Rick Bolus' High Potential® Basketball Recruiting Service, Inc.
Boys ~ October 2006 Edition
Additional Newcomers January 1, 2007
Including February 2007 Updates
Introducing Illinois’ Top Seniors For 2006-2007
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 12 | ||||
| Derrick Rose | 6-4 | Sr. | PG | Chicago Simeon |
| Evan Turner | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Westchester St. Joseph |
| Nyal Koshwal | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Chicago Boys to Men |
| Demetri McCamey | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Westchester St. Joseph |
| Brandon McGee | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Chicago Crane |
| Billy Cole | 6-9 | Sr. | C-F | Peoria Richwoods |
| Mike Tisdale | 6-11 | Sr. | C-F | Riverton |
| *Craig Brackens | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Chicago Boys to Men |
| Manuel Cass | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Chicago Boys to Men |
| Jake Pullen | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Maywood Proviso East |
| Carlton Fay | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Granville Putnam Co. |
| Michael Thompson | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Chicago Lincoln Park |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Reggie Shipp | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Aurora West Aurora |
| Second 12 | ||||
| Mustapha Farrakhan | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Harvey Thornton |
| Jeffrey Jordan | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Wilmette Loyola Academy |
| Russell Mackins | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Cairo |
| Lucas O'Rear | 6-6½ | Sr. | F | Nashville |
| Aaron Johnson | 5-8 | Sr. | PG | Chicago Hubbard |
| Mike Capocci | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Lombard Glenbard East |
| Ceola Clark | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Gurnee Warren |
| Desmond Watt | 6-7 | Sr. | C-F | Calumet City T. F. North |
| Tori Boyd | 6-6 | Sr. | SM | Rockford Boyland |
| Michael Horton | 5-10 | Sr. | PG | Chicago Von Steuben |
| Robert Kreps | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Maroa Forsyth |
| Jeremy Felton | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Belleville East |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Kellen Thornton | 6-7 | Sr. | F-C | Country Club Hills Hillcrest |
| The Next Best Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Shannon Adams | 6-3 | Sr. | F | Gurnee Warren |
| Joe Allaria | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Edwardsville |
| Tim Baines | 6-7 | Sr. | C | Zion Zion-Benton |
| Mike Balletto | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Roselle Lake Park |
| Trey Blue | 6-3 | Sr. | G | South Holland Thornwood |
| Justin Bocut | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Bloomington |
| Kendall Burrage | 6-0 | Sr. | G | East Moline United Twp. |
| Matt Collins | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Hoffman Estates Conant |
| Justin Dehm | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Peoria Richwoods |
| Bruce Durham | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Lockport |
| Tim Flowers | 6-5 | Sr. | C-F | Chicago Simeon |
| J. J. Henley | 6-7 | Sr. | C-F | Chicago Lincoln Park |
| Zach House | 6-10 | Sr. | C | Rock Falls |
| Khadmus Longbey | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Oak Lawn Richards |
| Sam Maniscalco | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Chicago St. Patrick |
| Raffi Mantilla | 6-3 | Sr. | F | Mundelin |
| Isaiah Martin | 6-8 | Sr. | C | Chicago Morgan Park |
| Arsenio Mims | 6-4 | Sr. | F | Peoria Woodruff |
| John Montgomery | 6-4 | Sr. | F | Chicago Lincoln Park |
| Josh Parker | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Harvey Thornton |
| Jelani Poston | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Chicago Boys to Men |
| Jon Rice | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Naperville Neuqua Valley |
| Travis Rosenkrantz | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Macon Meridian |
| Michael Stovall | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Chicago Marshall |
| Lougwinn Spann | 6-6 | Sr. | F | South Holland Seton Academy |
| Justin Taylor | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Country Club Hills Hillcrest |
| Dante Williams | 6-7 | Sr. | F-C | Bartonville Limestone |
| Additional Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Christian Alsing | 6-6½ | Sr. | F | Chicago Brother Rice |
| Ron Burden | 6-0 | Sr. | G | South Holland Seton Academy |
| Drew Croegaert | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Genesco |
| Brandell Griggs | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Decatur Eisenhower |
| Kevin Johnson | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Chicago Simeon |
| Jim Kuban | 5-10 | Sr. | G | Tremont |
| Geoff McCammon | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Hoffman Estates Conant |
| Breland McKnight | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Peoria Manual |
| Bryant Orange | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Chicago Simeon |
| Brandon Streets | 6-6 | Sr. | SM | Lombard Glenbard East |
| Antonio Topps | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Chicago Leo |
| Brandon Hall | 5-11 | Sr. | G | Chicago Simeon |
| Eric Hilbring | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Evanston |
| Garrett Leffelman | 6-4 | Sr. | F | Westchester St. Joseph |
*November Newsletter Update: Craig Brackens relocates to Lancaster Brewster Academy, CA
PREPHOOPS Note: I have not listed Mr. Bolus' Best of the Rest seniors due to space constraints. Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and not meant to be an indicator for awards such as Mr. Basketball. A player's college caliber could change over the season and players can move up or down in rankings over a period of time.
