Meet the next best Chicago point guard, 7th grade phenom Mahir Williams. He played up a year, leading…
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Meet Spring’s Biggest Stock Riser: 6’4 Robert Hubbs III (2013 Memphis, TN) Official Ballislife Mixtape
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5’8 guard DeVante “D.J.” Jones was the spark plug for his Chicago Orr High School team. Finishing with…
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Top combo guard in 2015? 6’4 “Lil Penny” Charles Matthews Freshman Season mix (Chicago St. Rita)
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POTD: Chicago 8th grader poster dunk 3-point play by Ben Coupet Jr.!
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