4A State Preview: Bottom Half of Bracket
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Continue ReadingPrep Hoops Illinois has you covered with everything you need to know heading into the state playoffs! We breakdown the tournament sectional by sectional! Our next one is 4A Preview: Rich Township, Riverside Brookfield, Addison Trail, and Maine South Sectionals!
Rich Township Sectional
Team to Beat
Homewood Flossmoor comes in as the favorite here. They have been one of the top teams in the state all year long!
Contenders
Marist, Bloom, Rich Township
Sleepers
Joliet West, Lincoln Way East, Romeoville
Top Prospects
Gianni Cobb
Gianni
Cobb
6'0" | PG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor – Columbia)
Bryce Heard
Bryce
Heard
6'6" | SG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2025
State
#86
Nation
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Jayden Tyler
Jayden
Tyler
6'0" | PG
Homewood Flossmoor | 2025
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Stephen Brown
Stephen
Brown
6'7" | PF
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist)
Adoni Vassilakis
Adoni
Vassilakis
6'0" | PG
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist)
Darshan Thomas
Darshan
Thomas
6'6" | SF
Marist | 2024
State
IL
(Marist)
Elijah Lovemore
Elijah
Lovemore
6'2" | PG
Bloom | 2025
State
#344
Nation
IL
(Bloom)
Jamson Coulter
Jamson
Coulter
6'2" | SG
Rich Township | 2026
State
IL
(Rich Township)
Justus McNair
Justus
McNair
6'3" | SG
Joliet West | 2024
State
IL
(Joliet West – Valpo)
Zion Gross
Zion
Gross
6'5" | SG
Joliet West | 2025
State
IL
(Joliet West)
Brent Taylor
Brent
Taylor
6'3" | SG
Lincoln Way East | 2025
State
IL
(Lincoln Way East)
Karson Thomas
Karson
Thomas
6'4" | SF
Lincoln Way East | 2026
State
IL
(Lincoln Way East)
EJ Mosley
EJ
Mosley
6'0" | PG
Romeoville | 2025
State
IL
(Romeoville)
Damion Porter
Damion
Porter
6'4" | SF
Romeoville | 2025
State
IL
(Romeoville)
Mickeis Johnson
Mickeis
Johnson
6'3" | SG
Romeoville | 2026
State
IL
(Romeoville)
Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional
Carson Brownfield
Carson
Brownfield
6'5" | SF
Homewood Flosmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Dominic Pangallo
Dominic
Pangallo
6'4" | SF
Homewood Flossmoor | 2024
State
IL
(Homewood Flossmoor)
Achillies Anderson
Achillies
Anderson
6'4" | SF
Marist | 2025
State
IL
(Marist)
TJ Tate
TJ
Tate
5'7" | PG
Marist | 2026
State
IL
(Marist)
Santana Flowers
Santana
Flowers
6'4" | SF
Bloom | 2024
State
IL
(Bloom)
Jaden Clark
Jaden
Clark
6'5" | SF
Bloom | 2024
State
IL
(Bloom)
Payton Edwards
Payton
Edwards
6'3" | SG
Bloom | 2025
State
IL
(Bloom)
Samar Bures
Samar
Bures
5'9" | PG
Rich Township | 2024
State
IL
(Rich Township)
Drew King
Drew
King
6'10" | C
Joliet West | 2024
State
IL
(Joliet West)
Brendan Sanders
Brendan
Sanders
6'3" | SF
Lincoln Way East | 2025
State
IL
(Lincoln Way East)
BJ Powell
BJ
Powell
6'0" | PG
Lincoln Way East | 2026
State
IL
(Lincoln Way East)
Adam Walker
Adam
Walker
6'11" | C
Romeoville | 2025
State
IL
(Romeoville)
Best Potential Regional Finals
Marist vs Lincoln Way East. This could be a trap game for Marist as they don’t want to overlook a super talented and young LWE squad.
Best Potential Sectional Finals
Homewood Flossmoor vs Marist. The #2 prospect in the 2025 and 2026 classes on the floor in Bryce Heard Bryce Heard 6'6" | SG Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 State #86 Nation IL and Stephen Brown Stephen Brown 6'7" | PF Marist | 2026 State IL .
Toughest Path for Top Team
When you look at the Marist path as the second highest seeded team it is super tough. Thornwood in the first round probably followed by Lincoln Way East, Bloom or Romeoville, then Homewood Flossmoor.
