Chi-Town Tip-Off Preview: 8 Prospects to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual Prep Hoops Circuit Chi-Town Tip-Off is set to begin Friday night at the Romeoville Athletic Center with plenty of action set to come over the weekend at the Wintrust Sports Complex as well. Over 100 teams across three age groups will be up in the Windy City for some great matchups featuring some of the best talent the Prep Hoops Grit Region has to offer. For full coverage of the event you can follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BRamseyKSR">@BRamseyKSR</a> as I will have boots on the ground throughout the weekend. Here are eight prospects worth making an effort to watch while in the Chicago area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1275745"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Austin had a spectacular junior season at Andrean averaging 18.6 points per game while making 75 three-pointers at a 45% clip. He is a smaller guard, but he can create his own shot off of the dribble, obviously shoots it at a high level, and puts pressure on the defense at all times. 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