We are listing 100 players who look set to have open some eyes this season. These are players who either had lesser roles a year ago, are new to varsity, transferred in from another state, etc. and we project as having big jumps or instant impacts. We have 30 seniors, 30 juniors, 30 sophomores, and 10 freshmen who could have their number called early and often this season.
Seniors:
Alex Miller (6’5 SG, Downers Grove North)
Ben Van Lyssel (6’5 SF, Libertyville)
Bennett Schwanke (6’0 PG, Glenbard West)
Bolurin Taiwo (6’2 SG, Lake Forest)
Bryce Smith (6’6 PF, Carmel)
Cale Cosme (5’7 PG, Brother Rice)
Chris Riddle (6’6 SF, Kenwood)
Colin Gerrity (6’2 SG, Neuqua Valley)
Davis Bynum (6’8 SF/PF, East St. Louis)
Drew King (6’10 C, Joliet West)
Ehi Ogbomo (6’2 PG, Plainfield East)
Germaine Benson (6’0 PG, Hyde Park)
Ibrahim Elagha (6’1 PG, Lombard College Prep)
Jack Speers (6’3 SG, Wheaton North)
Jayquan Ratliff (5’10 PG, Hillcrest)
Jeezy White (5’11 PG, Waukegan)
Jordan Brooks (6’2 PG, West Aurora)
KJ LaMonte (6’3 SG, Rock Island)
Kyle Waltz (6’6 SG, York)
Luke Hopp (6’8 SF/PF, Metamora)
Mitch Humphrey (6’6 SG, St. Viator)
Nick Patton (6’3 SG, Loyola)
Noah Cleveland (6’9 PF, Normal)
Noah Mason (6’5 SG/SF, Oswego East)
Owen Giannoulias (6’0 PG, Glenbrook North)
Rakim Chaney (6’3 PG/SG, Rockford Auburn)
RJ McKinnie (6’2 PG/SG, Simeon)
Ryan Cox (6’4 SG, Fremd)
Tavariyuan Williams (6’6 SG/SF, De La Salle)
Zavier Fitch (6’7 PF, Brother Rice)
Juniors:
Aidan Bardic (6’3 PG, Stevenson)
Alex Gossett (6’6 SF/PF, OPRF)
Amari Edwards (5’8 PG, Phillips)
Anton Strelnikov (6’8 C, Lake Zurich)
Atticus Richmond (6’8 SF/PF, Stevenson)
Braden Freeman (6’6 SG/SF, Moline)
Bradley Biedke (6’6 SF/PF, Conant)
Brady Sehlhorst (6’7 SG, NDCP)
Cam Thomas (6’3 PG/SG, Mount Carmel)
Colby Smith (6’3 PG, New Trier)
Daniel Pauliukonis (6’8 SF/PF, Benet)
Dietrich Richardson (6’6 PG/SG, Peoria Manual)
Dom Seaney (6’5 SF, Glenbard West)
Donte Montgomery (6’2 PG/SG, Oak Lawn)
Grant Best (6’3 PG/SG, Mount Carmel)
Hudson Scroggins (6’7 SF/PF, Lake Forest)
Ian Miletic (6’7 SG, Rolling Meadows)
Jake Nosek (6’8 SF/PF, Metea Valley)
Jax Abalos (6’7 SG/SF, Batavia)
Leshawn Stowers (6’5 PG/SG, Peoria)
Matthew Zobrist (6’5 SG, Metamora)
Nick Allen (6’11 C, Bradley Bourbonnais)
Payton Edwards (6’4 SG, Bloom)
Phoenix Gill (6’3 PG, St. Ignatius)
Sam Donald (6’8 SF/PF, Columbia)
Theo Rocca (6’3 SG, Evanston)
Tyler Thick (6’7 C, Hinsdale Central)
Xavi Granville (6’5 SG/SF, Grayslake Central)
Zack Sharkey (6’2 SG, Marian Catholic)
Zion Gross (6’5 PG/SG, Joliet West)
Sophomores:
Adam Anwar (6’7 PF, McHenry)
Amare Pryor (6’1 PG/SG, Bloom)
Andre Tyler (6’4 PG/SG, Simeon)
Bryce Wegrzyn (6’7 PF, Libertyville)
Bryson Mossman (6’3 SG, Routt)
Cameron Mercer (6’2 SG, Riverside Brookfield)
Charles Barnes (6’6 SG/SF, De La Salle)
Chris Bolte (6’5 SF/PF, St. Ignatius)
Chris Kirkpatrick (6’2 PG, New Trier)
Gabe Sularski (6’6 PG/SG, Benet)
Gavin Mueller (6’6 PF, St. Francis)
Jadin Schilb (6’3 PG/SG, Champaign Centennial)
Jake Pollack (6’7 PF, Deerfield)
James Johnson (6’5 PF, Washington)
Jayden Riley (6’0 PG, Yorkville Christian)
JC Anderson (6’7 PF, Mt. Zion)
Jordan Williams (6’5 SF/PF, Fremd)
Josh Abushanab (6’4 SF, Glenbard North)
Karson Thomas (6’3 SG, Lincoln-Way East)
Lincoln Williams (6’3 SG, Kankakee)
Marquis Clark (6’2 PG/SG, Whitney Young)
Mason Lockett (6’2 PG/SG, Oswego East)
Mickeis Johnson (6’2 SG, Romeoville)
Oliver Gray (6’5 SG, Barrington)
Panayiotis Sotos (6’2 PG, Maine South)
Rashaun Porter (6’6 PF, DePaul Prep)
Rocco Pagliocca (6’2 PG, Stevenson)
Stephen Brown (6’8 SF/PF, Marist)
Synceare Simons (6’2 PG, United)
Uros Mitrovic (6’4 SF/PF, Grayslake North)
10 Potential Early-Impact Freshmen:
Camron Dunson-Riggs (6’5 SG/SF, Normal West)
D’Marco King (6’2 PG/SG, King)
Davion Thompson (6’2 PG/SG, Bolingbrook)
Dawson Charles (6’3 SG, St. Viator)
Devin Cleveland (6’2 PG, Kenwood)
Hayden Schroeder (6’6 PF, Wheaton Academy)
Howard Williams (6’5 SF/PF, Whitney Young)
Jaxson Davis (6’0 PG, Warren)
Markese Peoples (6’1 PG/SG, St. Laurence)
Reggie Stevens (6’1 PG/SG, St. Laurence)