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Illinois Wolves Reebok Challenge Kicks Off Tonight, Big Time Players To Compete All Weekend Long
The Illinois Wolves Reebok Challenge 2005 will kick off tonight, and run through Sunday. Several outstanding match-ups will be featured during Pool Play, and a high level of individual talent will be highlighted all weekend long…… Chicago Hoops

Player Diary: Michael “Juice” Thompson of Chicago Lincoln Park High School
Michael “Juice” Thompson of Chicago Lincoln Park High School brings the third installment of his Player Diary to ChicagoHoops.com. Michael ranks as one of the top Class of 2007 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois, and will bring us a special look inside his recruitment, and his life on and off of the basketball court……Chicago Hoops

Star Chicago Curie Big Man Marcus Vann Verbals To In-State Juco Powerhouse Wabash Valley
Star Chicago Curie big man Marcus Vann has given a verbal commitment to play basketball next year for Toby Madison, and in-state junior college powerhouse Wabash Valley Community College. Vann rates as one of the top post prospects in the state of Illinois……Chicago Hoops

North Park University Lands Chicago Gordon Tech Post Glen Woodside
North Park University has landed Chicago Gordon Tech big man Glen Woodside. This year, Woodside teamed with Mike Davis to form one of the bigger frontcourts in the Chicago area……Chicago Hoops

Updated Class of 2006 Prospect Rankings, Collins and Scheyer Continue To Head The List
Here is an updated ranking of the top Class of 2006 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois. Sherron Collins (Chicago Crane) and Jon Scheyer (Glenbrook North) continue to head the list. The fully expanded list is available to ChicagoHoops.com subscribersÂ…Â….Chicago Hoops

Chipola Strikes Again! Chicago Vocational Star Johnny Harris Is Latest To Sign With The Juco Powerhouse
Chicago Vocational High School’s Johnny Harris has become the latest Chicago player to sign with juco powerhouse Chipola College in Marianna, Florida. Harris had a stellar senior season, and joins a host of other Chicago stars in the Chipola program…….Chicago Hoops

Rodell Davis And Laramie County Community College Ink Donnell Lyons, Lonte Ward and Corey Wiley
Rodell Davis and Laramie County (WY) Community College have signed Donnell Lyons (Thornton), Lonte Ward (Thornwood) and Corey Wiley (Chicago Marshall). Davis now appears to have the Chicago-to-Laramie pipeline going full steam ahead……Chicago Hoops

Sonny Parker Youth Foundation 8th Grade Boys and Girls All-Star Games Set For This Friday
The Sonny Parker Youth Foundation’s City-Suburban and Indiana 8th Grade Boys and Girls All-Star games will be held Friday, May 7 at 6:30pm and 7:30pm at University High……Chicago Hoops

Demetri McCamey Is Tournament MVP As Illinois Wolves Win 16-U Title At Spiece Run ‘N Slam
The Illinois Wolves 16-U team won the Spiece Run ‘N Slam 16-U title this weekend in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Demetri McCamey (St. Joseph’s) was magnificent all weekend long en route to being named MVP for the 16-U Division……Chicago Hoops

Illinois Fire 17-U Squad Makes Strong Run To Semifinals At Spiece Run ‘N Slam
The 17-U Illinois Fire put together a strong showing at the Spiece Run ‘N Slam over the weekend. The team advanced all the way to the semifinals before falling to Greg Oden and the Spiece Indy Heat……..Chicago Hoops

Old Gold Run ‘N Gun Classic Set For June 17th Thru June 19th
The 5th Annual Old Gold Run and Gun Classic will be held Friday, June 17th thru Sunday, June 19th. The tournament will feature ages 13-U thru 17-U…….Chicago Hoops

Tyrone Slaughter Looking Forward To Heading Chicago Whitney Young Basketball Program
Tyrone Slaughter has been named as the new head basketball coach at Chicago Whitney Young High School. Slaughter’s strong basketball background should provide a major boost to the storied program…….Chicago Hoops

Former Homewood-Flossmoor Star Cyrus Tate Commits To Steve Alford And The Iowa Hawkeyes
Former Homewood-Flossmoor star Cyrus Tate has committed to play basketball for Steve Alford and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Tate will play at Northeast Nebraska Community College in 2005-06 year, and then have three years of eligibility at Iowa……..Chicago Hoops

