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Continue ReadingThe Chicago Elite Classic has become one of the premier events in the state of Illinois and country early in the season. The annual event will once again be held at Credit 1 Arena on the campus of UIC. Check out Prep Hoops Illinois detailed preview of the event!
In the Illinois senior class there will be 32 of the PHI Top 100 ranked prospects participating in the event including 17 of the top 30 overall. It is headlined by the top ranked senior in the state Morez Johnson Morez Johnson 6'9" | PF Thornton | 2024 State #33 Nation IL (Thornton) who is headed to Illinois as he will go against a pair of high major seniors in Chris Riddle Chris Riddle 6'5" | SF Kenwood | 2024 State #204 Nation IL who is headed to DePaul and Arizona State signee Jaden Smith Jaden Smith 6'10" | C Kenwood | 2024 State IL for Kenwood. Angelo Ciaravino Angelo Ciaravino 6'6" | SF Mt. Carmel | 2024 State #160 Nation IL of Mt. Carmel emerged as one of the truly elite prospects in the state. The top 5 senior is headed to Northwestern.
The 2025 class is stacked in this event as well with 26 of the PHI Top 100 represented. That includes the top 4 overall recruits in the class in Phoenix Gill Phoenix Gill 6'3" | SG St. Ignatius | 2025 State #72 Nation IL (St. Ignatius), Aleks Alston Aleks Alston 6'9" | PF Kenwood | 2025 State #170 Nation IL (Kenwood), Bryce Heard Bryce Heard 6'6" | SG Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 State #86 Nation IL (Kenwood), and Antonio Munoz Antonio Munoz 6'6" | SF Whitney Young | 2025 State #194 Nation IL (Whitney Young) all playing on Saturday. The 2026 group from Illinois has 16 of the top 50 with several more that are about to crash the party. Five prospects ranked inside the top 10 are must watches in Stephen Brown Stephen Brown 6'7" | PF Marist | 2026 State IL (Marist), Rajan Roberts Rajan Roberts 6'2" | PG Kenwood | 2026 State IL (Kenwood), Marquis Clark Marquis Clark 6'2" | PG Whitney Young | 2026 State IL (Whitney Young), Andre Tyler Andre Tyler 6'4" | SG Simeon | 2026 State IL (Simeon), and Rashaun Porter Rashaun Porter 6'6" | PF DePaul Prep | 2026 State IL (DePaul Prep).
The highly touted 2027 group will make their primetime debuts at the CEC. The four elite freshman will all be playing. Early in the day on Saturday Jaxson Davis Jaxson Davis 6'1" | PG Warren | 2027 IL (Warren) and Davion Thompson Davion Thompson 6'2" | SG Bolingbrook | 2027 IL (Bolingbrook) will go head to head. Later in the day the state will get their first good looks at freshman phenoms Howard Williams Howard Williams 6'5" | SF Whitney Young | 2027 IL (Whitney Young) and Devin Cleveland Devin Cleveland 6'2" | PG Kenwood | 2027 IL (Kenwood).
