AP All State

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The AP Illinois All State Teams...a few Bradley recruits...

3A - remarkably four of the five are downstate kids!!
Peyton Allen
Larry Austin, Jr.
Keita Bates-Diop
Josh Cunningham
Michael Finke

4A
Jahlil Okafor
Jalen Brunson
Cliff Alexander
Tyler Ulis
Sean O'Mara

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/basketball/boys/bates-diop-nets-third-straight-ap-all-state-honor/article_732ddb0a-d484-527b-bbdf-233aaa293893.html

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The AP Illinois All State Teams...a few Bradley recruits...

3A - remarkably four of the five are downstate kids!!
Peyton Allen
Larry Austin, Jr.
Keita Bates-Diop
Josh Cunningham
Michael Finke

4A
Jahlil Okafor
Jalen Brunson
Cliff Alexander
Tyler Ulis
Sean O'Mara

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/hig...aaa293893.html

Four of these 10 kids in Peoria this weekend. Unbelievable talent, get your tickets and get down to the Civic Center. Should see some great BB. Met Okafor and Brunson at the banquet last night ,really great kids.Brunson was at my table, really good kid.

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One more thing - the bleeding continues - the very best kids in Illinois going elsewhere...

Peyton Allen - Texas A&M
Larry Austin, Jr. - Tennessee
Keita Bates-Diop - Ohio State
Josh Cunningham - Undecided but not likely to stay in Illinois
Michael Finke - U of I

Jahlil Okafor - Duke
Jalen Brunson - undecided - still has Illinois & DePaul on his list but said to be "leaning to Michigan"
Cliff Alexander - Kansas
Tyler Ulis - Kentucky
Sean O'Mara - Xavier

and this trend is certainly NOT reciprocal - as the very best players in Indiana, Michigan, and other surrounding states do NOT choose Illinois, and when they do (like Eric Gordon did) they reneg