Gabe Sulaski, one of the most highly recruited sophomores in the state with offers from Illinois, Michigan State and Purdue, is transferring from Benet to Lemont. Sularski is scheduled to begin taking classes at Lemont Monday.
Downers Grove North senior guard and Princeton recruit Jack Stanton, who led the Trojans to 31 wins and back-to-back sectional championships for the first time in program history, is the Suburban Life Player of the Year.
Here is the 2023-2024 Suburban Life all-area boys basketball team.
Downers Grove North senior Jack Stanton was voted First Team All-State by Illinois Media, while Riverside-Brookfield's Stefan Cicic is Second Team and York's AJ Levine, Benet's Gabriel Sularski, Oswego East's Jehvion Starwood and Kaneland's Troyer Carlson honorable mention.
Downers Grove North saw its return to state for the second straight year denied by a combination of Normal 6-foot-10 giant Jaheem Webber and ice-cold shooting in a 53-29 loss in Monday's Class 4A Normal Supersectional.
Downers Grove North boys basketball faced Normal Community in the Class 4A Normal Supersectional at CEFCU Arena in Normal on Monday, March 4, 2024.
Princeton recruit Jack Stanton scored 23 points and displayed a brilliant all-around game, and Downers Grove North delivered another masterful defensive performance in beating Bolingbrook 69-52 in the Class 4A East Aurora Sectional final.
Glenbard North’s Jack Schager unleashed a game-deciding 3-point attempt with one second remaining. It fell through, giving Glenbard North a heart-stopping, 44-43 victory over York and a sectional championship Friday.
Downers Grove North boys basketball defeated Bolingbrook in the Class 4A East Aurora Boys Basketball Sectional final on Friday, March 1, 2024.