MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[pgkevin]

I live less than a mile from Pita Inn and have been there countless times.  I prefer Basha, which is also on Dempster, closer to E-Town.  

The two commitments mentioned previously do not appear on the "Special Mention" All State squad, as printed in the 4/3/11 edition of the Tribune.

Perhaps posters can track the bball commitments of the spring 2011 graduates who appeared on the Special Mention list.  They include:  Kyle Anderson (Newark); Aaron Armstead (Hales); Macari Brooks (Rich South); Julius Brown (Hillcrest); Quenton Chievous (Notre Dame); DeShawn Delaney (Carver); Dre Henly (De La Salle); Mychael Henry (Orr); Ryan Jackson (Riverside-Brookfield); Jeff Jarosz (Morton); Jack Krieger (Plainfield North); Derrick Marks (Plainfield Central); George Marshall (Brooks); Zach Miller (Fremd); Jordan Nelson (Lincoln); Matt Palucki (Maine South); Jay Parkr (Thorton); Josh Piper (Champaign Centennial); Michael Powell (Brooks); Ryan Sawvell (Mundelein); Mike Shaw (De La Salle); Donivine Stewart (Limestone); Will Sullivan (York); Keifer Sykes (Marshall); Mike Turner (Chicago University); Sam Thompson (Young); Greg Travis (Curie); Darien Walker (Simeon); and, Nick Zeisloft (Lyons).

Skokie did contribute Abdel Nader to the Tribune's First Team All State this year.  I watched him play numerous times this year.  Nader committed to Steve Alford as a junior, but has backed off since.

These are some that I know of:

Kyle Anderson (Newark) Delaware; Aaron Armstead (Hales); Macari Brooks (Rich South) DePaul; Julius Brown (Hillcrest) Toledo; Quenton Chievous (Notre Dame); DeShawn Delaney (Carver); Dre Henly (De La Salle); Mychael Henry (Orr) Illinois; Ryan Jackson (Riverside-Brookfield) Lewis; Jeff Jarosz (Morton) Lewis; Jack Krieger (Plainfield North) St. Xavier; Derrick Marks (Plainfield Central) Boise State; George Marshall (Brooks) Wisconsin; Zach Miller (Fremd--do you mean Glenbard East?Northern Illinois, or Zach Monaghan, Fremd South Dakota State); Jordan Nelson (Lincoln) Evansville; Matt Palucki (Maine South); Jay Parker (Thorton); Josh Piper (Champaign Centennial); Michael Powell (Brooks) Rhode Island; Ryan Sawvell (Mundelein) Evansville; Mike Shaw (De La Salle) Illinois; Donivine Stewart (Limestone) Bradley; Will Sullivan (York); Keifer Sykes (Marshall); Mike Turner (Chicago University) Northwestern; Sam Thompson (Young) Ohio State; Greg Travis (Curie) UIC; Darien Walker (Simeon); and, Nick Zeisloft (Lyons) Illinois State.

I was going to mention that of the committments I knew of from that list, almost all of them were planning on attending D1 institutions.  Dan has beat me to the punch though in a much more thorough and informative way.

So in other words, this post has no purpose

[markerickson]

Thanks for the prompt response, dansand!

Look at how few players from the list are going to D1 Illinois schools.  I believe DePaul, WIU, NIU, EIU, ISU, CSU, Loyola, and UIC all finished well below .500 this year.  SIU definitely has slipped recently since qualifying for the Big Dance several times.

[twocentsworth]

Thanks for the prompt response, dansand!

Look at how few players from the list are going to D1 Illinois schools.  I believe DePaul, WIU, NIU, EIU, ISU, CSU, Loyola, and UIC all finished well below .500 this year.  SIU definitely has slipped recently since qualifying for the Big Dance several times.

as usual your post makes absolutely no sense....of the 20 players that were identified as having committed to schools, 11 of them will attend schools in Illinois (9 of them out of state).  Those that will attend non-D1 schools in Illinois will do so because they are not good enough to play at that level...NOT because the Illinois-based D1 schools are bad programs....

[markerickson]

I didn't realize Lewis was a Division I school.  I thought they were D2 except in men's volleyball.  The U of I was not on my list so you can exclude Henry.  I forgot about Bradley, which only feeds my point that Illinois kids are choosing to go elsewhere.

Wow.  Pathetic Illinois-based programs choosing against recruiting in-state kids from the Honorable Mention list.  Maybe that's why they suck.

