Illinois Prep Stars Shine in Big Dance
How have the prospects from the state of Illinois played in the NCAA Tournament during the first weekend? There were several high profile former Illinois prep standouts making noise in the big dance. We dive into that here!
South Region
Cameron Krutwig (Loyola – Jacobs)
11 points and 4 rebounds vs Miami
7 rebounds and 4 assists vs Tennessee
Donte Ingram (Loyola – Simeon)
13 points and 7 rebounds vs Miami including game winning shot
6 points and 3 rebounds vs Tennessee
Admiral Schofield (Tennessee – Zion Benton)
15 points and 12 rebounds vs Wright State
14 points vs Loyola
Loudon Love (Wright State – Geneva)
12 points and 9 rebounds vs Tennessee
Cole Gentry (Wright State – St. Charles East)
8 points and 4 rebounds vs Tennessee
Kendall Stephens (Nevada – St. Charles East)
22 points vs Texas
13 points vs Cincinnati
Jordan Caroline (Nevada – Originally from Champaign)
14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists vs Texas
13 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists vs Cincinnati
East Region
Jalen Brunson (Villanova – Stevenson)
16 points, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds vs Radford
12 points and 4 assists vs Alabama
Jevon Carter (West Virginia – Proviso East)
21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals vs Murray State
28 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals vs Marshall
Tommie Hamilton (Texas Tech – Whitney Young)
2 points vs Stephen F Austin
2 points vs Florida
Nojel Eastern (Purdue – Evanston)
2 points and 4 rebounds vs Cal State Fullerton
2 points vs Butler
Midwest Region
Max Rothschild (Penn – Chicago U-High)
1 point, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists vs Kansas
Jimmy Sotos (Bucknell – Conant)
5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals vs Michigan State
Roland Griffin (Iona – West Aurora)
21 points and 5 rebounds vs Duke
West Region
Sean O’Mara (Xavier – Benet)
2 rebounds vs Texas Southern
2 rebounds vs Florida State
Lamont Walker (Texas Southern – Morgan Park)
4 points and 3 steals vs Xavier
Brett Rau (Missouri – Burlington Central)
3 points vs Florida State
Jeremiah Tilmon (Missouri – East St. Louis)
2 points and 2 rebounds vs Florida State
Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State – Normal U-High)
24 points and 12 rebounds vs South Dakota State
28 points and 3 rebounds vs Gonzaga
Tevin King (South Dakota State – Providence St. Mel)
4 points and 9 rebounds vs Ohio State
Zach Norvell (Gonzaga – Simeon)
15 points vs UNC Greensboro including game clinching three
28 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists vs Ohio State
Charles Matthews (Michigan – St. Rita)
20 points and 11 rebounds vs Montana
11 points and 5 rebounds vs Houston