Riverside Brookfield: Friday Top Performers

The Riverside Brookfield Shootout tipped off on Friday. With a handful teams playing games on Friday I picked the top five players from the day’s games.    Cameron Christie Cameron Christie 6'4" | SG Rolling Meadows | 2023 State #124 Nation IL (Rolling Meadows) 2023 Maybe the smoothest scorer in the gym. Christie just didn’t seem to miss many shots. He was able to score from all three levels throughout the day no matter what the defense through at him. Cam is very thin but is able to maneuver through traffic and hit various shots off the dribble. Christie finished with 33 points in the first contest against Bloom.    Mekhi Lowery Mekhi Lowery 6'5" | SF Oswego East | 2023 State IL (Oswego East) 2023 Mekhi caught the eyes of many coaches mainly because of his size, length, and the ability to play guard or forward positions.  Lowery is considered to be a swiss army knife. There is not much he can’t do when on the court. Offensively he can make plays for himself and others he gets in the lane and scores easily around defenders.  On defense his length bothers ballhandlers constantly and when teams try to score around the rim Lowery is an exceptional shoot blocker.  He walked away with an offer from NIU on Friday just the beginning of many offers to come.    Darrion Baker Darrion Baker 6'8" | PF Hillcrest | 2023 State IL (Hillcrest)  2023 Darrion had a great start to his game Friday afternoon.  He had two dunks back to back by carving out space in the paint. Baker then drifted out on the perimeter and hit two threes. Baker can play in the post and as a faceup big. He high points rebounds and can push to ball up the court if his guards can’t get the ball. Darrion had many coaches intrigued of his game and wanting to see more this weekend.    Ahmad Henderson Ahmad Henderson 5'10" | PG Brother Rice | 2023 State #310 Nation IL (Brother Rice) 2023  Henderson played big today in a matchup of top guards in the city against Whitney Young point guard Dalen Davis Dalen Davis 6'0" | PG Whitney Young | 2023 State #235 Nation IL .  Ahmad had it going pretty early scoring 11 of the first fifteen points for Brother Rice.  He is very shifty and does a good job of getting separation on his shot attempts. Ahmad is smaller in stature, but he can score in bunches no matter who is on the court. He has unlimited range on his shot and is fearless when getting to the rim. Henderson play earned his team a win and bragging rights that he outplayed one of the top guards in the state.    Antonio Munoz Antonio Munoz 6'5" | SF Whitney Young | 2025 IL  (Whitney Young)  2025 Munoz was great in his game against Brother Rice. The Young forward is long and very active on defense playing the passing lanes perfectly that he converted multiple steals into momentum changing dunks. Antonio is primed for a big season where he can become a contributor for the Dolphins next season.    Notables: With the addition of Hunter Duncan Hunter Duncan 6'0" | PG St. Viator | 2023 State IL and Josh Thomas the Evanston Wildkits looks to be a top 25 team in the area. Prince Adams Prince Adams 6'5" | PF Evanston | 2023 State IL and Thomas are a solid front court duo that can cause some problems next season.  Jordan Pickett Jordan Pickett 6'2" | SG Belleville East | 2023 State IL is a tough guard from Belleville East gets to the rim and is a willing passer. Gets in the lane at will and finishes through contact.   Quentin Jones Quentin Jones 6'5" | SG Marian Catholic | 2023 State IL from Marian Catholic is a slashing forward that showed he can make shots and score around the rim. Didn’t seem to force anything.   Riverside Brookfield guard Arius Alijosius Arius Alijosius 6'4" | SG Riverside Brookfield | 2023 State IL is an elite shooter who hit 7 three pointers in a game against Oak Lawn.  Kenwood’s Calvin Robbins is a athletic energy guy who keeps getting better and better. Most know that he can change the game with some high flying powerful dunks but in the matchup against Evanston Calvin hit several threes from the corner showing he’s more than just an inside threat.  Shaheed Solebo Shaheed Solebo 6'4" | SF Lane Tech | 2024 State IL is a 202 from Lane Tech that is a physical scoring guard who has the capability to avgeraging 20+ a game this season. Solebo has good feel of the game and is a player that likes to initiate contact when attacking the rim.