The season is quickly approaching and a number of seniors have already made their college decisions. But there are still plenty of uncommitted 2023 players who should have big senior seasons and project well to the next level. This is…
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Chicago Elite Invitational 17U Standouts
The Chicago Elite Invitational featured a solid group of programs from Chicago and the surrounding area. I was downtown checking out some of the 17U teams this weekend and caught a couple of the Breakaway DJ Douglas (6’4 PG/SG, Yorkville…
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 10: Players of the Week
Now through the tenth week of the season, here are the ten players of the week. Ben VanderWal (6'7 SF, Timothy Christian 2022) It seems like VanderWal has explosive outputs every week. He started this week with a 33 point…
Week 4 Players of the Week
It was a slower week than usual with finals at schools and a number of cancellations. But here are the players of the week for this fourth week of the season. Aaron Onesimus (6’2 SG, Schaumburg Christian 2022) The ridiculous…
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)…
Standouts from Chicagoland Summer Showcase in Rockford
I checked out some of the Chicagoland Summer Showcase event in Rockford this weekend. There were a number of teams from Illinois and neighboring states who were in attendance along with a bunch of college coaches. Here are some of…
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2023 Prospect Minicamp Evaluations
We held a short minicamp for 2023 players ahead of the high school summer leagues starting up. Here are the evaluations of the players who were in attendance. Ahmad Henderson (5’10 PG, Brother Rice) Henderson was the most impressive and…
Writeups from Prep Hoops Chi-Town Kickoff
The Prep Hoops Chi-Town Kickoff was full of high-level talent. I went to check out some of the games and locations in person and have write-ups for some of the top performers that I was able to see. Meanstreets 2022…
Conference Prospect Spotlight: Chicago Catholic League
The Chicago Catholic League remains one of the top conferences in the state. Today we are looking at some of the prospects throughout the deep league. Kentucky commit Bryce Hopkins has been on another level since being snubbed from the…
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