[pgkevin]

Lewis is a Division 2 institution

[pgkevin]

Speaking of U of I


I just wanted to let all my haters on this board know that my worst post here will still be greater than any of your best posts.

[Titan Q]

For what it's worth, here are the 2010-11 AP Illinois all-state teams...

4A
First team: Ryan Boatright, East Aurora, 5-11, Sr. Jabari Parker, Chicago Simeon, 6-7, So. Nnanna Egwu, Chicago St. Ignatius, 6-10, Sr. Mike Shaw, Chicago DeLaSalle, 6-8, Sr. Sam Thompson, Chicago Whitney Young, 6-7 Sr.

Second team: Jamee Crockett, Crete-Monee, 6-4 Sr. Frank Kaminsky, Lisle Benet, 7-0 Sr. Tracy Abrams, Chicago Mt. Carmel, 6-0, Sr. David Sobolewski, Lisle Benet, 6-1, Sr. Roosevelt Jones, O'Fallon, 6-4, Sr.

Honorable mention: Johnny Hill (Lombard Glenbard East), D.J. Tolliver (Chicago Farragut), Nick Hofman (Algonquin Jacobs), Brian Madson (McHenry), Abdel Nader (Skokie Niles North), Anthony Beane (Normal Community), Derrick Marks (Plainfield Central), Will Sullivan (Elmhurst York), Fred Van Vleet (Rockford Auburn), Nick Zeisloft (LaGrange Lyons), Keante Minor (East St. Louis Sr.), Kane Sweeney (Belleville West), Malcolm Hill (Belleville East), D'Lando Carter (Danville), Zach Monaghan (Palatine Fremd), Nic Hoepfner (East Moline United), Anthony Lindauer (Moline), Quinton Chievous (Niles Notre Dame), Kory Brown (Elgin), Akeem Springs (Waukegan), Jack Krieger (Plainfield North), Ryan Sawvell (Mundelein), Zach Miller (Lombard Glenbard East)

3A
First team: Wayne Blackshear, Chicago Morgan Park, 6-5, Sr. Max Bielfeldt, Peoria Notre Dame, 6-8, Sr. Chasson Randle, Rock Island, 6-1, Sr. Anthony Davis, Chicago Perspectives, 6-10, Sr. Mycheal Henry, Chicago Orr, 6-6, Sr.

Second team: Donivine Stewart, Bartonville Limestone, 6-1, Sr. Aaron Simpson, North Chicago, 5-10, Jr. Macari Brooks, Richton Park Rich South, 6-1, Sr. George Marshall, Chicago Brooks, 6-0, Sr. Jordan Nelson, Lincoln, 6-1, Sr.

Honorable mention: Mike Dombrowski (Johnsburg), Jake Everly (Woodstock Marian Central Catholic), Ryan Jackson (Riverside-Brookfield), Mike Sutter (Woodstock), Julius Brown (Country Club Hills Hillcrest), DeShawn Delaney (Chicago Carver), Mike Powell (Chicago Brooks), DaVaris Daniels (Vernon Hills), Cody Arentsen (Breese Mater Dei), David Franklin (Belleville Althoff), Carson Sonnenberg (Belleville Althoff), Keenan Minor (Cahokia), Ty Neal (Carbondale), Brett Bisping (Morton), Reid Farchmin (Mahomet-Seymour), Joey Miller (Charleston), Josh Piper (Champaign Centennial), Elliot McGaughy (Oswego), David Molinari (Peoria Notre Dame), Jeff White (Peoria Manual), Darian White (Peoria Central), Keifer Sykes (Chicago Marshall), Luke Johnson (Wheaton Academy), Aaron Adeoye (Marion), Jerome Brown (Chicago Morgan Park), Mike Turner (Chicago University High).

2A
First team: Sam Ford, Oregon (6-2, Sr., F), Aaron Armstead, Chicago Hales Franciscan (6-4, Sr., G), Aaric Armstead, Chicago Hales Franciscan (6-5, Jr., F), Jerrod Gaston, Murphysboro (6-2, Sr., G), Jakob Junis, Rock Falls (6-3, Sr., G), Brad Hamilton, Pittsfield (6-1, Sr., G). (There was a tie for the fifth spot on the first team.)

Second team: Michael Berg, Midwest Central (6-2, Jr., G), Hayden Hoerdemann, Bloomington Central Catholic (6-3, Sr., G), Dylan Overstreet, Paxton-Buckley-Loda (6-3, Sr., G), Nick Schumacher, Teutopolis (6-5, Sr., F), Connor Wheeler, DuQuoin (6-1, Sr., G).

