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.