When
Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2
Where
Credit 1 Arena
525 South Racine Avenue
Chicago, IL 60607
Schedule
Friday, December 1
4:30 PM Simeon vs Hillcrest
6:00 PM St. Laurence vs Marist
7:30 PM OPRF vs Fenwick
9:00 PM Lane Tech vs DePaul Prep
Saturday, December 2
9:00 AM Lindblom vs Joliet West
10:30 AM Bolingbrook vs Warren
12:00 PM Riverside Brookfield vs St. Ignatius
1:30 PM Hyde Park vs Pace (GA)
3:00 PM Curie vs Sidwell Friends (DC)
4:30 PM Homewood Flossmoor vs Gonzaga (DC)
6:00 PM Whitney Young vs Cardinal Ritter (MO)
7:30 PM Thornton vs Kenwood
9:00 PM Mt. Carmel vs Vashon (MO)
Top 100 Ranked Illinois 2024 Prospects
Morez Johnson
Morez
Johnson
6'9" | PF
Thornton | 2024
State
#33
Nation
IL
(Thornton – Illini)
Angelo Ciaravino
Angelo
Ciaravino
6'6" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
#160
Nation
IL
(Mt. Carmel – Northwestern)
Chris Riddle
Chris
Riddle
6'5" | SF
Kenwood | 2024
State
#204
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – DePaul)
Jaylan McElroy
Jaylan
McElroy
6'7" | PF
DePaul Prep | 2024
State
#262
Nation
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Dekwon Brown
Dekwon
Brown
6'4" | PG
Simeon | 2024
#273
Nation
IL
(Simeon)
Josh Pickett
Josh
Pickett
6'5" | SG
St. Laurence | 2024
State
#277
Nation
IL
(St. Laurence – Denver)
Carlos Harris
Carlos
Harris
6'1" | SG
Curie | 2024
State
#283
Nation
IL
(Curie – UIC)
Jurrell Baldwin
Jurrell
Baldwin
6'6" | SF
Hyde Park | 2024
State
IL
(Hyde Park)
Calvin Robins Jr
Calvin
Robins Jr
6'5" | PF
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Jaden Smith
Jaden
Smith
6'10" | C
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood – Arizona State)
Lee Marks
Lee
Marks
6'6" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
Justus McNair
Justus
McNair
6'3" | SG
Joliet West | 2024
State
IL
(Joliet West – Valpo)
Gianni Cobb
Gianni
Cobb
6'0" | PG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor – Columbia)
Isaiah Green
Isaiah
Green
6'1" | PG
Thornton | 2024
State
IL
(Thornton)
Shaheed Solebo
Shaheed
Solebo
6'4" | SF
Lane Tech | 2024
State
IL
(Lane Tech)
Will Gonzalez
Will
Gonzalez
6'5" | SF
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Cuire)
Stefan Cicic
Stefan
Cicic
7'0" | C
Riverside Brookfield | 2024
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield)
Je’Shawn Stevenson
Je’Shawn
Stevenson
6'3" | SG
Lindblom | 2024
State
IL
(Lindblom)
Darshan Thomas
Darshan
Thomas
6'6" | SF
Marist | 2024
State
IL
(Marist)
Carson Brownfield
Carson
Brownfield
6'5" | SF
Homewood Flosmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Meyoh Swansey
Meyoh
Swansey
6'3" | SG
Thornton | 2024
State
IL
(Thornton)
Max Johnson
Max
Johnson
5'10" | PG
Oak Park River Forest | 2024
State
IL
(OPRF)
RJ McKinnie
RJ
McKinnie
6'2" | SG
Simeon | 2024
State
IL
(Simeon)
Drew King (Joliet West)
Dominic Pangallo
Dominic
Pangallo
6'4" | SF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Ameer Morrow (Simeon)
Chase Abraham
Chase
Abraham
6'0" | SG
Thornton | 2024
State
IL
(Thornton)
Christian Uremovich
Christian
Uremovich
6'5" | PF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
DJ Strong
DJ
Strong
5'9" | PG
Bolingbrook | 2024
State
IL
(Bolingbrook)
PJ Chambers
PJ
Chambers
6'2" | SG
DePaul Prep | 2024
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Edwon Duling
Edwon
Duling
6'2" | SG
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Alex Daniels
Alex
Daniels
6'5" | SF
Warren | 2024
State
IL
(Warren)
Top 100 Ranked Illinois 2025 Prospects
