On the eve of the season, here is the final preseason list: players who are primed to breakout this season. This list includes some older varsity newcomers, freshmen who are up to start the year, and some players who should…
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Frontcourts To Watch This Season
Yesterday some of the top backcourts were listed. Today, the focus is on some of the top frontcourts in the state. Andrew Austin Kulig (6’8 Senior) | Grantas Sakenis (6’9 Junior) Kulig will have a huge senior season. You don’t…
40 Backcourts To Watch This Season
We are only a few days away from the first games of the new high school season, so it felt like a good time to highlight some of the better positional units. Today we are noting 40 backcourt groups in…
Local Spotlight: Illinois Prep Players in College 11/13
We are checking in on some of the local Illinois players in college who are producing through the first few weeks of the year. Throughout the year, we will periodically highlight some of the college players from the area. Terrence…
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Preseason Team Preview: Mid-Suburban League
The Mid-Suburban League has produced a number of Division 1 players over the last few years and will continue to churn out college basketball players. Here are some brief previews of the teams in the MSL Barrington They lost all…
Preseason Team Previews: East Suburban Catholic Conference
The ESCC has turned young over the last few years. A few teams have managed to stay old and ward off transfers, while others have capitalized or been hit by the revolving doors. Today we are looking at a handful…
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Preseason Team Previews: West Suburban
Another preview of some teams in one of the conferences in the state. The West Suburban should boast a number of Division 1 and high-academic players. Here are previews for a few of the teams across both sides of the…
Preseason Team Previews: DuPage Valley
The DuPage Valley is a smaller conference with only six teams, but the conference boasts a lot of promising young talent in the 2024 and 2025 classes. We’re previewing those teams today. DeKalb All-conference guard Lane McVicar and Ty Westberg…
Preseason Team Previews: Central Suburban League
The Central Suburban league has been one of the deeper conferences in the state the last few years. Today we are looking at some of the teams in the conference. Deerfield They lost a good senior class, including their tough…
GPA Elite 20 Evaluations
I was out in Schaumburg for the GPA Elite 20 camp that included a number of promising juniors and seniors throughout the area. We have evaluations on the 20 players who were in attendance. Andrew Soenksen (6’8 PF, Plainfield East…