A slower week than usual with teams easing their way back into things after the Holidays, here are the ten players of the week for the seventh week of the year, plus some additional notes. Asa Thomas (Lake Forest) Thomas…
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Summer AAU Awards: 17U
AAU is over for high schoolers, so we're releasing awards for the month of July. These are only based on the summer AAU season games. For this set of awards, we are grouping players by graduating class, even if they…
UAA Finals Standouts
The final weekend of AAU and last live weekend of the summer did not disappoint. I was out at the UAA Finals for some games, with five total Illinois teams taking part. Many of the programs showed well, with Breakaway…
Weekend Standouts That I Saw
I checked out a handful of teams this weekend via livestream and in person during this live period. Here are some of the standouts that I saw. Illinois Wolves 16U Kelton McEwen (6’0 PG, Bartlett 2024) McEwen’s shooting ability shined,…
Illinois Standouts From NY2LA Sports Swish N’ Dish
I was at the NY2LA Sports Swish N’ Dish tournament in Milwaukee this weekend to kick off the AAU season. There were a number of Illinois teams that I wasn’t able to see at this event, but here are the…
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Week 3: Players of the Week
With plenty of eventful games, we have compiled the 10 players of the week. Amarion Nimmers (6’2 PG, Rock Island 2022) Nimmers broke a single-game scoring record with a huge 45-point game this weekend. His explosiveness has been noted, but…
College Projections for the Top 10 (Plus 2) Prospects in the 2023 Class
Similar to the post on the 2022s, this list will project out the top 10 2023s in the state, along with two out-of-state transfers. 1. JJ Taylor (6'7 SF, Kenwood) Projection: Star Two-Way Wing Most College-Ready Trait: Scoring off the…
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July Awards: 2023 Prospects
Here are our July awards for the 2023 class. Similar to the 2022 awards, this is only for 2023 prospects who are currently at a school in Illinois. Most Outstanding Player of July JJ Taylor (6'7 SF, Mac Irvin Fire/Kenwood)…
16U Standouts: Atlanta UAA Live Session
The 16U Illinois teams had solid performances at the UAA live session. Here are the standouts from the 16U teams that I saw. Top 100 Class of 2023 Player Rankings Illinois Wolves Asa Thomas (6'7 SG, Lake Forest) Thomas is…
Riverside Brookfield Standouts
It was great to see college coaches and fans in the gym for the Riverside Brookfield shootout. I caught a number of games on the stream and watched some of the replays of the top games. Here are some of…