Below are 12 questions with predictions for the Buckeye State for the 2017-18 season.

1. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 CANDIDATES FOR MR. BASKETBALL(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• DARIUS BAZLEY (CINCINNATI PRINCETON)
• JEREMIAH FRANCIS (PICKERINGTON CENTRAL)
• ALONZO GAFFNEY(CLEVELAND VASJ)
• DANE GOODWIN (COLUMBUS UPPER ARLINGTON)
• JEROME HUNTER (PICKERINGTON NORTH)

2. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

1. CINCINNATI MOELLER
2. PICKERINGTON CENTRAL
3. PICKERINGTON NORTH
4. CLEVELAND VASJ
5. HUBER HEIGHTS WAYNE

3. WHAT IS THE BEST EVENT TO OBSERVE THIS SEASON?

FLYIN' TO THE HOOP AT KETTERING FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL JANUARY 12-15

4. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

DARIUS BAZLEY (CINCINNATI PRINCETON)

5. WHO IS THE STATE'S MOST VERSATILE PLAYER?

BEN RODERICK (POWELL OLENTANGY LIBERTY)

6. WHO IS THE STATE'S TOP ATHLETE?

L'CHRISTIAN SMITH OF HUBER HEIGHTS WAYNE WHO IS A D-1 FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL PROSPECT

7. WHO IS THE STATE'S TOP SHOOTER AND SCORER?

TANNER HOLDEN OF WHEELERSBURG

8. WHAT TEAM IS A DARKHORSE?

COLUMBUS UPPER ARLINGTON

9. WHO IS THE STATE'S MOST IMRPOVED PLAYER?

JAXSON HAYES OF CINCINNATI MOELLER

10. WHAT NAME WILL YOU BE HEARING ABOUT?

MARK JANOWSKI (LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC)

11. WHO WAS THE MOST NOTABLE TRANSER?

JORDAN MITCHELL OF GAHANNA LINCOLN TRANSFERRING TO MONTVERDE, FL

12. WHO ARE THREE SLEEPERS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• MAX MARTZ (COLUMBUS UPPER ARLINGTON)
• DUECE MCBRIDE (CINCINNATI MOELLER)
• DONNIE SHELTON (CENTERVILLE)

Below are 12 questions with predictions for Illinois for the 2017-18 season.

1. WHO ARE THE 5 FAVORITES FOR MR. BASKETBALL (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• AYO DOSUNMU (CHICAGO MORGAN PARK)
• TIM FINKE (CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL)
• TALEN HORTON-TUCKER (CHICAGO SIMEON)
• E.J. LIDDELL (BELLEVILLE WEST)
• DREW PETERSON (LIBERTYVILLE)

2. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

1. CHICAGO SIMEON
2. CHICAGO MORGAN PARK
3. CHICAGO WHITNEY YOUNG
4. BLOOMINGTON
5. CHICAGO ORR

3. WHAT IS THE TOP SHOOTOUT TO OBSERVE?

THE UIC SHOOTOUT ON DECEMBER 1-2 AT THE UIC-PAVILION

4. WHAT IS THE TOP TOURNAMENT TO OBSERVE?

THE PROVISO WEST TOURNAMENT IN HILLSIDE FROM DECEMBER 26-29

5. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

AYO DOSUNMU OF CHICAGO MORGAN PARK

6. WHO IS THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYER?

TERRENCE HARGROVE (EAST ST. LOUIS)

7. WHAT WAS THE MOST NOTABLE TRANSFER?

ZION YOUNG TRANSFERRING TO CHICAGO SIMEON FROM MT. PLEASANT WASATCH ACADEMY, UT

8. WHO ARE THREE SLEEPERS TO TAKE NOTE OF (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• COLTON SANDADGE (BLOOMINGTON)
• SAM SHAFTER (FRANKFORT LINCOLN-WAY EAST)
• MICHAEL WRIGHT (MAYWOOD PROVISO WEST)

9. WHO IS THE STATE'S BEST ATHLETE?

TREAVON MARTIN (CHICAGO CURIE)

10. WHO IS THE BEST SHOOTER?

CALVIN FISHER OF MONTICELLO

11. WHAT TEAM IS A DARKHORSE?

OAK PARK FENWICK

12. WHO IS THE STATE'S MOST IMPROVED PLAYER?

ZION GRIFFIN OF DARIEN HINSDALE SOUTH

Below are 12 questions with predictions for the Hoosier girls for the 2017-18 season.

1. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 FAVORITES FOR MISS BASKETBALL (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• ANGEL BAKER (INDIANAPOLIS PIKE)
• AMY DILK (CARMEL)
• KATLYN GILBERT (INDIANAPOLIS HERITAGE CHRISTIAN)
• CASSIDY HARDIN (GREENWOOD CENTER GROVE)
• KAYANA TRAYLOR (MARTINSVILLE)

2. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

1. CARMEL
2. INDIANAPOLIS PIKE
3. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL
4. INDIANAPOLIS NORTH CENTRAL
5. RAMSEY NORTH HARRISON

3. WHAT IS THE BEST SHOOTOUT TO OBSERVE?

MANUAL SHOOTOUT AT INDIANAPOLIS MANUAL ON DECEMBER 22

4. WHAT IS THE BEST TOURNAMENT TO OBSERVE?

HALL OF FAME CLASSIC AT THE NEW CASTLE FIELDHOUSE ON DECEMBER 29

5. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

5-10 SENIOR KATLYN GILBERT OF INDIANAPOLIS HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

6. WHO IS THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYER?

CALI NOLOT OF RAMSEY NORTH HARRISON

7. WHAT NAME WILL YOU BE HEARING ABOUT?

ALYSSA ROBBEN OF ST. LEON EAST CENTRAL

8. WHO ARE THREE SLEEPERS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• KENNEDY MUSSELMAN (ROCHESTER)
• TOMI TAIWO (CARMEL)
• KYRA WHITAKER (GREENSBURG)

9. WHO IS THE BEST ATHLETE?

ANGEL BAKER OF INDIANAPOLIS PIKE

10. WHO IS THE STATE'S TOP SHOOTER?

SAMANTHA MATTHEWS OF CHARLESTOWN

11. WHAT TEAM SHOULD ONE WATCH OUT FOR?

MICHIGAN CITY MARQUETTE

12. WHO IS THE MOST IMPROVED PLAYER?

RILEY OTT OF LAPORTE

Below are 12 questions with predictions for the 2017-18 season for the Hoosier State.

1. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 FAVORITES FOR MR. BASKETBALL (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• DAMEZI ANDERSON (SOUTH BEND RILEY)
• KEVIN EASLEY (INDIANAPOLIS LAWRENCE NORTH)
• AARON HENRY (INDIANAPOLIS BEN DAVIS)
• ROMEO LANGFORD (NEW ALBANY)
• ROBERT PHINISEE (LAFAYETTE MCCUTCHEON)

2. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

1. NEW ALBANY
2. INDIANAPOLIS BEN DAVIS
3. INDIANAPOLIS LAWRENCE NORTH
4. EVANSVILLE BOSSE
5. FLOYDS KNOBS FLOYD CENTRAL

3. WHAT IS THE TOP SHOOTOUT TO OBSERVE?

THE SOUTHPORT SHOOTOUT ON DECEMBER 9TH AT INDIANAPOLIS SOUTHPORT.

