PHI Top 250: Scotty B’s Team 5 and Team 6 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prep Hoops Illinois Top 250 took place on Saturday in Romeoville.&nbsp; PHI will have wall to wall coverage of the event.&nbsp; Here I examine prospects team by team.&nbsp; Check out PHI Top 250: Team 5 and Team 6 Standouts!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team 5 Standouts</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] (Mt. Carmel – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas was excellent in the up and down setting.&nbsp; Strong bodied guard with broad shoulders.&nbsp; He was a dominant scorer from all three levels.&nbsp; Shot it well from three on spot ups and pulling up from beyond the arc.&nbsp; Also mixed in some stop and pop jumpers from mid-range along with some runners.&nbsp; Got to the rim when he wanted squaring his shoulders and getting to the cup whether in the half court or getting a head of steam behind him in transition.&nbsp; Finished very well around the hoop.&nbsp; Threw a couple bullet passes.&nbsp; Combo guard is going to play a huge role on a Caravan team that has state title hopes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1874852' first='Myair' last='Thompson'] (Kankakee – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This sophomore cracked our initial rankings because of what we saw with 1Dream along with his high school team over the summer.&nbsp; The shifty left handed lead guard has the ball on a string putting defenders in spin cycles and finishes well around the hoop while also making regular trips to the foul line.&nbsp; Snuck his head in for a few rebounds as well from his guard position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dustyn Collins (Centralia – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Collins is a prospect that really made a name for himself as we didn't see him play during the summer on the grassroots circuit.  The 6'5” power forward has a broad shouldered frame with decent athleticism.  He can really rebound in bunches on both ends with a pretty good second jump.  Active defender that had several swats including a couple back to back along with using his hands swiping for steals when defending in space.  Good hands around the hoop and runs the floor hard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598700' first='Ethan' last='Gay'] (Bolingbrook – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bolingbrook guard is an active defender that can turn them into points on the other end.&nbsp; Slip pass, crossed man up for runner, and hit a spot up three from the corner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cooper Mellican (St. Charles North – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 6'3” sophomore has quality size on the wing with the ability to convert on sweeping layups, spin moves, and even drained a nice pick/pop shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team 6 Standouts</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dwayne Flowers (Prosser – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prosser guard made a very strong impression in my first eval of him.&nbsp; Our Steve Parham has been a fan for a while.&nbsp; He should move into our next 2024 update after this performance.&nbsp; The 6'3” shooting guard has a smooth offensive game being able to put it on the deck and get to the cup for a variety of finishing moves with either hand.&nbsp; Very slick ball handler that plays with good pace.&nbsp; Likes to attack on the baseline for buckets and utilize euro steps.&nbsp; Also showed some creativity and flair as an off the ball passer.&nbsp; One to watch early in the season!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1511975' first='Camden' last='Vine'] (St. Charles North – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vine is a good sized wing that did a nice job finishing around the cup on dump offs an putting it on the deck on straight line takes for finishes at the cup.&nbsp; Also hit the offensive glass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1874752' first='Kenaz' last='Jackson'] Jr (Kankakee – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This shooting guard has nice length and proved to be a good passer.&nbsp; Threw a nice outlet on the money also with a quick dump off dish.&nbsp; Rebounded well in traffic and displayed a soft touch on a runner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kevin Cathey (Bolingbrook – 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bolingbrook guard finished around the hoop on dump off passes, looked comfortable on a corner three, and got out in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->