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Continue ReadingThe Chicago Elite Classic is coming up this weekend and will be held at Credit Union 1 Arena! Here we dive into everything you could need to know about the biggest kickoff event to high school basketball in Chicago including an examination of the top prospects that will be in attendance!
The event will feature many of the top players in the state. In the senior class 12 of the top 25 prospects in the PHI rankings will be participating headlined by Jeremy Fears Jeremy Fears 6'1" | PG Joliet West | 2023 State #31 Nation IL (Joliet West – Michigan State), Darrin Ames Darrin Ames 6'1" | PG Kenwood | 2023 State #99 Nation IL (Kenwood – Kansas State), Dalen Davis Dalen Davis 6'0" | PG Whitney Young | 2023 State #167 Nation IL (Whitney Young – Princeton), and Miles Rubin Miles Rubin 6'7" | PF Homewood Flossmoor | 2023 State #243 Nation IL (Simeon – Loyola) in the top 10.
The 2024 class has 13 of the top 25 prospects in the PHI current rankings. That includes the top 3 overall prospects in St. Rita trio James Brown James Brown 6'9" | C Link Academy (from Chicago) | 2024 #66 Nation MO , Morez Johnson Morez Johnson 6'9" | PF Thornton | 2024 State #33 Nation IL , and Nojus Indrusaitis Nojus Indrusaitis 6'5" | SG Brewster Academy | 2024 State #79 Nation NLG . College coaches should also be paying close attention to a D1 trio at Kenwood in Chris Riddle Chris Riddle 6'5" | SF Kenwood | 2024 State #204 Nation IL , Jaden Smith Jaden Smith 6'10" | C Kenwood | 2024 State IL , and Calvin Robins. Riverside Brookfield ( Will Gonzalez Will Gonzalez 6'5" | SF Curie | 2024 State IL and Stefan Cicic Stefan Cicic 7'0" | C Riverside Brookfield | 2024 State IL ) and Mt. Carmel ( Lee Marks Lee Marks 6'6" | SF Mt. Carmel | 2024 State IL and Angelo Ciaravino Angelo Ciaravino 6'6" | SF Mt. Carmel | 2024 State #160 Nation IL ) duos should be watched closely by D1 programs as well.
Want 2025 up and coming sophomores to track? This event actually has all members of the PHI Top 5 although Melvin Bell Melvin Bell 6'4" | SG La Lumiere | 2025 #109 Nation IN will not be playing for St. Rita. Watch exciting young prospects Jeremiah Fears Jeremiah Fears 6'1" | PG AZ Compass Prep | 2025 State #31 Nation AZ (Joliet West), Antonio Munoz Antonio Munoz 6'6" | SF Whitney Young | 2025 State #194 Nation IL (Whitney Young), Phoenix Gill Phoenix Gill 6'3" | SG St. Ignatius | 2025 State #72 Nation IL (St. Ingatius), and Aleks Alston Aleks Alston 6'9" | PF Kenwood | 2025 State #170 Nation IL (Kenwood).
