State Finals Preview
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The IHSA State Finals are this weekend in Champaign. Semis will be played on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday it will be four state championship games! Here we give you what you want! Schedule, Top Prospects, and Sleeper Prospects! Check…
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Continue ReadingThe IHSA State Finals are this weekend in Champaign. Semis will be played on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday it will be four state championship games! Here we give you what you want! Schedule, Top Prospects, and Sleeper Prospects! Check out our State Finals Preview!
Schedule
Thursday, March 7
1A Semis
9:30 AM Hope Academy vs Mounds Meridian
11:15 AM Aurora Christian vs Winchester
2A Semis
2:00 PM Phillips vs Williamsville
3:45 PM Benton vs Byron
6:30 PM 1A 3rd Place Game
8:15 PM 2A 3rd Place Game
Friday, March 8
3A Semis
9:30 AM Mt. Carmel vs Mt. Zion
11:15 AM DePaul Prep vs Richwoods
4A Semis
2:00 PM Palatine vs Normal Community
3:45 PM Homewood Flossmoor vs New Trier
6:30 PM 3A 3rd Place Game
8:15 PM 4A 3rd Place Game
Saturday, March 9
11:00 AM 1A State Championship
1:00 PM 2A State Championship
5:30 PM 3A State Championship
7:30 PM 4A State Championship
Ranked Prospects to Watch
2024
Lathan Sommerville
Lathan
Sommerville
6'9" | C
Richwoods | 2024
State
#85
Nation
IL
(Richwoods – Rutgers)
Angelo Ciaravino
Angelo
Ciaravino
6'6" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
#160
Nation
IL
(Mt. Carmel – Northwestern)
Jaheem Webber
Jaheem
Webber
6'9" | C
Normal Community | 2024
State
#300
Nation
IL
(Normal Community – Wright State)
Jaylan McElroy
Jaylan
McElroy
6'7" | PF
DePaul Prep | 2024
State
#262
Nation
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Braylon Roman
Braylon
Roman
6'3" | SG
Normal Community | 2024
State
IL
(Normal Community)
Gianni Cobb
Gianni
Cobb
6'0" | PG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Connor May
Connor
May
6'5" | SF
Palatine | 2024
State
IL
(Palatine – Wash U)
Niko Newsome
Niko
Newsome
6'6" | SG
Normal Community | 2024
State
IL
(Normal Community – Saginaw Valley)
Noah Cleveland
Noah
Cleveland
6'8" | C
Normal Community | 2024
State
IL
(Normal Community)
Carson Brownfield
Carson
Brownfield
6'5" | SF
Homewood Flosmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Christian Uremovich
Christian
Uremovich
6'5" | PF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel – Haverford)
Tavie Smith
Tavie
Smith
6'1" | PG
Peoria Richwoods | 2024
State
IL
(Richwoods)
PJ Chambers
PJ
Chambers
6'2" | SG
DePaul Prep | 2024
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Dominic Pangallo
Dominic
Pangallo
6'4" | SF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Ian Brown
Ian
Brown
6'5" | SF
New Trier | 2024
State
IL
(New Trier – Carnegie Mellon)
Jared Jackson
Jared
Jackson
6'3" | SG
Peoria Richwoods | 2024
State
IL
(Richwoods)
Donald Hagemaster
Donald
Hagemaster
6'7" | C
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor – Lewis)
Isaac Billington
Isaac
Billington
6'1" | SG
Benton | 2024
State
IL
(Benton)
Daquan Little
Daquan
Little
6'1" | SG
Peoria Richwoods | 2024
