Check out the top basketball players in this area.
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [F] Jack Cooley | Glenbrook South | 6-8/210 | Senior |
| [F] Jereme Richmond | Waukegan | 6-6/190 | Junior |
| [G] Crandall Head | Crane Tech Prep | 6-3/180 | Junior |
| [G] Chris Colvin | Whitney Young | 6-3/185 | Senior |
| [G] Brandon Paul | Warren | 6-3/180 | Senior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [F] Jonathan Mills | North Lawndale | 6-5/220 | Senior |
| [G] Darius Smith | Marshall | 6-2/180 | Senior |
| [G] Lenzelle Smith Jr. | Zion-Benton | 6-4/205 | Junior |
| [G] Joseph Bertrand | Sterling | 6-4/170 | Senior |
| [G] Anthony Johnson | Whitney Young | 6-4/180 | Junior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [F] Jordan Walker | Hales Franciscan | 6-6/190 | Senior |
| [G] Matt Vogrich | Lake Forest | 6-4/180 | Senior |
| [G] Marcus Jordan | Whitney Young | 6-3/180 | Senior |
| [G] Cully Payne | Schaumburg | 6-1/170 | Senior |
| [G] Diamond Taylor | Bolingbrook | 6-3/170 | Senior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [C] Angus Brandt | Lake Forest | 6-10/210 | Senior |
| [F] Meyers Leonard | Robinson | 6-10/205 | Junior |
| [F] Mike Shaw | De La Salle | 6-8/200 | Sophomore |
| [G] John Taylor | North Lawndale | 5-11/160 | Senior |
| [G] D.J. Cooper | Seton | 6-0/170 | Senior |
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | YEAR |
| Courtney Bell | Lincoln Park | F | Sr. |
| Wayne Blackshear | Curie | G | So. |
| Stanford Brown | Whitney Young | F | Sr. |
| Ben Brust | Mundelein | G | Jr. |
| Paul Bunch | North Lawndale | C | Jr. |
| Lavonte Dority | Foreman | G | Jr. |
| Alex Dragicevich | Glenbrook North | F | Jr. |
| Dwayne Evans | Neuqua Valley | F | Jr. |
| C.J. Fidorowicz | Johnsburg | F | Jr. |
| Malcolm Griffin | Hyde Park | G | Sr. |
| Fred Heldring | New Trier | F | Jr. |
| Malcolm Hill | Mt. Carmel | G | Fr. |
| Xavier Humphrey | Fenwick | G | Sr. |
| Phillip Jackson | Providence | F | Jr. |
| Terry Johnson | North Lawndale | G | Sr. |
| Mike McCall | Foreman | G | Jr. |
| DeAndre McCamey | St. Joseph | G | Jr. |
| Tony Nixon | Seton | G | Sr. |
| Jarod Oldham | Eisenhower | G | Jr. |
| Sean Pratl | Richards | F | Sr. |
| Jordan Prosser | Eureka | F | Sr. |
| Alex Rossi | New Trier | F | Jr. |
| David Smith | Lake Forest | G | Sr. |
| Reggie Smith | Thornton | G | Jr. |
| Brandon Spearman | Simeon | F | Jr. |
| Sam Thompson | Whitney Young | G | So. |
| Jordan Threloff | Dekalb | C | Jr. |
| Stephen Walker | Thornwood | F | Sr. |
| Jermaine Winfield | North Lawndale | G | Jr. |
| Markus Yarbrough | Zion-Benton | F | Sr. |
Prime Time Players
JEREME RICHMOND
Richmond is among the nation's best players in
the Class of 2010. He has supreme athleticism and
is not afraid to show it off by dunking on anyone
who tries to stop him.
CHRIS COLVIN
Colvin stands out even among Whitney Young's
assortment of stars. He can handle the ball, shoot
from outside and drive into the paint at will. He's
the No. 11 point guard in the ESPNU 100.
DARIUS SMITH
Smith is one of the best defensive players in the
area. He always guards the opponent's top
perimeter threat, and also found time to chip in
14.2 points per game last season.
LENZELLE SMITH JR.
The Ohio State commit led Zion-Benton in scoring
(13.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.2) last season
while hitting on 32 percent of his 3-point
attempts. He is also an excellent passer.
Coach's Take
AN AREA COACH ON BRANDON PAUL:
"Real steady with the ball, doesn't make a lot of
mistakes. You don't hear a lot of hype about
him, but whenever he goes head-to-head with
the top guards, it seems like he outplays them.
He's a 'next-level' player."
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