When: Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3
Where: Credit Union 1 Arena (525 South Racine, Chicago, IL)
Friday, December 2
6:00 PM Lane Tech vs Taft
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Shaheed Solebo
Shaheed
Solebo
6'4" | SF
Lane Tech | 2024
State
IL
(Lane Tech – 2024)
Dalton Scantlebury
Dalton
Scantlebury
6'8" | PF
Lane Tech | 2025
State
IL
(Lane Tech – 2025)
7:30 PM OPRF vs Fenwick
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Max Johnson
Max
Johnson
5'10" | PG
Oak Park River Forest | 2024
State
IL
(OPRF – 2024)
Justin Bowen
Justin
Bowen
6'5" | SF
Lincoln Park | 2025
State
IL
(OPRF – 2025)
Alexander Vincent
Alexander
Vincent
6'8" | C
OPRF | 2025
State
IL
(OPRF – 2025)
Darshan Thomas (Fenwick – 2024)
Damion Porter (Fenwick – 2025)
JT Pettigrew
JT
Pettigrew
6'8" | C
Bolingbrook | 2025
State
IL
(Fenwick – 2025)
9:00 PM Benet vs Riverside Brookfield
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Niko Abusura (Benet – 2023)
Brayden Fagbemi
Brayden
Fagbemi
5'10" | PG
Neuqua Valley | 2023
State
IL
(Benet – 2023)
Brady Kunka
Brady
Kunka
6'4" | SG
Benet Academy | 2023
State
IL
(Benet – 2023)
Parker Sulaver
Parker
Sulaver
6'6" | PF
Benet Academy | 2024
State
IL
(Benet – 2024)
Arius Alijosius
Arius
Alijosius
6'2" | SG
Amos Alonzo Stagg | 2023
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield – 2023) – Winona State
Will Gonzalez
Will
Gonzalez
6'5" | SF
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield – 2024)
Stefan Cicic
Stefan
Cicic
7'0" | C
Riverside Brookfield | 2024
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield – 2024)
Saturday, December 3
12:00 PM Hyde Park vs Chicago U-High
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Camron Williford
Camron
Williford
6'0" | PG
Hyde Park | 2023
State
IL
(Hyde Park – 2023)
Josiah Mills
Josiah
Mills
6'2" | PG
Hyde Park | 2023
IL
(Hyde Park – 2023)
Jurrell Baldwin
Jurrell
Baldwin
6'6" | SF
Hyde Park | 2024
State
IL
(Hyde Park – 2024)
Xavier Nesbitt
Xavier
Nesbitt
5'10" | PG
University Of Chicago Laboratory Schools | 2023
State
IL
(Chicago U-High – 2023) – Harvard
1:30 PM Mt. Carmel vs North Lawndale
Illinois Prospects to Watch
DeAndre Craig
DeAndre
Craig
5'11" | PG
Mt. Carmel | 2023
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel – 2023) – Denver
Anthony Ciaravino
Anthony
Ciaravino
6'1" | SG
Mt. Carmel | 2023
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel – 2023)
Angelo Ciaravino
Angelo
Ciaravino
6'6" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
#160
Nation
IL
(Mt. Carmel – 2024)
Lee Marks
Lee
Marks
6'6" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel – 2024)
Ronald Chambers
Ronald
Chambers
6'1" | PG
North Lawndale | 2023
State
IL
(North Lawndale – 2023)
Damarion Wyatt
Damarion
Wyatt
5'8" | PG
North Lawndale | 2023
IL
(North Lawndale – 2023)
Aidan Parker
Aidan
Parker
6'6" | PF
Robinson | 2023
State
IL
(North Lawndale – 2023)
Lavar Spann
Lavar
Spann
6'4" | SG
North Lawndale | 2024
IL
(North Lawndale – 2024)
3:00 PM Gonzaga vs St. Ignatius
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Richard Barron
Richard
Barron
6'5" | SF
St. Ignatius | 2023
State
IL
(St. Ignatius – 2023) – George Mason
Jackson Kotecki
Jackson
Kotecki
6'9" | PF
Saint Ignatius | 2023
State
IL
(St. Ignatius – 2023) – Miami (OH)
Phoenix Gill
Phoenix
Gill
6'3" | SG
St. Ignatius | 2025
State
#72
Nation
IL
(St. Ignatius – 2025)
4:30 PM Curie vs Vashon
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Chikasi Ofoma
Chikasi
Ofoma
6'6" | C
Curie | 2023
State
IL
(Curie – 2023)
Jeremy Harrington
Jeremy
Harrington
6'5" | PF
Chicago Curie | 2023
State
IL
(Curie – 2023)
Sherod Dent (Curie – 2023)
Kros Barrett
Kros
Barrett
6'2" | SG
Curie | 2023
State
IL
(Curie – 2023) – Morehouse
Shawn Brown
Shawn
Brown
6'1" | SG
Curie | 2023
State
IL
(Curie – 2023)
Carlos Harris
Carlos
Harris
6'1" | SG
Curie | 2024
State
#283
Nation
IL
(Curie – 2024)
Taevion Collier
Taevion
