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