Riverside Brookfield: Scotty B’s Sunday Notebook

The Riverside Brookfield Summer Shootout concluded on Sunday with another great day of games.  Here we examine what we saw in Riverside Brookfield: Scotty B’s Sunday Notebook!   Ivan’s Stock Continues to Rise for Batavia Batavia 2022 power forward Ethan Ivan Ethan Ivan 6'7" | PF Batavia | 2022 State IL was outstanding each time we saw him at Riverside Brookfield.  The top 40 prospect is a face up four that was excellent around the hoop using his mobility finishing in the paint with nifty conversions while stretching the floor with his shooting. Also knocked in four from beyond the arc en route to 32 points.  D2 programs need to jump in ASAP!  Another sleeper for this squad is 2022 point guard Trent Tousana Trent Tousana 5'10" | PG Batavia | 2022 State IL .  The small college guard made some flashy passes showing a good feel for the game.   Sleeper Seniors and Young Guard Lead Way for Hyde Park Hyde Park got off to a slow start, but in the second half their two seniors played well.  Davontae Hall is an explosive lead guard with a burst in the open floor excelling in transition.  Malik Jenkins Malik Jenkins 6'3" | SG Hyde Park | 2022 State IL is a big bodied small forward that is a streaky shooter who can hit an open shot on occasion.  Powerful downhill slasher when he gets a head of steam behind him.  Their 2023 star Camron Williford Camron Williford 6'0" | PG Hyde Park | 2023 State IL has good length getting in the lane for runners and hit a few threes.   Niles Notre Dame Has its Next Star in 2023 Point Guard What an impressive performance from Niles Notre Dame point guard Sonny Williams Sonny Williams 6'0" | PG Niles Notre Dame | 2023 State IL on Sunday.  With the graduation of three top 10 seniors it is now Williams team and he looked ready to take the baton to the next generation of Notre Dame hoops.  He was absolutely dynamic getting in the lane making super difficult and acrobatic layups look routine.  Also had quite a few crisp pull up jumpers from mid-range and three.  Balanced and consistent form on his shot.  Looked the part of a mid-major lead guard.   Curie Future in 2023 and 2024 Trio On the other side against Notre Dame we continue to see that the present and future of their program is in a trio of prospects.  Class of 2023 power forward Jeremy Harrington Jeremy Harrington 6'5" | PF Chicago Curie | 2023 State IL is a bit of a tweener, but he flat out produces.  Thick bodied forward stretches the floor and has crafty finishes in traffic.  2024 combo guard Carlos Harris Carlos Harris 6'1" | PG Curie | 2024 IL is a strong guard that slashes with strength and gets to the rim with consistency when he is in attack mode.  Powerful slasher that loves to get downhill.  Like the progression we continue to see in Taevion Collier Taevion Collier 6'6" | PF Curie | 2024 IL .  Broad shouldered four that rebounds in traffic and flashes skill growth.   Huff Shines in Another Big Win for Glenbard West Glenbard West got a test from New Trier, but they were never in any real serious danger of losing.  They leave RB as the clear cut favorite to win a state championship come March.  They have five seniors that are versatile, long, shoot, and pass.  That is led by Braden Huff Braden Huff 6'9" | PF Glenbard West | 2022 State #84 Nation IL .  We moved him from #4 to #2 in our last update.  Without question looks like the right call after this weekend.  The words “pro” was thrown around by multiple college coaches.  Fits where the game is going as the 6’9” four man as he was a lights out shooter with a nice turnaround jumper and can put it on the deck.  His front court mates Paxton Warden Paxton Warden 6'3" | SG Glenbard West | 2022 State IL and Ryan Renfro Ryan Renfro 6'7" | PF Glenbard West | 2022 State IL did a lot of the dirty work on the boards along with showing some scoring pop of their own.   Shooters Light Up Nets for New Trier New Trier has great size, but in their loss to Glenbard West what kept them in the game was perimeter snipers Jake Fiegen Jake Fiegen 6'3" | PG New Trier | 2023 State IL and Karlo Colak Karlo Colak 6'5" | SG New Trier | 2022 State IL .  Feigen is a 2023 two guard that is an absolute snipers from the perimeter.  One of the elite shooters in the junior class and continued his hot shooting from the spring with Full Package into June with his high school squad.  Colak also had a breakout spring with Hoops 4 Health.  The 2022 prospect is a shooting specialist.  Their big man Jackson Munro Jackson Munro 6'8" | C New Trier | 2022 State IL showed flashes.  Turnaround jumper and threw down a backdoor alley-oop jam.   Johnson and Bach Boost Lyons to Win over State Power Huge program win for Lyons on Sunday afternoon as they picked up a victory against Simeon.  Top 10 2022 point guard Tavari Johnson Tavari Johnson 5'11" | PG Lyons | 2022 State #210 Nation IL is putting college coaches on notice.  Get in now or lose out!  Slick handling guard knocked in jumpers from deep and showed burst off the bounce getting to the hoop for scores.  Dynamic ball handler that finishes remarkably well considering his size.  In our eyes he is a mid-major guard that wins games at that level.  Sharp shooter Billy Bach Billy Bach 6'4" | PF Lyons | 2022 State IL has helped himself over the last few months with Hoops Intensity Training.  Shot it a high clip over the weekend including on Sunday as the two guard with size is an impact small college sniper!   