The amount of multisport standouts in local boys athletics runs very deep. So many athletes with NCAA Division I offers in one sport are still playing another. It makes for a lot of strong candidates for the Daily Chronicle 2024-2025 Boys Athlete of the Year.
The focus on DeKalb's summer was finding consistency, said head coach Mike Reynolds. It’s especially important for players like Justin O’Neal and Marquise Bolden, both rising seniors who started last year.
Sycamore brings back a lot of talent from last year's squad as well as a couple of transfer students, including former DeKalb guard Unique Shaw. After a strong summer, the Spartans have high hopes for the regular season.
Davon Grant already has two high-level basketball seasons under his belt, a breakout football campaign and seven NCAA Division I football offers. The DeKalb rising junior is the Daily Chronicle Boys Athlete of the Year.
Jay Moore, founder of TRUTH Basketball Academy and an assistant boys basketball coach at DeKalb High School, worked with a player Tuesday at the School. Moore started the academy to give area players a chance to hone their basketball skills locally.
The 32-team Morris Boys Shootout will take place Tuesday and Wednesday next week
The Sycamore boys basketball team took on Boylan Tuesday in summer play at DeKalb High School.
The DeKalb boys basketball team played Elk Grove in summer action at DeKalb High School.
In Year 1 under new head coach Matthew Montavon, the Hiawatha boys basketball team won more games than they had in any season in the last two decades. Montavon and the players said they hope it’s just a start.