Class 3A and 4A All State teams

[Da Coach]

Here are the Illinois Class 3A and 4A All State teams.
Congratulations to Bradley commit Armon Brummett (2nd team Class 3A).
And note many other Bradley recruits are listed.

CLASS 3A FIRST TEAM
Ayo Dosunmu, Chicago Morgan Park (6-4, Sr., G) 105 points
Anthony Fairlee, Springfield Southeast (6-4, Jr., F) 84
Tim Finke, Champaign Central (6-7, Sr., G) 80
Cam Burrell, Chicago Morgan Park (6-6, Sr., F) 69
Terrence Hargrove, East St. Louis (6-7, Jr., F) 62

CLASS 3A SECOND TEAM
Kenny Strawbridge, Rockford Lutheran (6-4, Sr., PG) 61
Perry Cowan, Chicago DePaul College Prep (6-4, Jr., G) 57
Cardell McGee, Springfield Lanphier (6-3, Sr., G) 45
Javon Williams Jr., Centralia (6-2, Sr., PG/PF) 37
Armon Brummett, Decatur MacArthur (6-4, Sr., G) 36

CLASS 3A HONORABLE MENTION
Robert Harvey, Hillcrest (6-3, Sr., SG) 35; Zach Toussaint, Johnsburg (6-0, Jr., G) 30; Malik Tidwell, Chicago Heights Marian Catholic (5-10, Sr., SG) 20; Landon Wolfe, Effingham (6-5, Jr., G) 19; Adam Miller, Chicago Morgan Park (6-4, Soph., G) 17; Terrion Murdix, Springfield Southeast (6-0, Jr., PG) 17; Isaiah Rivera, Geneseo (6-4, Soph., PG) 12; Jaquan Adams, Bethalto Civic Memorial (6-3, Sr., F) 6; Tyrek Cooper, North Chicago (5-11, Sr., G) 6; Collin Dietz, Metamora (6-6, Jr., F) 6; Jordan Holmes, Columbia (6-0, Sr., G) 6; Cory Noe, Mahomet-Seymour (6-2, Sr., G) 6; Joe Reece, East St. Louis (6-9, Sr., F) 6; Zach Schutta, Burlington Central (6-1, Sr., G) 6; Ahron Ulis, Chicago Heights Marian Catholic (6-0, Soph., PG) 6.

CLASS 4A FIRST TEAM
E.J. Liddell, Belleville West (6-7, Jr., PF) 100
Talen Horton-Tucker, Chicago Simeon (6-5, Sr., G/F) 89
Javon Freeman, Chicago Whitney Young (6-4, Sr., F) 87
Ryan Davis, Hoffman Estates Conant (6-9, Sr., F) 72
Kendle Moore, Danville (6-1, Sr., G) 67

CLASS 4A SECOND TEAM
Zion Griffin, Hinsdale South (6-5, Sr., F) 48
Francis Okoro, Normal West (6-9, Jr., C) 48
Chris Payton, Bloomington (6-6, Jr., F) 48
Messiah Jones, Chicago Simeon (6-5, Sr., F) 33
Jack Marinko, Edwardsville (6-0, Sr., G) 27

CLASS 4A HONORABLE MENTION
Morgan Taylor, Chicago Marist (6-3, Sr., G) 26; Drew Peterson, Libertyville (6-8, Sr., G) 18; Anthony Lynch, Elgin Larkin (6-3, Sr., G) 17; Lance Jones, Evanston (6-2, Jr., PG) 14; Gavin Markgraff, McHenry (6-4, Sr., G) 13; Camron Donatlan, West Aurora (6-3, Sr., G) 12; My'Quion Garrett, Rockford Jefferson (6-5, Sr., F) 11; Deonte Billups, Moline (6-4, Jr., F) 9; Kejuan Clements, Chicago Simeon (6-1, Jr., PG) 9; Jalen Shaw, Elgin Larkin (6-10, Sr., C) 9; Malachi Smith, Belleville West (6-3 Sr., G) 9; Jared Crutcher, West Aurora (6-5, Sr., G/F) 8; Bryant Brown, Waukegan (6-4, Jr., F) 6; Justin Hardy, St. Charles East (6-5, Sr., F) 6; Aaron Shoot, Quincy (5-11, Sr., G) 6.

[tornado]

...... Collin Dietz, Metamora (6-6, Jr., F) ....

