PHI Top 250: Top Defenders

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prep Hoops Illinois Top 250 Camp is a wrap!&nbsp; We are breaking it down from all angles!&nbsp; Today checkout <strong>PHI Top 250: Top Defenders</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1048314' first='Jordan' last='Brown'] (Bloom – 2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When Brown decides he wants to lock someone down he has that type of capability.&nbsp; Active hands allowed him to create several turnovers at the camp.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598772' first='Shailen' last='Patel'] (South Elgin – 2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patel is a smaller guard at only 5'7” but showed he was a scrappy defender with active hands on the defensive end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1373441' first='Jay' last='Adebayo'] (Brother Rice – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adebayo is a lanky four man that used it on the defensive end blocking shots and using his athleticism to make impactful plays.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1385294' first='Joey' last='Hernandez'] (St. Viator – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pesky guard that has active hands at the point of attack.&nbsp; Not the tallest guard, but has nice strength and competes on the defensive end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1279766' first='Jayden' last='Watson'] (Bloom – 2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long and angular power forward that uses that length defensively swatting shots along with getting in passing lanes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598725' first='Jason' last='Lawani'] (Bolingbrook – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Really like the two way potential of Lawani.&nbsp; Going to be a plus defender the next two years for Bolingbrook.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1576619' first='Jonah' last='Funk'] (El Paso Gridley – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Funk swatted everything that came near him.&nbsp; Athletic five man is definitely one of the better rim protectors in the 2025 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598743' first='Keshaun' last='Vaval'] (Marist – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Active on ball defender that made it a point to get into his man and make them uncomfortable which you don't often see in a camp setting.&nbsp; That resulted in an array of steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->