Windy City War: Illinois 2026 New Names

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Windy City War featured some of the premier teams from Illinois and the Midwest.&nbsp; Prep Hoops had tons of coverage from the event.&nbsp; We continue to dive into it here in <strong>Windy City War: Illinois 2026 New Names!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2830800' first='Tony' last='Salemi'] (CBG 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Salemi is a combo guard from Wauconda that popped in their opening game at the event.&nbsp; The 6'0” guard poured in mid-range jumpers for days along with stretching to three for one triple.&nbsp; Competed on the defensive end and threw down a nasty off hand dunk that took many by surprise.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2399378' first='Mason' last='Moore'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2075386' first='Chicago' last='Lockdown'] 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moore caught our attention while playing on the court next to a game we were watching.&nbsp; He is a 6'6” well built four man that impacts with his strength on the glass and blocking shots defensively.&nbsp; The athleticism really popped.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839866' first='Cason' last='Newton'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Really liked what we saw out of Newton over the weekend.&nbsp; This 6'0” point guard from Byron displayed good passing feel in the half court getting his teammates involved.&nbsp; Toughness and ability to finish in the lane.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2398374' first='Phoenix' last='Jones'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2078408' first='Team' last='Rose'] 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones is a 6'3” strong bodied shooting guard from Plainfield Central that flashed for [program_tooltip program_id='2078408' first='Team' last='Rose'].&nbsp; Liked what he brought off the bounce getting buckets in the lane along with pouring in baseline jumpers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2829810' first='Miles' last='Burnison'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2075386' first='Chicago' last='Lockdown'] 17U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burnison caught our attention with his perimeter shot making.&nbsp; Thick bodied wing that can really shoot it from deep as he made multiple threes in the game we saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->