Honorable mention: Maurice Joiner (Chicago Leo), Paul Knapp (Flora), Paul Beene (Chicago Leo), Adam Kunkel (Red Bud), Matt Maser (Westville), Dean Danos (Aurora Christian), Brayden Teuscher (Rockford Christian), Ian Dutcher (Elgin Westminster Christian), Codey Funk (El Paso-Gridley), Corey Ayala (Metropolis Massac County), Dylan Craig (Murphysboro), Phil Kunz (Trenton Wesclin), Wes DeClercq (Riverdale), James Jansen (Effingham St. Anthony), Matt Carlson (Kewanee), Brady Edwards (West Carroll), Hunter Sutton (Virden North Mac), Joe Heath (Taylor Ridge Rockridge), Brandon Book (Breese Central), Alex Koch (Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central), Michael Murray (Princeton), Nate DeVenney (Manlius Bureau Valley), Trent Hartzler (Fieldcrest), Sam Brown (Nashville), Evan McGaughey (Carthage Illini West).

1A
First team: Kyle Anderson, Newark (6-2, Sr., G), Tanner Williams, Orion (6-6, Jr., C), Joel Learnard, Catlin Salt Fork (6-6, Sr., F), Britt Bradley, Madison (5-11, Jr., G), Tyler McLane, East Dubuque (6-2, Sr., G).

Second team: Scott Thoele, Franklin (6-3, Jr., G), Jens Kennedy, Dwight (6-9, Sr., C), Kyle Floyd, Windsor (6-2, Sr., G), Chase Heins, Campbell Hill Trico (6-6, Jr., C), Collin Mingo, Springfield Calvary (6-7, Sr., F).

Honorable mention: Bryn Price (Windsor), Eric Leonard (Sangamon Valley), Terrel Williams (South Beloit), Tim Weaver (Cerro Gordo), Calvin Lewis (Toulon Stark County), Tommy Pilackas (Lebanon), John Avery (Newark), Clayton Whitlock (Springfield Calvary), Jake Spietz (Brimfield), Jake DeJaeger (Annawan), Eann Cox (Erie), Matt Krause (Deer Creek-Mackinaw), Kody Michael (Forreston), Andy Adams (Orion), Torian Gregory (Madison), Derek Bourke (Nokomis), Cody Owen (Chrisman), Dylan Guthrie (Winchester West Central), Cory Titus (Mount Pulaski).

[Titan Q]

79th Champaign News-Gazette All-State Boys' Basketball Team:

First team
Chasson Randle (Rock Island, 6-2, Senior)
Ryan Boatright (East Aurora, 5-10, Senior)
Wayne Blackshear (Morgan Park, 6-5, Senior)
Max Bielfeldt (Peoria Notre Dame, 6-8, Senior)
Anthony Davis (Perspectives, 6-10, Senior)
Tracy Abrams (Chicago Mount Carmel, 6-1, Senior)
Nnanna Egwu (Chicago St. Ignatius, 6-10, Senior)
Mycheal Henry (Chicago Orr, 6-5, Senior)
Jamee Crockett (Crete-Monee, 6-3, Senior)
Sam Thompson (Whitney Young, 6-6, Senior)
David Sobolewski (Benet Academy, 6-1, Senior)
Abdel Nader (Niles North, 6-7, Senior)
Frank Kaminsky (Benet Academy, 6-10, Senior)
Jabari Parker (Chicago Simeon, 6-7, Sophomore)
Roosevelt Jones (O'Fallon, 6-4, Senior)

Second team
Macari Brooks   Rich South   6-3   Sr.
Julius Brown   Hillcrest   5-10   Sr.
Quinton Chievous   Niles Notre Dame   6-5   Sr.
Keith Gray   Brooks   6-8   Sr.
Johnny Hill   Glenbard East   6-3   Sr.
R.J. Kwiatkowski   Centralia   6-2   Sr.
Zach Miller   Glenbard East   5-9   Sr.
Jordan Nelson   Lincoln   6-0   Sr.
Dylan Overstreet   Paxton-Buckley-Loda   6-3   Sr.
Mike Shaw   Chicago De La Salle   6-8   Sr.
Aaron Simpson   North Chicago   5-11   Jr.
Donivine Stewart   Bartonville Limestone   5-11   Sr.
Fred Van Fleet   Rockford Auburn   5-11   Jr.
D.J. Tolliver   Farragut   6-5   Sr.
Jeff White   Peoria Manual   6-1   Jr.

