Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Preview
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It is that time of year! We are gearing up for the holiday tournament season! Tournaments all across the state! Over the next few days we will be previewing some of the top events in the state. Here is…
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It is that time of year! We are gearing up for the holiday tournament season! Tournaments all across the state! Over the next few days we will be previewing some of the top events in the state. Here is our Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Preview!
Dates of Event
December 22, 23, 28, 29
Location
Hinsdale Central High School
First Day Schedule
Wednesday, December 22
9:30 AM Stevenson vs Morton
11:00 AM Oak Forest vs Maine South
12:30 PM Homewood Flossmoor vs Willowbrook
2:00 PM St. Rita vs Lincoln Way Central
3:45 PM Marian Catholic vs Richards
5:15 PM Oswego East vs Rockford Auburn
7:00 PM Hinsdale Central vs St. Charles East
8:30 PM DePaul Prep vs Glenbard East
Favorites to Win
This one is pretty open to be honest. Oswego East would probably be the favorite coming in as they are on a roll but have a tough road of potentially Rockford Auburn/Marian Catholic/DePaul Prep/St. Rita. Led by UMSL commit Patrick Robinson Patrick Robinson 6'4" | SG Oswego East | 2022 State IL . Oak Forest is playing some great basketball behind their star Robbie Avila Robbie Avila 6'9" | PF Oak Forest | 2022 State #225 Nation IL . St. Rita has the most talent although it is young. DePaul Prep is always a threat.
Final Four and Championship Picks
Oak Forest
St. Rita
Oswego East (Champion)
DePaul Prep
Sleeper Teams
Homewood Flossmoor
Marian Catholic
Top 5 Overall Prospects
Robbie Avila
Robbie
Avila
6'9" | PF
Oak Forest | 2022
State
#225
Nation
IL
(Oak Forest – 2022 – Indiana St)
James Brown
James
Brown
6'9" | C
Link Academy (from Chicago) | 2024
#66
Nation
MO
(St. Rita – 2024)
Morez Johnson
Morez
Johnson
6'9" | PF
Thornton | 2024
State
#33
Nation
IL
(St. Rita – 2024 – Illinois)
Jaedin Reyna
Jaedin
Reyna
6'0" | PG
Bishop Noll | 2024
State
IN
(St. Rita – 2024)
Dylan Arnett
Dylan
Arnett
6'9" | PF
DePaul Prep | 2022
State
IL
(DePaul Prep – 2022 – UW-Milwaukee)
Best Unsigned Seniors
Eliseo Gonzalez
Eliseo
Gonzalez
6'0" | PG
Morton | 2022
State
IL
(Morton)
Evan Porto
Evan
Porto
6'2" | PG
Stevenson | 2022
State
IL
(Stevenson)
Julian Triffo
Julian
Triffo
6'6"
Maine South | 2022
IL
(Maine South)
Christian Meeks
Christian
Meeks
6'6" | SF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2022
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Marquel Saleek
Marquel
Saleek
5'9" | PG
Willowbrook | 2022
State
IL
(Willowbrook)
Jeremiah Jones
Jeremiah
Jones
6'4" | SG
Marian Catholic | 2022
State
IL
(Marian Catholic)
Devon Oregon
Devon
Oregon
6'0" | PG
Oswego East | 2022
State
IL
(Oswego East)
Trevon Thomas
Trevon
Thomas
6'1" | PG
DePaul Prep | 2022
State
IL
(DePaul Prep)
Prospects Most Looking Forward to Evaluating
Christian Uremovich
Christian
Uremovich
6'5" | PF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Stevenson – 2024)
Lee Marks
Lee
Marks
6'6" | SF
Mt. Carmel | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor – 2024)
Nashawn Holmes
Nashawn
Holmes
6'1" | SG
Corliss | 2022
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor – 2023)
Melvin Bell (St. Rita – 2025)
Kaiden Space
Kaiden
Space
6'2" | SG
St.Rita | 2023
State
IL
(St. Rita – 2023)
James Bullock
James
Bullock
6'7" | PF
Marian Catholic | 2024
State
IL
(Marian Catholic – 2024)
Mekhi Lowery
Mekhi
Lowery
6'5" | SF
Oswego East | 2023
State
IL
(Oswego East – 2023)
Mike Jones
Mike
Jones
6'7" | PF
Chi-Prep | 2025
State
#164
Nation
IL
(Rockford Auburn – 2024)
Payton Kamin
Payton
Kamin
6'7" | SF
Worcester Academy | 2025
State
New E
(DePaul Prep – 2024)
Jonas Johnson (DePaul Prep – 2025)
Website
http://hcholidayclassic.com/
Where to Watch Online
NFHS or Baller TV