Chicago High School Basketball Culture is Strong. The South Side’s Simeon Career Academy is known as a Public…
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CHICAGO’S TOUGHEST GUARDS?! Jalen Griffith Leads Simeon vs Undefeated Curie in Pontiac Championship!
Chicago Simeon Career Academy is known for producing NBA Players like Derrick Rose, Jabari Parker, Kendrick Nunn and…
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UPDATED FAB 50: State Champs Crowned!
Five newcomers to latest FAB 50 rankings!
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Vashon and Simeon GO AT IT! Phil Russell vs Ahamad Bynum in Crazy Guard Battle!
Vashon & Chicago Simeon went at it at the 2020 Highland Shootout. The Guards Phil Russell and Ahamad…
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Simeon Playoff Game Goes Down to the Wire AGAIN! Guard Battle: Ahron Ulis vs Simeon Seniors!
Chicago Simeon (19-14) narrowly defeated Brother Rice in the Regional Finals last week. Next the Wolverines faced Marian…
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Chicago’s Biggest Upset?! Simeon vs Whitney Young City Playoffs! Full Highlights!
Chicago’s biggest and best known high school basketball programs are Simeon Career Academy and Whitney Young HS. Both…
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Jabari Parker Watches Simeon Rivalry Game vs Chicago’s Hottest Team! Morgan Park Wins 17th Straight!
Simeon Class of 2013 alums Jabari Parker and Kendall Pollard as well as former DePaul and NBA star…
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14 Year Old Andre Casey Jr Plays Above The Rim! 8th Grader CRAZY Season Highlights!
Andre Casey Jr. is earning a reputation as one of the top basketball players in the Chicago area…
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Final 2017-18 Midwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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NEW FAB 50: March MADNESS Hits HS!
The fourteenth edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season sees five…
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Is Simeon The #1 High School Basketball Team in America? JELLY and JAM in Sectionals! Highlights vs Brother Rice
Simeon Career Academy has evolved into a national-level team under Coach Rob Smith. The nationally-ranked Wolverines haven’t lost…
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Talen Horton-Tucker Reaches Chicago Legend Status! Opposing Fans Chanting For Simeon Senior! Full Highlights!
Talen Horton-Tucker has had a breakout senior season playing for Chicago Simeon Career Academy. The Iowa State commit…
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Talen Horton-Tucker, #1 Simeon Face Biggest Test from Kansas commit Markese Jacobs (Uplift HS) on Senior Night!
Simeon Career Academy’s high school basketball team hasn’t really been tested in-state. Even with an unbelievably tough schedule,…
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“Nobody in Chicago Can Beat Us!” Iowa St commit George Conditt Near Triple Double Shocks City Power!
Chicago has produced many NBA basketball stars. Some high school stars like Derrick Rose are covered heavily by…
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Most DOMINANT Simeon Basketball Team EVER? Talen Horton-Tucker Shows Out Against Fenwick! Full Highlights!
Simeon Career Academy is known nationally for it’s high-level high school basketball program. They compete for Chicago City…
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Simeon Returns to Dominance! MVP Talen Horton-Tucker Does It All! Pontiac Title Game Highlights #1 Simeon vs #2 Curie!
Simeon Career Academy is the best known high school basketball program in Chicago. It’s famous for producing NBA…
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Simeon Open Gym Highlights! Talen Horton Tucker, New Transfers Shine!
Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, IL) might have the highest profile public high school basketball program in Chicago as…
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Chicago POY Alonzo Verge Last HS Game vs Simeon! Sectional Final Full Highlights!
Alonzo Verge (Thornton HS) was just named Chicago Sun Times 2017 Player of the Year (Chicago Area). His…
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Chase Adams vs Chicago Simeon! INTENSE Regional Final! Full Highlights!
Chase Adams has been Marian Catholic’s primary point guard since his freshman season (now a junior). Best known…
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Kezo Brown Lifts Simeon to Chicago City Title!
RELATED: Simeon Returns To The FAB 50! Chicago Simeon faced Red South rivals Morgan Park (19-6) for the…
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Simeon cruising through Chicago Public League Playoffs with Balanced Attack!