Collier
6'6" | PF
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Curie – 2024)
6:00 PM Whitney Young vs National Christian
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Dalen Davis
Dalen
Davis
6'0" | PG
Whitney Young | 2023
State
#167
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young – 2023) – Princeton)
Daniel Johnson
Daniel
Johnson
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2023
State
#231
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young – 2023)
Marcus Pigram
Marcus
Pigram
6'3" | SG
Whitney Young | 2023
State
IL
(Whitney Young – 2023)
Sean Brown-Coley
Sean
Brown-Coley
6'0" | SF
Whitney Young | 2024
State
IL
(Whitney Young – 2024)
Antonio Munoz
Antonio
Munoz
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2025
State
#194
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young – 2025)
Damajay Richardson
Damajay
Richardson
5'11" | PG
Whitney Young | 2025
State
IL
(Whitney Young – 2025)
7:30 PM Simeon vs St. Rita
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Miles Rubin
Miles
Rubin
6'7" | PF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2023
State
#243
Nation
IL
(Simeon – 2023) – Loyola
Sam Lewis
Sam
Lewis
6'5" | SF
Oak Park River Forest | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon – 2023) – Toledo
Wesley Rubin
Wesley
Rubin
6'7" | PF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon – 2023) – Northern Iowa
Kaiden Space
Kaiden
Space
6'2" | SG
St.Rita | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon – 2023) – Stony Brook
Jalen Griffith
Jalen
Griffith
5'9" | PG
Simeon | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon – 2023)
Steve Turner
Steve
Turner
6'8" | C
Simeon | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon – 2023)
Michael Ratliff
Michael
Ratliff
6'2" | SG
Simeon | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon – 2023)
Ameer Morrow (Simeon – 2023)
Nashawn Holmes
Nashawn
Holmes
6'1" | SG
Corliss | 2022
State
IL
(St. Rita – 2023)
James Brown
James
Brown
6'9" | C
Link Academy (from Chicago) | 2024
#66
Nation
MO
(St. Rita – 2024)
Morez Johnson
Morez
Johnson
6'9" | PF
Thornton | 2024
State
#33
Nation
IL
(St. Rita – 2024) – Illinois
Nojus Indrusaitis
Nojus
Indrusaitis
6'5" | SG
Brewster Academy | 2024
State
#79
Nation
NLG
(St. Rita – 2024)
Joseph Worthington-White (St. Rita – 2024)
Amari Edwards
Amari
Edwards
5'8" | PG
Phillips | 2025
State
IL
(St. Rita – 2025)
9:00 PM Kenwood vs Joliet West
Illinois Prospects to Watch
Darrin Ames
Darrin
Ames
6'1" | PG
Kenwood | 2023
State
#99
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – 2023) – Kansas State
Tyler Smith
Tyler
Smith
6'2" | SG
Wheaton Academy | 2025
State
IL
(Kenwood – 2023)
Solomon Mosley
Solomon
Mosley
6'8" | C
Kenwood | 2023
State
IL
(Kenwood – 2023)
Chris Riddle
Chris
Riddle
6'5" | SF
Kenwood | 2024
State
#204
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – 2024)
Jaden Smith
Jaden
Smith
6'10" | C
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood – 2024)
Calvin Robins (Kenwood – 2024)
Isaiah Green
Isaiah
Green
6'1" | PG
Thornton | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood – 2024)
Edwon Duling
Edwon
Duling
6'2" | SG
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood – 2024)
Aleks Alston
Aleks
Alston
6'9" | PF
Kenwood | 2025
State
#170
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – 2025)
Jeremy Fears
Jeremy
Fears
6'1" | PG
Joliet West | 2023
State
#31
Nation
IL
(Joliet West – 2023) – Michigan State
Matthew Moore
Matthew
Moore
6'7" | PF
Hillcrest | 2023
State
IL
(Joliet West – 2023) – UNC-Wilmington
Jayden Martin
Jayden
Martin
6'2" | SG
Joliet West | 2023
State
IL
(Joliet West – 2023)
Aaron Brown
Aaron
Brown
6'4" | PF
Joliet West | 2023
State
IL
(Joliet West – 2023)
Justus McNair
Justus
McNair
6'3" | SG
Joliet West | 2024
State
IL
(Joliet West – 2024)
Jeremiah Fears
Jeremiah
Fears
6'1" | PG
AZ Compass Prep | 2025
State
#31
Nation
AZ
(Joliet West – 2025)