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I found 3 different experts who ranked the Illinois players from Class of 2009..
Here are the three rankings...
1. Chris Colvin 6-2 PG Whitney Young
2. Jack Cooley 6-8 PF Glenbrook South (Notre Dame)
3. Brandon Paul 6-3 SG Warren Township (Illinois)
4. Marcus Jordan 6-3 G Whitney Young
5. Angus Brandt 6-9 C Lake Forest Academy
6. Nik Garcia 6-6 SG Evanston
7. Jordan Prosser 6-8 PF Eureka (Bradley)
8. D’mitri Riggs 6-3 G Bloomington
9. Diamond Taylor 6-3 G Bolingbrook (Wisconsin)
10. D.J. Cooper 5-10 PG Seton Academy (Ohio)
11. James Kinney 6-1 G Champaign Centennial (Ohio)
12. Darius Smith 6-2 G Chicago Marshall
13. Matt Vogrich 6-4 SG Lake Forest (Michigan)
14. Tony Nixon 6-4 SG Seton Academy (Northern Illinois)
15. David Brown 6-3 SG Rockton-Hononegah (Western Michigan)
16. Joseph Bertrand 6-4 G Sterling (Illinois)
17. Drew Crawford 6-5 SG Naperville Central (Northwestern)
18. David Smith 6-3 G Lake Forest Academy (Drake)
19. Cully Payne 6-0 PG Schaumburg (Alabama)
20. Seth Evans 6-0 G Seneca (Wisconsin-Green Bay)
1. Chris Colvin 6-3 G Whitney Young
2. Brandon Paul 6-3 G Warren
3. Darius Smith 6-1 G Marshall
4 Matt Vogrich 6-3 SG Lake Forest
5. Jack Cooley 6-8 F/C Glenbrook South
6. John Taylor 6-0 G North Lawnale
7. Angus Brandt 6-10 PF/C Lake Forest Academy
8. Jonathan Mills 6-4 F North Lawndale
9. Marcus Jordan 6-2 G/F Whitney Young
10. Joe Bertrand 6-5 wing Sterling
11. Diamond Taylor 6-3 G Bollingbrook
12. David Brown 6-3 G Rockton Honnonegah
13. D.J. Cooper 5-8 PG Seton
14. Drew Crawford 6-4 wing Naperville Central
15. Dyricus Simms-Edwards 6-2 G Washington
16. Terrance Johnson 5-11 G North Lawndale
17. James Kinney 6-1 G Champaign Centennial
18. Nik Garcia 6-5 SG Evanston
19. Malcolm Herron 6-3 SG Downers Grove South
20. Shaun Pratl 6-8 F Richards
20. Jordan Prosser 6-8 F Eureka
Tony Nixon 6-4 SG Seton
Cully Payne 5-11 PG Schaumburg
Jordan Walker 6-6 F Seton
Michael Haynes 6-6 F Fenger
Chris Eversley 6-5 SF Walter Payton
James Pointer 5-10 G Leo
1. Brandon Paul 6-4 Shooting Guard Warren Township
1. Darius Smith 6-2 Guard Chicago Marshall
3. Jack Cooley 6-8 Forward/Center Glenbrook South
4. Matt Vogrich 6-4 Shooting Guard Lake Forest
5. Angus Brandt 6-9 Center Lake Forest Academy
6. John Taylor 5-11 Point Guard Chicago North Lawndale
7. Chris Colvin 6-3 Point Guard Chicago Whitney Young
8. Drew Crawford 6-5 Shooting Guard Naperville Central
9. Diamond Taylor 6-3 Shooting Guard Bolingbrook
10. Jon Mills 6-5 Power Forward Chicago North Lawndale
11. Michael Haynes 6-6 Power Forward Chicago Fenger
12. D.J. Cooper 5-9 Point Guard Seton Academy
13. Nik Garcia 6-6 Shooting Guard Evanston
14. David Brown 6-3 Guard/Forward Rockton Hononegah
15. Marcus Jordan 6-3 Shooting Guard Chicago Whitney Young
16. Joseph Bertrand 6-5 Shooting Guard Sterling
17. Tony Nixon 6-4 Guard/Forward Seton Academy
18. Colin Nickerson 6-3 Shooting Guard Waukegan
19. Jordan Prosser 6-8 Power Forward Eureka
20. Derek Needham 6-0 Point Guard Chicago De La Salle
21. Cully Payne 6-0 Point Guard Schaumburg
22. Terrance Johnson 5-11 Point Guard Chicago North Lawndale