Special mention 25
Aaric Armstead   Chicago Hales   6-5   Jr.
Aaron Armstead   Chicago Hales   6-4   Sr.
Anthony Beane   Normal Community   6-1   Jr.
D'Lando Carter   Danville   6-0   Sr.
Andre Henley   Chicago De La Salle   6-5   So.
Malcolm Hill   Belleville East   6-4   So.
Ryan Jackson   Riverside-Brookfield   6-2   Sr.
Joel Learnard   Salt Fork   6-6   Sr.
Anthony Lindauer   Moline   6-2   Jr.
Derrick Marks   Plainfield Central   6-2   Sr.
George Marshall   Brooks   5-11   Sr.
Keante Minor   East St. Louis   6-0   Sr.
Keenan Minor   Cahokia   6-2   So.
David Molinari   Peoria Notre Dame   6-0   Sr.
Zach Monaghan   Palatine Fremd   6-2   Sr.
Darius Paul   Gurnee Warren   6-7   Jr.
Josh Piper   Centennial   6-8   Sr.
Ryan Sawvell   Mundelein   6-8   Sr.
Carson Sonnenberg   Althoff   6-5   Sr.
Akeem Springs   Waukegan   6-2   Jr.
Will Sullivan   Elmhurst York   6-2   Sr.
Kane Sweeney   Belleville West   6-4   Sr.
Keifer Sykes   Chicago Marshall   5-9   Sr.
Mike Turner   Chicago U High   6-8   Sr.
Nick Zeisloft   Lyons   6-4   Sr.

Honorable mention 50
Aaron Adeoye   Marion   Sr.
Kyle Anderson   Newark   Sr.
Cory Arentsen   Breese Mater Dei   Jr.
Michael Berg   Midwest Central   Jr.
Brett Bisping   Morton   Jr.
Jerome Brown   Morgan Park   Sr.
Kory Brown   Elgin   Jr.
Everett Clemons   Lanphier   Jr.
J.J. Cravatta   Streator   Jr.
DaVaris Daniels   Vernon Hills   Sr.
Deangelo Dean   Quincy   Jr.
DeShawn Delaney   Chicago Carver   Sr.
Mike Dombrowski   Johnsburg   Sr.
Darius Draper   Stagg   Sr.
Jake Everly   Marian C. Catholic   Sr.
Reid Farchmin   Mahomet-Seymour   Jr.
Armani Flannigan   Rockford Boylan   Sr.
Sam Ford   Oregon   Sr.
David Franklin   Belleville Althoff   Sr.
Dominique Gaddis   Oak Lawn Richards   Sr.
Jerrod Gaston   Murphysboro   Sr.
Brad Hamilton   Pittsfield   Sr.
Nic Hoepfner   East Moline   Sr.
Hayden Hoerdemann   BCC   Sr.
Nick Hofman   Jacobs   Sr.
Adedeji Ibitayo   Rich Central   Sr.
Luke Johnson   Wheaton Academy   Sr.
Jakob Junis   Rock Falls   Sr.
Matt Krause   Deer Creek-Mackinaw   Sr.
Jack Krieger   Plainfield North   Sr.
Julian Lewis   Homewood-Flossmoor   Sr.
Brian Madson   McHenry   Sr.
Elliot McGaughy   Oswego   So.
Joey Miller   Charleston   Sr.
Royce Muskeyvalley   Rock Island   Sr.
Ty Neal   Carbondale   Sr.
Michael Orris   Crete-Monee   Jr.
Jay Parker   Thornton   Sr.
Marcus Posley   Winnebago   Jr.
Mike Powell   Chicago Brooks   Sr.
Montero Rice   T.F. North   Sr.
Nick Schumacher   Teutopolis   Sr.
Nathaniel Smith   Lincoln   Sr.
Juwan Starks   West Aurora   Jr.
Mike Sutter   Woodstock   Sr.
Brandon Thompson   Galesburg   Sr.
Dawson Verhines   Woodlawn   Sr.
Snoop Viser   East Aurora   Sr.
Darian White   Peoria Central   Sr.
Tanner Williams   Orion   Jr.

[Titan Q]

IBCA 1A/2A All-State Team...

(Can't seem to find the 3A/4A list anywhere.)

