Kevin Brown TOC Preview

The Kevin Brown Tournament of Champions is one of the best kick off events of the season annually.  Shawn Powell and the Washington High School staff do a tremendous job with this event year in and year out bringing in top national talent along with local teams.  Below are some of the top prospects to watch both nationally and from the state of Illinois

When: November 26-30
Where: Washington High School in Washington, Illinois

From an Illinois standpoint the teams include Metamora, Dekalb, Romeoville, Washington, Peoria Christian, Morton, Benet, and more.  Metamora has a duo of senior D1 commits in Matthew Zobrist Matthew Zobrist 6'5" | SG Metamora | 2025 State IL (Bradley) and Jonah Funk Jonah Funk 6'9" | C Metamora | 2025 State IL (South Dakota).  Dekalb features senior sharp shooter and D2 signee Sean Reynolds Sean Reynolds 6'1" | SG Dekalb | 2025 State IL (D’Youville) and elite football prospect Davon Grant Davon Grant 6'5" | PF Dekalb | 2026 State IL .  Romeoville has Damion Porter Damion Porter 6'3" | SF Romeoville | 2025 State IL who has his stock on the rise heading into the season along with transfer Jamarri Fears Jamarri Fears 5'9" | PG Romeoville | 2027 State IL .  Morton has Wes Gudeman Wes Gudeman 6'3" | SF Morton | 2025 State IL .  Benet is stacked with a ton of high level prospects including SIU commit Daniel Pauliukonis and Truman State signee Blake Fagbemi Blake Fagbemi 5'10" | PG Benet | 2025 State IL in addition to younger standouts including Colin Stack Colin Stack 7'0" | C Benet | 2026 State IL , and Jayden Wright Jayden Wright 5'11" | PG Benet | 2026 State IL .

The premier prospect in the event is Brandon McCoy.  He is either the #1 or #2 nationally ranked prospect in the 2026 class.  The St. John Bosco product teams up with Harvard commit Elzie Harrington and fellow 2026 five star Christian Collins.  Other national headliners to see include Nigel Walls (St. Francis Episcopal – SMU), Joshua Leonard (Florence), Isaiah Medina (Gibbs – DePaul), Trey Williams Trey Williams 6'0" | PG Loyola Academy | 2026 State IL (Vashon – Missouri State), Gavin Gores (Cumberland – Wyoming), Sheek Pearson (John Burroughs), Tristian Reed (John Burroughs), Dooney Johnson (Juneau), Zyree Collins (St. Mary’s), and many many more!

Schedule

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26th

4:15 PM         Cumberland  v.  Piasa Southwestern
5:45 PM         Metamora  v.  DeKalb
7:15 PM         Romeoville  v. Washington
8:45 PM         Peoria Notre Dame  v.  Washington (Girls)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th

9:45 AM         DeKalb  v.  The Paideia School
11:15 AM        Peoria Christian  v.  Cumberland
12:45 PM       St. Francis Episcopal  v.  Romeoville
2:15 PM         Archbishop Hannan  v.  St. Mary’s South Side
4:00 PM         Crispus Attucks  v.  John Burroughs 
5:30 PM         St. John Bosco  v.  Metamora
7:00 PM         Washington  v.  Florence Wilson
8:30 PM         La Mirada  v.  Morton

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28th

4:00 PM         Florence Wilson  v.  St. Francis Episcopal
5:30 PM         Milwaukee Juneau  v.  Detroit Renaissance
7:00 PM         St. Petersburg Gibbs  v.  St. Louis Vashon
8:30 PM         The Paideia School  v.  St. John Bosco

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th

9:00 AM         St. Mary’s South Side  v.  Milwaukee Juneau
10:30 AM       Romeoville  v.  Florence Wilson
12:00 PM       St. Louis Vashon  v.  La Mirada
1:30 PM         St. John Bosco  v.  DeKalb
3:15 PM         Detroit Renaissance  v.  Archibishop Hannan 
4:45 PM         Gary West Side  v.  Benet Academy
6:15 PM         Morton  v.  St. Petersburg Gibbs
7:45 PM         St. Francis Episcopal  v.  Washington
9:15 PM         Metamora  v.  The Paideia School

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH

9:00 AM         WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL (TBD)
10:30 AM       GRAY RIBBON SHOWDOWN (TBD)
12:00 PM       WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL (TBD)
1:30 PM         NATIONAL CLASSIC (TBD)
3:00 PM         GRAY RIBBON SHOWDOWN CHAMPIONSHIP (TBD)
4:30 PM         NATIONAL CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP (TBD)
6:00 PM         WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL (TBD)
7:30 PM         WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL (TBD) WASHINGTON GAME

*NOTE- SATURDAY MATCHUPS ARE SET, ONLY THE GAME TIMES ARE TO BE DETERMINED REGARDING THESE TWO TOURNAMENTS

GRAY RIBBON SHOWDOWN MATCHUPS/SATURDAY

Archbishop Hannan  v.  Milwaukee Juneau
Detroit Renaissance  v.  St. Mary’s South Side

NATIONAL CLASSIC MATCHUPS/SATURDAY

St. Louis Vashon  v.  Morton
St. Petersburg Gibbs  v.  La Mirada