Rising Seniors Who Starred at The Tune Up Illinois

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>***Use Code “ScottyB30” for 30% off your subscription***</em><br><br>At The Tune Up: Illinois our PHI staff was diving into prospects across all classes.&nbsp; Here I examine the best performances I saw in the 2027 class!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2832362' first='Orville' last='Cross Jr']. (All-In Athletics Denard)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cross continues to emerge in the 2027 class.&nbsp; The power forward who is now at De La Salle has a lot of intriguing tools as a powerful and athletic undersized post at about 6'5”.&nbsp; Opened the game we saw with an explosive dunk which caught our attention from the jump.&nbsp; Rim runner, skilled post moves, and stretched for a three.&nbsp; Finished out of the dunker spot along with getting on the offensive glass for second chance points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3669950' first='Collin' last='Tobin'] (All-In Athletics Denard)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tobin elevated his stock in a massive way over the last four weeks.&nbsp; It started at the first high school live period and continued through The Tune Up.&nbsp; Powerfully built two guard that is a flame thrower with an excellent pull up game as he drained them consistently creating his shot off the bounce.&nbsp; Physical getting to the rack with his handle on straight line takes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2632014' first='Boti' last='Szabo-Zsamba'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2078374' first='Full' last='Package'] Reyes)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Szabo-Zsamba is among the more intriguing potential Ivy League or D2 posts in the 2027 class.&nbsp; Massive frame with legit size and good length.&nbsp; Lefty has great hands around the cup catching passes on the move along with being the best sealer we have seen in a while on the low block.&nbsp; Understands the little parts of the game.&nbsp; Rebounds well in his area and gets on the offensive glass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2125614' first='Dino' last='Giannini'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2078374' first='Full' last='Package'] McCormick)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big weekend for Giannini as he first popped on our radar the previous weekend with a big scoring game and did it again when we saw him in Romeoville as he scored 35 points leading his team to a win.&nbsp; Plus plus shooter that poured in a ton of three pointers in the game against AIA.&nbsp; Scrappy guard that despite his big scoring game still drove his team as a distributor as well making sound decisions in the half court with crisp dishes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Brzeniak ([program_tooltip program_id='2622592' first='Flight' last='Athletics'])</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brzeniak shot the heck out of the basketball in the game we saw.&nbsp; The Lincoln Way Central small forward is a plus three point shooter with size at 6'6”.&nbsp; Ball comes out of his hand so easy and consistently knocked down shots in bunches in the game we saw Flight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3658680' first='Cooper' last='Kopp'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYCL)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Koop went off for a massive showing against [program_tooltip program_id='2075515' first='Hoops' last='4 Health'] scoring 24 points.&nbsp; Athletic wing that was in attack mode from the beginning of the game and continued throughout.&nbsp; Won on straight line takes consistently, got loose in transition playing above the rim, and shot it well from three as the game went along both spotting up and popping on his own off the bounce.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2532321' first='Elijah' last='Bell'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYCL)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bell is a Marian Central Catholic product who impressed in the spring with [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='Meanstreets' last=''] EYCL and was at it again especially in the second half.&nbsp; Guard has contibued to add strength in his upper body throughout his career which has allowed him to be impactful posting up weaker defenders for scores along with slashing for spin moves in the paint.&nbsp; Solid passer that is a scorer first.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839877' first='Elton' last='Jaegerskog'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2075515' first='Hoops' last='4 Health'])</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaegerskog is a super consistent prospect that has really impressed us over the last month.&nbsp; Combo forward who brings a nice combination of toughness, skill, and athleticism to the table.&nbsp; Quality three point shooter off the catch with a clean stroke.&nbsp; Can push it in the open floor along with decking it in the half court on straight line takes finishing well through contact.&nbsp; Rebounds well for his position and brings defensive versatility.&nbsp; Went for 18 points in the game we saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->