Topic: Basketball
UPDATE FOR ILLINOIS BOYS
Below are the top commitments for the state of Illinois for the 2017-18 season (players listed alphabetically).
- KANI ACREE 6-4/SR CARBONDALE (BALL STATE)
- KEZO BROWN 6-2/SR CHICAGO SIMEON (CHICAGO STATE)
- XAVIER CASTANEDA 5-11/SR CHICAGO YOUNG (SOUTH FLORIDA)
- MAURICE COMMANDER 5-10/SR CHICAGO CURIE (CHATTANOOGA)
- BRANDEN ELLIS 6-4/SR GURNEE WARREN (INDIANAPOLIS)
- JAVON FREEMAN 6-4/SR CHICAGO YOUNG (VALPO)
- ZION GRIFFIN 6-5/SR DARIEN HINSDALE CENTRAL (IOWA STATE)
- KENDALL MOORE 5-10/SR DANVILLE (DRAKE)
- CHRIS PAYTON 6-6/JR BLOOMINGTON (ILLINOIS STATE)
- TAMEL PEARSON 6-9/SR CHICAGO MORGAN PARK (UAB)
- COLTON SANDAGE 6-2/SR BLOOMINGTON (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)
- JACK WOLFE 6-3/SR AURORA CHRISTIAN (LIPSCOMB)
Important transfers of note are 5-8 senior Chase Adams leaving Chicago Heights Marian Catholic for Chicago Orr. 6-6 freshman Pat Baldwin departs from Wilmette Loyola Academy for Sussex, WI. 6-3 senior Zion Young arrives at Chicago Simeon from Mt. Pleasant Wasatch Academy, UT. 5-10 senior Maurice Commander is now at Chicago Curie after leaving Chicago Marist. 6-0 junior Marquis Walker is now located at Chicago Curie after leaving Westchester St. Joseph. Chicago Brother Rice receives the services of 5-9 junior Marquise Kennedy after he transfers from Crete Crete-Monee.