Kyle Green and Lewis University Add Thornton Star Brandon Dagans To Their 2005 Recruiting Stable
Kyle Green and Lewis University have now added Thornton star Brandon Dagans to their 2005 recruiting class. It has been a great week of recruiting for Lewis, who also signed Proviso East star Marcus Scott last week……Chicago Hoops

“Lottery Pick” Featured In This Month’s Edition Of Slam Magazine
Chicago-based “Lottery Pick” is featured in this month’s edition of Slam magazine with New Jersey Nets star Vince Carter on the cover…….Chicago Hoops

Chicago Westinghouse Star DeAndre Thomas Verbally Commits To University of Missouri
Chicago Westinghouse star DeAndre Thomas has decided to play his college basketball for Quinn Snyder, and the University of Missouri. Thomas ranks as the top Class of 2005 post prospect in the state of Illinois……Chicago Hoops

Chicago Public League Hall of Famer Howard Moore Joins Bo Ryan’s Coaching Staff At University of Wisconsin
Chicago Public League Hall of Famer Howard Moore is the newest addition to Bo Ryan’s coaching staff at the University of Wisconsin. This past season, Moore served as an assistant coach for Loyola University…….Chicago Hoops

North Carolina-Wilmington Lands Former Chicago Von Steuben Star Temi Soyebo
Former Chicago Von Steuben, and current Highland Community College star Temi Soyebo, has decided to play his college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. This year, Soyebo was instrumental in leading Highland to the NJCAA National Tournamnent in Hutchinson, Kansas…….Chicago Hoops

Player Diary: 6-7 Sophomore Dwight McCombs of Chicago Whitney Young and MeanStreets Express
6-7 sophomore Dwight McCombs of Chicago Whitney Young and MeanStreets Express brings the first installment of his Player Diary to ChicagoHoops.com. Dwight ranks as one of the better Class of 2007 basketball prospects in the state of Illinois. Follow along as Dwight gives us an inside look at his life both on and off of the basketball court…….Chicago Hoops

Former West Aurora Star Dameon Mason To Transfer From Marquette University
Former West Aurora star Dameon Mason will be transferring from the Marquette basketball program at the end of the semester. As a high school senior, Mason was one of the Top 5 prospects in the state of Illinois…….Chicago Hoops

ChicagoHoops.com Recruiter’s Guide To Illinois Basketball Prospects Is Now Available For Purchase
The Spring ChicagoHoops.com Recruiter’s Guide To Basketball Prospects in the state of Illinois is now available for purchase. The guide features scouting profiles that break down the skills of better than 250 of the top prospects in the state of Illinois for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 classes……..Chicago Hoops

Rising Stars 16-U Team With Michael Thompson, Jeffrey Jordan and Ceola Clark Win Las Vegas Spring Showcase
The Rising Stars 16-U team won the Las Vegas Spring Showcase over the weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Rising Stars 17-U teams and 13-U squad also put up very good showings……Chicago Hoops

Jon Scheyer Drops 29 Points On Wayne Ellington, Warriors Roll Into “Real Deal” Quarterfinals Undefeated
The Illinois Warriors have rolled into the quarterfinals of the “Real Deal on the Hill” undefeated behind a strong effort from Jon Scheyer (Glenbrook North). ChicagoHoops.com took in the action as the always creative Scheyer pumped in 29 points in highly anticipated matchup against Wayne Ellington (Episcopal (NJ) Academy)……Chicago Hoops

ChicagoHoops.com Class of 2007 Top Prospects Showcase Set For Saturday, May 21, All 2007 Prospects Welcome To Showcase Their Skills
The ChicagoHoops.com Class of 2007 Top Prospects Showcase is set for Saturday, May 21 2005 at Triton Junior College in River Grove, Illinois. The showcase is open to ALL Class of 2007 basketball prospects. ChicagoHoops.com staff will personally evaluate and scout all showcase participants…….Chicago Hoops