Rubin Twins Debut with Simeon Sunday was our first look at the Rubin twins with their new Simeon squad.  Miles Rubin Miles Rubin 6'7" | PF Simeon | 2023 State IL has the higher upside at this stage of the process.  Little bit more pop athletically.  He is a lefty that has a nice looking hook shot, finishes well in the pick and roll, puts it on the deck on occasion, and rim runs.  Wesley Rubin Wesley Rubin 6'7" | PF Simeon | 2023 State IL is a right handed power forward who got on the offensive glass and stretched it out to three.  Also had a couple quick passes.    Michelle Clark Wins on Buzzer Beater Clark won on a buzzer beater by Dariuse Perryman.  The lefty combo guard drained an array of threes during their game against Downers Grove North.  He connected on the biggest one at the end.  They also feature physical forward Mikqwon Jones Mikqwon Jones 6'3" | SF Michelle Clark | 2022 State IL and Mikell Jones Mikell Jones 6'3" | SF Michelle Clark | 2022 State IL .  The former is a power wing that is at his best bullying his way to the hoop.  Long and lanky five man Sulaimon Agiste Sulaimon Agiste 6'8" | C Michelle Clark | 2022 State IL has the highest ceiling by far of any of this team’s prospects.  Rim protector that had a few impressive swats.   Young Talent Emerging for Downers Grove North Liked what we saw out of the youth from Downers Grove North.  They have a pair of dead eye shooters in the backcourt.  Rising junior Max Haack got things started with an array of threes.  Then it was Jack Stanton who had it rolling with three after three from the 2024 point guard.  Their highest upside prospect is 6’7” four man Jake Riemer.  Long and lanky post that rim runs, has a nice passing feel out of the high post, and can shoot it a little.   Strong Outing from State’s Top 2022 Center Solid effort from Fenwick five man Kyle Thomas Kyle Thomas 6'9" | C Fenwick | 2022 State #176 Nation IL .  The state’s top rising senior center looked good in the game we caught on Sunday.  Played within himself finishing strong around the hoop on dunks, got tip ins, and hit a couple of mid-range jumpers including one from the baseline.  Made a nice crosscourt pass to a shooter.  Was strong on the glass throughout the day on Sunday.   Pair of Intriguing Prospects on West Aurora West Aurora was a squad we were looking forward to checking out on Sunday.  Ty Rogers Ty Rogers 6'7" | SG West Aurora | 2022 State IL is a 6’7” combo forward who opened our eyes with M14 during the spring.  He has a feathery shot that he knocks in from all over court in the 15-18 foot range.  Drained them over and over again with a crisp looking shot.  Rangy forward is going to garner some looks from D2 programs and low-majors after this performance.  Josh Pickett Josh Pickett 6'4" | PG West Aurora | 2024 IL transferred over the West Aurora after a nice freshman campaign at St. Rita.  Good size at about 6’4” with a well built and projectable body.  The 2024 guard displayed a clean looking shooting stroke and an overall versatile offensive game playing both on and off the ball.   Oops He Did It Again!  Thomas Shows Out for Coaches for Second Day Lake Forest 2023 wing Asa Thomas Asa Thomas 6'6" | SG Lake Forest | 2023 State #114 Nation IL might have been the biggest stock riser of the weekend.  It is more than fair to say he is too low in our rankings after the way he played.  Sunday he was at it again after dropping 30+ twice on Saturday.  Legit 6’6” wing that has a quick shot with lethal accuracy.  More than just a three point shooter he hits from mid-range, cuts to the hoop for scores, and has a post up game.  Went for 26 points against Plainfield East.  Sam Gibson from Lake Forest is a 2022 that put himself on our radar.  The 6’2” two guard has solid size and passing feel.  Crafty finisher at the hoop.  Small college guard.   Sleeper Guard for Plainfield East Posts Numbers Heard some buzz about the play from Plainfield East guard Toby Onyekonwu Toby Onyekonwu 5'10" | PG Plainfield East | 2022 IL and we were glad to have a chance to check him out against Lake Forest.  The rangy combo guard was a high level shot maker that drained them in bunches especially early on.  Had deep range on his shot and mixed in some slick ball handling and was a decent passer.  Look forward to continuing to track him the rest of the summer.   Proviso East and Bloom Guards Clash While Big Man Caps Off Strong Weekend Final game of the event we saw Bloom get the win over Proviso East.  Bloom has a quartet of guards that will play at some level of college.  They began on the defensive end once again creating turnovers especially KJ Cobb KJ Cobb 6'0" | SG Bloom | 2023 State IL .  The compact lefty had a nice weekend creating turnovers and finishing through contact at the rim.  Up front for Bloom 2022 power forward Emondrek Ford Emondrek Ford 6'8" | PF Bloom | 2022 State IL played about as well as we have seen him.  If he plays with the motor he did at RB he is going to earn multiple D1 offers.  Swatted shots on the defensive end.  Finished dump off passes, rim ran in transition, and had a couple quick passes.  Also hit from mid-range.  The Johnson brothers are the show at Proviso East.  Class of 2023 Jaloni Johnson Jaloni Johnson 6'3" | SG Proviso East | 2023 State IL is a junior shooting guard with an angular frame.  He has a nice looking jumper as does his older brother 2022 combo guard Javon Johnson Javon Johnson 6'3" | SG Proviso East | 2022 State IL who drained mid-range shots and a couple threes.