Updated 2028 Illinois Rankings
Prep Hoops Staff
In this article:
Prep Hoops Illinois has updated our 2028 Prospect Rankings! The list now stands at 135 total prospects ranked, ranging from a top three of
Brady Pettigrew
Brady
Pettigrew
6'3" | SG
Bolingbrook | 2028
State
#23
Nation
IL
,
Cole Kelly
Cole
Kelly
6'6" | SF
Neuqua Valley | 2028
State
#14
Nation
IL
, and
Amarion Smith-Holley
Amarion
Smith-Holley
6'0" | PG
Peoria (Richwoods) | 2028
State
#33
Nation
IL
, all the way down to small college recruits!
Since our last update, our team of scouts has continued gathering new insights on this crop of players by keeping tabs on players throughout the last few months. Remember this is still EXTREMELY early in the process. This is also a PROSPECT ranking not what they are right at this moment.
Brady
Pettigrew
6'3" | SG
Bolingbrook | 2028
State
#23
Nation
IL
,
Cole Kelly
Cole
Kelly
6'6" | SF
Neuqua Valley | 2028
State
#14
Nation
IL
, and
Amarion Smith-Holley
Amarion
Smith-Holley
6'0" | PG
Peoria (Richwoods) | 2028
State
#33
Nation
IL
, all the way down to small college recruits!
Since our last update, our team of scouts has continued gathering new insights on this crop of players by keeping tabs on players throughout the last few months. Remember this is still EXTREMELY early in the process. This is also a PROSPECT ranking not what they are right at this moment.
Click here to view the updated 2028 Illinois Rankings!
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Brady Pettigrew
Brady
Pettigrew
6'3" | SG
Bolingbrook | 2028
State
#23
Nation
IL
| SG | Bolingbrook
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Cole Kelly
Cole
Kelly
6'6" | SF
Neuqua Valley | 2028
State
#14
Nation
IL
| SF | Neuqua Valley
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Amarion Smith-Holley
Amarion
Smith-Holley
6'0" | PG
Peoria (Richwoods) | 2028
State
#33
Nation
IL
| PG | Peoria Richwoods
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Ethan Vahl
Ethan
Vahl
6'2" | SG
Oswego | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Oswego -
Braydon Porter
Braydon
Porter
6'3" | SF
Yorkville | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Yorkville -
Amari Williams
Amari
Williams
IL
| C | Shepard -
Amir Beasley
Amir
Beasley
6'7" | PF/SF
Danville | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Danville -
Chase Kasten
Chase
Kasten
6'5" | SF
Normal Community | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Normal Community -
Joey Jakstys
Joey
Jakstys
6'7" | SF
Yorkville | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Yorkville -
Darrius Hawkins
Darrius
Hawkins
5'10" | PG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Homewood Flossmoor -
Terrence Davis
Terrence
Davis
6'2" | SG
Libertyville | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Libertyville -
Ben Ojala
Ben
Ojala
6'1" | PG
Evanston | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Evanston -
Amir Tucker
Amir
Tucker
6'0" | PG
St. Ignatius | 2028
State
IL
| PG | St. Ignatius -
Grant Smith
Grant
Smith
6'6" | SF
Lyons | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Lyons -
Alvin Robinson
Alvin
Robinson
6'3" | SG
Lincoln Park | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Lincoln Park -
Brady Jones
Brady
Jones
6'5" | SF
Metamora | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Metamora -
John Brown IV
John
Brown IV
6'6" | PF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Homewood Flossmoor -
Archie Goewey
Archie
Goewey
6'3" | SF
Centralia | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Centralia -
CJ Pittman
CJ
Pittman
5'11" | PG
Walter Payton | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Walter Payton -
JJ Gwaltney
JJ
Gwaltney
IL
| SF | Herrin -
Blake Choice
Blake
Choice
6'3" | PG
DePaul Prep | 2028
State
