Topic: Basketball
ILLINOIS PLAYERS WHOSE STOCK IS RISING
Below are 10+ players from Illinois whose stock is rising for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.
CHASE ADAMS 5-8/SR CHICAGO ORR (CHICAGO HTS. MARIAN CATHOLIC TRANSFER IS AT HIS BEST IN TRANSITION AND WILL BE EYED BY D-1)
TREVEL EGGLESTON 6-4/SR CHICAGO URBAN PREP (AN ATHLETIC COMBO FORWARD WHO IS PRODUCTIVE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. D-2/NAIA)
CALVIN FISHER 6-3/SR MONTICELLO (WING FORWARD IS A DEADLY PERIMETER SHOOTER FOR D-2/NAIA)
TERRENCE HARGROVE 6-6/JR EAST ST. LOUIS (AN ATHLETIC WING FORWARD WHO RUNS THE FLOOR, LEAPS AND SCORES. DESTINED FOR D-1)
JUSTIN KELLOGG 6-3/SR TRENTON TRENTON-WESCLIN (A BLUE COLLAR WING FORWARD WHO CAN STROKE THE JUMPER. NAIA)
MARQUISE KENNEDY 5-9/JR (CHICAGO BROTHER RICE) CRETE MONEE TRANSFER IS A JET QUICK POINT WHO WILL MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR A D-1)
OKELTHO MARSHALL 6-3/SR CHICAGO LEO (AN UNDERSIZED POWER FORWARD WHO STILL GETS RESULTS AROUND THE BASKET. NAIA)
SAM SHAFER 6-7/SR FRANKFORT LINCOLN-WAY EAST (SWINGMAN WILL BE EYED FOR A WING FORWARD SLOT BY LOW D-1/TOP D-2 PROGRAMS)
KHARI SMITH 5-10/SR FRANKFORT LINCOLN-WAY EAST (COMBO GUARD IS AT HIS BEST IN TRANSITION AND A DEFINITE D-2/NAIA BACKCOURT PROSPECT)
ISAIAH THOMPSON 6-6/SR METROPOLIS MASSAC CO. (POWER FORWARD WILL GET RESULTS IN THE PAINT FOR A LOW D-1/TOP D-2 PROGRAM)
MICHAEL WRIGHT 6-7/SR MAYWOOD PROVISO EAST (THIS COMBO FORWARD HAS JUST SCRATCHED HIS POTENTIAL FOR THE D-1 COMMUNITY)