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<p>What players from the state of Illinois are in the NCAA Tournament? Here is a list of how former Illinois prep prospects performed in their first game of the Big Dance!</p>
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<p><strong>Tuesday (First Four)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Scottie Ebube (Mundelein – NC State)</strong></p>
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<p>1 rebound in 4 min in loss to Texas<br><br><strong>Calvin Robins Jr (Kenwood – Howard)</strong></p>
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<p>0 points in 5 min in win over UMBC</p>
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<p><strong>Wednesday (First Four)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Boopie Miller (Morgan Park – SMU)</strong></p>
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<p>15 points (6-17 FG) (3-6 3PT) and 5 assists in loss to Miami (OH)</p>
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<p><strong>Hank Alvey (Illini Bluffs – Lehigh)</strong></p>
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<p>23 points (8-13 FG) (7-11 FG), 15 rebounds, 3 assists in 36 min in loss to Prairie View A&M</p>
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<p><strong>Thursday (1<sup>st</sup> Round)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Brock Harding (Moline – TCU)</strong></p>
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<p>8 points (3-8 FG) (2-6 3PT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists in win vs Ohio State</p>
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<p><strong>Sam Hoiberg (Hinsdale Central – Nebraska)</strong></p>
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<p>4 points (2-4 FG), 9 rebounds, and 4 assists in win vs Troy</p>
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<p><strong>Damari Wheeler-Thomas (Larkin – North Dakota State)</strong></p>
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<p>16 points (5-11 FG) (2-6 3PT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists in loss vs Michigan State</p>
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<p><strong>Jeremy Fears (Joliet West – Michigan State)</strong></p>
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<p>7 points (2-6 FG) (1-2 3PT) and 11 assists in win vs North Dakota State</p>
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<p><strong>Morez Johnson (Thornton – Michigan)</strong></p>
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<p>21 points (8-8 FG) (1-1 3PT), 10 rebounds in win vs Howard</p>
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<p><strong>Nimari Burnett (Morgan Park – Michigan)</strong></p>
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<p>15 points (5-6 FG) (3-4 3PT), 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in win vs Howard</p>
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<p><strong>Calvin Robins Jr (Kenwood – Howard)</strong></p>
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<p>1 rebound in loss vs Michigan</p>
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<p><strong>Rashaun Agee (Bogan - Texas A&M)</strong></p>
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<p>22 points (7-11 FG) (3-5 3PT), 9 rebounds, and 3 assists in win vs St. Mary's</p>
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<p><strong>AJ Levine (York – Penn)</strong></p>
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<p>5 points (2-10 FG) (1-7 3PT), 4 assists, and 3 rebounds in loss vs Illinois</p>
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<p><strong>Nikas Polonowski (Lyons – Penn)</strong></p>
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<p>5 points (2-4 FG) and 3 rebounds in loss vs Illinois</p>
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<p><strong>Dalton Scantlebury (Lane Tech – Penn)</strong></p>
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<p>4 points (2-2 FG) and 3 rebounds in loss vs Illinois</p>
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<p><strong>AJ Redd (St. Ignatius – Illinois)</strong></p>
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<p>2 points and 1 rebound in win vs Penn</p>
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<p><strong>Robbie Avila (Oak Forest – St. Louis)</strong></p>
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<p>12 points (4-6 FG), 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in win vs Georgia</p>
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<p><strong>Quentin Jones (Marian Catholic – St. Louis)</strong></p>
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<p>9 points (4-10 FG), 4 rebounds, and 5 assists in win vs Georgia</p>
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<p><strong>Adam Miller (Morgan Park – Gonzaga)</strong></p>
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<p>2 points (1-3 FG) and 1 rebound in win vs Kennesaw State<br><br></p>
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<p><strong>Friday (1<sup>st</sup> Round)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Tavari Johnson (Lyons – Akron)</strong></p>
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<p>8 points (2-10 FG) and 6 assists in loss vs Texas Tech</p>
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<p><strong>Sam Lewis (Simeon – Virginia)</strong></p>
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<p>12 points (4-9 FG), 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in win vs Wright State</p>
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<p><strong>Cooper Koch (Peoria Notre Dame – Iowa)</strong></p>
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<p>8 points (1-3 FG) and 4 rebounds in win vs Clemson</p>
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<p><strong>Ben Schwieger (Waubonsie Valley – Northern Iowa)</strong></p>
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<p>2 points (1-4 FG) and 8 rebounds in loss vs St. John's</p>
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<p><strong>Bryce Hopkins (Fenwick – St. John's)</strong></p>
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<p>13 points (5-9 FG) (2-3 3PT) and 6 rebounds in win vs Northern Iowa</p>
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<p><strong>Asa Thomas (Lake Forest - Furman)</strong></p>
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<p>0 points (0-4 3PT) and 1 rebound in loss to UConn</p>
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<p><strong>Ben Vander Wal (Timothy Christian – Furman)</strong></p>
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<p>4 points (1-1 FG), 4 rebounds, and 5 assists in loss to UConn</p>
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<p><strong>Alec Millender (St. Rita – UConn)</strong></p>
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<p>2 points (1-1 FG) and 1 rebound in win over Furman</p>
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What players from the state of Illinois are in the NCAA Tournament? Here is a list of how former Illinois prep prospects performed in their first game of the Big Dance!
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