TOP 100 PROSPECTS IN 2019 CLASS

After combing the area for several weeks now, while also relying on credible sources, I’m thinking I just may have the necessary cues now to have some accuracy with identifying the top prospects in this group. Off the availability board is the consensus No. 2 player Francis Okoro who committed to Oregon a few months ago. No. 5 prospect Markese Jacobs pledged to Kansas more than a year ago, and KU has not backed-out amid to reports. Under-the-radar post-man Alex Timmerman from Crystal Lake Central gave a verbal to Bucknell recently. We are going to go slow with judging this group collectively, we saw some kids recently that I feel may eventually blossom in the right setting, we’re hopeful…

Sources have indicated to us that Normal West standout Francis Okoro will leave the Club Circuit at the end of the month and start his College experience at the University of Oregon. It looks as if Okoro has reclassified as a 2018 Graduate to pursuit collegiate career a year early. Kudos to him! It serves notice to all of these players and families who have become embedded in reclassifying a year back. It just shows if you can play at high level, it doesn’t matter how old you are. Look at guys who play in the NBA right now at 18, 19 years old.

NOTE: Personally, I have 3 or 4 favorites in this class, but they aren’t rated as a true indicator of that. Fred Cleveland & Jaheim Holden, both should use Eastern Illinois Cornell Johnston as a measuring reference to approach any Division One aspirations. Both youngsters are special players.

