Summer was almost perfect for Benet’s boys basketball team. The Redwings, who return four of five starters, won 24 of their 25 games in June, absorbing the transfer of star Gabe Sularski.
Riverside-Brookfield junior guard Cameron Mercer's dad, Ron, was a star at Kentucky and played in the NBA from 1997-2005. Now Cameron Mercer is looking to make his own mark and is the leading returning scorer for a Bulldogs' team coming off a 26-5 season.
After a promising sophomore season, Glenbard West’s TJ Williams is making a big splash in a breakout summer for a Hilltoppers' team that returns four starters and adds transfer Josh Abushanab.
The York boys basketball team graduated eight seniors from last year's sectional finalist, but led by senior guard Connor Fitzgerald and junior forward Hunter Stepanich the new-look Dukes had a strong June capped off by a 3-1 finish at the Riverside-Brookfield Shootout.
Riverside-Brookfield hosted a boys basketball summer shootout on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Matas Buzelis already had an unlikely story. Even more improbable was the Hinsdale Central alum lasting until the No. 11 pick of the NBA draft and being chosen by the hometown Chicago Bulls.
The 32-team Morris Boys Shootout will take place Tuesday and Wednesday next week
A 35-second shot clock is coming to both boys and girls high school basketball in Illinois starting in 2026. The IHSA Board of Directors approved the move at its Monday meeting.
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.