Windy City Classic, Randy Brown & Kiwane Garris All-Star Game Set For Weekend Of May 13th
The Windy City Classic will be held May 13th, 14th and 15th at the University of Illinois-Chicago Physical Education and Flame Center. The 5th Annual Randy Brown & Kiwane Garris Friendship Roundball Classic Boys High School All-Star Game will also be played…….Chicago Hoops

Chicago Jaguars To Compete At Charlie Weber Invitational
Th 16-U and 17-U Chicago Jaguars will be competing at the Charlie Weber Invitational in Washington, D.C. April 15 – 17 at Georgetown University…….Chicago Hoops

Augustana Scores A Recruiting Coup By Landing Lake Zurich’s Mike Kolze
Lake Zurich’s Mike Kolze has decided to play his college basketball at Augustana University. Augustana scored a recruiting coup by landing Kolze, who has been among the top scorers and three-point shooters in the state of Illinois for the past two seasons……Chicago Hoops

Loras Lands Fremd’s Rick Kolze and Grayslake’s Brian Centella
Rick Kolze and Brian Centella have decided to play college basketball next fall for Loras College. Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa……..Chicago Hoops

Bobby Long To Grinnell, Doug Kadison To Lawrence and Ben Kaplan To Amherst
Bobby Long (Lake Forest) is headed to Grinnell (IA), Doug Kadison (Loyola) to Lawrence (WI) and Ben Kaplan (New Trier) to Amherst (MA)………Chicago Hoops

Thornton Sharpshooter Brandon Long Commits To Division I Texas-Arlington
Thornton’s Brandon Long has given a verbal commitment to play basketball next year for the University of Texas-Arlington. Texas-Arlington is a Division I basketball program competing in the Southland Conference…….Chicago Hoops

RBS Jam Set For May 28th and 29th Teams Can Still Enter
The RBS Jam will be held on May 28th and 29th at Illinois State University. Shaun Livingston (L.A. Clippers) and Luther Head (Illinois) are among the notable alumni who have competed at the event…….Chicago Hoops

Sherron Collins Completely Dominates At Boo Williams Invitational, Stakes Claim To #1 Class of 2006 Point Guard In United States
Three month’s ago, ChicagoHoops.com said Chicago Crane’s Sherron Collins might well be the #1 Class of 2006 point guard in the United States. Collins went a long way toward proving that status with a series of totally dominating performances over the weekend at the Boo Williams Invitational……Chicago Hoops

St. Xavier Lands Chicago Brother Rice Star Adam Gregoriou
Adam Gregoriou of Chicago Brother Rice has signed with NAIA power St. Xavier University. Gregoriou was one of the top players on a Brother Rice team that advanced downstate this past season…….Chicago Hoops

Reebok Illinois Wolves Hoop Challenge Still Has A Few Open Slots
Their are still a few open slots left in the Reebok Illinois Wolves Hoop Challenge. The tournmanent is scheduled to run from May 6th thru May 8th…….Chicago Hoops

Fenwick’s Blake Nielsen Verbals To Division I Lafayette Of The Patriot League
Fenwick’s Blake Nielsen has given a verbal commitment to play basketball next year for Lafayette of the Patriot League. Nielsen becomes the 6th member of last year’s Illinois Wolves 17-U AAU team to accept a Division I basketball scholarship……Chicago Hoops

Express Becomes The Newest Nike AAU Team In Illinois
Express has become the newest Nike AAU team in the state of Illinois. The team is headlined by Derrick Rose (Chicago Simeon) and Tim Flowers (Chicago Simeon)…….Chicago Hoops

Adidas May Classic Set To Run May 13th Thru May 15th
The 2005 Adidas May Classic will be held in Bloomington, Indiana from May 13th thru May 15th. The tournament features some of the top travel teams, and players in the United States……Chicago Hoops

Rosters Announced For 7th Annual Old Spice Red Zone All-Star Shootout
The rosters have been announced for the 7th annual Old Spice Red Zone All-Star Shootout which pits Team Chicago against Team New York. The game will take place on Saturday, April 15 2005 at the DePaul University Athletic Center in Chicago, Illinois……Chicago Hoops

Fenwick’s Kelvin Johnson Gives A Verbal Commitment To The University of Illinois-Springfield
Fenwick’s Kelvin Johnson has given a verbal commitment to play basketball next year for the University of Illinois-Springfield. Illinois-Springfield is coached by former NBA, and Springfield Lanphier star Kevin Gamble……