NAME HT POS RANK LEVEL HIGH-SCHOOL /CLUB TEAM
E.J. Liddle 6-7 F 1 HM Belleville West/Bradley Beal
Francis Okoro 6-10 C 2 HM Normal West/Bradley Beal
Chris Payton 6-7 PF 3 MM+ Bloomington/Mean Streets
Markese Jacobs 5-11 G 4 MM+ Chicago Uplift/Mac Irvin Fire
DaJuan Gordon 6-4 G 5 MM+-MM Chicago Curie/Team Rose
Deonte Billups 6-3 WG 6 MM+ Moline/Quad Cities Elite
Tom Welch 6-7 F 7 MM+-MM Naperville North/Illinois Wolves
Raymond Dennis 6-2 PG 8 MM Oswego East/Team Rose
Terrence Hargrove 6-7 WF 9 MM+ East St. Louis/Bradley Beal
Tujautae Williams 6-6 G/F 10 MM+MM Chicago Orr/Chicago Demons
Marquise Kennedy 6-1 G 11 MM Brother Rice/Illinois Wolves
Lance Jones 6-2 G 12 MM Evanston/Mean Streets
KeJuan Clements 5-11 PG 13 MM Simeon/Team Rose?
Trey Calvin 6-0 PG 14 MM St. Viator/Y&R
Jeremiah Hernandez 6-4 WG 15 MM St. Viator/Y&R
Myles Baker 6-3 WG 16 MM Whitney Young/Team Rose
Antonio Reeves 6-4 WG 17 MM Chicago Simeon/Get Buckets
Cortez Mosley 6-4 WG 18 MM Peoria Richwoods/Team Manimal
Anthony Roberts 6-5 F 19 MM Oak-Park/Made-Men
Nate Ferguson 6-8 PF 20 MM Lemont/Lock-Down
Jermaine Hamlin 6-10 C 21 MM Lincoln IL/Quad Cities Elite
Terrion Murdix 5-11 PG 22 MM Springfield S.E./Mac Irvin Fire
Rashaun Agee 6-8 PF 23 MM Chicago Bogan/Mac Irvin Fire
C.J. Wilbourne 6-8 PF 24 MM Normal/Quad Cities Elite
Jeremiah Oden 6-7 F 25 MM St. Rita/RWA
Bryant Brown 6-5 WF 26 MM Waukegan/Illinois Wolves
Perry Cowan 6-4 WF 27 MM DePaul Prep/Illinois Wolves
Chance Love 6-5 G/F 28 LM+LM Rich-Central/Next Level 24
Ciaran Braboy 6-9 C 29 MM New Trier/Illinois Wolves
Anthony Fairlee 6-5 F 30 MM Springfield S.E./Mac Irvin Fire
Tyler Cochran 6-3 WG 31 MM Bolingbrook/Hoopers
Taeyon Neal 6-10 C 32 MM            Providence St. Mel/Chicago Select
Evan Taylor 6-6 G/F 33 MM-LM+ Glenbard West/Illinois Heat
Keenon Cole 6-7 WF 34 MM-LM+ Streamwood/Illinois Wolves
Alex Timmerman 6-7 F/C 35 MM-LM+   Crystal Lake Central/Fundamental U.
Joseph Yesfu 5-11 G 36 LM+-LM Bolingbrook/Mean Streets
Marquise Walker 5-11 PG 37 LM+LM West Aurora/Mean Streets
Keeshawn Chambers 6-6 PF 38 LM+-LM Thornton/Mean Streets
Martin Macenis 6-4 G/F 39 LM+-LM Willowbrook/Buckeyes
Chris White 6-6 F 40 LM+-LM Marion Catholic/
Luke Yoder 6-0 PG 41 LM+-LM          Bloomington Central/Irish
Jeremiah Washington 5-8 PG 42 LM+LM Chicago Bogan/Y&R
Jaden Brown 6-2 G 43 LM+-LM Waukegan/
Yamani Shareef 6-2 WG 44 LM+-LM Plainfield East/Hoopers
Charlie Hoehne 6-6 WG 45 LM Oak-Park/Made Men
Jaheim Holden 5-9 PG 46 LM Evanston/All In Athletics
Fred Cleveland Jr. 5-7 PG 47 LM Chicago Leo/RWA
Karl Wright 6-6 PF 48 LM Springfield Lanphier/Ill. Irish
Chase Robinson 6-2 PG 49 LM Oak-Park/Made Men
Dachaun Anderson 6-6 PF 50 LM Chicago Leo/Y&R
Jacquan Binion 5-8 PG 51 LM Kankakee/Old-Gold
Dashon Enoch 6-1 G 52 LM Oak-Park/Made Men
Chris Roberts 5-10 G 53 LM Lincoln Park/Y&R
Artese Stapleton 6-1 PG 54 LM Chicago Kenwood/Y&R
Kevin Vance 6-6 F 55 LM Bloom/Team Rose
Aaron Strong 6-1 G 56 LM Chicago Farragut/Illinois Wolves
Matas Masys 6-2 G 57 LM Willowbrook/Buckeyes
Spencer Boehm 6-8 F 58 LM New Trier/Fundamental U.
Deng Reng 6-7 F 59 LM Wheaton North/Buckeyes
Khaleb Rouse 6-1 G 60 LM Lincoln Park/All In Athletics
Latik Murphy 6-2 G 61 LM Morton/Morton Mustangs
Alex Raiford 6-4 G/F 62 LM DeLaSalle/Y&R
Bryonte Washington 6-3 G 63 LM Rich-Central/
Kameron Leonard 6-7 PF 64 LM Bolingbrook/Hoopers
Lawrence Brazil 6-1 PG 65 LM Belleville West/Team Ramey
Aidan Shore 6-10 C 66 LM Sterling H.S./Mercury Elite
Chris Harrison 6-4 F 67 LM Shepard/Next Level Elite
Lamond Johnson 6-2 G 68 LM Chicago Kenwood/Y&R
Demari Nixon 6-3 WG 69 LM Chicago Curie/Team Rose
Justin Eagins 6-1 G 70 LM Downers Grove S./Mercury Elite
Connor Barrett 6-3 WG 71 LM Loyola Academy/Ill. Wolves
Julian Barr 6-4 WF 72 LM Lincoln Way East/RWA
Maliq Anderson 6-4 G 73 LM St. Joseph/
Malik Tidwell 5-11 G 74 LM Marian Catholic/
Tyrese Shine 6-3 G/F 75 LM Lyon’s Twp./Illinois Heat
Quincy Gilmore 6-4 G 76 LM North-Chicago/Full Package
Greg Outlaw 6-4 F 77 LM Chicago Bogan/ Chicago Select
Everett Stubblefield 6-2 G/F 78 LM Willowbrook/Buckeyes
Jaylin Mosby 6-3 G/F 79 LM Belleville West/Ramey Jets
Ethan Helwig 6-5 F 80 LM Metea Valley/Illinois Stars
Detalian Brown 6-2 WG 81 LM Chicago Uplift/Chicago Demons
Sean Houpt 6-3 G 82 LM Danville/Illinois Irish
Caleb Donaldson 6-5 PG 83 LM Bloomington/Illinois Stars
Collin Dietz 6-6 F 84 LM Metamora/Example Sports
Dylan West 6-7 PF 85 LM Hillcrest/Team Rose
Danardo Jones 6-5 F 86 LM Chicago Christian/Chicago Select
Raheem Anthony 6-2 G 87 LM DePaul Prep/Illinois Wolves
Achan Clinton 6-7 F 88 LM North-Chicago/Full Package
Cameron Bartman 6-10 C 89 LM St. Rita/Buckeyes
Keenan Jones 6-4 WF 90 LM Whitney Young/Y&R
Andre White Jr. 5-9 PG 91 LM Waukegan/All in Athletics
Semjai Henderson 6-2 WG 92 LM           Downers Grove North/Illinois Heat
Jason Mason 6-5 PF 93 LM           Providence St. Mel/Chicago Select
Mohammed Alausa 6-4 G 94 LM Chicago U-High/Y&R
Andrew Stewart 5-11 G 95 LM T.F. South/Y&R
Treye Tucker 5-8 PG 96 LM Harlem/RWA
Lamarius Lillard 6-7 F 97 LM Momence/Example Sports
London Denman 6-10 C 98 LM T.F. South/Chicago Select
Teon Nesbit 6-2 G 99 LM Butler Charter/Chicago Demons
Beau Bailey 6-3 WG 100 LM Dixon/Rockford
Demetrius Shavers 6-6 PF 101      LM           Chicago Farragut/Chicago Grainers
Elijah Stewart 5-11 G 102 LM TF South/Chicago Select

Note: Next up is our Top 85 2020 Prospects.