Chicago area HS Basketball

Lots of good hoops will be going on this winter, as some big time schools and top recruits try to get their teams down to Peoria for the state tournament in March.

9 players to watch

Wayne Blackshear-Morgan Park- Blackshear is the favorite to win Illinois's Mr. Basketball. The Louisville recruit has dropped 50 points in the past and will do it a numerous amount of times this year.

Tracy Abrams- Mt Carmel- The Caravan's point guard can do it all, as he tries to lead them to a CCL title

Nnanna Egwu- St. Ignatius- The 6-10 future Illini is the backbone of the Wolfpack's team, as teammate Tyrone Straggers and a strong junior class will definitely compete in the CCL

Mike Shaw-De La Salle- A top ranked PF in the country, Shaw will try to get De La Salle down state in his final year.

Sam Thompson-Whitney Young- The Buckeye-to-be has lots of young talent behind him, in what looks like a promising year.

Mycheal Henry-Orr- Another ILL recruit, he will challenge Shaw and Blackshear for Mr. Basketball this year.

Markee Williams- Morgan Park- The 2nd year PG has all the skills to get Blackshear the ball and do a little scoring for himself too.

Tommy Hamilton-Whitney Young- A rare combination of superb post play and 3 ball range makes this sophomore deadly.

Jabari Parker- Simeon- A rising star in Chicago basketball, Parker took Simeon's storied basketball program by storm and received plenty of national attention.

Top Chicago teams

1 Morgan Park

2 Simeon

3 De La Salle

4 Whitney Young

5 Orr

6 Marshall

7 Crane

8 St. Ignatius

9 Mt. Carmel

10 Hales

4 Games you gotta see this year

Jan 13 Simeon vs Morgan Park

Jan 20 Orr vs Young

Feb 19 Simeon vs Benet

Jan 21 De La Salle vs Ignatius