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Area Rankings: Central Illinois Top 20 Prospects

Area Rankings: Central Illinois Top 20 Prospects
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess September 22, 2022 @ 09:00 AM
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Owen Freeman
Owen Freeman 6'10" | C | 2023
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Cooper Koch
Cooper Koch 6'8" | PF | 2024
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Brock Harding
Brock Harding 6'0" | PG | 2023
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Cole Certa
Cole Certa 6'4" | SG | 2024
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Jaheem Webber
Jaheem Webber 6'9" | C | 2024
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Ty Pence
Ty Pence 6'4" | SG | 2023
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Bradley Longcor
Bradley Longcor 6'3" | PG | 2025
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Dekwon Brown
Dekwon Brown 6'4" | PG | 2024
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Nick Allen
Nick Allen 6'9" | C | 2025
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Niko Newsome
Niko Newsome 6'6" | SG | 2024
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Noah Cleveland
Noah Cleveland 6'8" | C | 2024
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Jake Hamilton
Jake Hamilton 6'3" | SG | 2023
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Ethan Kizer
Ethan Kizer 6'6" | SF | 2023
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Danny Stephens
Danny Stephens 6'7" | PF | 2023
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Zack Hawkinson
Zack Hawkinson 6'4" | PF | 2023
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Malcolm Morris
Malcolm Morris 6'7" | C | 2024
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Justin Page
Justin Page 6'3" | SG | 2023
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Braylon Roman
Braylon Roman 6'3" | SG | 2024
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Brandenn Robinson
Brandenn Robinson 6'6" | C | 2023
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops across the country has been doing city or area rankings looking at the top prospects from each area in their state.&nbsp; Time for PHI's unveil.&nbsp; Remember these are prospect rankings not how good they will be in high school this season.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are the central Illinois prospects.&nbsp; These include prospects that play in central and western Illinois.&nbsp; So what stands out?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How about the Iowa Hawkeyes doing work on the recruiting trail landed all three of the top trio already!&nbsp; Which programs have more than one prospect?&nbsp; Normal Community (3 prospects, Moline (2 prospects), Peoria Notre Dame (2 prospects), and Sacred Heart Griffin (2 prospects).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Top 20 Central Illinois Prospects</u></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. [player_tooltip player_id='989265' first='Owen' last='Freeman'] (Moline - 2023)<br>2. [player_tooltip player_id='1157231' first='Cooper' last='Koch'] (Peoria Notre Dame – 2024)<br>3. [player_tooltip player_id='989274' first='Brock' last='Harding'] (Moline - 2023)<br>4. [player_tooltip player_id='1157235' first='Cole' last='Certa'] (Bloomington Central Catholic – 2024)<br>5. [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'] (Normal Community – 2024)<br>6. [player_tooltip player_id='989264' first='Ty' last='Pence'] (St. Joseph Ogden – 2023)<br>7. [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] (Quincy – 2025)<br>8. [player_tooltip player_id='1157205' first='Dekwon' last='Brown'] (Peoria – 2024)<br>9. [player_tooltip player_id='1545117' first='Nick' last='Allen'] (Bradley Bourbonnais – 2025)<br>10. [player_tooltip player_id='1285483' first='Niko' last='Newsome'] (Bloomington – 2024)<br>11. [player_tooltip player_id='1285481' first='Noah' last='Cleveland'] (Normal Community – 2024)<br>12. [player_tooltip player_id='989267' first='Jake' last='Hamilton'] (Sacred Heart Griffin – 2023)<br>13. [player_tooltip player_id='939065' first='Ethan' last='Kizer'] (Metamora – 2023)<br>14. [player_tooltip player_id='1374163' first='Danny' last='Stephens'] (Southeastern – 2023)<br>15. [player_tooltip player_id='1113521' first='Zack' last='Hawkinson'] (Sacred Heart Griffin – 2023)<br>16. [player_tooltip player_id='1285495' first='Malcolm' last='Morris'] (Urbana – 2024)<br>17. [player_tooltip player_id='1279757' first='Justin' last='Page'] (Peoria Manual – 2023)<br>18. Eion Dillon (Peoria Notre Dame – 2024)<br>19. [player_tooltip player_id='1172774' first='Braylon' last='Roman'] (Normal Community – 2024)<br>20. [player_tooltip player_id='1476089' first='Brandenn' last='Robinson'] (Springfield – 2023)<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Prep Hoops across the country has been doing city or area rankings looking at the top prospects from each area in their state.  Time for PHI's unveil.  Remember these are prospect rankings not how good they will be in high school this season. 

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