Romeoville Live: 2026 Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Romeoville Live Shootout provided a great opportunity for us to evaluate many of the top prospects from across the state.&nbsp; Now we review what we saw including here in <strong>Romeoville Live: 2026 Top Performers</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2105355' first='Devon' last='Grant'] (Dekalb)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was my first eval of Grant and I came away very impressed.&nbsp; The 6'5” small forward is tough as nails and plays taller than his height with his long arms.&nbsp; He did almost all of his damage in the paint on seals and using his high-motor around the basket.&nbsp; Elite offensive rebounder with a tremendous second jump.&nbsp; Also liked how well he defended against a top 10 senior that was way taller than him.&nbsp; Did hit one three, but will need to round out his perimeter shot to max out, but we came away very intrigued here.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552462' first='Mickeis' last='Johnson'] (Romeoville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson is a scoring two guard with strength that can get buckets with a feathery pull up jumper.&nbsp; Plus spot up shooter from three that brings athleticism on the defensive end.&nbsp; He had a really nice 17 point outing vs Bloom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552394' first='Andre' last='Tyler'] (Simeon)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyler is starting to come into his own with his new team.&nbsp; The Simeon 2026 shooting guard has a ton of projectability to like with his length, size, and athleticism.&nbsp; Very good slasher that has great finishing tools around the hoop regularly recording and-1s.&nbsp; Capable shooter and multi positional defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598774' first='Steven' last='Brown'] (Marist)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown kept it up for a second straight weekend with his elite motor and athleticism combination up front.&nbsp; Super bouncy power forward that rebounds with force, finishes everything with pop in the paint, and is starting to flash a three point game more and more.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacob Baumann (Aurora Christian)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baumann wasn't the 2026 guard we were expecting to have a big game for Aurora Christian, but he did just that making seven from beyond the arc proving to be a lights out shot maker at 5'11”.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552479' first='Rico' last='D'Alessandro'] (Whitney Young)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maybe the best we have seen this 6'5” combo forward play.&nbsp; The well built forward put it on the deck for straight line takes and even showed a little shake for scores.&nbsp; Hits the offensive glass and can stretch with spot up shooting.&nbsp; Good rebounder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] (Whitney Young)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clark is one of the top 2026s in the class.&nbsp; The combo guard is a silky smooth ball handler that can shoot it off the bounce and catch from three.&nbsp; Burst with the rock in his hands being able to finish around the cup effectively with either hand.&nbsp; Does a nice job getting others involved, but is definitely a score first guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1435692' first='Rykan' last='Woo'] (Whitney Young)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Woo was a spark for the Dolphins coming off the bench against Benet draining a trio of triples along with using his shake off the bounce to get to the cup.&nbsp; Willing passer that can set others up as a lead guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552445' first='Charles' last='Barnes'] (De La Salle)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long and rangy small forward who has his best basketball ahead of him!&nbsp; Quick to the glass, slashes from the mid-range, and is a plus defender that can guard multiple positions.&nbsp; Like the upside a lot here.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1552393' first='Gabriel' last='Sularski'] (Benet)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sularski is looking more and more like the top dog in this class every time we see him.&nbsp; The small forward is a southpaw with great size and skill.&nbsp; Plus spot up shooter that can also pull up on his own from distance.&nbsp; Creative ball handler that gets to the cup, but is aware enough to find his teammates as a passer.&nbsp; He has so many tools to work with at a young age!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1845353' first='Amir' last='Danforth'] (Rockford Auburn)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Danforth is a plus spot up shooter that has a ton of arc on his shot.&nbsp; Connected on three triples to open their game against Springfield Southeast.&nbsp; Settle a bit too much for it, but did go onto make some plays in transition and was a lockdown defender on the perimeter that takes pride in that end of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->