Memphis EYBL: Friday Illinois Prospect Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday night the Nike EYBL kicked off action in Memphis with the first session of action.&nbsp; Here we give a look at how the Illinois prospects faired for their EYBL teams in <strong>Memphis EYBL: Friday Illinois Prospect Recap</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>17U</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brad Beal Elite Falls to Team Thad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the first game of the spring Brad Beal Elite dropped one to Team Thad 69-55.&nbsp; BBE features a pair of prospects from the state of Illinois in Chi-Prep duo [player_tooltip player_id='1157224' first='Mike' last='Jones'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1285486' first='Tristian' last='Ford'] who each rank among the top 10 2025s in the state.&nbsp; Jones brought his workhorse mentality on the interior scoring 12 points on 5-8 shooting and grabbing 6 rebounds.&nbsp; Ford is a long and rangy lefty point guard that notched 10 points (5-11 FG), 2 dimes, and 3 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mac Irvin Fire Hangs in vs Loaded Team Takeover Squad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fire gave a good effort on night one against one of the annual contenders for the Peach Jam crown as Team Takeover scored a 66-58 win against the Mac Irvin Fire 17U.&nbsp; Top ranked 2025 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard'] of Homewood Flossmoor is coming off a state crown.&nbsp; He is carrying that momentum into the spring with a strong 17 point outing in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MoKan Featuring Illinois Top 5 2025 Tandem Rolls in Opener</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It wasn't much of a contest for MoKan in their opening victory against LivOn as they cruised to a 66-37 win.&nbsp; St. Ignatius [player_tooltip player_id='1385292' first='Phoenix' last='Gill'] hasn't played grassroots before and is making the big jump to the EYBL at the 17U level.&nbsp; Came off the bench to score 6 points on 3-6 shooting ffom the field.&nbsp; Kenwood power forward [player_tooltip player_id='1385283' first='Aleks' last='Alston'] didn't score in this one, but did manage to grab an impressive 8 rebounds in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last=''] Loses to Team Herro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Didn't have stats available at time of publish, but [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last=''] lost to Team Herro out of Wisconsin 71-47.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>16U</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 10 Trio Shine in Mac Irvin Fire Loss</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mac Irvin Fire lost to Vegas Elite 71-63.&nbsp; Their trio of top 10 2026 prospects were the top performers for them in this game.&nbsp; Rich Township strong and powerful scoring guard [player_tooltip player_id='1845352' first='Jamson' last='Coulter'] dropped 20 points in the loss.&nbsp; Kankakee's [player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'] is a long and rangy scoring wing who had 18 points.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1845363' first='Rajan' last='Roberts'] from Kenwood went to work for 12 points as he is among the top combos in the class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last=''] Drops Opener to Team Durant</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Durant took care of business against [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last=''] 69-52 on the first evening of action at the 16U level.&nbsp; Whitney Young combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1552475' first='Marquis' last='Clark'] is among the top on ball guards in the 2026 class in Illinois notched 13 points.&nbsp;&nbsp; New Trier sharp shooter [player_tooltip player_id='1552486' first='Danny' last='Houlihan'] is a plus shot maker from three that scored 9 points.&nbsp; Simeon wing [player_tooltip player_id='1552394' first='Andre' last='Tyler'] had 8 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>15U</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last=''] 15U Falls to Team Herro in Double OT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last=''] quartet of highly ranked prospects each had their moments in a narrow double OT loss to Team Herro.&nbsp; Whitney Young small forward [player_tooltip player_id='2323647' first='Howard' last='Williams'] continues to shine as he had a double of 18 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp; Bolingbrook star 2027 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2323624' first='Davion' last='Thompson'] dropped 18 points on 7-15 shooting in the game.&nbsp; His running mate in the backcourt [player_tooltip player_id='2323571' first='Jaxson' last='Davis'] struggled shooting from distance, but still scored 9 points.&nbsp; East Peoria do it all wing [player_tooltip player_id='2125674' first='Quinton' last='Kitt'] had 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cleveland Scores 25 in Mac Irvin Fire Loss to PG Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mac Irvin Fire 15U fell on Friday night to PG Elite from California.&nbsp; Their superstar Kenwood combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='2125612' first='Devin' last='Cleveland'] certainly brought it scoring 25 points in the loss.&nbsp; Lindblom strong and stocky guard [player_tooltip player_id='2455378' first='Ed' last='Williams'] had 14 points.&nbsp; St. Francis de Sales standout [player_tooltip player_id='2323675' first='Michael' last='Woods'] had 8 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->