Below are the Buckeye State's top dozen players regardless of class for the 2017-18 season.

TOP 12

1. DARIUS BAZLEY 6-8/SR CINCINNATI PRINCETON (SYRACUSE)
2. DWAYNE COHILL 6-2/SR PARMA HEIGHTS HOLY NAME
3. PETE NANCE 6-8/SR RICHFIELD REVERE (NORTHWESTERN)
4. DANE GOODWIN 6-4/SR COLUMBUS UPPER ARLINGTON (NOTRE DAME)
5. JEROME HUNTER 6-6/SR PICKERINGTON NORTH (INDIANA)
6. ALONZO GAFFNEY A6-8/JR CLEVELAND VASJ
7. JEREMIAH FRANCIS 6-2/JR PICKERINGTON CENTRAL
8. JUSTIN AHRENS 6-6/SR VERSAILLES
9. VINCENT WILLIAMS 6-5/SR TOLEDO ST. JOHN'S
10. ERNEST WILLIAMS 6-11/SR MIDDLETOWN
11. SAMARI CURTIS 6-3/JR XENIA
12. JEREMIAH KEANE 6-0/JR WESTERVILLE NORTH

TOP SLEEPER

         BRADEN NORRIS 6-0/SR HILLIARD HILLIARD BRADLEY

Note: Stay tuned for Ohio's Top 100+ Players regardless of class.

Below are the top dozen players regardless of class for Illinois for the 2017-18 season.

TOP 12

1. AYO DOSUNMU 6-3/SR CHICAGO MORGAN PARK
2. E.K. LIDDELL 6-7/JR BELLEVILLE WEST
3. FRANCIS OKORO 6-9/JR NORMAL WEST
4. TALEN HORTON-TUCKER 6-5/SR CHICAGO SIMEON
5. TIM FINKE 6-6/SR CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL
6. MARQUIS WALKER 6-0/JR CHICAGO CURIE
7. KEZO BROWN 6-2/SR CHICAGO SIMEON
8. XAVIER CASTANEDA 5-11/SR CHICAGO WHITNEY YOUNG
9. ADAM MILLER 6-3/SO PEORIA MANUAL
10. NIMARI BURNETT 6-1/SO CHICAGO MORGAN PARK
11. DARIUS BEANE 6-3/SR CARBONDALE
12. GEORGE CONDITT 6-10/SR CHICAGO CORLISS

TOP SLEEPER

         DANNIE SMITH 6-5/SR CHICAGO ORR

Note: Stay tuned for Illinois' Top 100+ Players regardless of class for the 2017-18 season.

Below is the Hoosier State's top dozen players regardless of class for the 2017-18 season.

TOP 12

1. ROMEO LANGFORD 6-5/SR NEW ALBANY
2. KEION BROOKS 6-8/JR FT. WAYNE NORTH
3. DAMEZI ANDERSON 6-7/SR SOUTH BEND RILEY (INDIANA)
4. AARON HENRY 6-5/SR INDIANAPOLIS BEN DAVIS
5. ERIC HUNTER 6-3/SR INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY
6. KEVIN EASLEY 6-7/SR INDIANAPOLIS LAWRENCE NORTH
   
7. ROBERT PHINISEE 6-0/SR LAFAYETTE MCCUTCHEON
8. MUSA JALLOW 6-5/SR BLOOMINGTON NORTH
9. TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS 6-8/JR GREENWOOD CENTER GROVE
10. DE'AVION WASHINGTON 6-4/SR TERRE HAUTE SOUTH
11. SYDNEY CURRY 6-7/JR FT. WAYNE LUERS
12. JARRON COLEMAN 6-5/SR INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL

TOP SLEEPER

         RYAN MANSBARGER 6-3/SR MARION EASTBROOK

Note: Stay tuned for Indiana's top 100+ players regardless of class for the 2017-18 season.

Below are the Bluegrass State's top dozen players regardless of class for the 2017-18 season.

TOP 12

1. *ZION HARMON 5-10/FR BOWLING GREEN (TRANSFERRING ?)
2. KYKY TANDY 6-1/JR HOPKINSVILLE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
3. DAVID JOHNSON 6-4/JR LOUISVILLE TRINITY
4. MICHAEL MORENO 6-6/JR GEORGETOWN SCOTT CO.
5. JEROME REED 6-6/SR PADUCAH TILGHMAN
6. JAY SCRUBB 6-4/SR LOUISVILLE TRINITY
7. C.J. FREDRICK 6-3/SR COVINGTON CATHOLIC
8. TREVON FAULKNER 6-4/SR HARRODSBURG MERCER CO.
9. DONTAINE ALLEN 6-4/JR FALMOUTH PENDLETON CO.
10. DIEONTE MILES 6-8/JR WALTON WALTON-VERONA
11. JUSTIN MITCHELL 6-3/SR LEXINGTON FREDERICK DOUGLASS
12. ETHAN HAYNES 6-4/SR FLORENCE BOONE CO.

TOP SLEEPER

         MARKEL TURNER 6-1/SR BARBOURVILLE KNOX CENTRAL

NOTE: * I'M HEARING REPORTS THAT ZION HARMON MIGHT TRANSFER EITHER TO A PREP SCHOOL OR COLUMBIA ADAIR CO., KY. STAY TUNED FOR OUR TOP 100+ PLAYERS FOR KENTUCKY REGARDLESS OF CLASS.

Below are the top dozen girls regardless of class for the U.S. for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.

