Team Rose Shootout Preview

Scott Burgess December 9, 2025 @ 12:00 PM

The [program_tooltip program_id='2078408' first='Team' last='Rose'] Shootout is one of the best two days of basketball all year.  At Mt. Carmel High School there will be 14 games over two days this upcoming weekend.   Among the 2026 class there are 25 top 100 seniors in the event.  That includes 11 of the top 25 overall led by Kankakee's [player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'], Oswego East's [player_tooltip player_id='1552438' first='Mason' last='Lockett IV'] (DePaul commit), and DePaul Prep's [player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] (Toledo) who are in the top 5.  In the junior class there are 13 top 50 prospects with the headliners being [player_tooltip player_id='2323622' first='Damari' last='Stephens'] (Kenwood) and [player_tooltip player_id='2125619' first='Dshaun' last='Bolden'] (Oswego East).  The sophomore group has 9 top 50 prospects with guards [player_tooltip player_id='2531970' first='Ben' last='Ojala'] (Evanston), [player_tooltip player_id='2531979' first='CJ' last='Pittman'] (Payton), [player_tooltip player_id='2532014' first='Logan' last='Brown'] (St. Laurence), and [player_tooltip player_id='2842573' first='Blake' last='Choice'] (DePaul Prep).  There is a loaded group of freshman that will be playing including [player_tooltip player_id='2915584' first='DK' last='Heard'] (Mt. Carmel), [player_tooltip player_id='2767906' first='Ronald' last='Johnson'] (Mt. Carmel), [player_tooltip player_id='2964028' first='Elon' last='Henderson'] (Leo), [player_tooltip player_id='2918205' first='Keiwon' last='Gulley'] (Bloom), and [player_tooltip player_id='2918202' first='Kaden' last='McClellan'] (Bloom).   Saturday, December 13   9:30 AM         Lane Tech vs St. Rita 10:45 AM       Riverside Brookfield vs St. Laurence 12:00 PM       Yorkville Christian vs Lemont 1:30 PM         Crane vs Bloom 3:00 PM         Oak Lawn vs Lindblom 4:30 PM         Evanston vs Hillcrest 6:00 PM         Payton vs Leo 7:30 PM         Curie vs Oswego East   Sunday, December 14   12:00 PM       Brother Rice vs Lincoln Way East 1:30 PM         Mt. Carmel vs Glenbard East 3:00 PM         Kenwood vs Loyola 4:30 PM         Marist vs Hyde Park 6:00 PM         Benet vs Rich Township 7:30 PM         DePaul Prep vs Kankakee   Top 100 2026 Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='2105360' first='Lincoln' last='Williams'] (Kankakee) [player_tooltip player_id='1552438' first='Mason' last='Lockett IV'] (Oswego East – DePaul) [player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] (DePaul Prep – Toledo) [player_tooltip player_id='2105376' first='Colin' last='Stack'] (Benet – North Dakota State) [player_tooltip player_id='1552625' first='EJ' last='Hazelett'] (Kankakee – Indiana State) [player_tooltip player_id='1845350' first='Stephen' last='Brown'] (Marist – NC State Football) [player_tooltip player_id='1435692' first='Rykan' last='Woo'] (DePaul Prep – Brown) [player_tooltip player_id='1552436' first='Karson' last='Thomas'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='1874810' first='Jayden' last='Riley'] (Yorkville Christian – SIU-Edwardsville) [player_tooltip player_id='2839863' first='Michael' last='Nee'] (Glenbard East – South Dakota) [player_tooltip player_id='2297870' first='Matthew' last='Szafoni'] (Lane Tech – Illinois State) [player_tooltip player_id='2105390' first='Jayden' last='Wright'] (Benet – Eastern Illinois) [player_tooltip player_id='2454169' first='Brad' last='Blackman'] (Crane) [player_tooltip player_id='1552445' first='Charles' last='Barnes Jr'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='2105396' first='Cameron' last='Mercer'] (Riverside Brookfield) [player_tooltip player_id='2734369' first='Justin' last='Oliver'] (Curie) [player_tooltip player_id='1552480' first='Trey' last='Williams'] (Loyola – Cornell) [player_tooltip player_id='1874752' first='Kenaz' last='Jackson Jr.'] (Kankakee) [player_tooltip player_id='2323334' first='AJ' last='Chambers'] (DePaul Prep – Michigan Tech) [player_tooltip player_id='2376273' first='Zion' last='Lee'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='2399378' first='Mason' last='Moore'] (Rich Township) [player_tooltip player_id='1845365' first='Adoni' last='Vassilakis'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='2888687' first='Ethan' last='Macdermot'] (Benet) [player_tooltip player_id='2376277' first='Prince' last='McCord'] (Kenwood) [player_tooltip player_id='2442160' first='Samuel' last='Golden'] (Loyola)   Top 50 2027 Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='2323622' first='Damari' last='Stephens'] (Kenwood) [player_tooltip player_id='2125619' first='Dshaun' last='Bolden'] (Oswego East) [player_tooltip player_id='2125677' first='Reggie' last='Stevens'] (St. Laurence) [player_tooltip player_id='2125658' first='Kendall' last='Meyers'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='2425956' first='Perry' last='Tchiegne'] (Benet) [player_tooltip player_id='2455406' first='Kevinas' last='Salkauskas'] (Brother Rice) [player_tooltip player_id='2540157' first='Vito' last='Rocca'] (Evanston) [player_tooltip player_id='2125641' first='Jamier' last='Montgomery'] (Crane) [player_tooltip player_id='2749990' first='Zane' last='Schneider'] (Lemont) [player_tooltip player_id='2125656' first='KJ' last='Brown'] (Lincoln Way East) [player_tooltip player_id='2425702' first='Magnus' last='Johnson'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='2323617' first='Markese' last='Peoples'] (St. Laurence) [player_tooltip player_id='2540149' first='Tobyus' last='Banks'] (Curie)   Top 50 2028 Prospects   [player_tooltip player_id='2531970' first='Ben' last='Ojala'] (Evanston) [player_tooltip player_id='2531979' first='CJ' last='Pittman'] (Walter Payton) [player_tooltip player_id='2532014' first='Logan' last='Brown'] (St. Laurence) [player_tooltip player_id='2842573' first='Blake' last='Choice'] (DePaul Prep) [player_tooltip player_id='2632084' first='Daniel' last='Salkauskas'] (Brother Rice) [player_tooltip player_id='2385372' first='Noah' last='Corro'] (St. Laurence) [player_tooltip player_id='2531995' first='Eze' last='Nwagwu'] (St. Rita) [player_tooltip player_id='2384522' first='Elijah' last='Shim'] (Lindblom) [player_tooltip player_id='2869571' first='Brandon' last='Otten'] (Benet)   Watch List 2029 Prospects [player_tooltip player_id='2915584' first='DK' last='Heard'] (Mt. Carmel) [player_tooltip player_id='2767906' first='Ronald' last='Johnson'] (Mt. Carmel) [player_tooltip player_id='2964028' first='Elon' last='Henderson'] (Leo) [player_tooltip player_id='2918205' first='Keiwon' last='Gulley'] (Bloom) [player_tooltip player_id='2918202' first='Kaden' last='McClellan'] (Bloom) [player_tooltip player_id='2940657' first='Duece' last='Johnson'] (Marist) [player_tooltip player_id='2369925' first='Evan' last='Lemons'] (St. Laurence) [player_tooltip player_id='2947403' first='Orlando' last='Bohlen'] (Walter Payton)

The Team Rose Shootout is one of the best two days of basketball all year. At Mt. Carmel High School there will be 14 games over two days this upcoming weekend.