23. Shaun Pratl 6-8 Power Forward Richards
24. Dyricus Simms-Edwards 6-1 Point Guard Washington
25. Malcolm Griffin 6-3 Shooting Guard Chicago Hyde Park
26. Zeke Upshaw 6-5 Guard/Forward Chicago Lab School
27. Troy Snyder 6-5 Forward Bolingbrook
28. Jeremy Jones 6-1 Shooting Guard Chicago Simeon
29. D'Mitri Riggs 6-2 Point Guard Bloomington
30. David Smith 6-2 Guard Lake Forest Academy
31. James Kinney 6-0 Point Guard Champaign Centennial
32. Jordan Walker 6-6 Forward Seton Academy
33. Chris Eversley 6-6 Forward Chicago Walter Payton
34. Tim Traversa 6-3 Point Guard Chicago St. Patrick
35. Brock VonNordeck 6-9 Power Forward Decatur Eisenhower
36. Kyle Cain 6-7 Power Forward Thornton Fractional North
37. Eriq Harris 6-5 Forward Chicago Marshall
38. Malcolm Herron 6-4 Shooting Guard Downers Grove South
39. Seth Evans 5-10 Point Guard Seneca
40. Aaron Nelson 6-6 Power Forward Bloom
40. Robert Covington 6-7 Forward Proviso West
40. Luke Scarlatta 6-7 Power Forward Morton
I won't spend a lot of time on this but I do find it very interesting -- as really only Cooley, Crawford, and Paul are big time players at a high level and a few more have become really good players at mid-majors.........
...and all the rest...even the really highly touted ones have fizzled, peaked at mediocre, or disappeared altogether...a HUGE pct of them aren't even playing D-I ball any more - that's AMAZING!!!
EXCEPT -- a few of the guys from deep in the lists - Jordan Prosser, Dyricus Simms-Edwards, DJ Cooper, Joe Bertrand, and especially Robert Covington
I would have loved to have landed Covington - some are comparing him to Danny Granger - LINK
Here are the three rankings...
1. Chris Colvin 6-2 PG Whitney Young
2. Jack Cooley 6-8 PF Glenbrook South (Notre Dame)
3. Brandon Paul 6-3 SG Warren Township (Illinois)
4. Marcus Jordan 6-3 G Whitney Young
5. Angus Brandt 6-9 C Lake Forest Academy
6. Nik Garcia 6-6 SG Evanston
7. Jordan Prosser 6-8 PF Eureka (Bradley)
8. D’mitri Riggs 6-3 G Bloomington
9. Diamond Taylor 6-3 G Bolingbrook (Wisconsin)
10. D.J. Cooper 5-10 PG Seton Academy (Ohio)
11. James Kinney 6-1 G Champaign Centennial (Ohio)
12. Darius Smith 6-2 G Chicago Marshall
13. Matt Vogrich 6-4 SG Lake Forest (Michigan)
14. Tony Nixon 6-4 SG Seton Academy (Northern Illinois)
15. David Brown 6-3 SG Rockton-Hononegah (Western Michigan)
16. Joseph Bertrand 6-4 G Sterling (Illinois)
17. Drew Crawford 6-5 SG Naperville Central (Northwestern)
18. David Smith 6-3 G Lake Forest Academy (Drake)
19. Cully Payne 6-0 PG Schaumburg (Alabama)
20. Seth Evans 6-0 G Seneca (Wisconsin-Green Bay)
1. Chris Colvin 6-3 G Whitney Young
2. Brandon Paul 6-3 G Warren
3. Darius Smith 6-1 G Marshall
4 Matt Vogrich 6-3 SG Lake Forest
5. Jack Cooley 6-8 F/C Glenbrook South
6. John Taylor 6-0 G North Lawnale
7. Angus Brandt 6-10 PF/C Lake Forest Academy
8. Jonathan Mills 6-4 F North Lawndale
9. Marcus Jordan 6-2 G/F Whitney Young
10. Joe Bertrand 6-5 wing Sterling
11. Diamond Taylor 6-3 G Bollingbrook
12. David Brown 6-3 G Rockton Honnonegah
13. D.J. Cooper 5-8 PG Seton
14. Drew Crawford 6-4 wing Naperville Central
15. Dyricus Simms-Edwards 6-2 G Washington
16. Terrance Johnson 5-11 G North Lawndale
