Western Suburbs Loaded with Great Thanksgiving Tournaments

We are so close to the start of Thanksgiving Tournaments across the state of Illinois!  Here is a look at some of the best west suburbs tournaments to attend!   Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South   Teams Downers Grove North Downers Grove South Hinsdale Central Lincoln Park Lincoln Way East Lyons Maine South Metea Valley Proviso East Unity Christian Waubonsie Valley   Storylines   More of a shootout type event with a ton of games at DGN and DGS.  Lincoln Park has a ton of buzz coming into the season as the city team to beat.  They get a test against a solid group of suburb squads.  Waubonsie Valley lost their two stars but have a lot of young talent returning.  Lyons is a team that we expect to make a massive jump!   Names to Know   [player_tooltip player_id='2323275' first='Adam' last='Flowers'] (Downers Grove South), [player_tooltip player_id='2617411' first='Kaleb' last='Istvanik'] (Downers Grove South), [player_tooltip player_id='2750033' first='Colin' last='Doyle'] (Downers Grove North), [player_tooltip player_id='2408504' first='Cole' last='Bero'] (Hinsdale Central), [player_tooltip player_id='2105399' first='Ahmad' last='Lee'] (Lincoln Park), [player_tooltip player_id='2439327' first='Jalil' last='Amous'] (Lincoln Park), [player_tooltip player_id='2542413' first='Alvin' last='Robinson'] (Lincoln Park), [player_tooltip player_id='2532254' first='Jaymon' last='Hornsby'] (Lincoln Way East), [player_tooltip player_id='2724366' first='Jonathan' last='Aluyi'] (Lincoln Way East), [player_tooltip player_id='2538631' first='Grant' last='Smith'] (Lyons), [player_tooltip player_id='2839879' first='Timmy' last='Sloan'] (Lyons), [player_tooltip player_id='2399391' first='Owen' last='Carroll'] (Lyons), Panayiotis Sotos (Maine South), [player_tooltip player_id='2334404' first='Tre' last='Watkins'] (Metea Valley), [player_tooltip player_id='2819731' first='Solomon' last='Morrison'] (Metea Valley), [player_tooltip player_id='2842584' first='Sincere' last='Williams'] (Metea Valley), [player_tooltip player_id='2125659' first='Kristopher' last='Mporokoso'] (Waubonsie Valley), [player_tooltip player_id='1874669' first='Aidan' last='Lee'] (Waubonsie Valley)   Best Games   Lincoln Park vs Hinsdale Central Waubonsie Valley vs Lyons Maine South vs Downers Grove North Downers Grove South vs Hinsdale Central Metea Valley vs Lincoln Park         Glenbard West Tournament   Teams Glenbard East Glenbard North Glenbard South Glenbard West   Storylines   Fun round robin even between the four Glenbard schools.  Glenbard North has the most talent with a pair of top 20 juniors and a sharp shooting senior.  Glenbard East has the best player in [player_tooltip player_id='2839863' first='Michael' last='Nee'].  You know that Glenbard West will bring it on their home floor with the most underrecruited senior in the state in Josh Abushunab.   Names to Know   [player_tooltip player_id='2839863' first='Michael' last='Nee'] (Glenbard East), [player_tooltip player_id='2411580' first='Jacob' last='Marynowski'] (Glenbard East), [player_tooltip player_id='2553564' first='Adam' last='Schwarz'] (Glenbard East), Josh Abushunab (Glenbard West), [player_tooltip player_id='2404186' first='Matt' last='Welch'] (Glenbard North), [player_tooltip player_id='2125660' first='Lamari' last='Carpenter'] (Glenbard North), [player_tooltip player_id='2455373' first='Oturo' last='Redento'] (Glenbard North), [player_tooltip player_id='2125682' first='Sean' last='Reese'] (Glenbard South) Pick to Win   Glenbard North           Hoops 4 Healing (Oswego and Oswego East)   Teams Butler Guilford Neuqua Valley Oswego Oswego East West Aurora Storylines   This has been a sneaky favorite of mine for a while.  Might be the most star power at any event.  Features four players ranked in the top 5 of their classes in [player_tooltip player_id='2531981' first='Cole' last='Kelly'], [player_tooltip player_id='2125627' first='Ethan' last='Vahl'], [player_tooltip player_id='1552438' first='Mason' last='Lockett IV'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2125687' first='Travis' last='Brown'].   Names to Know   [player_tooltip player_id='2734476' first='Brandon' last='Chatman'] (Rockford Guilford), [player_tooltip player_id='2531981' first='Cole' last='Kelly'] (Neuqua Valley), [player_tooltip player_id='2839878' first='Mason' last='Martin'] (Neuqua Valley), [player_tooltip player_id='2125627' first='Ethan' last='Vahl'] (Oswego), [player_tooltip player_id='2393606' first='Cole' last='Jansons'] (Oswego), [player_tooltip player_id='1552438' first='Mason' last='Lockett IV'] (Oswego East), [player_tooltip player_id='2125619' first='Dshaun' last='Bolden'] (Oswego East), [player_tooltip player_id='2125687' first='Travis' last='Brown'] (West Aurora), [player_tooltip player_id='2217958' first='Drew' last='Lundberg'] (West Aurora)   Pick to Win   Oswego East           Riverside Brookfield   Teams Brother Rice Joliet West Thornwood Zion Benton Fenwick Golder Hinsdale South Riverside Brookfield   Storylines   Quality depth in this field.  Tons of small college seniors for coaches to check out.  Looking forward to the high school debut of the Salkauskas brothers at Brother Rice.  See how the Thornwood sophomore backcourt looks.  Can RB win it on their home floor with senior star [player_tooltip player_id='2105396' first='Cameron' last='Mercer']?   Names to Know   [player_tooltip player_id='2823126' first='Joseph' last='Niego'] (Brother Rice), [player_tooltip player_id='2832910' first='Zach' last='Grabowski'] (Brother Rice), [player_tooltip player_id='2455406' first='Kevinas' last='Salkauskas'] (Brother Rice), [player_tooltip player_id='2632084' first='Daniel' last='Salkauskas'] (Brother Rice), [player_tooltip player_id='2323265' first='Aamir' last='Shannon'] (Joliet West), [player_tooltip player_id='2821689' first='Kendall' last='Bosby'] (Joliet West), [player_tooltip player_id='2877539' first='Lester' last='Watson'] (Thornwood), [player_tooltip player_id='2879381' first='Mekhi' last='Young'] (Thornwood), [player_tooltip player_id='2397705' first='Noah' last='Therapos'] (Hinsdale South), [player_tooltip player_id='2105396' first='Cameron' last='Mercer'] (Riverside Brookfield), [player_tooltip player_id='2415527' first='Colin' last='Cimino'] (Riverside Brookfield), [player_tooltip player_id='2839941' first='Noah' last='Van Tholen'] (Riverside Brookfield)   Pick to Win   Riverside Brookfield over Brother Rice

We are so close to the start of Thanksgiving Tournaments across the state of Illinois! Here is a look at some of the best west suburbs tournaments to attend!