Metamora's Collin Dietz (Class of 2019) just got his first DI offer - from Stetson
if he goes to prep school he'l probably do better...

[tornado]

CLASS 4A SECOND TEAM

Francis Okoro, Normal West (6-9, Jr., C) 48
.....

interesting revelation regarding Normal West's Francis Okoro, that he is a bit older than others in his own class - LINK

[Da Coach]

interesting revelation regarding Normal West's Francis Okoro, that he is a bit older than others in his own class - LINK

Normal West's Francis Okoro, a highly rated big man recruit who Illinois head coach Brad Underwood pursued heavily, and there were strong rumors that he has going to commit to Illinois, made his decision last night.
He committed to Oregon over Illinois or Purdue. He is a 2019 recruit, but may reportedly classify to 2018.

https://twitter.com/chibestfrank88/status/996229883012534272

For what it's worth, he played for a Nike-sponsored summer team (Brad Beal Elite out of St. Louis), he only visited Mike-sponsored schools, and all his finalists were Nike-sponsored schools. And in the end, he committed to the school (Oregon) that gets more Nike money than anyone.
I wonder if the shoe money had any influence on any of his decisions?

[tornado]

how far did Normal West advance, did they win their Regional?

[Da Coach]

Here is the Illinois Class 4A All State team.

CLASS 4A FIRST TEAM
E.J. Liddell, Belleville West (6-7, Jr., PF) 100
Talen Horton-Tucker, Chicago Simeon (6-5, Sr., G/F) 89
Javon Freeman, Chicago Whitney Young (6-4, Sr., F) 87
Ryan Davis, Hoffman Estates Conant (6-9, Sr., F) 72
Kendle Moore, Danville (6-1, Sr., G) 67

CLASS 4A SECOND TEAM
Zion Griffin, Hinsdale South (6-5, Sr., F) 48
Francis Okoro, Normal West (6-9, Jr., C) 48
Chris Payton, Bloomington (6-6, Jr., F) 48
Messiah Jones, Chicago Simeon (6-5, Sr., F) 33
Jack Marinko, Edwardsville (6-0, Sr., G) 27

CLASS 4A HONORABLE MENTION
Morgan Taylor, Chicago Marist (6-3, Sr., G) 26; Drew Peterson, Libertyville (6-8, Sr., G) 18; Anthony Lynch, Elgin Larkin (6-3, Sr., G) 17; Lance Jones, Evanston (6-2, Jr., PG) 14; Gavin Markgraff, McHenry (6-4, Sr., G) 13; Camron Donatlan, West Aurora (6-3, Sr., G) 12; My'Quion Garrett, Rockford Jefferson (6-5, Sr., F) 11; Deonte Billups, Moline (6-4, Jr., F) 9; Kejuan Clements, Chicago Simeon (6-1, Jr., PG) 9; Jalen Shaw, Elgin Larkin (6-10, Sr., C) 9; Malachi Smith, Belleville West (6-3 Sr., G) 9; Jared Crutcher, West Aurora (6-5, Sr., G/F) 8; Bryant Brown, Waukegan (6-4, Jr., F) 6; Justin Hardy, St. Charles East (6-5, Sr., F) 6; Aaron Shoot, Quincy (5-11, Sr., G) 6.

The 2018 Illinois Mr. Basketball and the top player in the state of Illinois for the class of 2019, E.J. Liddell, is set to announce his commitment tonight.

[Da Coach]

E.J. Liddell chooses Ohio State over Illinois and Missouri.

https://twitter.com/RockMNation/status/1046901980881440768

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Normal West's Francis Okoro, a highly rated big man recruit who Illinois head coach Brad Underwood pursued heavily...
.... committed to Oregon ...

Francis Okoro was rated 4-Star by everyone but ESPN had him TOP 40 and one of the Top 10 big men..
He was much older than some of his opponents and a much more mature big man & everyone thought he'd be an immediate impact in college..

He had a bunch of top offers and chose Oregon

Oregon because of injuries is in desperate need of a big man so the playing time is there - they just lost their best big man for the season and are down to just 8 scholarship players...
They even UN-redshirted a kid three games ago - and he's already getting 17 minutes per game and moved ahead of Okoro!
...Okoro is struggling... playing just 10 min per game, he's not getting many shots off and averaging a little over 2 pts/2 reb per game.
He would have made a good mid-major big man - but time will tell if he can play at this level.