Holiday Preview: Southern Illinois Tournaments
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It is that time of the year! Holiday basketball tournament season is upon us! Prep Hoops Illinois examines the top Southern Illinois Tournaments that will be taking place after Christmas including Collinsville and Centralia! In Holiday Tournament Preview: Southern Illinois…
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Continue ReadingIt is that time of the year! Holiday basketball tournament season is upon us! Prep Hoops Illinois examines the top Southern Illinois Tournaments that will be taking place after Christmas including Collinsville and Centralia! In Holiday Tournament Preview: Southern Illinois Tournaments we dive into the schedule, top prospects, best first round games, sleeper teams, and our picks for final four as well as the champion!
Collinsville Holiday Classic
Dates: December 27-December 29
Location: Collinsville High School
First Round Schedule:
10:00 AM Decatur MacArthur vs Granite City
11:30 AM O’Fallon vs Rockford East
1:00 PM Belleville Althoff vs Mundelein
2:30 PM Quincy vs Oakville (MO)
4:30 PM Triad vs Carbondale
6:00 PM Collinsville vs Decatur Eisenhower
7:30 PM Lincoln vs McCluer North (MO)
9:00 PM Belleville East vs Coulterville (TN)
Top Prospects to Watch:
Sean Lee
Sean
Lee
6'3" | SF
Decatur MacArthur | 2026
State
IL
(Decatur MacArthur – 2026)
Rini Harris
Rini
Harris
6'3" | SG
O'Fallon | 2024
State
IL
(O’Fallon – 2024)
Jaeden Rush
Jaeden
Rush
6'0" | PG
O'Fallon | 2024
State
IL
(O’Fallon – 2024)
Dierre Hill
Dierre
Hill
6'0" | PG
Belleville Althoff | 2025
State
IL
(Belleville Althoff – 2025)
Derek Bishop
Derek
Bishop
6'2" | PG
Mundelein | 2025
State
IL
(Mundelein – 2025)
Bradley Longcor
Bradley
Longcor
6'3" | PG
Quincy | 2025
State
#337
Nation
IL
(Quincy – 2025)
Camden Brown
Camden
Brown
6'5" | SF
Quincy | 2024
State
IL
(Quincy – 2024)
Keshaun Thomas
Keshaun
Thomas
6'5" | PF
Quincy | 2025
State
IL
(Quincy – 2024)
Drew Winslow
Drew
Winslow
6'5" | SF
Triad | 2025
State
IL
(Triad – 2025)
Nick Horras
Nick
Horras
6'3" | SG
Collinsville | 2024
State
IL
(Collinsville – 2024)
Jamorie Wysinger
Jamorie
Wysinger
6'1" | SG
Collinsville | 2024
State
IL
(Collinsville – 2024)
Zach Chambers (Collinsville – 2024)
Tishawn Clemmons (Eisenhower – 2026)
Tallis Lowery
Tallis
Lowery
6'2" | PG
Belleville East | 2024
State
IL
(Belleville East – 2024)
Nathaniel Smith
Nathaniel
Smith
6'5" | SF
Belleville East | 2025
State
IL
(Belleville East – 2025)
Savion Mitchell
Savion
Mitchell
6'6" | PF
Belleville East | 2025
State
IL
(Belleville East – 2025)
Best First Round Matchup:
Belleville Althoff vs Mundelein
Sleeper Teams:
Althoff, Triad
Final Four Predictions and Champion:
O’Fallon
Quincy (Champion)
Collinsville
Belleville East
Centralia Holiday Tournament
Dates: December 28-December 30
Location: Centralia High School
First Round Schedule:
9:00 AM Belleville West vs Carmel
10:30 AM Mt. Vernon vs Walter Payton
12:45 PM Marist vs Cahokia
2:15 PM Chatham Glenwood vs Dyett
3:45 PM Evanston vs Ferguson (FL)
6:15 PM Alton vs Memphis MHEA (TN)
7:45 PM Centralia vs Bogan
9:15 PM Champaign Central vs Kipp
Top Prospects to Watch:
David Marshall
David
Marshall
6'3" | SG
Belleville West | 2024
State
IL
(Belleville West – 2024)
Jordan Lacey
Jordan
Lacey
6'0" | SG
Belleville West | 2024
State
IL
(Belleville West – 2024)
Kaleb Jackson
Kaleb
Jackson
6'2" | PG
Carmel Catholic | 2024
State
IL
(Carmel – 2024)
Bryce Smith
Bryce
Smith
6'7" | PF
Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Carmel – 2024)
Navontae Nesbit
Navontae
Nesbit
5'11" | PG
Mt. Vernon | 2024
State
IL
(Mt. Vernon – 2024)
Jakob Blakley
Jakob
Blakley
6'1" | PG
Walter Payton | 2024
State
IL
(Walter Payton – 2024 – Le Moyne)
Darshan Thomas
Darshan
Thomas
6'6" | SF
Marist | 2024
State
IL
(Marist – 2024)
Stephen Brown
Stephen
Brown
6'7" | PF
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist – 2026)
Adoni Vassilakis
Adoni
Vassilakis
6'0" | PG
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist – 2026)
Brandon Watson
Brandon
Watson
5'9" | PG
Evanston | 2024
State
IL
(Evanston – 2024)
Morgan Brown
Morgan
Brown
6'5" | PF
Evanston | 2024
State
IL
(Evanston – 2024)
Theo Rocca
Theo
Rocca
6'3" | SG
Evanston | 2025
State
IL
(Evanston – 2025)
Cruz Harlan
Cruz
Harlan
5'9" | PG
Centralia | 2024
State
IL
(Centralia – 2024 – John A Logan Baseball)
Dustyn Collins
Dustyn
Collins
6'5" | PF
Centralia | 2025
State
IL
(Centralia – 2025)
Chris Bush
Chris
Bush
6'5" | PF
Champaign Central | 2025
State
IL
(Champaign Central – 2025)
Best First Round Matchup:
Mt. Vernon vs Walter Payton
Sleeper Teams:
Carmel, Mt. Vernon, Walter Payton
Final Four Predictions and Champion:
Belleville West
Marist (Champion)
Evanston
Centralia