TOP 12

1. BREANNA BEAL 6-1/JR ROCK ISLAND, IL
2. JENNA BROWN 5-8/SR ATLANTA LOVETT, GA (STANFORD)
3. SAMANTHA BRUNELLE 6-2/JR STANDARDSVILLE WILLIAM MONORE, VA
4. CHARLIE COLLIER 6-3/SR MONT BELVIEW BARBERS HILL, TX (CONNECTICUT)
5. AQUIRA DECOSTA 6-2/SR SACRAMENTO ST. MARY'S, VA
6. NYAH GREEN 6-0/JR DALLAS BISHOP LYNCH, TX (LOUISVILLE)
7. ZARIELLE GREEN 6-0/SR DUNCANVILLE, TX
8. JAZMINE MASSENGILL 6-0/SR CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON HEIGHTS, TN (TENNESSEE)
9. OLIVIA NELSON-ODODA 6-4/SR WINDER WINDER-BARROW, GA
10. SEDONA PRINCE 6-7/SR LIBERTY HILL, TX (TEXAS)
11. NALYSSA SMITH 6-2/SR SAN ANTONIO EAST CENTRAL, TX
12. CHRISTYN WILLIAMS 5-10/SR NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN, AR

TOP SLEEPER

         ANGEL BAKER 5-8/SR INDIANAPOLIS PIKE, IN

Below are the preseason top 12 players for the 2017-18 season for the Volunteer State.

TOP 12

1. JAZMINE MASSENGILL 6-0/SR CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN (TENNESSEE)
2. ELIZABETH BALOGUN 6-0/SR CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN (GEORGIA TECH)
3. RHYNE HOWARD 6-0/SR CLEVELAND BRADLEY CENTRAL (KENTUCKY)
4. ELIZABETH DIXON 6-3/SR MEMPHIS RIDGEWAY (GEORGIA TECH)
5. JORDYN CAMBRIDGE 5-8/SR NASHVILLE ENSWORTH (VANDERBILT)
6. BRINAE ALEXANDER 5-11/SR MURFREESBORO RIVERDALE (VANDERBILT)
7. GABBY CRAWFORD 6-1/SR MUNFORD (ALABAMA)
8. TREASURE HUNT 5-11/SO CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN
9. AKIRA LEVY 5-5/SR BAXTER UPPERMAN (WESTERN KENTUCKY)
10. KAMILLA CARDOSA 6-6/SO CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN
11. LANETTA WILLIAMS 6-3/JR ARLINGTON
12. JASMINE CARSON 5-10/SR MEMPHIS WHITEHAVEN (GEORGIA TECH)

TOP SLEEPER

         JAMIRAH SHUTES 5-6/SR BROWNSVILLE HAYWOOD

Note: Stay tuned for Tennessee's Top 75+ players for the 2017-18 season.

Today we will list the top dozen players regardless of class for the Hoosier State for the upcoming 2017-18 season.

TOP 12

1. KATLYN GILBERT 5-10/SR INDIANAPOLIS HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (NOTRE DAME)
2. ANGEL BAKER 5-8/SR INDIANAPOLIS PIKE
3. RIKKI HARRIS 5-8/JR INDIANAPOLIS NORTH CENTRAL
4. SHALIA BEELER 5-7/JR INDIANAPOLIS WARREN CENTRAL
5. MICHAELA WHITE 6-0/SR INDIANAPOLIS PIKE
6. AMY DILK 5-11/SR CARMEL (MICHIGAN)
7. KAYANA TRAYLOR 5-9/SR MARTINSVILLE (PURDUE)
8. CASSIDY HARDIN 5-10/SR GREENWOOD CENTER GROVE, IN (PURDUE)
9. CYNDI DODD 6-5/JR INDIANAPOLIS WARREN CENTRAL
10. JORIE ALLEN 6-1/JR BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
11. BREE BOLES 6-3/SR LAPEL
12. MACKENZIE BLAZEK 6-2/SR WHITELAND

TOP SLEEPER

         ALYSSA ROBBEN 6-4/JR ST. LEON EAST CENTRAL

Note: Stay tuned for the upcoming Top 100+ Players regardless of class for the Hoosier State.

With the 2017 summer travel team tournaments and camps over, I will be doing a series of blogs on the preseason's top dozen players. Today we begin with the Kentucky girls. Class is for 2017-18.

TOP 12

1. MYKASA ROBINSON 5-7/SR ASHLAND BLAZER (LOUISVILLE)
2. SEYGAN ROBINS 5-9/SR HARRODSBURG MERCER CO. (LOUISVILLE)
3. SHELBY CALHOUN 5-9/SO LOUISVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
4. BLAIR GREEN 6-1/SR BAXTER HARLAN CO. (KENTUCKY)
5. GRACE BERGER 5'10/SR LOUISVILLE SACRED HEART (INDIANA)
6. CIAJA HARBINSON 5'6/SR LOUISVILLE MALE (ST. LOUIS)
7. MACY TURLEY 5'7/SR MURRAY (MURRAY STATE)
8. ALLY NIECE 5'9/SR INDEPENDENCE SIMON KENTON (NKU)
9. MOLLY LOCKHART 6'3/SR LOUISVILLE BUTLER (ST. LOUIS)
10. AALIYAH HAMPTON 5-7/JR HOPKINSVILLE CHRISTIAN CO.
11. JADA HIGGINS 5'7/JR HINDMAN KNOTT CO. CENTRAL
12. EMILY SOUDER 6'1/SR HARRODSBURG MERCER CO. (NKU)

TOP SLEEPER

         DEVIN BEACH 6'1/JR LOUISVILLE EASTERN

Note: Within the next 10 days I will be publishing the Top 100 players for Kentucky regardless of class so stay tuned!