Marcus Jordan And Rising Stars 14-U Squad Open With Runner-Up Finish At Las Vegas Easter Classic
Led by Marcus Jordan, the Rising Stars 14-U AAU team opened their 2005 campaign with a runner-up finish at the Las Vegas Easter Classic over the weekend……Chicago Hoops

Johnson, Davis and Toliver Head A Balanced Inside-Outside Team 2 Attack
Kelvin Johnson (Fenwick), Mike Davis (Chicago Gordon Tech) and Ted Toliver (Springfield Southeast) paced a deep and strong Team 2 effort at the 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase. ……..Chicago Hoops

Incredible Competition, 140+ Players, 50+ Colleges, And A Large and Lively Crowd Highlight The 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase
A great day of basketball at the 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase was highlighted by incredible competition, and a lively crowd. During the course of the day, better than 50 schools found their way to the gym……..Chicago Hoops

Tim Green, Kyle Jackson, Raphael Scott, Brett Chamernik, Jake Carwell And Team 4 Play Well At Showcase
Tim Green (Chicago Simeon), Kyle Jackson (Plainfield Central), Raphael Scott (Chicago Morgan Park), Brett Chamernik (Benet) and Jake Carwell (Timothy Christian) led a strong Team 4 effort. …….Chicago Hoops

2005 Unsigned Senior Showcase Coaches Packet Still Available For Purchase
Are you a college that was unable to attend the 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase, but would still like to purchase the Coaches Packet from the event?…….Chicago Hoops

Downstate Juco Power John Logan Community College Posts Strong 2004-05 Campaign
Downstate Junior college powerhouse John A. Logan Community College had a strong 2004-05 campaign, and is now looking continue to build on last year’s success…….Chicago Hoops

Full Package Looking To Build On Last Year’s 17-U AAU Success
The Full Package 17-U AAU team has another full national schedule of games planned, and is looking to build upon last year’s highly successful run on the national AAU circuit…….Chicago Hoops

Fabulous Field Of Players Set To Compete At 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase This Saturday
The 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase is set to go down this Saturday, March 26 at Triton Junior College in River Grove, Illinois. An absolutely loaded field of players is set to compete. Colleges from as far away as California and Wyoming will be in attendance. Player check-in starts at 7:30am. Games will kick off promptly at 9:00am…….Chicago Hoops

Super-Scheyer! Jon Scheyer Leads Glenbrook North To The Class AA State Championship
Jon Scheyer capped off an amazing state tournament by leading the Glenbrook North Spartans to the Illinois Class AA state championship. Just a junior, Scheyer is in strong position to follow in Shaun Livingston’s footsteps in leading his squad to back-to-back titles……..Chicago Hoops

Thornton vs Downers Grove South To Feature Premier Defenders Brandon Dagans and Bryan Mullins
The Class AA state quarterfinal matchup between Thornton and Downers Grove South will feature two of the premier defensive players in the state in Brandon Dagans and Bryan Mullins…….Chicago Hoops

Jeremiah Bryant (Chicago Harlan), Mike Davis (Chicago Gordon Tech), Kyle Jackson (Plainfield Central), Chris Buchanan (Providence), Kelvin Johnson (Fenwick) and Josh Cummings (Thornridge) Added To 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase
Jeremiah Bryant (Chicago Harlan), Mike Davis (Chicago Gordon Tech), Kyle Jackson (Plainfield Central), Chris Buchanan (Providence), Kelvin Johnson (Fenwick) and Josh Cummings (Thornridge) have been added to the field of players competing in the 2005 ChicagoHoops.com Unsigned Senior Showcase. This is going to be a Big Time Event!…….Chicago Hoops

Jon Scheyer (Glenbrook North) Goes Off For 48, Roy Williams Watches Bobby Frasor (Chicago Brother Rice) Get Down, Head-To-Head Battle Set For Friday
Jon Scheyer (Glenbrook North) and Bobby Frasor (Chicago Brother Rice) will go head-to-head on Friday night after both players led their respective teams to the Elite 8 with victories on Tuesday night…….Chicago Hoops

