.

15.     Tamell Pearson      6-7           SF           LM+           2018               Morgan Park

His play for 2 days enhanced his profile.