Chicago Elite Classic Preview
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The Chicago Elite Classic has become one of the must-attend events each season for high school basketball fans in Illinois. Check out the teams and prospects to watch at this year’s event which is coming up this weekend at UIC.
This event will have 50+ ranked prospects in the PHI classes of 2022-2024 along with what we consider the top four incoming freshman in the state. That includes 14 prospects ranked in top 10 of their respective classes in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Friday, December 3
4:30 PM Butler vs Phillips (Girls)
6:00 PM Fenwick vs OPRF
7:30 PM Homewood Flossmoor vs Whitney Young (Girls)
9:00 PM Taft vs Lane Tech
Saturday, December 4
10:30 AM Simeon vs Vashon (Girls)
12:00 PM Kenwood vs Joliet West (Girls)
1:30 PM St. Ignatius vs Chaminade (MO)
3:00 PM North Lawndale vs Vashon (MO)
4:30 PM St. Rita vs Thornton
6:00 PM Kenwood vs Evangel Christian (KY)
7:30 PM Simeon vs Mater Dei (CA)
9:00 PM Whitney Young vs Gonzaga (DC)
Top Illinois Prospects
Class of 2022
Justin Mullins
Justin
Mullins
6'4" | SF
Oak Park-River Forest | 2022
State
IL
(OPRF – Denver)
Gabe Madej
Gabe
Madej
6'5" | SF
Fenwick | 2022
State
IL
(Fenwick)
Denium Juette
Denium
Juette
6'3" | PG
Fenwick | 2022
State
IL
(Fenwick)
TJ Stephenson
TJ
Stephenson
5'11" | PG
Fenwick | 2022
State
IL
(Fenwick)
Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph
Rodriguez
6'5" | PF
Taft | 2022
State
IL
(Taft)
Gideon Adewole
Gideon
Adewole
6'3" | SG
Taft | 2022
State
IL
(Taft)
Sean Molloy
Sean
Molloy
6'2" | SG
Lane Tech | 2022
State
IL
(Lane Tech)
AJ Redd
AJ
Redd
6'3" | SG
St. Ignatius | 2022
State
IL
(St. Ignatius)
Kolby Gilles
Kolby
Gilles
6'7" | PF
St Ignatius | 2022
State
IL
(St. Ignatius – Air Force)
Ty Rodgers (Thornton – Illinois)
Trey Pettigrew
Trey
Pettigrew
6'3" | PG
Hillcrest Prep | 2022
State
#143
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – Nevada)
Rashad Anderson (Kenwood)
Neil Davis (Kenwood)
Jaylen Drane
Jaylen
Drane
6'2" | PG
Simeon | 2022
State
IL
(Simeon)
Avyion Morris
Avyion
Morris
5'9" | PG
Simeon | 2022
State
IL
(Simeon)
Lance Rodgers
Lance
Rodgers
6'7" | PF
Simeon | 2022
State
IL
(Simeon)
Jayquan Adams
Jayquan
Adams
6'6" | SG
Simeon | 2022
State
IL
(Simeon)
AJ Casey
AJ
Casey
6'8" | PF
Whitney Young | 2022
State
#55
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young – Miami)
Xavier Amos
Xavier
Amos
6'7" | PF
Whitney Young | 2022
State
#233
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young – Northern Illinois)
Marcus Overstreet
Marcus
Overstreet
6'8" | C
Whitney Young | 2022
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Jordan Streeter
Jordan
Streeter
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2022
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Kanye Smith
Kanye
Smith
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2022
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Class of 2023
Sam Lewis
Sam
Lewis
6'5" | SF
Oak Park River Forest | 2023
State
IL
(OPRF)
Richard Barron
Richard
Barron
6'5" | SF
St. Ignatius | 2023
State
IL
(St. Ignatius)
Jackson Kotecki
Jackson
Kotecki
6'9" | PF
Saint Ignatius | 2023
State
IL
(St. Ignatius)
Damarion Wyatt
Damarion
Wyatt
5'8" | PG
North Lawndale | 2023
IL
(North Lawndale)
Ronald Chambers
Ronald
Chambers
6'1" | PG
North Lawndale | 2023
State
IL
(North Lawndale)
Kaiden Space
Kaiden
Space
6'2" | SG
St.Rita | 2023
State
IL
(St. Rita)
Jelani McGregor
Jelani
McGregor
6'3" | SF
Phillips | 2023
State
IL
(St. Rita)
Darrin Ames
Darrin
Ames
6'1" | PG
Kenwood | 2023
State
#99
Nation
IL
(Kenwood)
Davius Loury
Davius
Loury
6'8" | PF
Phhoenix Prep | 2024
State
AZ
(Kenwood)
Solomon Mosley
Solomon
Mosley
6'8" | C
Kenwood | 2023
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Miles Rubin
Miles
Rubin
6'7" | PF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2023
State
#243
Nation
IL
(Simeon)
Jalen Griffith
Jalen
Griffith
5'9" | PG
Simeon | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon)
Wesley Rubin
Wesley
Rubin
6'7" | PF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon)
Steve Turner
Steve
Turner
6'8" | C
Simeon | 2023
State
IL
(Simeon)
Dalen Davis
Dalen
Davis
6'0" | PG
Whitney Young | 2023
State
#167
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young)
Daniel Johnson
Daniel
Johnson
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2023
State
#231
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young)
Marcus Pigram
Marcus
Pigram
6'3" | SG
Whitney Young | 2023
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Class of 2024
Reggie Ray
Reggie
Ray
6'2" | PG
St. Ignatius | 2024
State
IL
(St. Ignatius)
James Brown
James
Brown
6'9" | C
Link Academy (from Chicago) | 2024
#66
Nation
MO
(St. Rita)
Morez Johnson
Morez
Johnson
6'9" | PF
Thornton | 2024
State
#33
Nation
IL
(St. Rita – Illinois)
Jaedin Reyna
Jaedin
Reyna
6'0" | PG
Bishop Noll | 2024
State
IN
(St. Rita)
Jaden Smith
Jaden
Smith
6'10" | C
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Calvin Robins Jr
Calvin
Robins Jr
6'5" | PF
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Richard Lindsey (Simeon)
Ameer Morrow (Simeon)
Class of 2025
Damion Porter (Fenwick)
Phoenix Gill (St. Ignatius)
Melvin Bell (St. Rita)
Bryce Heard (Kenwood)
Robert Walls (Kenwood)
Aleks Alston (Kenwood)
Antonio Munoz (Whitney Young)