Riverside Brookfield Sectional
Team to Beat
What a loaded sectional! Curie and Kenwood just played for the city title and might have a rematch two weeks later. They are the favorites of this stacked field.
Contenders
Whitney Young, Riverside Brookfield, Simeon
Sleepers
St. Ignatius, Lyons, Lincoln Park, Oak Lawn
Top Prospects
Chris Riddle
Chris
Riddle
6'5" | SF
Kenwood | 2024
State
#204
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – DePaul)
Jaden Smith
Jaden
Smith
6'10" | C
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood – Arizona State)
Aleks Alston
Aleks
Alston
6'9" | PF
Kenwood | 2025
State
#170
Nation
IL
(Kenwood)
Devin Cleveland
Devin
Cleveland
6'2" | PG
Kenwood | 2027
IL
(Kenwood)
Carlos Harris
Carlos
Harris
6'1" | SG
Curie | 2024
State
#283
Nation
IL
(Curie – UIC)
Will Gonzalez
Will
Gonzalez
6'5" | SF
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Curie)
Antonio Munoz
Antonio
Munoz
6'6" | SF
Whitney Young | 2025
State
#194
Nation
IL
(Whitney Young)
Marquis Clark
Marquis
Clark
6'2" | PG
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Howard Williams
Howard
Williams
6'5" | SF
Whitney Young | 2027
IL
(Whitney Young)
Stefan Cicic
Stefan
Cicic
7'0" | C
Riverside Brookfield | 2024
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield)
Cameron Mercer
Cameron
Mercer
6'2" | SG
Riverside Brookfield | 2026
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield)
RJ McKinnie
RJ
McKinnie
6'2" | SG
Simeon | 2024
State
IL
(Simeon)
Andre Tyler
Andre
Tyler
6'4" | SG
Simeon | 2026
State
IL
(Simeon)
Phoenix Gill
Phoenix
Gill
6'3" | SG
St. Ignatius | 2025
State
#72
Nation
IL
(St. Ignatius)
Ahmad Lee
Ahmad
Lee
6'2" | SG
Lincoln Park | 2026
State
IL
(Lincoln Park)
Chayse Turner
Chayse
Turner
6'4" | SF
Lincoln Park | 2025
State
IL
(Lincoln Park)
Donte Montgomery
Donte
Montgomery
6'2" | SG
Oak Lawn | 2025
State
IL
(Oak Lawn)
Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional
Edwon Duling
Edwon
Duling
6'2" | SG
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Calvin Robins Jr
Calvin
Robins Jr
6'5" | PF
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Taevion Collier
Taevion
Collier
6'6" | PF
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Curie)
Christian Brockett
Christian
Brockett
6'2" | SG
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Curie)
Mason Minor
Mason
Minor
6'0" | SG
Curie | 2024
State
IL
(Curie)
Nasir Rankin
Nasir
Rankin
6'2" | SG
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Damajay Richardson
Damajay
Richardson
5'11" | PG
Whitney Young | 2025
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Rico D’Alessandro
Rico
D’Alessandro
6'4" | PF
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Rykan Woo
Rykan
Woo
6'1" | PG
Whitney Young | 2026
State
IL
(Whitney Young)
Steven Brown
Steven
Brown
6'1" | PG
Riverside Brookfield | 2024
State
IL
(Riverside Brookfield)
Lorenzo Shields
Lorenzo
Shields
6'2" | PG
Simeon | 2025
State
IL
(Simeon)
Reggie Ray
Reggie
Ray
6'2" | PG
St. Ignatius | 2024
State
IL
(St. Ignatius)
Liam Taylor
Liam
Taylor
6'7" | PF
Lyons Township | 2024
State
IL
(Lyons – Denison)
Brady Chambers
Brady
Chambers
6'7" | PF
Lyons | 2024
State
IL
(Lyons – Michigan State baseball)
Keyshawn Barfield
Keyshawn
Barfield
6'8" | C
Lincoln Park | 2025
State
IL
(Lincoln Park)
Corey Lee
Corey
Lee
6'2" | PG
Oak Lawn | 2024
State
IL
(Oak Lawn)
Best Potential Regional Finals
St. Ignatius vs Curie. Iggy has been up and down this year, but they have the top junior in the state and in one game anything can happen. They have had magic the last two years in the post season.
Best Potential Sectional Finals
Kenwood vs Curie. Two of best teams in state. Both could win it all.