17. James Kinney 6-1 G Champaign Centennial
18. Nik Garcia 6-5 SG Evanston
19. Malcolm Herron 6-3 SG Downers Grove South
20. Shaun Pratl 6-8 F Richards
20. Jordan Prosser 6-8 F Eureka
Tony Nixon 6-4 SG Seton
Cully Payne 5-11 PG Schaumburg
Jordan Walker 6-6 F Seton
Michael Haynes 6-6 F Fenger
Chris Eversley 6-5 SF Walter Payton
James Pointer 5-10 G Leo
1. Brandon Paul 6-4 Shooting Guard Warren Township
1. Darius Smith 6-2 Guard Chicago Marshall
3. Jack Cooley 6-8 Forward/Center Glenbrook South
4. Matt Vogrich 6-4 Shooting Guard Lake Forest
5. Angus Brandt 6-9 Center Lake Forest Academy
6. John Taylor 5-11 Point Guard Chicago North Lawndale
7. Chris Colvin 6-3 Point Guard Chicago Whitney Young
8. Drew Crawford 6-5 Shooting Guard Naperville Central
9. Diamond Taylor 6-3 Shooting Guard Bolingbrook
10. Jon Mills 6-5 Power Forward Chicago North Lawndale
11. Michael Haynes 6-6 Power Forward Chicago Fenger
12. D.J. Cooper 5-9 Point Guard Seton Academy
13. Nik Garcia 6-6 Shooting Guard Evanston
14. David Brown 6-3 Guard/Forward Rockton Hononegah
15. Marcus Jordan 6-3 Shooting Guard Chicago Whitney Young
16. Joseph Bertrand 6-5 Shooting Guard Sterling
17. Tony Nixon 6-4 Guard/Forward Seton Academy
18. Colin Nickerson 6-3 Shooting Guard Waukegan
19. Jordan Prosser 6-8 Power Forward Eureka
20. Derek Needham 6-0 Point Guard Chicago De La Salle
21. Cully Payne 6-0 Point Guard Schaumburg
22. Terrance Johnson 5-11 Point Guard Chicago North Lawndale
23. Shaun Pratl 6-8 Power Forward Richards
24. Dyricus Simms-Edwards 6-1 Point Guard Washington
25. Malcolm Griffin 6-3 Shooting Guard Chicago Hyde Park
26. Zeke Upshaw 6-5 Guard/Forward Chicago Lab School
27. Troy Snyder 6-5 Forward Bolingbrook
28. Jeremy Jones 6-1 Shooting Guard Chicago Simeon
29. D'Mitri Riggs 6-2 Point Guard Bloomington
30. David Smith 6-2 Guard Lake Forest Academy
31. James Kinney 6-0 Point Guard Champaign Centennial
32. Jordan Walker 6-6 Forward Seton Academy
33. Chris Eversley 6-6 Forward Chicago Walter Payton
34. Tim Traversa 6-3 Point Guard Chicago St. Patrick
35. Brock VonNordeck 6-9 Power Forward Decatur Eisenhower
36. Kyle Cain 6-7 Power Forward Thornton Fractional North
37. Eriq Harris 6-5 Forward Chicago Marshall
38. Malcolm Herron 6-4 Shooting Guard Downers Grove South
39. Seth Evans 5-10 Point Guard Seneca
40. Aaron Nelson 6-6 Power Forward Bloom
40. Robert Covington 6-7 Forward Proviso West
40. Luke Scarlatta 6-7 Power Forward Morton
I won't spend a lot of time on this but I do find it very interesting -- as really only Cooley, Crawford, and Paul are big time players at a high level and a few more have become really good players at mid-majors.........
...and all the rest...even the really highly touted ones have fizzled, peaked at mediocre, or disappeared altogether...a HUGE pct of them aren't even playing D-I ball any more - that's AMAZING!!!
EXCEPT -- a few of the guys from deep in the lists - Jordan Prosser, Dyricus Simms-Edwards, DJ Cooper, Joe Bertrand, and especially Robert Covington
I would have loved to have landed Covington - some are comparing him to Danny Granger - LINK
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