4. WHAT IS THE TOP TOURNAMENT TO OBSERVE?

THE HALL OF FAME ON DECEMBER 30TH AT THE NEW CASTLE FIELDHOUSE

5. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE STATE REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

6-4 SENIOR ROMEO LANGFORD OF NEW ALBANY

6. WHO WAS THE MOST NOTABLE TRANSFER (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

WALTER ELLIS LEAVING SOUTH BEND ADAMS FOR WOLFEBORO BREWSTER ACADEMY, NH

7. WHO ARE THE TOP THREE SLEEPERS IN THE HOOSIER STATE?

• LUKE GOHMANN (FLOYD KNOBS FLOYD CENTRAL)
• CONNOR HUBBARD (OSGOOD JAC-CEN-DEL)
• RYAN MANSBARGER (MARION EASTBROOK)

8. WHO IS THE BEST SHOOTER?

ISIAH MOORE (INDIANAPOLIS PARK TUDOR)

9. WHO IS THE BEST ATHLETE?

KEION BROOKS (FT. WAYNE NORTH)

10. WHO IS THE MOST IMPROVED PLAYER?

JOHN MICHAEL MULLOY (CARMEL)

11. WHAT TEAM SHOULD YOU WATCH OUT FOR?

EVANSVILLE HARRISON

12. WHO IS THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYER?

DE'AVION WASHINGTON (TERRE HAUTE SOUTH)

Below are 12 questions and predications for Kentucky's girls for the 2017-18 season.

1. WHO ARE THE TOP FIVE CANDIDATES FOR MISS BASKETBALL (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• GRACE BERGER (LOUISVILLE SACRED HEART)
• BLAIR GREEN (HARLAN CO.)
• SEYGAN ROBINS (MERCER CO.)
• MYKASA ROBINSON (ASHLAND BLAZER)
• MACY TURLEY (MURRAY)

2. WHO ARE THE FIVE FAVORITES TO WIN THE SWEET 16?

1. HARRODSBURG MERCER CO.
2. LOUISVILLE MALE
3. MURRAY
4. LOUISVILLE SACRED HEART
5. INDEPENDENCE SIMON KENTON

3. WHAT IS THE BEST SHOOTOUT IN THE STATE TO OBSERVE?

THE RAATZ CLASSIC AT LOUISVILLE MERCY (JANUARY 19-21)

4. WHAT IS THE BEST TOURNAMENT IN THE STATE TO OBSERVE?

THE TRADITIONAL BANK TOURNAMENT AT LEXINGTON CATHOLIC (DECEMBER 19-23)

5. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE STATE REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

5-8 SENIOR MYKASA ROBINSON OF ASHLAND BLAZER 

6. WHO IS THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYER IN THE STATE?

JADA HIGGINS (HINDMAN KNOTT CO. CENTRAL)

7. WHO IS THE BEST ATHLETE IN THE STATE?

AALIYAH HAMPTON (HOPKINSVILLE CHRISTIAN CO.)

8. WHO IS THE BEST SHOOTER IN THE STATE?

SEYGAN ROBINS (HARRODSBURG MERCER CO.)

9. WHO IS A TEAM TO WATCH OUT FOR?

WINCHESTER CLARK CO.

10. WHO IS THE MOST IMPROVED PLAYER IN THE STATE?

DEVIN BEACH (LOUISVILLE EASTERN)

11. WHAT NAME WILL YOU BE HEARING ABOUT?

5-10 SOPHOMORE KENDALL WINGLER (BRANDENBURG MEADE CO.)

12. WHO ARE THREE SLEEPERS FOR THE BLUEGRASS STATE (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• RAEGAN BLACKBURN (GREENVILLE MUHLENBERG CO.)
• JAMARI TILLMAN (LOUISVILLE DOSS)
• JAIDA WIGGINS (LOUISVILLE BUTLER)

Below are questions and predictions for the 2017-18 season for Kentucky's boys.

1. WHO ARE THE FAVORITES FOR MR. BASKETBALL (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• TREVON FAULKNER (HARRODSBURG MERCER CO.)
• STEVEN FITZGERALD SOMERSET PULASKI CO.)
• C.J. FREDRICK (COVINGTON CATHOLIC)
• COBY PENNY (LAWRENCEBURG ANDERSON CO.)
• JAYDEN SCRUBB (LOUISVILLE TRINITY)

2. WHO ARE THE TOP 5 TEAMS TO WIN THE "SWEET 16"

• LOUISVILLE TRINITY
• COVINGTON CATHOLIC
• FERN CREEK
• GEORGETOWN SCOTT CO.
• WALTON WALTON-VERONA

3. WHAT IS THE BEST SHOOTOUT TO OBSERVE IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE?

THE MARSHALL COUNTY HOOPFEST IN BENTON, KY (NOV. 30-DEC. 4)

4. WHAT IS THE BEST TOURNAMENT TO OBSERVE IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE?

THE KING OF THE BLUEGRASS IN FAIRDALE, KY (DEC. 19-23)

5. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE STATE REGARDLESS OF CLASS?

