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10th Grader Jalen Brunson Can Straight Up Ball! Break out Player of The Spring Circuit Shines at NY2LA Event!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="38427"] Check out 6’2 10th grader Jalen Brunson showing out at the NY2LA Swish ‘N Dish (Wisconsin) for the Mac Irvin Fire 17U, winning event co-MVP (with teammate Jahlil Okafor) as they
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Block Party! Top junior Jahlil Okafor propels Whitney Young HS to dramatic comeback victory in Chicago City Title game!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34157"] Arguably the nation’s top player in the Class of 2014, Jahlil Okafor scored 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots as #4 Young defeated #2 Morgan Park 60-56 in
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Returning to form: Duke-bound Jabari Parker wins 3rd consecutive Pontiac MVP & Title (Ballislife Recap)
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34155"] In winning his 3nd consecutive A.C. Williamson (MVP/sportsmanship) trophy, Senior Jabari Parker lead Simeon to its 3rd consecutive Pontiac Title before record-breaking crowds (2800+ per game) like the previous year. Parker
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Jabari Parker (#2 Simeon) vs. Jahlil Okafor (#1 Whitney Young) in Chicago HS Game of the Year! SICK OOPS!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34258"] Billed as a game for the ages between top Junior Jahlil Okafor and #1 Whitney Young (18-2) vs top Senior (Duke Commit) Jabari Parker and 3-time defending state-champ #2 Simeon (18-2),
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Ben Coupet Jr.: Chicago’s top Freshman lights up the City’s South Side! (Simeon)
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34261"] The smooth 6’6 freshman forward has played major minutes all season with Simeon’s undefeated Sophomore team. He’s come of the bench for the loaded varsity team. In either role, young Ben
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Instant Classic: Sterling Brown (Shannon’s brother) & Proviso East battle STACKED Chicago Morgan Park Team in title game
In a midseason clash of the Chicago-areas two quickest teams, 6’7 junior Josh Cunningham scored 24 points and 16 rebounds as #3 Morgan Park Mustangs beat #4 Proviso East 82-57 to win the 32-team,
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Watch Jabari Parker announce his college decision! (Official Ballislife Video)
On Thursday, December 20, 2012, Chicago’s most-heralded High School basketball player Jabari Parker (Simeon Career Academy) held a press conference after school to announce his college choice. The event was covered by countless media
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Unguardable! #1 Junior 6’11 Jahlil Okafor dunks at will in season’s first 4 games for Chicago’s #1 Whitney Young HS
Chicago’s 6’11 star junior Jahlil Okafor has simply dominated the competition. He is unguardable. Here’s a recap of Chicago’s #1-ranked (for the first time in several years) Whitney Young Magnet High School’s 4-0 start.
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Top 16 Year Old In The Nation 6’11″ Jahlil Okafor Goes To WORK at Big Foot Hoops Las Vegas Classic!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="33875"] Check out the #1 16 year old in the nation, 6’11″ Jahlil Okafor putting in work this past week at the Las Vegas Classic put on by Big Foot Hoops. Jahlil
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Chicago’s coldest shooter: 8th grade phenom 6’3 Zack Norvell Jr.’s SICK Season mixtape
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="33841"] 6’3 Zack Norvell, Jr. led Chicago’s Beasley Academic Center (public grammar school) 8th Grade team to a 43-2 overall record. Zack and his Beasley teammates avenged their 2 mid-season losses to
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