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Area Rankings: Chicago Suburbs Top 30 Prospects

Area Rankings: Chicago Suburbs Top 30 Prospects
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess September 20, 2022 @ 09:00 AM
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Jeremy Fears
Jeremy Fears 6'1" | PG | 2023
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Jeremiah Fears
Jeremiah Fears 6'1" | PG | 2025
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Cameron Christie
Cameron Christie 6'4" | SG | 2023
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Asa Thomas
Asa Thomas 6'6" | SF | 2023
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Jason Jakstys
Jason Jakstys 6'10" | C | 2024
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Darrion Baker
Darrion Baker 6'8" | PF | 2023
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Mike Jones
Mike Jones 6'7" | PF | 2025
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Josh Pickett
Josh Pickett 6'5" | SG | 2024
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Will Gonzalez
Will Gonzalez 6'5" | SF | 2024
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Jake Fiegen
Jake Fiegen 6'3" | SG | 2023
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Mekhi Lowery
Mekhi Lowery 6'5" | SF | 2023
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Drew Scharnowski
Drew Scharnowski 6'7" | PF | 2023
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Terrence Smith
Terrence Smith 6'5" | SF | 2025
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Ian Miletic
Ian Miletic 6'5" | SF | 2025
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Matthew Moore
Matthew Moore 6'7" | PF | 2023
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Quentin Jones
Quentin Jones 6'4" | SG | 2023
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Nik Polonowski
Nik Polonowski 6'6" | SF | 2023
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Troy Cicero
Troy Cicero 6'2" | PG | 2023
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Mekhi Cooper
Mekhi Cooper 6'0" | PG | 2023
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Colby Smith
Colby Smith 6'3" | PG | 2025
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EJ Breland
EJ Breland 6'0" | PG | 2025
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Stefan Cicic
Stefan Cicic 7'0" | C | 2024
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Jehvion Starwood
Jehvion Starwood 6'3" | SG | 2024
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Jakob Blakley
Jakob Blakley 6'1" | PG | 2024
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Nikola Abusara
Nikola Abusara 6'5" | SF | 2023
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Bryce Coleman
Bryce Coleman 6'6" | SF | 2023
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Tristian Ford
Tristian Ford 6'2" | PG | 2025
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Xavier Sulaiman
Xavier Sulaiman 6'3" | SG | 2023
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David Douglas
David Douglas 6'5" | SG | 2023
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Connor May
Connor May 6'5" | SF | 2024
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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 Chicago suburb area rankings.&nbsp; These include prospects that play in the in the north, south, and west suburbs reaching out to the Rockford area.&nbsp; So what stands out?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brothers set at #1 and #3 with Joliet West backcourt of [player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1385291' first='Jeremiah' last='Fears'].&nbsp; Schools with multiple prospects in the top 30 include Joliet West (3 prospects), Rolling Meadows (2 prospects), West Aurora (2 prospects), Riverside Brookfield (2 prospects), New Trier (2 prospects), and Oswego East (2 prospects).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Top 30 Chicago Suburbs Prospects</u></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. [player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears'] (Joliet West - 2023)<br>2. [player_tooltip player_id='939055' first='Cameron' last='Christie'] (Rolling Meadows - 2023)<br>3. [player_tooltip player_id='1385291' first='Jeremiah' last='Fears'] (Joliet West – 2025)<br>4. [player_tooltip player_id='989263' first='Asa' last='Thomas'] (Lake Forest - 2023)<br>5. [player_tooltip player_id='1285496' first='Jason' last='Jakstys'] (Yorkville – 2024)<br>6. [player_tooltip player_id='939051' first='Darrion' last='Baker'] (Hillcrest – 2023)<br>7. [player_tooltip player_id='1157224' first='Mike' last='Jones'] (Rockford Auburn – 2024)<br>8. [player_tooltip player_id='1157226' first='Josh' last='Pickett'] (West Aurora – 2024)<br>9. [player_tooltip player_id='1157209' first='Will' last='Gonzalez'] (Riverside Brookfield – 2024)<br>10. [player_tooltip player_id='1215287' first='Jake' last='Fiegen'] (New Trier – 2023)<br>11. [player_tooltip player_id='1215289' first='Mekhi' last='Lowery'] (Oswego East – 2023)<br>12. [player_tooltip player_id='1476085' first='Drew' last='Scharnowski'] (Burlington Central – 2023)<br>13. [player_tooltip player_id='1545116' first='Terrence' last='Smith'] (Aurora West – 2025)<br>14. [player_tooltip player_id='1385299' first='Ian' last='Miletic'] (Rolling Meadows – 2025)<br>15. [player_tooltip player_id='1215285' first='Matthew' last='Moore'] (Joliet West – 2023)<br>16. [player_tooltip player_id='1371065' first='Quentin' last='Jones'] (Marian Catholic – 2023)<br>17. [player_tooltip player_id='1048375' first='Nik' last='Polonowski'] (Lyons – 2023)<br>18. [player_tooltip player_id='1048315' first='Troy' last='Cicero'] (Romeoville – 2023)<br>19. [player_tooltip player_id='989271' first='Mekhi' last='Cooper'] (Bolingbrook – 2023)<br>20. [player_tooltip player_id='1385306' first='Colby' last='Smith'] (New Trier – 2025)<br>21. [player_tooltip player_id='1385287' first='EJ' last='Breland'] (St. Patrick – 2025)<br>22. [player_tooltip player_id='1285519' first='Stefan' last='Cicic'] (Riverside Brookfield – 2024)<br>23. [player_tooltip player_id='1157349' first='Jehvion' last='Starwood'] (Oswego East – 2024)<br>24. [player_tooltip player_id='1157204' first='Jakob' last='Blakley'] (Larkin – 2024)<br>25. [player_tooltip player_id='1215311' first='Nikola' last='Abusara'] (Benet – 2023)<br>26. [player_tooltip player_id='939056' first='Bryce' last='Coleman'] (Proviso East - – 2023)<br>27. [player_tooltip player_id='1285486' first='Tristan' last='Ford'] (Rockford Boylan – 2024)<br>28. [player_tooltip player_id='939076' first='Xavier' last='Sulaiman'] (Oak Lawn – 2023)<br>29. [player_tooltip player_id='1194341' first='David' last='Douglas'] (Yorkville Christian – 2023)<br>30. [player_tooltip player_id='1541230' first='Connor' last='May'] (Palatine – 2024)<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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