2ND Annual Junior College Jamboree

2ND Annual Junior College Jamboree

Saturday, October 7th, 2017 

or

Sunday, October 8th, 2017

Site: Trinity Christian College

6601 W College Dr.

Palos Heights, IL 

1st Game starts at 11am

Entry Fee: $135.00

Illinois Spot-Lite scouting service will host its 2nd annual Junior College Jamboree. We have invited several quality programs from around the state of Illinois.

Our Jamboree will feature some quality Mid-Low Major Division I recruits and a surplus of un-appreciated Division II prospects.

• Each team will play 3 games (we will do our very best with match-up’s). If you prefer 2 games, indicate that prior to posting the schedule.
• We will try to avoid any Conference Clashes’.
• Please email me your roster by October 2nd, 2017.
• Coaches, please bring your own basketballs to use for warm-up.
• We will provide a trainer on site.
• The schedule will be posted by September 29th, 2017.

Evaluators in attendance:

• Illinois Spot-Lite
• Bull’s Eye
• Buzzerbeatingbasketball.com
• Illinois Hoops Report
• ISR Scouting
• College Coaches: DII, DIII, & Small Colleges

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MY TOP 10 PERFORMERS AT THE SPOT-LITE JAMBORE

MY TOP 10 PERFORMERS AT THE SPOT-LITE JAMBOREE

1.  Tommy Demogerontas  6’7”        SO           G/F        MM         Moraine Valley

“Talented versatile performer, good athlete respectable out-side threat, A talent”

2. D’Angelo Jackson                              6’4”        SO           G             MM                         Highland Community

“Shown scoring ability, was extremely good in transition; Horizon, OVC, MAC

3. Adrian Smith                     6’3”        SO           G             MM                         Rend-Lake

“Can play some PG part-time, more of a WG.  Wiry scorer, bright future”

4. Cory Thomas                      6’1”        SO           G             MM-LM+              Rend-Lake

“Combo displayed the ability to attack the seams effectively capable scorer”

5. Will Presson           6’10”     SO           C             MM-LM+              Rend-Lake

“Demonstrated excellent foot-work and an array of post moves, he might be a gem”

6. Bryson Butler                    6’1”        SO           PG          MM-LM+              Kishwaukee

“Hardnosed ball-handling guard, distributed well, offensive game looked sharp, before injury he was intriguing talent”

7. Joseph Ruzevich             6’5”        SO           F             LM-D2  Moraine Valley

“Rugged performer displayed pretty good athleticism.  Intangible part of a good team”

8. Auston Rushing               6’5”        SO           G             LM+-LM               Highland Community

“Shot the ball well on the perimeter, and was a good defender; underrated”

9. Keshawn Gibbs                 6’1”        FR          G             --------- Oliver Harvey

“Was impressive during his two games.  Has a knack for scoring; will see again soon”

10. Nick Sims                      5’10”     FR          G             --------   Moraine Valley

“He scored the ball well with acrobatic plays, must see again soon”

