Kevin Brown Tournament of Champions Preview

The Kevin Brown Tournament of Champions is the best early season Thanksgiving event in the state and one of the best in the country.  This year is no different.  It is loaded with high level national prospects along with big time national recruits!  Take a look at the schedule below along with the prospects to watch!   From an in-state prospective there are nine prospects ranked inside the top 10 of their classes in either 2023, 2024, and 2025 that will be playing.  That includes Wednesday's heavily anticipated matchup of St. Rita vs Joliet West which features the #1 senior [player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears'], top 3 ranked juniors [player_tooltip player_id='1157228' first='James' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='1157230' first='Morez' last='Johnson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1157223' first='Nojus' last='Indrusaitis'], along with the #2 sophomore in Illinois [player_tooltip player_id='1385291' first='Jeremiah' last='Fears'].  All rank inside the top 10 overall prospects regardless of class.   State title contender Moline will debut their Iowa Hawkeyes signee duo of [player_tooltip player_id='989265' first='Owen' last='Freeman'] and [player_tooltip player_id='989274' first='Brock' last='Harding'] twice in the event. D1 talent from central Illinois will be on display as well with [player_tooltip player_id='1279757' first='Justin' last='Page'] (East Peoria - Cal Poly), [player_tooltip player_id='939065' first='Ethan' last='Kizer'] (Metamora – South Alabama), [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'] (Normal Community), and [player_tooltip player_id='1285481' first='Noah' last='Cleveland'] (Normal Community).   Schedule   Tuesday, November 22   4:30 PM         Yorkville Christian vs Metamora 6:00 PM         Wisconsin Lutheran (WI) vs Moline 7:30 PM         Lincoln Park vs Washington 9:00 PM         Joliet West vs Cardinal Ritter (MO)   Wednesday, November 23   9:00 AM Urbana vs Coral Gables (FL) 10:30 AM Booker T Washington (TX) vs Yorkville Christian 12:00 PM East Peoria vs Phillips Academy 1:30 PM St. Paul (CA) vs Lincoln Park 3:15 PM Sugar Hill Lanier (GA) vs Cardinal Ritter (MO) 4:45 PM Metamora vs Winter Haven (FL) 6:15 PM St. Rita vs Joliet West 7:45 PM Washington vs Moss Point (MS) 9:15 PM Blytheville (AR) vs St. Pius X St. Matthais Academy (CA)   Thursday, November 24   3:00 PM         Moss Point (MS) vs St. Paul (CA) 4:30 PM         Coral Gables (FL) vs Blytheville (AR) 6:00 PM         St. Rita vs Sugar Hill Lanier (GA) 7:30 PM         Winter Haven (FL) vs Booker T Washington (TX) 9:00 PM         Urbana vs St. Pius X St. Matthais Academy (CA)   Friday, November 25   9:00 AM         Lincoln Park vs Moss Point (MS) 10:30 AM       Blytheville (AR) vs Urbana 12:00 PM       St. Pius X St. Matthais Academy (CA) vs Coral Gables (FL) 1:30 PM         Sugar Hill Lanier (GA) vs Joliet West 3:00 PM         Yorkville Christian vs Winter Haven (FL) 4:30 PM         Cardinal Ritter (MO) vs St. Rita 6:00 PM         Pewaukee (WI) vs Normal Community 7:30 PM         St. Paul (CA) vs Washington 9:00 PM         Booker T Washington (TX) vs Metamora   Saturday, November 26   8:00 AM         TBD 9:30 AM         TBD 11:00 AM       TBD 12:30 PM       TBD 2:00 PM         TBD 3:30 PM         TBD 5:00 PM         Moline vs Carmel (IN) 6:30 PM         TBD 8:00 PM         TBD   Top Illinois Prospect   2023   [player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears'] (Joliet West – Michigan State) [player_tooltip player_id='989265' first='Owen' last='Freeman'] (Moline – Iowa) [player_tooltip player_id='989274' first='Brock' last='Harding'] (Moline – Iowa) [player_tooltip player_id='1215285' first='Matthew' last='Moore'] (Joliet West – UNC Wilmington) [player_tooltip player_id='1194341' first='David' last='Douglas'] (Yorkville Christian) [player_tooltip player_id='939065' first='Ethan' last='Kizer'] (Metamora – South Alabama) [player_tooltip player_id='1279761' first='Nashawn' last='Holmes'] (St. Rita) [player_tooltip player_id='1279757' first='Justin' last='Page'] (East Peoria - Cal Poly) [player_tooltip player_id='1048319' first='Jayden' last='Martin'] (Joliet West) [player_tooltip player_id='1371068' first='Tyson' last='Swanson'] (Metamora) [player_tooltip player_id='1537989' first='Jalen' last='Calloway'] (Lincoln Park) [player_tooltip player_id='989276' first='Grant' last='Welch'] (Moline)   2024   [player_tooltip player_id='1157228' first='James' last='Brown'] (St. Rita) [player_tooltip player_id='1157230' first='Morez' last='Johnson'] (St. Rita – Illinois) [player_tooltip player_id='1157223' first='Nojus' last='Indrusaitis'] (St. Rita) [player_tooltip player_id='1157233' first='Jaheem' last='Webber'] (Normal Community) [player_tooltip player_id='1285481' first='Noah' last='Cleveland'] (Normal Community) [player_tooltip player_id='1373437' first='Justus' last='McNair'] (Joliet West) [player_tooltip player_id='1285495' first='Malcolm' last='Morris'] (Urbana) [player_tooltip player_id='1172774' first='Braylon' last='Roman'] (Normal Community) Vinnie Adjahoungbeta (Moline)   2025   [player_tooltip player_id='1385291' first='Jeremiah' last='Fears'] (Joliet West) Keshawn Barfield (Lincoln Park) [player_tooltip player_id='1385290' first='Amari' last='Edwards'] (St. Rita) [player_tooltip player_id='1545132' first='Treyton' last='Taylor'] (Moline) [player_tooltip player_id='1545138' first='Braden' last='Freeman'] (Moline)

The Kevin Brown Tournament of Champions is the best early season Thanksgiving event in the state and one of the best in the country. This year is no different. It is loaded with high level national prospects along with big time national recruits! Take a look at the schedule below along with the prospects to watch!