Heading To Peoria! Sherron Collins and Joevan Catron Power Chicago Crane and Thornton To The Elite 8
Sherron Collins (Chicago Crane) and Joevan Catron (Thornton), two of the top Class of 2006 prospects in the state of Illinois, powered their teams downstate with strong performances at the United Center on Monday night…….Chicago Hoops

It’s Time To Give This Man His Proper Respect! Homewood-Flossmoor’s Julian Wright Is The ChicagoHoops.com 2004-05 Illinois Player of the Year
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Julian Wright is the 2004-05 ChicagoHoops.com Player of the Year in the state of Illinois. Wright, a finalist for the Naismith Award, which is given to the top high school player in the country, is arguably the top passer, rebounder and shot-blocker in the state of Illinois……Chicago Hoops

Chicago Jaguars Set To Hold Tryouts For Their 16-U AAU Team
The Chicago Jaguars are set to hold tryouts for players for their 16-U AAU team. The Jaguars are scheduled to play a full national slate of games…….Chicago Hoops

Back on Top: Chicago Hales Franciscan Wins Class A State Championship
For the second time in three years Chicago Hales Franciscan High School has won the Class A state championship. Hales high-powered attack defeated Winnebago 78-62 for the title to keep the Class A title in the city of Chicago for the third consecutive year…….Chicago Hoops

Seneca’s Garrett Callahan Earns Statewide Respect During Class A Finals
Seneca’s Garrett Callahan has been terrozing Class A opponents for the past three seasons. Over the weekend, Callahan, who plays on the summer basketball circuit for the Chi-Town Mixers, earned a good deal of respect statewide at the Class A finals…….Chicago Hoops

Bruce Weber and Steve Alford Watch As Chicago Crane’s Sherron Collins Puts On A Show
Chicago Crane’s Sherron Collins put on a show in front of a crowd that included Illinois head coach Bruce Weber, and Iowa head coach Steve Alford. Collins, the #1 Class of 2006 basketball prospect in Illinois, will face DeAndre Thomas and Chicago Westinghouse on Friday…….Chicago Hoops

Team Illinois To Hold Tryouts For Their 15-U AAU Squad
Team Illinois will be holding tryouts for their 15-U AAU team this Sunday, March 13. Top Class of 2008 talent including Verdell Jones, Jr. (Champaign) and Lewis Jackson (Decatur-Eisenhower) are expected to be in attendance…….Chicago Hoops

West Side Showdown Part IV: Crane’s Sherron Collins and Tyrone Kent vs Marshall’s Patrick Beverly and Jerwin Calloway Tonight
Tonight at Chicago St. Ignatius, west side rivals Chicago Crane and Chicago Marshall will square off for the fourth time this season, with the right to play Chicago Westinghouse on Friday night at stake……Chicago Hoops

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Charlotte Leads For Stud Wabash Valley Community College Freshman Carlos Williams, No Verbal Yet

Chicago Hales Franciscan’s Austin Chapital Decides To Stay In State To Play College Basketball

Chicago Crane’s Sherron Collins Dominates Again As Illinois Warriors Win Sabes Foundation Invitational In Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chicago Farragut’s Chris Singletary Outstanding For Illinois Fire At Spiece, Continues To Put Strong Leadership Skills On Display As Well

Class of 2006 Ohio Big Man Gives Bruce Weber And Illinois A Verbal Commitment

Chicago Farragut Strongman Johnny Logan Makes His Collegiate Decision

Unsigned Class of 2005 Post Prospect Marcus Vann Helps Stock Considerably With Strong Weekend

Neuqua Valley’s Michael Rose Taking A Visit, Still Wide Open

Xavier Price To Transfer To Mid-Continent Conference School

Chicago Marist Star Jim Griffin Gets Division I Scholarship Offer From Ohio Valley Conference School

Elgin Larkin’s Dayvon Ellis Improves Stock With Strong Showing At Next Level Baller Tournament In Dallas, Texas

6-8 Former Chicago Steinmetz Star Andrais Thornton Makes His College Decision

Former Carbondale Star Signs With Alabama-Birmingham

Former West Aurora Star Justin Cerasoli Makes His Decision To Leave Seton Hall Official