1st
Kyle   Anderson   Newark
Brad   Hamilton   Pittsfield
Aaron   Armstead   Hales Francisican
Aaric   Armstead   Hales Francisican
Dylan   Overstreet   PBL
Jerrod   Gaston   Murphysboro
Marcus   Posley   Winnebago
Tanner   Williams   Orion
Joel   Learnard   Salt Fork
Dawson   Verhines   Woodlawn
Codey* Funk   El Paso/Gridley
Nick   Schumacher   Teutopolis
Michael   Berg   Midwest Central
Matt   Krause   Dee-Mack
Brayden   Teuscher   Rockford Christian

2nd
Chaz   Stevenson   Chicago Latin
Torrance   Johnson   Chicago Hope Academy
Eddie   Alcantara   Hales Francisican
Jalen   James   Chicago Hope Academy
Dean Danos   Aurora Christian
Ian   Dutcher   Westminster Christian Elgin
Demetrius   Mobley   Immaculate Conception
Jacob   Junis   Rock Falls
Alex Koch   Illinois Valley Central
James   Jansen   St. Anthony Effingham
Jens   Kennedy   Dwight
Scottie   Thoele   Franklin
Jared   McMillen   Pana
Brandon   Book   Breese Central
Paul   Knapp   Flora

3rd
Kente   Mixon   Luther North
Dominique   Walls   Hales Franciscan
Tevin   Harris   Providence St. Mel
Jon   Avery   Newark
Collin   Macomber   Eastland
Tyler   McLane   East Dubuque
Hunter   Hill   Byron
Sam   Ford   Oregon
Michael   Murry   Princeton
Jake   Rutan   Illinois Valley Central
Jake Spietz   Brimfield
Derek   Thompson   Teutopolis
Evan   McGaughey   Illini West
Mitch   Murphy   Bushnell
Calvin   Lewis   Stark County
Dalton   Hoover   Pittsfield
Dylan   Guthrie   West Central
Collin   Mingo   Springfield Calvary
Torian   Gregory   Madison
Corey   Ayala   Massac County
Conner   Wheeler   DuQuoin

4th
Brad   Dunlap   Eastland
Nick Painter   Flora
Chase   Heins   Trico
Hunter   Sutton   North Mac
Josh Gentile   Williamsville
Maurice   Joiner   Chicago Leo
Brandon   Heyen   PBL
Seth   Sanderson   Indian Creek
Brian   Ehresman   El Paso/Gridley
Drake   Vermillion   Beardstown
Sam   Brown   Nashville
Cory   Titus   Mt. Pulaski
Wes   DeClercq   Riverdale
Zach   Main   Camp Point Central
Jimmy   Clark   Rockford Lutheran
Mike   Pizello   Timothy Christian
Matt   Carlson   Kewanee
Matt   Maser   Westville
Dalton   Temples   Paris
Josh   Fenogila   Midland

[dansand]

Dispatch/Argus article on Brandon Thompson:

http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=538743

[pgkevin]

For the record the last comment on this board was a parody of a comment Jereme Richmond made to his "haters" after he declared for the NBA draft, not an actual comment regarding my performance on this board

[Mr. Ypsi]

pgkevin, you were too obscure for me!

I was the one who sent you from 8 to 7; by the arcane rules on d3coards.com, my reversal within 24 hours sends you from 7 to 9!

Enjoy your karma!  But be careful of seeming extremely rude to us old farts with karmic powers!   [You'll be there with 11 more posts. - at least about the karmic powers; don't know about the 'old farts'. ]

[pgkevin]

No worries.  I'll gladly take the double power up any day

I just figured it was too much D1 talk for the D3 boards here.

Also figured it was probably a little bit obscure-->Jereme Richmond "tweeted" it.  I don't think I will understand that whole phenomenom

[BlueJay21]

Speaking of all state players and future possible recruits for the CCIW, Michael Berg will be a name that will be discussed a lot on the board in the next year. He is a 6'6 junior forward from right here at Midwest Central, where I happen to coach. He averaged 18 ppg, 10 rpg, and 5.7 blocks per game.

He will definitely be a name that everyone in the CCIW will be talking about during the next season. A couple of CCIW schools are already on him pretty good, and he already has interest from about 30 other D3 schools and a handful of Division 1 schools. Just an early heads up.

[devildog29]

Speaking of all state players and future possible recruits for the CCIW, Michael Berg will be a name that will be discussed a lot on the board in the next year. He is a 6'6 junior forward from right here at Midwest Central, where I happen to coach. He averaged 18 ppg, 10 rpg, and 5.7 blocks per game.

He will definitely be a name that everyone in the CCIW will be talking about during the next season. A couple of CCIW schools are already on him pretty good, and he already has interest from about 30 other D3 schools and a handful of Division 1 schools. Just an early heads up.

So just how much of the corn in Manito is he worth?