Brandon Paul Guard 6′-4″, 200 lbs. Senior Warren HS / Gurnee, Illinois What I Know About Him: I want to say that the first tidbit of information I learned about Brandon Paul was that his mom was his AAU coach when he started AAU ball in junior high. Maybe I’m not remembering that correctly and [...]
Nnanna Egwu Forward/Center 6′-11″, 235 lbs. Sophomore St. Ignatius HS / Chicago, Illinois What I Know About Him: #23000shots There you go. That’s the hashtag. 23,000 shots is the new 5,000 calories. In a press conference earlier this year, John Groce said that Nnanna Egwu made 23,000 shots over the summer. Said he would make [...]
DJ Richardson Guard 6′-3″, 195 lbs. Senior Peoria Central HS / Findlay Prep, Nevada What I Know About Him: Lots. It feels like DJ has been around forever. We first heard of him in 2005 or so when he was a high school freshman. After a drought, Peoria was producing another top-100 guard. And in [...]
It’s at this point in this list where I speak of What Could Have Been. Typing the word “Junior” below made me remember the 2010 class. A top-10 class. Three players ranked in the RSCI top-100. Two of them in the top-30. They’d all be juniors now. And we’d be ranked in the top-15. John [...]
Myke Henry Wing/Forward 6′-6″, 230 lbs. Sophomore Orr HS / Chicago, Illinois What I Know About Him: The first film I saw on Myke Henry screamed 2-guard to me. Didn’t have the best handle, but he had this sweet stroke and great release. I thought that if he improved his handle, he could be a [...]
