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Area Rankings: Southern Illinois Top 15 Prospects

Area Rankings: Southern Illinois Top 15 Prospects
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess September 23, 2022 @ 09:00 AM
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Macaleab Rich
Macaleab Rich 6'5" | SF | 2023
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Jordan Pickett
Jordan Pickett 6'1" | SG | 2023
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Antwan Robinson
Antwan Robinson 6'5" | SF | 2023
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Grant Fridley
Grant Fridley 6'1" | PG | 2023
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Rini Harris
Rini Harris 6'3" | SG | 2024
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Jake Ottensmeier
Jake Ottensmeier 6'1" | SG | 2024
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Kade Lustenberger
Kade Lustenberger 6'5" | SF | 2023
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Jalen Smith
Jalen Smith 6'1" | SG | 2021
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Tyler Franklin
Tyler Franklin 6'6" | PF | 2023
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Caden Hawkins
Caden Hawkins 5'11" | PG | 2023
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Dylan Murphy
Dylan Murphy 6'6" | PF | 2023
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Jaeden Rush
Jaeden Rush 6'0" | PG | 2024
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Jonathan Harrison
Jonathan Harrison 6'6" | PF | 2024
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Cade Altadonna
Cade Altadonna 6'0" | PG | 2023
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops across the country has been doing city or area rankings looking at the top prospects from each area in their state.&nbsp; Time for PHI's unveil.&nbsp; Remember these are prospect rankings not how good they will be in high school this season.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are the southern Illinois prospects.&nbsp; These include prospects that play in the metro east and southern Illinois.&nbsp; So what stands out?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='939073' first='Macaleab' last='Rich'] is the headliner as the only prospect to rank in the top 25 of their class among this group.&nbsp; What programs have multiple players on the list?&nbsp; East St. Louis (3 prospects), O'Fallon (3 prospects), Highland (2 prospects), and Carterville (2 prospects).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Top 15 Southern Illinois Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. [player_tooltip player_id='939073' first='Macaleab' last='Rich'] (East St. Louis – 2023)<br>2. [player_tooltip player_id='939071' first='Jordan' last='Pickett'] (Belleville East – 2023)<br>3. [player_tooltip player_id='1537979' first='Antwan' last='Robinson'] (East St. Louis – 2023)<br>4. [player_tooltip player_id='989273' first='Grant' last='Fridley'] (Trenton-Wesclin – 2023)<br>5. [player_tooltip player_id='1373443' first='Rini' last='Harris'] (O'Fallon – 2024)<br>6. [player_tooltip player_id='1157347' first='Jake' last='Ottensmeier'] (Highland – 2024)<br>7. [player_tooltip player_id='1048391' first='Kade' last='Lustenberger'] (Carterville – 2023)<br>8. Damion Brown (East St. Louis – 2023)<br>9. [player_tooltip player_id='1215303' first='Jalen' last='Smith'] (O'Fallon – 2023)<br>10. [player_tooltip player_id='1476095' first='Tyler' last='Franklin'] (Cobden – 2023)<br>11. [player_tooltip player_id='1113525' first='Caden' last='Hawkins'] (Carterville – 2023)<br>12. [player_tooltip player_id='1231683' first='Dylan' last='Murphy'] (Columbia – 2023)<br>13. [player_tooltip player_id='1157355' first='Jaeden' last='Rush'] (O'Fallon – 2024)<br>14. [player_tooltip player_id='1157354' first='Jonathan' last='Harrison'] (Herrin– 2024)<br>15. [player_tooltip player_id='939049' first='Cade' last='Altadonna'] (Highland – 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Prep Hoops across the country has been doing city or area rankings looking at the top prospects from each area in their state.  Time for PHI's unveil.  Remember these are prospect rankings not how good they will be in high school this season. 

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