JUCO JAMBOREE

Palos Heights, IL – As the College season beckons, Junior College Hoops can be a way of life, where second chance opportunities prevail for some athletes.  JUCO guys generally are resilient in their quest for a Division One or D2 scholarships, manufacturing ways to forge through rough patches to achieve their dreams, not every ones journey takes a smooth route.  This past Saturday during one of my reflective moments I had a first hand viewing of animated Player’s as well as spirited play from teams ready to carve out a successful start to open their season.  As we prepared for the tip-off, Jimmy “In-the-gym” Smith wired the gymnasium with fresh lyric’s and some chic dialogue, which energized the opening contest between Rend-Lake, from southern Illinois and Kishwaukee residing in the northern part of Illinois, coached by a successful tactician, Rob Buss.  This match-up was pegged to be a rumble; it was for the first ten minutes, then Rend-Lake unleashed a herd of wiry shot-blocker’s negating any up-set thoughts Kish may have pondered.  Kish Sophomore point guard Bryson Butler (11 1^st half points) and forward Jovonte Peals 17 for the game were all the ammunition they could muster, Butler, finished with 16 points.  The Rend-Lake squad came in with five or six Division One hopefuls; they clearly had more talent than anyone at the event.  Six Foot one-combo guard Cory Thomas from Louisville paved the way for the Warriors in the first game with 20 markers versus Kishwaukee.  Randy House has his program headed upward with a collection of talented player’s.  Adrian Smith, 6’3” guard from East Aurora was terrific, he looks to be a Division One Mid-Major recruit.  Will Presson a 6’10” post from Belleville West is a Division One recruit; Anton Ivy (Peoria Manual) was a shot-eraser and hit the glass with authority.  Dwayne Ward (Marine Academy) had a couple of breath-taking slams in traffic, while creating some buzz for himself.  Rend-Lake is a program to follow this season.  Moraine Valley came into the event without a lot of fanfare, but left with a fleet of admiration.  I should have had Moraine and Rend-Lake lock horns; it could have made for some interesting viewing.  Six Foot seven all-purpose South-Paw Tommy Demogerontas (Sandburg HS) really flourished, his floor game and athleticism was exhilarating at times.  This kid poses problems with his versatility and length.  Northern Illinois Head Honcho Mark Montgomery appears to have serious interest in the Euro fella.  6’5” sophomore stud Joseph Ruzevich (Brother Rice) was a chiseled lad with penchant for hitting the glass with vengeance and finishing plays at the rim, while Frosh Nick Sims (Stagg) scored in double figures both games, he displayed an acrobatic way of finishing plays.  Sophomore playmaker Jordan Radcliff (Columbus Int, OH) was an instinctive performer, smooth, graceful, played at a good pace, feeding his teammates the ball in a timely fashion.  Highland Community rolled in with an arsenal of weapons led by Mid-Major recruit D’Angelo Jackson (Racine Case); the six foot four guard has a knack for getting buckets, which he demonstrated during his two outings.  Hot-shooting wing Auston Rushing was a potent threat on the perimeter, as well as three point-specialist Nate Bethel.  Six foot ten freshman post Ante Sustic showed flashes of where his potential could lead to within a year.  Highland Coach, Tone Boyle has the program rock solid.  The Cougar’s have long been one of the area’s premier Junior College programs.  Athletic Director Pete Norman is the architect behind the programs long sustaining success.  First year Coach, Sean Stochl had his Harper College program amped-up and ready for competitive play.  He’s in the building stages, but never the less there are some nice pieces to build around, starting with scoring guard Isaiah Butler and promising post-player Chimaobim Oduocha a six foot eight little used performer at Conant HS.  Things could be looking up for Oduocha as well as the Harper College program in the next year or two.  Two of my city college’s rounded-out the events with an impressive debut, Kennedy-King and Olive Harvey have their respective programs on the brink of something special.  Both schools work hard to sustain long-term success as they continue to build the blocks to compete at a high level every night with a backdrop of hoping not to veer into any financial roadblocks, as the state goes through a fiscal crunch.  Brandon Moore’s program at Olive Harvey has a roster comprised of players from Baltimore, Atlanta, Michigan, Colorado, Tampa, Jacksonville FL, Indianapolis, and they play hard for him.  He’s got things moving in the right direction.  Sturdy guard Keshawn Gibbs leads Moore’s squad from Atlanta (Decula).  He can flat-out fill-it-up!  This is a program to watch.  Da’veed Dildy, another one of our area’s bright young coaches entered the event with his Kennedy-King contingent ready to hoop as expected, they had a collection of athletes noted as stout defender’s and operated with a team oriented attack.  We were impressed with their enthusiasm and spirited play.  Their future is awful bright.  Gateway Legacy a Christian Prep School which resides in Glen Carbon, Illinois and coached by former Indiana State and SIU-E assistant Deryl Cunningham (St. Joes Alum) entered the Spot-Lite event with little buzz, but left with gloating reviews.  Brandon Danowski a 2016 grad from Loyola Academy orchestrated their attack with heady play and respectable outside shooting.  Yannis Erembert was an intriguing prospect; the 2017 guard should be a player we keep our eye on.  Cunningham was missing Euro guard Kyrylo Abramstov; he should add some offensive punch to Gateway’s offense.

SCHEDULE: Junior College Jambouree

ILLINOIS SPOT-LITE 1^ST ANNUAL

JUNIOR COLLEGE JAMBOUREE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

12001 S OAK PARK AVE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL

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GAME SCHEDULE

COURT 1: 11:00AM               

COURT 2: 12:00PM  REND LAKE   VS   KISHWAUKEE

COURT 1: 1:00PM  GATEWAY LEGACY CHRISTIAN   VS  HARVEST CHRISTIAN       

COURT 2: 1:00PM             

COURT 1: 2:00PM  HIGHLAND COMMUNITY   VS   REND LAKE

COURT 2: 2:00PM  KISHWAUKE    VS   MORAINE VALLEY

COURT 1: 3:00PM  HARPER COLLEGE   VS   GATEWAY LEGACY CHRISTIAN

COURT 2: 3:00PM  MORAINE VALLEY    VS   OLIVE HARVEY

COURT 1: 4:00PM  HIGHLAND COMMUNITY   VS   KENNEDY-KING

COURT 2: 4:00PM  HARVEST CHRISTIAN   VS   CHICAGO LAWNDALE PREP

COURT 1: 5:00PM  OLIVE HARVEY    VS   HARPER COLLEGE

COURT 2:  5:00PM  KISHWAUKEE   VS  KENNEDY-KING

                               

NOTES:  All games will be 20minute halves.  Rules will be provided on the day of the tournament. 

Rosters must be submitted in advance.

Please submit your roster now.

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