Memphis EYBL: Friday Illinois Prospect Recap
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Friday night the Nike EYBL kicked off action in Memphis with the first session of action. Here we give a look at how the Illinois prospects faired for their EYBL teams in Memphis EYBL: Friday Illinois Prospect Recap! 17U Brad…
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Continue ReadingFriday night the Nike EYBL kicked off action in Memphis with the first session of action. Here we give a look at how the Illinois prospects faired for their EYBL teams in Memphis EYBL: Friday Illinois Prospect Recap!
17U
Brad Beal Elite Falls to Team Thad
In the first game of the spring Brad Beal Elite dropped one to Team Thad 69-55. BBE features a pair of prospects from the state of Illinois in Chi-Prep duo Mike Jones Mike Jones 6'7" | PF Chi-Prep | 2025 State #164 Nation IL and Tristian Ford Tristian Ford 6'2" | PG Chi-Prep | 2025 State #158 Nation IL who each rank among the top 10 2025s in the state. Jones brought his workhorse mentality on the interior scoring 12 points on 5-8 shooting and grabbing 6 rebounds. Ford is a long and rangy lefty point guard that notched 10 points (5-11 FG), 2 dimes, and 3 steals.
Mac Irvin Fire Hangs in vs Loaded Team Takeover Squad
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. Top ranked 2025 prospect Bryce Heard Bryce Heard 6'6" | SG Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 State #86 Nation IL of Homewood Flossmoor is coming off a state crown. He is carrying that momentum into the spring with a strong 17 point outing in the loss.
MoKan Featuring Illinois Top 5 2025 Tandem Rolls in Opener
It wasn’t much of a contest for MoKan in their opening victory against LivOn as they cruised to a 66-37 win. St. Ignatius Phoenix Gill Phoenix Gill 6'3" | SG St. Ignatius | 2025 State #72 Nation IL hasn’t played grassroots before and is making the big jump to the EYBL at the 17U level. Came off the bench to score 6 points on 3-6 shooting ffom the field. Kenwood power forward Aleks Alston Aleks Alston 6'9" | PF Kenwood | 2025 State #170 Nation IL didn’t score in this one, but did manage to grab an impressive 8 rebounds in the win.
Meanstreets ‘ last=”] Loses to Team Herro
Didn’t have stats available at time of publish, but Meanstreets ‘ last=”] lost to Team Herro out of Wisconsin 71-47.
16U
Top 10 Trio Shine in Mac Irvin Fire Loss
The Mac Irvin Fire lost to Vegas Elite 71-63. Their trio of top 10 2026 prospects were the top performers for them in this game. Rich Township strong and powerful scoring guard Jamson Coulter Jamson Coulter 6'2" | SG Rich Township | 2026 State IL dropped 20 points in the loss. Kankakee’s Lincoln Williams Lincoln Williams 6'5" | SF Kankakee | 2026 State IL is a long and rangy scoring wing who had 18 points. Rajan Roberts Rajan Roberts 6'2" | PG Kenwood | 2026 State IL from Kenwood went to work for 12 points as he is among the top combos in the class.
Meanstreets ‘ last=”] Drops Opener to Team Durant
Team Durant took care of business against Meanstreets ‘ last=”] 69-52 on the first evening of action at the 16U level. Whitney Young combo guard Marquis Clark Marquis Clark 6'2" | PG Whitney Young | 2026 State IL is among the top on ball guards in the 2026 class in Illinois notched 13 points. New Trier sharp shooter Danny Houlihan Danny Houlihan 6'4" | SF New Trier | 2026 State IL is a plus shot maker from three that scored 9 points. Simeon wing Andre Tyler Andre Tyler 6'4" | SG Simeon | 2026 State IL had 8 points.
15U
Meanstreets ‘ last=”] 15U Falls to Team Herro in Double OT
Meanstreets ‘ last=”] quartet of highly ranked prospects each had their moments in a narrow double OT loss to Team Herro. Whitney Young small forward Howard Williams Howard Williams 6'5" | SF Whitney Young | 2027 IL continues to shine as he had a double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Bolingbrook star 2027 guard Davion Thompson Davion Thompson 6'2" | SG Bolingbrook | 2027 IL dropped 18 points on 7-15 shooting in the game. His running mate in the backcourt Jaxson Davis Jaxson Davis 6'1" | PG Warren | 2027 IL struggled shooting from distance, but still scored 9 points. East Peoria do it all wing Quinton Kitt Quinton Kitt 6'4" | SF East Peoria | 2027 IL had 9 points.
Cleveland Scores 25 in Mac Irvin Fire Loss to PG Elite
The Mac Irvin Fire 15U fell on Friday night to PG Elite from California. Their superstar Kenwood combo guard Devin Cleveland Devin Cleveland 6'2" | PG Kenwood | 2027 IL certainly brought it scoring 25 points in the loss. Lindblom strong and stocky guard Ed Williams had 14 points. St. Francis de Sales standout Michael Woods Michael Woods 6'1" | PG St. Francis De Sales | 2027 IL had 8 points.