IL
| PG | DePaul Prep -
Roosevelt Thomas
Roosevelt
Thomas
6'3" | SG
De La Salle | 2028
State
IL
| SG | De La Salle -
Deandre Higgs
Deandre
Higgs
6'3" | SF
Thornton | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Thornton -
Ryan Morgan
Ryan
Morgan
6'6" | PF
Crystal Lake (South) | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Crystal Lake South -
Cole Jansons
Cole
Jansons
6'11" | C/PF
Oswego | 2028
State
IL
| C | Oswego -
Daniel Salkauskas
Daniel
Salkauskas
6'6" | PF
Brother Rice | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Brother Rice -
John Morgan
John
Morgan
6'7" | PF
Crystal Lake (South) | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Crystal Lake South -
Kelechi Enyia
Kelechi
Enyia
6'1" | SG
Providence Catholic | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Providence Catholic -
Noah Corro
Noah
Corro
6'1" | PG
St. Laurence | 2028
State
IL
| PG | St. Laurence -
Eze Nwagwu
Eze
Nwagwu
5'9" | PG
St. Rita | 2028
State
IL
| PG | St. Rita -
Kayden Turner
Kayden
Turner
6'3" | SG
Peoria | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Peoria -
Durant Stokes
Durant
Stokes
6'3" | SF
Rockford Jefferson | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Rockford Jefferson -
Kyler Payne
Kyler
Payne
6'5" | PF
Waubonsie Valley | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Waubonsie Valley -
Solomon Morrison
Solomon
Morrison
6'4" | SF
Metea Valley | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Metea Valley -
Troy Ford
Troy
Ford
6'4" | PF
Rockford Auburn | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Rockford Auburn -
Sincere Williams
Sincere
Williams
6'7" | C
Metea Valley | 2028
State
IL
| C | Metea Valley - DJ Caldwell | SG | St. Ignatius
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Elijah Shim
Elijah
Shim
6'6" | PF
Lindblom | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Lindblom -
Bryant Beck
Bryant
Beck
6'5" | PF
Winnebago | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Winnebago - Brandon Otten Brandon Otten 6'4" | CG Benet Academy | 2027 IL | SF | Benet
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KT Thomas
KT
Thomas
6'3" | SF
Decatur MacArthur | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Decatur MacArthur -
Lucas Thompson
Lucas
Thompson
6'5" | SF
Triad | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Triad -
Anfernee Moore
Anfernee
Moore
6'3" | SF
Peoria (Richwoods) | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Peoria Richwoods -
Ryder Wettig
Ryder
Wettig
6'4" | SF
Trico | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Trico -
Harper Lustenberger
Harper
Lustenberger
6'3" | PG/SF
Carterville | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Carterville -
Nigel Moore
Nigel
Moore
5'11" | PG/SG
Peoria Central | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Peoria Central - Da'Quinn Hill | PG | Rockford Jefferson
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Tommy Hills
Tommy
Hills
6'3" | SG
Barrington | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Barrington -
William Lehman
William
Lehman
6'3" | SG/SF
Carbondale (H.S.) | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Carbondale -
Malik Horton
Malik
Horton
5'10" | PG
Curie | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Curie -
Marshaun Thornton
Marshaun
Thornton
6'3" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Mt. Carmel -
Vinny Corrado
Vinny
Corrado
6'7" | C
St. Viator | 2028
State
IL
| C | St. Viator - Alijah Johnson Alijah Johnson 6'1" | PG Richwoods | 2028 State IL | C | Oswego east
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Jeremiah Weatherford
Jeremiah
Weatherford
6'0" | SG
Rich Township | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Rich Township -
Orlando Edwards Jr.
Orlando
Edwards Jr.