Toughest Path for Top Team
Let’s go with Kenwood here by a narrow margin. Oak Lawn is a sneaky team in a regional final. Then Riverside Brookfield on their home floor or Simeon who you know would love nothing more than knocking out Kenwood. If they get through that then most likely Curie again.
Addison Trail Sectional
Team to Beat
Lake Park has a star in Camden Cerese Camden Cerese 6'2" | PG Lake Park | 2024 State IL who is on a mission! He wants offers and a trip to Champaign!
Contenders
Glenbard North, York, Batavia
Sleepers
Glenbard West
Top Prospects
Camden Cerese
Camden
Cerese
6'2" | PG
Lake Park | 2024
State
IL
(Lake Park)
AJ Levine
AJ
Levine
6'0" | PG
York | 2024
State
IL
(York – Penn)
Kyle Waltz
Kyle
Waltz
6'7" | SG
York | 2024
State
IL
(York)
Jax Abalos
Jax
Abalos
6'7" | SF
Batavia | 2025
State
IL
(Batavia)
Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional
Braden Richardson
Braden
Richardson
6'4" | PF
York | 2024
State
IL
(York)
CJ Valente
CJ
Valente
6'5" | PF
Batavia | 2024
State
IL
(Batavia)
TJ Williams
TJ
Williams
6'2" | SG
Glenbard West | 2026
State
IL
(Glenbard West)
Best Potential Regional Finals
York vs Glenbard West
Best Potential Sectional Final
Lake Park vs York. Cerese vs Levine!
Toughest Path for Top Team
York would get an always tough Glenbard West in a regional final. Follow that up with Batavia and then Lake Park.
Maine South Sectional
Team to Beat
Loyola and Glenbrook North come in as the top seeds, but in my eyes this is the most wide open sectional in 4A by far. There are 6-7 teams that could come out of it.
Contenders
New Trier, Niles North, Lane Tech, Glenbrook South
Sleepers
OPRF, Evanson
Top Prospects
Sam Lappin
Sam
Lappin
5'10" | PG
Glenbrook North | 2024
State
IL
(Glenbrook North)
Christopher Kirkpatrick
Christopher
Kirkpatrick
6'3" | PG
New Trier | 2026
State
IL
(New Trier)
Colby Smith
Colby
Smith
6'3" | PG
New Trier | 2025
State
IL
(New Trier)
Yaris Irby
Yaris
Irby
5'10" | PG
Niles North | 2025
State
IL
(Niles North)
Reid Olson
Reid
Olson
6'0" | PG
Niles North | 2025
State
IL
(Niles North)
Shaheed Solebo
Shaheed
Solebo
6'4" | SF
Lane Tech | 2024
State
IL
(Lane Tech)
Dalton Scantlebury
Dalton
Scantlebury
6'8" | PF
Lane Tech | 2025
State
IL
(Lane Tech)
Nick Taylor
Nick
Taylor
6'6" | PF
Glenbrook South | 2024
State
IL
(Glenbrook South – Winona State)
Max Johnson
Max
Johnson
5'10" | PG
Oak Park River Forest | 2024
State
IL
(OPRF)
Justin Bowen
Justin
Bowen
6'5" | SF
Lincoln Park | 2025
State
IL
(OPRF)
Under the Radar Players Who Could Impact Sectional
Miles Boland
Miles
Boland
6'3" | SG
Loyola Academy | 2024
State
IL
(Loyola)
Patrick Schaller (Glenbrook North – Northwestern football)
Ian Brown
Ian
Brown
6'5" | SF
New Trier | 2024
State
IL
(New Trier – Carnegie Mellon)
Hunter Gawron
Hunter
Gawron
6'6" | PF
Niles North | 2025
State
IL
(Niles North)
JP Hubbard
JP
Hubbard
6'1" | SG
Glenbrook South | 2024
State
IL
(Glenbrook South)
Alexander Vincent
Alexander
Vincent
6'8" | C
OPRF | 2025
State
IL
(OPRF)
Morgan Brown
Morgan
Brown
6'5" | PF
Evanston | 2024
State
IL
(Evanston)
Brandon Watson
Brandon
Watson
5'9" | PG
Evanston | 2024
State
IL
(Evanston)
Best Potential Regional Finals
Lane vs Glenbrook North at Lane
Best Potential Sectional Finals
In the bracket of mystery lets go with #7 seed Lane Tech vs #5 seed Niles North. Lot of exciting talent would be on the floor.
Toughest Path for Top Team
New Trier