State
IL
(Richwoods)
2025
Bryce Heard
Bryce
Heard
6'6" | SG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2025
State
#86
Nation
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
EJ Horton
EJ
Horton
6'2" | PG
Phillips | 2025
State
IL
(Phillips)
Kobe Walker
Kobe
Walker
6'9" | C
Normal Community | 2025
State
IL
(Normal Community)
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)
Robert Walls
Robert
Walls
6'2" | PG
DePaul Prep | 2025
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Docker Tedeschi
Docker
Tedeschi
6'8" | PF
Benton | 2025
State
IL
(Benton)
Makai Kvamme
Makai
Kvamme
6'0" | PG
DePaul Prep | 2025
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Grant Best
Grant
Best
6'3" | SG
Mt. Carmel | 2025
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
Colby Smith
Colby
Smith
6'3" | PG
New Trier | 2025
State
IL
(New Trier)
Lyncoln Koester
Lyncoln
Koester
6'3" | SG
Mt. Zion | 2025
State
IL
(Mt. Zion)
Amari Edwards
Amari
Edwards
5'8" | PG
Phillips | 2025
State
IL
(Phillips)
2026
Rashaun Porter
Rashaun
Porter
6'6" | PF
DePaul Prep | 2026
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Christopher Kirkpatrick
Christopher
Kirkpatrick
6'3" | PG
New Trier | 2026
State
IL
(New Trier)
Danny Houlihan
Danny
Houlihan
6'4" | SF
New Trier | 2026
State
IL
(New Trier)
Noah Mister
Noah
Mister
6'1" | PG
Mt. Carmel | 2026
State
IL
(Mt. Carmel)
JC Anderson
JC
Anderson
6'7" | C
Mt. Zion | 2026
State
IL
(Mt. Zion)
Marshawn Cocroft
Marshawn
Cocroft
6'0" | PG
Aurora Christian | 2026
State
IL
(Aurora Christian)
Claude Mpouma
Claude
Mpouma
6'7" | C
Phillips | 2026
State
IL
(Phillips)
Tyjuan Hunter (Hope Academy)
AJ Chambers
AJ
Chambers
6'0" | SG
DePaul Prep | 2026
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Sleeper/Unranked Prospects to Watch
2024
Josh Dillon (Hope Academy)
Cam’ron Centeno (Hope Academy)
Will Thurston (Macon Meridian)
Cameron Morel
Cameron
Morel
6'4" | SG
Aurora Christian | 2024
State
IL
(Aurora Christian – UW Platteville)
Zack Evans
Zack
Evans
6'2" | SG
West Central | 2024
State
IL
(Winchester)
Chance Little
Chance
Little
6'4" | PF
West Central | 2024
State
IL
(Winchester)
Brecken Thomas (Williamsville)
Luke Melvin (Benton)
Evan Munoz (Benton)
Ryan Tucker
Ryan
Tucker
6'2" | SG
Byron | 2024
State
IL
(Byron)
Jack Hiveley
Jack
Hiveley
6'3" | SF
Byron | 2024
IL
(Byron)
Cason Newton (Byron)
Nicholas Louderman (Richwoods)
Tommy Elter (Palatine)
Gakobie McNeal
Gakobie
McNeal
6'5" | PF
Homewood-Flossmoor | 2024
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Will Leemaster (New Trier)
Logan Feller (New Trier – Johns Hopkins)
2025
Blake Shoufler (Williamsville)
Brayden Saling
Brayden
Saling
5'11" | PG
Williamsville | 2025
State
IL
(Williamsville)
Phoenix Childs
Phoenix
Childs
6'4" | SF
Phillips | 2025
State
IL
(Phillips)
Brayden Trimble
Brayden
Trimble
6'2" | SG
Mt. Zion | 2025
State
IL
(Mt. Zion)
Marlon Herron (Richwoods)
Carter Monroe
Carter
Monroe
5'10" | PG
Palatine | 2025
IL
(Palatine)
2026
Jacob Baumann (Aurora Christian)
Javionne Ranson (Macon Meridian)
Tony Balanganayi (Palatine)
Darrin Dick
Darrin
Dick
6'1" | PG
Palatine | 2026
IL
(Palatine)
2027
Antonio Flenoid Jr (Mounds Meridian)