6-7 Lyons Township Star Adam Powers Makes His College Selection

Illinois State Adds Stud Junior College Shooter To Their 2005 Recruiting Class

6-7 Regan Andersen Headed To Southwest Missouri State-West Plains

Rock Island Star DeAndre Randolph Signs With Junior College Powerhouse

Former Evanston Star Gordon Watt To Transfer From Boston College

Chicago Crane’s Sherron Collins Draws Crowd Of College Coaches At Next Level Tournament In Dallas, Texas

Leyden’s Jimmy Arce Makes His College Selection

Homewood-Flossmoor’s Dan Selvie Signs Letter of Intent

Former Chicago Westinghouse Star Headed To Big 12 Conference

Kyle Green And Lewis Land Yet Another Stud

University of Illinois-Springfield Scores A Pair of Recruiting Coups

Powerhouse Pacific 10 Program Makes 2nd Trip To Moline To See Class of 2006 Stud Paul Bayer

Former Chicago Simeon Star DaShawn Walker Signs With Division I School

Illinois-Chicago Adds Junior College Point Guard To Their 2005 Recruiting Class

John Logan Community College Lands Stud Guard From Indiana

Chicago Farragut’s Chris Singletary Impressive Over The Weekend At Real Deal Tournament In Arkansas

Carbondale’s Manual Cass Following Up Strong Junior Season With Strong Start On Spring Basketball Circuit

DePaul’s Top 20 Recruiting Class All Sticking With The Blue Demons

Seton Hall Fans Worried About Possible Departure Of Former West Aurora Star Justin Cerasoli

Illinois, Duke and Arizona All Give Lots Of Attention To Scheyer Over The Weekend

Chi-Town Mixers 17-U and 16-U Squads Both Put Up Solid Showings At Las Vegas Spring Showcase

Barrington’s Casey Sobczewski Makes His College Decision

University of Illinois Set To Visit Class of 2006 Post Prospect On Monday

Iowa Coming In To See 6-9 Class of 2006 Catholic League Post

6-10 Dan Nelms of Lake Forest Heading To Prep School, Already Beginning To Draw Division I Interest

Former University of Illinois Star Breaks Leg, Will Miss Euroleague Final Four

7-1 Chicago State Center Declares For NBA Draft

Top Class of 2006 Shooter Paul Bayer Continues To Work Hard On All Facets Of His Game

Class of 2005 Unsigned Prospect Watch: Jim Griffin of Chicago Marist

Palatine’s Grant Surprenant and Crystal Lake South’s Ryan Brown Also Playing In City/Suburban All-Star Game

Richards Point Guard Cody Yelder Rising Fast As A 2006 Basketball Prospect

City/Suburban All-Star Game Rosters

Eastern Illinois University Names New Head Coach

Chicago Vocational’s Johnny Harris Has Good Official Visit Over The Weekend

Carthage Star Skyler McKinney Gives A Verbal Commitment

Four Teams Qualify For 16-U AAU National Tournament

Illinois-Springfield Signs Olympia Star Dane Litwiller

Collins, Holstrom and Cass Lead Shorthanded Illinois Warriors To Opening Game Win At Boo Williams Invitational

Plenty of Class of 2005 Post Talent Still Left On The Board

6-9 Former Chicago St. Rita Star To Transfer From Bradley University

Illinois Warriors and Ferrari 17-U Teams Set To Compete At Boo Williams Invitational In Hampton, Virgina This Weekend

Ferrari 17-U Team Loaded With Future Division I Players From Top To Bottom

Eric Palm Becomes 11th Player From Rising Stars Program To Accept A Basketball Scholarship This Season

Hillcrest’s Maurice Acker Added To Old Spice Red Zone Team Chicago Roster

Super Sophomores: Updated Top 50 Class of 2007 Basketball Prospect Rankings

Former Chicago Julian Star Mac Koshwal Looks Sharp In AAU Tournament

MeanStreets 17-U AAU Squad Still Identified By 100% Effort On The Basketball Court

Illinois State Picks Up A Verbal From Star Class of 2005 Iowa Prospect

Rockton Hononegah Star Rick McDonald Makes His College Selection

Homewood-Flossmoor’s Dan Selvie Takes Visit, Gets Offered A Scholarship

Chicago Harlan’s Jeremiah Bryant Solidifies His Position As A Future High-Major Player

