Havoc in the Heartland: Illinois Sleepers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who were some of the sleeper prospects from the state of Illinois that made noise at Havoc in the Heartland?&nbsp; We dive into several of them here!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598755' first='Matthew' last='Callahan'] (Ronnie Fields Elite Plus 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Callahan is a forward that has been on our radar since we saw him at the Ronnie Fields workout last fall.&nbsp; He seems to have gained strength and stretched out more height wise.&nbsp; Was a force early on blocking shots on Friday night.&nbsp; Can handle it well for his size and high point rebounds in traffic.&nbsp; Gets up and down the floor as a rim runner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Simon Redfearn (Ronnie Fields Elite Plus 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Redfearn is an unsigned senior that had a strong showing.&nbsp; The lefty two guard knocked down shots and play with athleticism in the open floor.&nbsp; Should find a home at the small college level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Auggie Hoffman (M14 National 1 16U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hoffman is a long and lean shooting guard at 6'1” that shot it well from three.&nbsp; Knocked in four of them while also playing active on the defensive end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1658189' first='Christian' last='Harrell'] (M14 National 1 16U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harrell caught our eye as a three and D guard that can shoot well from three with a sweet lefty shot.&nbsp; Also can put it on the deck a little while being a sound defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1937956' first='Alex' last='Danehl'] (M14 National 2 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Metea Valley 6'2” two guard opened our eyes with a strong outing hitting threes off the catch and dribble hand offs.&nbsp; Hits the offensive glass and finished through contact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1766507' first='Mitchel' last='Edwards'] (Indiana Ambition 16U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edwards is a sleeper from southern Illinois as a face up four that can stretch the floor with his shooting and has solid athleticism.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Max Justic (Mike Glennon Elite 16U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Justic was the bright spot for Mike Glennon Elite in the game we saw.&nbsp; The combo guard is a smooth scorer that loves euro steps, floaters, and spinning layups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->