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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

Unguardable! #1 Junior 6’11 Jahlil Okafor dunks at will in season’s first 4 games for Chicago’s #1 Whitney Young HS

Scott Comeau December 20, 2012 Comments

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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6’9 Cliff Alexander Is A BEAST Around The Rim! 2014 Top 10 Player Blocks & Dunks Everything! Official Ballislife Fall League Mix

6’9 Cliff Alexander Is A BEAST Around The Rim! 2014 Top 10 Player Blocks & Dunks Everything! Official Ballislife Fall League Mix

Scott Comeau December 13, 2012 Comments

Chicago High School basketball runs year-round in one form or another. Each October the city and suburbs’ top varsity teams battle in highly competitive Fall Leagues in preparation for the regular season. This fall,

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Jabari Parker Makes His Season Debut As #1 Simeon Puts On A SHOW In Front of HUGE Crowd at Chicago Elite Classic (Game Recap Mix)

Jabari Parker Makes His Season Debut As #1 Simeon Puts On A SHOW In Front of HUGE Crowd at Chicago Elite Classic (Game Recap Mix)

Scott Comeau December 5, 2012 Comments

Seen in a walking boot on Wednesday, reigning Illinois Mr. Basketball, 6’8 Simeon Career Academy senior Jabari Parker said all week he wouldn’t rush his return to the court. On Saturday, before a crowd

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Highly-touted transfer 6’5 L.J. Peak makes immediate impact in Chicago (Whitney Young HS 2014) Official Fall League Mix

Highly-touted transfer 6’5 L.J. Peak makes immediate impact in Chicago (Whitney Young HS 2014) Official Fall League Mix

Scott Comeau November 28, 2012 Comments

The powerful, athletic 6’5 junior wingman recently made his debut with Whitney M. Young Magnet High School’s team (Maxpreps preseason #7 in the Nation) in Chicago. Here is your first (and only) look! Ranked

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BYU fans make “Jabari Parker Style” Video (Gangnam Style Remix)

BYU fans make “Jabari Parker Style” Video (Gangnam Style Remix)

Scott Comeau November 26, 2012 Comments

Top high school senior Jabari Parker (Chicago Simeon Career Academy) visited Brigham Young University’s campus located in Provo, Utah over the weekend. In celebration, several BYU fans produced this parody video of Psy’s “Gangnam

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6’3 Kendrick Nunn Kills 2 Nasty One Hand Alley-Oops!! #1 Chicago Simeon Scrimmage Game! (Illinois commit)

6’3 Kendrick Nunn Kills 2 Nasty One Hand Alley-Oops!! #1 Chicago Simeon Scrimmage Game! (Illinois commit)

Scott Comeau November 18, 2012 Comments

6’3 senior Kendrick Nunn put on an aerial display for nearly 1,500 Chicago Simeon students, family and fans at their annual preseason “Wolverine Madness.” Arguably Illinois’ #2 player in the loaded Class of 2013,

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Top Illinois Sophomore 6’4 Charles Matthews lights up Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp

Top Illinois Sophomore 6’4 Charles Matthews lights up Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp

Scott Comeau November 17, 2012 Comments

The Pangos All American Camps & Ballislife teamed up to bring together some of the region’s top freshman and sophomore boys basketball players for 2 days just outside Chicago, IL. On day 1, it

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Duane Wilson Jr Crosses Defender Over and Dunks On Defender; SICK!

Duane Wilson Jr Crosses Defender Over and Dunks On Defender; SICK!

Arek Kissoyan November 11, 2012 Comments

- Marquette University commit Duane Wilson Jr catches the defense slippin’ on the break in a pre-season scrimmage at Milwaukee Lutheran High School. Via MidwestBallers

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Jevon Carter Gets Buckets: 6’1 Proviso East HS 2014 breakout star (Maywood, IL)

Jevon Carter Gets Buckets: 6’1 Proviso East HS 2014 breakout star (Maywood, IL)

Scott Comeau November 8, 2012 Comments

Under the radar no more: 6’1 Jevon Carter from Proviso East HS (Maywood, IL) is poised to have a breakout junior season. There are high hopes for this season’s Proviso East Pirates squad currently

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UConn star PG Ryan Boatright shows out at Chicago Pro-Am (sick handle)

UConn star PG Ryan Boatright shows out at Chicago Pro-Am (sick handle)

Scott Comeau August 28, 2012 Comments

Ryan Boatright (UConn/East Aurora HS) thrilled Chicago hoops fans this summer at the Next Level Pro Am held at Malcolm X Community College on Chicago’s West Side. Expected to be one of the most

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