ICYMI: 2022 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Hoops Illinois updated our 2022 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 250 college prospects with a top five of Jaden Schutt Jaden Schutt 6'5" | SG Yorkville Christian | 2022 State #42 Nation IL , Braden Huff Braden Huff 6'11" | PF Glenbard West | 2022 State #58 Nation IL , Ty Rodgers Ty Rodgers 6'5" | SF Thornton | 2022 State IL , AJ Casey AJ Casey 6'8" | PF Whitney Young | 2022 State #55 Nation IL , and Trey Pettigrew Trey Pettigrew 6'3" | PG Hillcrest Prep | 2022 State #143 Nation IL !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Illinois 2022 Rankings!
We have begun analyzing the rankings updates in the following articles, too:
- 2022 Top Available Point Guards
- When Sides Collide Preview
- Central Illinois Scouting: 2024s Shine on Tuesday
- 2022 Point Guard Sleepers
- Top 2022 Wing Stock Risers
- 2022 Top Available Wings
- 2022 Wing Sleepers
- Top 2022 Post Stock Risers
- 5 Takeaways: Salem Invitational Tournament Semis
- 2022 Top Available Posts
- Salem Invitational Title: East St. Louis vs Mt. Vernon
Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Hoops Illinois prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of Illinois basketball. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair.
Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, grassroots ball matters greatly. We are obviously not ignoring the high school season. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play in grassroots events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.