Phoenix Gill
Phoenix
Gill
6'3" | SG
St. Ignatius | 2025
State
#72
Nation
IL
(St. Ignatius)
Aleks Alston
Aleks
Alston
6'9" | PF
Kenwood | 2025
State
#170
Nation
IL
(Kenwood)
Bryce Heard
Bryce
Heard
6'6" | SG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2025
State
#86
Nation
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Antonio Munoz
Antonio
Munoz
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2025
State
#194
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young)
Jonas Johnson
Jonas
Johnson
6'6" | PF
DePaul Prep | 2025
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Zerrick Johnson
Zerrick
Johnson
6'2" | PG
St. Laurence | 2025
State
IL
(St. Laurence)
Robert Walls
Robert
Walls
6'2" | PG
DePaul Prep | 2025
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Zion Gross
Zion
Gross
6'3" | SG
Joliet West | 2025
State
IL
(Joliet West)
Justin Bowen
Justin
Bowen
6'5" | SF
Lincoln Park | 2025
State
IL
(OPRF)
Dalton Scantlebury
Dalton
Scantlebury
6'8" | PF
Lane Tech | 2025
State
IL
(Lane Tech)
Jayden Tyler
Jayden
Tyler
6'0" | PG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2025
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Cameron Thomas
Cameron
Thomas
6'3" | PG
Mount Carmel | 2025
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
Lorenzo Shields
Lorenzo
Shields
6'2" | PG
Simeon | 2025
State
IL
(Simeon)
Caleb Lindsey
Caleb
Lindsey
6'5" | SF
St. Laurence | 2025
State
IL
(St. Laurence)
Julien Doyle
Julien
Doyle
6'4" | SF
Simeon | 2025
State
IL
(Simeon)
Damajay Richardson
Damajay
Richardson
5'11" | PG
Whitney Young | 2025
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Makai Kvamme
Makai
Kvamme
6'0" | PG
DePaul Prep | 2025
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Jaylen Ingram (Hillcrest)
Grant Best
Grant
Best
6'3" | SG
Mt. Carmel | 2025
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
Achillies Anderson
Achillies
Anderson
6'4" | SF
Marist | 2025
State
IL
(Marist)
JT Pettigrew
JT
Pettigrew
6'8" | C
Bolingbrook | 2025
State
IL
(Bolingbrook)
Alexander Vincent
Alexander
Vincent
6'8" | C
OPRF | 2025
State
IL
(OPRF)
Derrick Dowdell
Derrick
Dowdell
6'4" | SF
Curie | 2025
State
IL
(Curie)
Adam Page
Adam
Page
6'4" | SF
Hillcrest | 2025
IL
(Hillcrest)
Khalil Jones
Khalil
Jones
5'11" | PG
St. Laurence | 2025
State
IL
(St. Laurence)
Alex Gossett
Alex
Gossett
6'4" | SF
OPRF | 2025
IL
(OPRF)
Top 50 Ranked Illinois 2026 Prospects
Stephen Brown
Stephen
Brown
6'7" | PF
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist)
Rajan Roberts
Rajan
Roberts
6'2" | PG
Kenwood | 2026
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Marquis Clark
Marquis
Clark
6'2" | PG
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Andre Tyler
Andre
Tyler
6'4" | SG
Simeon | 2026
State
IL
(Simeon)
Rashaun Porter
Rashaun
Porter
6'6" | PF
DePaul Prep | 2026
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Jacob Thompson
Jacob
Thompson
6'5" | PF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2026
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Rykan Woo
Rykan
Woo
6'1" | PG
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Adoni Vassilakis
Adoni
Vassilakis
6'0" | PG
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist)
Rico D’Alessandro
Rico
D’Alessandro
6'4" | PF
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Nasir Rankin
Nasir
Rankin
6'2" | SG
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Cameron Mercer
Cameron
Mercer
6'2" | SG
Riverside Brookfield | 2026
