Holiday Tournament Preview: Pontiac
The holiday season is here! That means a ton of hoops is just around the corner. We dive into the top Holiday Tournaments across the state with our previews. Here is our look at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament!
Dates
December 27-29
Location
Pontiac High School
Opening Day Schedule
9:00 AM Simeon vs Lockport
10:30 AM Danville vs St. Charles North
1:00 PM Curie vs Joliet West
2:30 PM New Trier vs Plainfield North
4:00 PM Bloomington vs Warren
6:00 PM Benet vs Peoria Manual
7:30 PM Bloom vs Pontiac
9:00 PM OPRF vs West Aurora
Favorites to Win
Wow! What a field! This loaded tournament has several teams that could make a run to the final. It is looking like we could have a matchup of the top two teams in the Chicago area heading into the holidays as Curie and Bloom are starring each other down on opposite sides of the bracket.
Final Four and Championship Picks
Champion: Curie
Danville
Bloomington
Bloom
Sleeper Teams
Benet, Simeon, Oak Park River Forest, and New Trier
Top 5 Prospects
Dajuan Gordon (Curie – 2019)
Chris Payton (Bloomington – 2019 SIU)
Ramean Hinton (Curie – 2020)
Isaiah Barnes (OPRF – 2021)
AJ Casey (Simeon – 2022)
Best Unsigned Seniors
Kejuan Clements (Simeon)
Antonio Reeves (Simeon)
Sean Houpt (Danville)
Damari Nixon (Curie)
Justin Harmon (Curie)
Trevon Hamilton (Curie)
Carter Thurman (Plainfield North)
Caleb Donaldson (Bloomington)
Donzell Johnson (Bloomington)
Nate Duckworth (Bloomington)
Kendrick Tchoua (Benet)
Will Engels (Benet)
Dashon Enoch (OPRF)
Anthony Roberts (OPRF)
Chase Robinson (OPRF)
Traevon Brown (West Aurora)
Marquise Walker (West Aurora)
Young Prospects Most Looking Forward to Evaluating
Jaylen Drane (Simeon – 2022)
Tevin Smith (Danville – 2021)
Nathanael Hoskins (Danville – 2021)
Luke Scheffers (St. Charles North – 2020)
Connor Linke (St. Charles North – 2020)
Ashawn Burbridge (Joliet West – 2020)
Colin O’Rourke (Plainfield North – 2020)
Pee Wee Brown (Manual – 2020)
Keshawn Williams (Bloom – 2020)
Martice Mitchell (Bloom – 2020)
Donovan Newby (Bloom – 2020)
Dante Maddox (Bloom – 2020)