Chicago Von Steuben Star Angel Santiago Weighing His Collegiate Options

6-7 Wing Regan Andersen Greatly Enhances His Stock At 2005 Unsigned Senior Showcase

Former Springfield Lanphier Star Andre Iguodala Posts First Triple-Double

Thornton’s Brandon Dagan’s Starting To Take Visits, Stock Continuing To Rise

Class of 2006 Prospect Watch: Blake Mishler of Metamora

Old Spice Red Zone All-Star Shootout Team Chicago Roster

Proviso East’s Marcus Scott Beginning To See His Stock Soar

Sherron Collins Extended Invitation To Play In Prestigious Fall All-Star Game

Former Chicago Von Steuben Star Temi Soyebo Named Region IV Tournament MVP, Going To Nationals and Getting Hard D-1 Looks

Star Player Having Appendix Removed, Will Miss Class AA State Finals

Game Schedule For Class AA State Quarterfinals

Juco Powerhouse Wabash Valley Set To Unveil Another Big Time Stud Next Season

Thornton’s Brandon Long Picks Up Division I Scholarship Offer

Illinois Class AA State Tournamnent: Supersectional Matchups

Joliet’s Jeremy Fears Leads Ohio Into NCAA Tournament As A Freshman

Class AA State Tournament: Friday’s Sectional Finals

Lake Zurich’s Mike Kolze Drops 37 Points, Giving Three Schools A Hard Look

St. Xavier Picks Up A Verbal From St. Patrick Star

Rich Central’s Tyrone Brazelton 1st Team All-Region 16 As SMS-West Plains Freshman

Class AA State Tournament: Wednesday’s Class AA Sectional Semifinals

Chicago Simeon’s Calvin Brock An Illinois Redshirt Breaks Hand In Practice

Chicago Steinmetz’s Andrais Thornton, Has Big Season For SMS-West Plains, Has Two Visits Planned

Carbondale’s Maurice Gibbs Selected To Juco All-Region 16 First Team

Former Chicago Von Steuben Star Point Guard Luke Rogers Has D-1 Offers, Still Wide Open In Terms of Recruiting

Class AA State Tournament: Tuesday’s Sectional Semifinal Matchups

Eastern Illinois Fires Head Coach Rick Samuels

Chicago Public League All-Freshman Team

Joliet’s Jeremy Fears Continues To Dominate As A Freshman At Ohio U., Drops 33 Points On Buffalo

Leyden’s Jerak Stanback Distinguishing Himself As A Class of 2006 Offensive Force

Southern California and Tim Floyd Actively Eyeing Chicagoland For Basketball Talent

Thornwood’s Justin Williams 7th In Nation in Blocked Shots At Wyoming

Chicago Whitney Young Freshman Continues To Impress On The Basketball Court

Triton Star Continues To Dominate, Goes Off For 38 Points and 22 Rebounds

Ryne Hamblet and Stefhon Hannah Both Come Up Big As Sixth-Ranked Chipola Wins Panhandle Championship

Chicago Julian’s Mac Koshwal Ruled Ineligible To Play

Another Class of 2008 Stud Starting To Emerge On Varsity Level

Schaumburg’s Zach Pancratz Making Solid Contributions As A Freshman At Northern Illinois

6-8 Class of 2006 Prospect Darius Gaters Seeing His Stock Rise

Top 10 Class of 2005 Super-Prospect Tyrone Kent Of Chicago Crane Taking His Game To Another Level

Decision on Mac Koshwal Expected To Come Later This Week

Game Matchups For The Semifinal Round Of The Chicago Public League Playoffs

6-7 Mike Davis of Chicago Gordon Tech Remains One of the Top Available Class of 2005 Big Men

Game Matchups For Quarterfinals of Chicago Public League Playoffs

West Aurora’s Justin Cerasoli Getting Solid Minutes As A Freshman at Seton Hall

Chicago Von Steuben’s Ryne Hamblet Cracks Starting Lineup For 24-2, 7th-Ranked Chipola Junior College

Latest Stud Continues To Post Eye-Popping Numbers For Triton Junior College

Shoulder Injury To Shelve Recently Returned Shaun Livingston

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