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield)
Latrell Kelley
Latrell
Kelley
5'10" | PG
Chi-Prep | 2026
State
IL
(Curie)
Noah Mister
Noah
Mister
6'1" | PG
Mt. Carmel | 2026
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
Patrick Irvin Jr
Patrick
Irvin Jr
6'5" | PF
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Michael Oliver
Michael
Oliver
5'10" | PG
Curie | 2026
State
IL
Jr (Curie)
Jerome Delaney
Jerome
Delaney
6'3" | SG
OPRF | 2026
State
IL
(OPRF)
Top Tier 2027 Prospects to Watch
Davion Thompson
Davion
Thompson
6'2" | SG
Bolingbrook | 2027
IL
(Bolingbrook)
Jaxson Davis
Jaxson
Davis
6'1" | PG
Warren | 2027
IL
(Warren)
Howard Williams
Howard
Williams
6'5" | SF
Whitney Young | 2027
IL
(Whitney Young)
Devin Cleveland
Devin
Cleveland
6'2" | PG
Kenwood | 2027
IL
(Kenwood)
Reggie Stevens
Reggie
Stevens
6'1" | PG
St Laurence | 2027
IL
(St. Laurence)
Markese Peoples (St. Laurence)
Jamarri Fears
Jamarri
Fears
5'9" | PG
Joliet West | 2027
IL
(Joliet West)
Kendall Meyers
Kendall
Meyers
6'3" | SG
Marist | 2027
IL
(Marist)
Top Out of State Prospects to Watch
2024 Top 100 Ranked in Their State
Kyle Greene (Pace – UCF)
LJ Moore (Pace – University of Chicago)
Caleb Williams
Caleb
Williams
PG
MD
(Sidwell Friends – Georgetown)
Jake Williams
Jake
Williams
6'4" | SG
Sidwell Friends | 2024
State
MD
(Sidwell Friends)
Blake Harper
Blake
Harper
6'5" | SG
Gonzaga | 2024
State
MD
(Gonzaga – Howard)
David Holmes (Gonzaga)
Nasir Binion (Vashon)
Andre Aaron Jr (Vashon)
Jordan Richard (Vashon)
Clayton Jackson
Clayton
Jackson
6'2" | PG
Cardinal Ritter | 2024
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
Nashawn Davis
Nashawn
Davis
6'5" | SF
Cardinal Ritter | 2024
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
Derrick Rivers
Derrick
Rivers
6'0" | SG
Cardinal Ritter | 2024
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
Mekhi Barringer
Mekhi
Barringer
6'5" | SF
Cardinal Ritter | 2024
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
2025 Top 100 Ranked in Their State
Eric Chatfield (Pace)
Chandler Bing (Pace)
Jackson Ferry (Pace)
Jalen Rougier-Roane
Jalen
Rougier-Roane
6'5" | CG
Sidwell Friends | 2025
State
#142
Nation
MD
(Sidwell Friends)
Acaden Lewis
Acaden
Lewis
6'2" | PG
Sidwell Friends | 2025
State
#149
Nation
MD
(Sidwell Friends)
Derek Dixon
Derek
Dixon
6'4" | SG
Gonzaga | 2025
State
#153
Nation
MD
(Gonzaga)
Nykolas Lewis
Nykolas
Lewis
6'2" | PG
Gonzaga | 2025
State
#146
Nation
MD
(Gonzaga)
Christian Gurdak
Christian
Gurdak
6'9" | C
Gonzaga | 2025
State
#156
Nation
MD
(Gonzaga)
Alex Toumou (Gonzaga)
William Harper
William
Harper
6'4" | PG
Gonzaga | 2025
State
MD
(Gonzaga)
Nicholas Randall
Nicholas
Randall
6'8" | PF
Vashon | 2025
State
#96
Nation
MO
(Vashon)
Tre Williams
Tre
Williams
6'2" | SG
Vashon | 2025
State
#334
Nation
MO
(Vashon)
Christian Williams
Christian
Williams
5'9" | PG
Vashon | 2025
State
MO
(Vashon)
Dehrio McCaskill
Dehrio
McCaskill
6'4" | SG
Vashon | 2025
State
MO
(Vashon)
2026 Top 50 Ranked in Their State
MJ Madison (Pace)
Saxton Simley
Saxton
Simley
6'7" | SF
Gonzaga | 2026
State
MD
(Gonzaga)
Carter Meadows
Carter
Meadows
6'6" | PF
Gonzaga | 2026
State
MD
(Gonzaga)
Alan Mbuyamba
Alan
Mbuyamba
6'4" | SF
Gonzaga | 2026
MD
(Gonzaga)
Tyson Harley
Tyson
Harley
6'5" | SF
Gonzaga | 2026
State
MD
(Gonzaga)
Kain McCaskill
Kain
McCaskill
6'1" | PG
Vashon | 2026
State
MO
(Vashon)
Oscar Patterson
Oscar
Patterson
6'3" | SG
Cardinal Ritter | 2026
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
Aden Jeffries (Cardinal Ritter)