ZION HARMON, A 5-10 FRESHMAN, FROM COLUMBIA ADAIR CO.

6. WHO IS THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYER IN THE STATE?

AARON REED OF BENTON MARSHALL CO.

7. WHO WAS THE MOST NOTABLE TRANSFER OF NOTE?

ZION HARMON LEAVING BOWLING GREEN FOR ADAIR CO.

8. WHO ARE THE TOP 3 "RIP VAN WINKLES" IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)?

• NATHAN STONECIPHER (PADUCAH MCCRACKEN CO.)
• JACOB TAYLOR (BARDSTOWN BETHLEHEM)
• MARKEL TURNER (BARBOURVILLE KNOX CENTRAL)

9. WHO IS THE BEST ATHLETE IN THE STATE?

JUSTIN WEAVER OF LOUISVILLE MOORE WHO IS A D-1 FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL PROSPECT

10. WHO IS THE BEST SHOOTER IN KENTUCKY?

C.J. FREDRICK OF COVINGTON CATHOLIC

11. WHAT TEAM TO WATCH OUT FOR?

MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS

12. WHO IS THE MOST IMRPOVED PLAYER IN THE STATE?

JAKE WALTER OF COVINGTON CATHOLIC

Below are the top unsigned D-1 senior boys for the U.S for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.

• R.J. BARRETT 6-7/WF MONTVERDE ACADEMY, FL
• BOL BOL 7-2/C-F SANTA ANA MATER DEI, CA
• JORDAN BROWN 6-10/C NAPA PROLIFIC PREP, CA
• MOSES BROWN 7-0/C BRIARWOOD ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY, NY
• AYO DOSUNMU 6-3/PG CHICAGO MORGAN PARK, IL
• DARIUS GARLAND 6-0/PG BRENTWOOD ACADEMY, TN
• QUINTON GRIMES 6-5/2G THE WOODLANDS COLLEGE PARK TX
• ROMEO LANGFORD 6-4/2G NEW ALBANY, IN
• E.J. MONTGOMERY 6-9/PF MARIETTA WHEELER, GA
• SIMISOLA SHITTU 6-9/PF SAXTON RIVER VERMONT ACAD., VT
• ANFEREE SIMONS 6-2/2G BRADENTON IMG ACADEMY, FL
• ZION WILLIAMSON 6-7/PF SPARTANBURG DAY SCHOOL, SC

TOP SLEEPER

         LUGUENTZ DORT 6-5/2G ORLANDO CONRAD ACADEMY, FL

Below are the top ten unsigned senior girls for the U.S. for the 2017-18 season. Players listed alphabetically.

• ZAPPORAH BROUGHTON 5-7/PG HUNTSVILLE LEE, GA
• JANAI CROOMS 5-9/CG BARRINGTON ST. ANDREWS, RI
• ROKIA DOUMBIA 5-8/PG BRADENTON IMG ACADEMY, FL
• QUEEN EGBO 6-3/C RICHMOND FT. BEND TRAVIS, TX
• IMANI LEWIS 6-2/F-C BURLINGTON LIFE CENTER, NJ
• YO'MYRIS MORRIS 6-1/C-F NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR
• VALENCIA MYERS 6-3/C SOLON, OH
• OLIVIA NELSON-ODODA 6-4/C WINDER WINDER-BARROW, GA
• VICTORIA SAXTON 6-1/F-C ROME MODEL, GA
• CHRISTYN WILLIAMS 5-10/CG NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN, AR