Holiday Tournaments: 2024 New Names

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During the holiday season PHI covered tournaments all across the state.&nbsp; I personally took in 42 games from York, Hinsdale Central, Pekin, Collinsville, Kankakee, State Farm, and Centralia.&nbsp; Wanted to examine some of the best emerging prospects I saw including here in <strong>Holiday Tournaments: 2024 New Names</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Braden Richardson (York – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Undersized four man proved to be a quality small college prospect with his physicality inside using his body positioning to score.&nbsp; Nice hook shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gus Rugaard (Morton – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rugaard is a plus shot maker from distance as the 6'0” point guard hit four of them in a 16 point first round win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ryan Starck (Rockford Boylan – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'11” point guard from Boylan opened eyes with his shooting from distance along with grit that he brings to the table.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aedon Campos (Rockford Boylan – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Good sized two guard that has a clean stroke hitting five triples in a 19 point outing against Normal West.&nbsp; One to track for sure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Popovic (Lake Zurich – 2024)<br></strong><br>Popovic caught our attention in the fall and really made a name with his play vs Lanphier.  The 6'3” shooting guard sliced and diced off the bounce for multiple and-1s while also hitting a couple of bombs for 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nathaniel Moore (Normal West – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moore is a scoring guard at 6'0” that was effective both getting buckets in transition as well as shooting off the catch while scoring 29 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CJ Wilson (Normal West – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long and lanky 6'5” four man that presents athleticism up front along with being an excellent rebounder.&nbsp; Moves well defensively and finishes out of the dunker spot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ernest Davenport (Madison – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davenport caught our attention as a 6'7” rim protector with excellent timing and anticipation on that end of the floor.&nbsp; Offensively he is a project, but one worth tracking!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mario Brown (Granite City – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown was impressive as a 6'3” two guard that can score from all over the floor.&nbsp; Rangy prospect that can put it on the deck with a smooth handle and score at the rim with either hand or floaters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trevon Boyd (Granite City – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smaller scoring lead guard at 5'9” that is a quality shooter especially spotting up.&nbsp; Microwave type scorer!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ki'on Carson (Lincoln – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Super small lead guard at 5'6” that plays with a ton of tenacity and speed.&nbsp; Pushed in transition over and over scoring with acrobatic layups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1374272' first='David' last='Marshall Jr'] (Belleville West – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'3” shooting guard caught our attention with a nice early morning performance on the final day at Centralia.&nbsp; Good athlete that crashed the offensive glass, can hit an open spot up shot, and plays solid defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->