Prep Hoops Circuit: Top Illinois Slashers Pt 1
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Who were the best players off the bounce and in transition from Illinois on the Prep Hoops Circuit? Here are the some of the best in Prep Hoops Circuit: Top Illinois Slashers Pt 1! Dajuan Bates Dajuan Bates 6'1"…
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Dajuan Bates Dajuan Bates 6'1" | PG De La Salle | 2022 State IL (RISE)
Bates is a quick and shifty point guard with the ball on a string and burst to the hoop.
David Hubbard David Hubbard 6'4" | SG Champaign Centennial | 2022 State IL (Champaign Heat)
Hubbard really improved his ability to score off the bounce getting all the way to the rack for buckets.
Tylon Toliver Tylon Toliver 6'2" | PG Lincoln Way East | 2023 State IL (Illinois T-Wolves)
Toliver is a combo guard with a compact build that scores through traffic in the paint.
Matt Somerville Matt Somerville 6'6" | SF Whitney Young | 2022 State IL (South Cook Jaguars)
Somerville was electric in the open floor as a finisher and put it on the deck on his own.
Kam Craft Kam Craft 6'5" | SF TSF | 2022 State #54 Nation GA (Meanstreets)
Craft scored in whatever way he wanted all spring and summer. One of those ways was with crafty drives and tough layups.
Ben VanderWal Ben VanderWal 6'5" | SF Timothy Christian | 2022 State #201 Nation IL (Breakaway)
VanderWal is a tall and long wing that could always shoot, but it was his improved handles and athleticism that wowed us.
AJ Redd AJ Redd 6'3" | SG St. Ignatius | 2022 State IL (Illinois Hoopstars)
This St. Ignatius shooting guard slithered his way to the basket consistently for the Hoopstars while racking up points.
Tye Banks Tye Banks 6'3" | SG Springfield Laphier | 2022 State IL (Team Rose)
Banks is a two guard that has a strong body and he knows how to use it to his advantage.
Patrick Robinson (M14)
Another powerfully built wing here that loves to overpower attacking downhill with strength.
Tavari Johnson Tavari Johnson 6'0" | PG Lyons Township | 2022 State #171 Nation IL (Young & Reckless)
One of the more electric guards in the senior class with the ball in his hands he weaves in and out of traffic for scores in the paint.
Mikwon Jones (Illinois Heat)
Powerfully built forward that displayed improved handles and scoring pop on straight line takes finishing well through contact.
Camron Williford Camron Williford 6'0" | PG Hyde Park | 2023 State IL (BC Elite)
When this Hyde Park 2023 point guard got rolling he was tough to contain. Slick ball handler that won off the bounce with ease for acrobatic scores.
Mekhi Lowery (Illinois Stars)
Fluid wing that can score from multiple levels along with being a great transition player.
Lashawn Pollard Lashawn Pollard 6'4" | SF Chicago Vocational | 2022 State IL (Chicago Demons)
Pollard is a big bodied forward that bulldozed opponents when getting downhill to the rack.
Marquel Saleek Marquel Saleek 5'9" | PG Willowbrook | 2022 State IL (Illinois Hoopstars)
Saleek was very good at breaking down defenses with his handles winning in one on one situations scoring with athletic scores at the cup.