Chicago Simeon is used to being the favorite when they step on the basketball court. While Chicago Curie…
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Evan Gilyard Shammgod, Stepback 3 Leads Simeon (16-0) vs Fenwick!
Evan Gilyard (UTEP commit) is a four-year varsity player for Chicago Public League powerhouse Simeon Career Academy. After…
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Simeon vs Whitney Young: Chicago Public League Powerhouses Collide!
Arguably the 2 highest profile Public League high school teams in Chicago (and perhaps the nation), Simeon and…
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Jabari Parker Puts in Summer Work at Hometown Chi League! Scores 31
Milwaukee Bucks’ Jabari Parker last played in Chicago’s Nike Chi League Pro Am 2 years ago heading into…
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Gonzaga-Bound Shooter Zack Norvell Leads Simeon! Official Senior Mixtape!
Gonzaga-bound Zack Norvell closed out his high school career at Simeon Career Academy by winning a Chicago city…
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Simeon wins Public League Championship with Chicago’s top duo Zachary Norvell + Evan Gilyard
South Side Kenwood Academy (19-4) played in the Chicago Public League’s title game for the first time in…
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Simeon + Morgan Park Battle to the Buzzer in City Playoffs! Charlie Moore, Ben Coupet Shine!
Ballislife started following Simeon seniors Ben Coupet and Zack Norvell as 8th graders. At Beasley Academic Center, the…
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NEW FAB 50: Big Games On Tap!
The playoffs are heating up and for some teams the real battles are just getting started — while…
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NEW FAB 50: Who’s In? Who’s Out?
Only one team in the top 10 lost last week, but it still has far too many quality…
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Evan Gilyard vs Charlie Moore: Top Chicago Guards, Intense Simeon-Morgan Park Rivalry Game!
The most competitive Public League High School basketball in the country can likely be found in Chicago. It…
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DePaul-Bound PG Devin Gage buzzer-beater leads Curie vs Simeon: Instant Classic in Pontiac
DePaul-bound Chicago Curie senior point guard Devin Gage has been a four year varsity contributor. But now…
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Charlie Moore leads Morgan Park into Simeon: Chicago’s Biggest Rivalry!
Charlie Moore is used to these big games by now. A 4-year varsity player for powerhouse Morgan Park,…
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High-major Lefty Sharpshooter Zack Norvell Makes a Splash! (Chicago Simeon, 6’6 Guard)
Arguably Illinois’ top overall player in the Class of 2016, the strong, 6’6 lefty shooting guard has been…
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Zack Norvell hits 11 3-pointers in one half! Coached by Bucks’ Jabari Parker!
Zack Norvell Jr. (Mac Irvin Fire 17U) is already well known in the Chicago area for his deep…
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9th Grader Kezo Brown Making History at Simeon! Official Season Mixtape
Kezo Brown is only the second 9th grader in his high school’s storied history to play varsity basketball…
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Big 10 Bound, Energetic Rim Protector Ed Morrow Dominates Chicago! Senior Year Mixtape
Ed Morrow showed his non-stop motor and blue collar approach while leading his Chicago Simeon team to a…
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Duke Bound Jabari Parker Dominates Chicago Pro-Am
[jwplayer player=”5″ mediaid=”50076″] Jabari Parker led his Chicago public high school Simeon Career Academy to 4 consecutive Illinois…
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Zack Norvell Ballislife Mixtape | Chicago’s Top Freshman
[jwplayer player=”5″ mediaid=”48151″] Zack Norvell, Jr. had as big a freshman season at Chicago basketball powerhouse Simeon Career…
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2013 Jabari Parker Ballislife Mixtape | Duke Bound
Here are all the top plays from 6-foot-8 Duke-bound forward Jabari Parker’s senior season. Considered one of the…
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2013 Kendrick Nunn Ballislife Mixtape | Future Illini
Here are the top plays from 6-foot-2 Illinois-bound guard Kendrick Nunn’s senior season. Ultra-athletic Kendrick Nunn concluded his…
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