Introducing Illinois’ Top Underclassmen For 2006-2007
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 6 | ||||
| DeAndre Liggins | 6-7 | Jr. | SM | Chicago Washington |
| Nick Freundt | 6-5 | Jr. | F | Batavia |
| Josh Crittle | 6-9 | Jr. | C-F | Chicago Hales Franciscan |
| Mike Dunigan | 6-9 | Jr. | C | Chicago Farragut |
| Matt Humphrey | 6-5 | Jr. | SM | Chicago Hales Franciscan |
| 1Angel Garcia | 6-10 | Jr. | C | Lake Forest Academy |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Luke Fabrizius | 6-8 | Jr. | F-C | Arlington Heights Hersey |
| Second 6 | ||||
| Marcus Jordan | 6-3 | So. | G | Wilmette Loyola Academy |
| Culley Payne | 5-10 | So. | PG | Burlington Central |
| Matt Roth | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Washington |
| Kevin Dillard | 5-11 | Jr. | PG | Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor |
| Lewis Jackson | 5-10 | Jr. | PG | Decatur McArthur |
| Tyler Storm | 6-6 | Jr. | F | Geneseo |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| John Bagge | 6-8 | Jr. | C | Wheaton North |
| The Next Best Grouping of Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Kannon Burrage | 6-1 | So. | G | East Moline United Twp. |
| Brian Desimone | 6-1 | Jr. | PG | Buffalo Grove |
| Seth Evans | 6-0 | So. | PG | Seneca |
| Daniel Farr | 6-5 | Jr. | C-F | Evanston |
| Ryan Hare | 6-4 | Jr. | F | Chicago Marshall |
| 2Michael Haynes | 6-5 | So. | F | Chicago Corliss |
| Verdell Jones | 6-1 | Jr. | PG | Champaign Central |
| Jeremiah Kelly | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Chicago Boys to Men |
| Jeremy Montgomery | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Chicago Lincoln Park |
| Jeremy McCrae | 6-4 | Jr. | SM | Evanston |
| John Moran | 6-1 | Jr. | G | Algonquin Jacobs |
| Jordan Prosser | 6-5¼ | So. | C-F | Eureka |
| D'Mitri Riggs | 6-2 | So. | G | Bloomington |
| Isiah Simelton | 6-5½ | Jr. | F | West Frankfort |
| Darius Smith | 6-2 | So. | G | Chicago Marshall |
| Tyler Sugiyama | 5-8 | So. | PG | Winnetka New Trier |
| Dexter Walker | 6-5 | Jr. | F | Morton |
| Rob Belcore | 6-4½ | Jr. | SM | Wilmette Loyola Academy |
| Terrence Johnson | 5-10 | So. | PG | South Holland Seton Academy |
| Additional Grouping of Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Brian Ashpole | 6-3 | Jr. | G | Geneseo |
| Tyler Crisman | 5-11 | Jr. | PG | Frankfort Lincoln-Way East |
| Luke Frerich | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Morton |
| Deon Garrett | 6-5 | Jr. | F | Chicago Fenger |
| Aaron Jones | 6-5 | Jr. | SM | Zeigler Royalton |
| Daniel Lisch | 5-10 | Jr. | PG | Belleville Althoff |
| John Lorenz | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Frankfort Lincoln Way East |
| Isaiah Nunn | 6-4 | Jr. | SM | Moline |
PREPHOOPS Note: I have not listed Mr. Bolus' Best of the Rest Underclassmen due to space constraints.
Additional Illinois Newcomers to the 2006-2007 Newsletters (January 1, 2007)
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Shaun Collins | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Aurora East |
| Paris Carter | 6-6 | Jr. | F-C | Lansing T. F. North |
| Kyle Cassity | 6-4½ | Jr. | PG | Pinckneyville |
| Brandon Grissette | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Elgin |
| Thad Hawkins | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Pinckneyville |
| Julian Ibarra | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Burbank Reavis |
| Sean McNamme | 6-2 | Sr. | PG | Rochelle |
| Billy Molinari | 6-2 | So. | G | Peoria Christian |
| Jawann Nelson | 6-8 | Jr. | C | Chicago Hts. Bloom Twp. |
| Fred Rose | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Melrose Park Walther Lutheran |
| Brett Thompson | 6-11 | Jr. | F-C | Vienna |
| Armani Williams | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Elgin |
| Josh Watznauer | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Farmington |
February 2007 Newsletter Updates
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PREPHOOPS Note: Mr. Bolus has communicated to me that the college caliber for players was determined by his own personal observations along with communications with high school and college coaches. A player's college caliber could change over the season and these changes will be reflected in future rankings.
PREPHOOPS Note: Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players can move up or down in rankings over a period of time.
Player Rankings are provided by Rick Bolus bolus@insightbb.com
©2006-2007 Ron Harrison