5'10" | PG
Peoria | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Peoria -
Wyatt Schrage
Wyatt
Schrage
6'5" | PF
Breese (Central) | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Breese Central -
DJ Hayes
DJ
Hayes
5'10" | PG
Sparta | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Sparta -
Kai Harvey
Kai
Harvey
6'1" | SG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Homewood Flossmoor - Max Lustenberger | PG | Carterville
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Jaivyn Richardson
Jaivyn
Richardson
5'5" | PG
Whitney Young | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Whitney Young -
Josiah Hall
Josiah
Hall
6'3" | SG
St. Ignatius | 2028
State
IL
| SG | St. Ignatius -
Angelo Adams
Angelo
Adams
5'6" | PG
St Rita | 2028
State
IL
| PG | St Rita -
Bonheur Balita
Bonheur
Balita
6'3" | SF
Lycée Français de Chicago | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Lycee Francais De Chicago -
Kendall Howell
Kendall
Howell
6'2" | SG
Decatur MacArthur | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Decatur MacArthur -
Davuan Bates
Davuan
Bates
5'10" | PG
De La Salle | 2028
State
IL
| PG | De La Salle -
Sean Souter
Sean
Souter
5'10" | PG
Walter Payton | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Walter Payton -
Lester Watson
Lester
Watson
5'11" | PG
Thornwood | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Thornwood -
Mekhi Young
Mekhi
Young
5'11" | PG
Thornwood | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Thornwood -
Elijah Willoughby
Elijah
Willoughby
6'5" | C
St. Ignatius College Prep | 2028
State
IL
| C | St. Ignatius College Prep -
Aaron Ziga
Aaron
Ziga
6'1" | PG
DeKalb | 2028
State
IL
| PG | DeKalb -
Josiah Stokes
Josiah
Stokes
5'10" | PG
Morton | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Morton -
Luke Lettvin
Luke
Lettvin
6'0" | PG
Niles (Notre Dame) | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Niles Notre Dame -
Jacob Only
Jacob
Only
6'0" | PG
St. Viator | 2028
State
IL
| PG | St. Viator -
Maddis Fearn
Maddis
Fearn
5'10" | PG
Mascoutah | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Mascoutah -
Kenny Bratton
Kenny
Bratton
6'2" | SF
Centralia | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Centralia -
Jared Van Donselaar
Jared
Van Donselaar
6'7" | PF
Grayslake (North) | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Grayslake North -
Cesaire Bile
Cesaire
Bile
6'3" | SF
Galesburg | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Galesburg -
Noah Tink
Noah
Tink
6'2" | SG
Wheaton Academy | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Wheaton Academy - Omer Gabela Omer Gabela 6'6" | PF Lake Forest Academy | 2028 State IL | PF | Lake Forest Academy
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Ayden Foley
Ayden
Foley
6'6" | PF
Okawville | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Okawville -
Sincere Embrey
Sincere
Embrey
6'4" | SF
Belvidere | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Belvidere -
Owen Towne
Owen
Towne
6'1" | SG
OPRF | 2028
State
IL
| SG | OPRF - Jacob Jones Jacob Jones IL | SG | Marist
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Kyron King-Warr
Kyron
King-Warr
5'10" | PG
Bloomington | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Bloomington -
Cole Christian
Cole
Christian
6'4" | PF
Lane Tech | 2028
State
IL
| PF | Lane Tech -
Amir Green
Amir
Green
6'4" | SF
Curie | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Curie -
Bradey Diehl
Bradey
Diehl
6'4" | SF
Christ Our Rock Lutheran | 2028
State
IL
| SF | Christ Our Rock Lutheran - Halil Pekovic Halil Pekovic 6'3" | SG Rolling Meadows | 2028 State IL | SG | Rolling Meadows
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Terell Purnell
Terell
Purnell
6'2" | SF
West Aurora | 2028
State
IL
| SF | West Aurora -
Jack Fabian
Jack
Fabian
6'2" | SG
Benet Academy | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Benet Academy -
Charlie Yellen
Charlie
Yellen
6'1" | SG
Deerfield | 2028
State
IL
| SG | Deerfield -
Edwin Karnauchovas
Edwin
Karnauchovas
6'0" | PG
Buffalo Grove | 2028
State
IL
| PG | Buffalo Grove -
Jeremiah Toney
Jeremiah
Toney
5'10" | PG
St. Laurence | 2028
State
IL
| PG | St. Laurance -
Kyrie Hart
Kyrie
Hart
6'1" | SG
St Teresa | 2028
State
IL
| SG | St Teresa
