Rick Bolus' High Potential® Basketball Recruiting Service, Inc.
Boys ~ October 2008 Edition
Introducing Illinois’ Top Seniors For 2008-2009
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 12 | ||||
| Brandon Paul | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Gurnee Warren |
| Chris Colvin | 6-2 | Sr. | PG | Chicago Whitney Young |
| Diamond Taylor | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Bolingbrook |
| Joe Bertrand | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Sterling |
| Jack Cooley | 6-9 | Sr. | C-F | Glenview Glenbrook South |
| Marcus Jordan | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Chicago Whitney Young |
| Nik Garcia | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Evanston |
| Jordan Prosser | 6-8½ | Sr. | C-F | Eureka |
| Matt Vogrich | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Lake Forest |
| Darius Smith | 6-2 | Sr. | PG | Chicago Marshall |
| Cully Payne | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Schaumburg |
| Drew Crawford | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Naperville Central |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Dyricus Edwards | 6-1½ | Sr. | PG | Washington |
| Second 12 | ||||
| Brian Conway | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Chicago Heights Bloom Township |
| 1Terrence Johnson | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Chicago St. Rita |
| Seth Evans | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Seneca |
| Zeke Upshaw | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Chicago University Lab |
| Jonathan Mills | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Chicago North Lawndale |
| Anton Nixon | 6-5 | Sr. | F | South Holland Seton Academy |
| Marcus Yarbrough | 6-7 | Sr. | C | Zion Zion-Benton |
| D'Mitri Riggs | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Bloomington |
| D. J. Cooper | 5-9 | Sr. | PG | South Holland Seton Academy |
| Shaun Pratz | 6-7 | Sr. | PF | Oak Lawn Richards |
| Luke Scarlata | 6-7 | Sr. | PF | Berwyn Morton West |
| David Brown | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Rockton Hononegah |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Colin Nickerson | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Waukegan |
| The Next Best Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Anthony Ahlers | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Granville Putnam County |
| Byron Bailey | 6-4½ | Sr. | G | Metropolis Massac County |
| Cortney Bell | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Chicago Lincoln Park |
| Stanford Brown | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Chicago Whitney Young |
| William Brown | 6-2 | Sr. | W | Aurora East |
| David Bryant | 6-4½ | Sr. | SM | Batavia |
| Delino Dear | 6-8½ | Sr. | PF | Chicago Mt. Carmel |
| Malcolm Griffin | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Chicago Hyde Park |
| Paris Gulley | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Peoria Manual |
| Eric Harris | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Chicago Marshall |
| Xavier Humphrey | 6-4 | Sr. | WF | Oak Park Fenwick |
| James Kinney | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Champaign Centennial |
| Conrad Krutwig | 6-6 | Sr. | C-F | Algonquin Jacobs |
| Caleb Long | 5-11 | Sr. | G | Mt. Zion |
| Kyler Market | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Villa Park Willowbrook |
| Derrick Needham | 5-11½ | Sr. | PG | Chicago DeLaSalle |
| Aaron Nelson | 6-6 | Sr. | PF | Chicago Heights Bloom Township |
| Tremell Owens | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Hillside Proviso West |
| Tyler Ponticelli | 6-7 | Sr. | PF | Northbrook Glenbrook North |
| Troy Snyder | 6-5 | Sr. | WF | Bolingbrook |
| Ronald Steward | 5-10 | Sr. | PG | Zion Zion-Benton |
| DeMarius Sumrell | 6-1 | Sr. | 2G | Bartonville Limestone |
| 4Stephen Walker | 6-5 | Sr. | PF | Crete Crete-Monee |
| Zebo Zebe | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Tolono Unity |
| Eric Wilde | 6-5 | Sr. | 2G | Downers Grove South |
| The Next Best Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Kevin Berandini | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Lake Forest |
| Kannon Burrage | 6-2 | Sr. | G | East Moline United Township |
| Erik Dornfeld | 6-6 | Sr. | PF | Geneseo |
| Kevin Fay | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Granville Putnam County |
| Cameron Hill | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Frankfort Lincoln-Way East |
| Jeremy Jones | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Chicago Simeon |
| Jordan Kerley | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Rockford Jefferson |
| Jacob Kissaw | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Monticello |
| Colby Long | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Mt. Zion |
| 5Billy Molinari | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Peoria Notre Dame |
| Jimmy Martin | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Niles Notre Dame |
| Conner Mooney | 5-11 | Sr. | G | Lake Zurich |
| Tim Moran | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Algonquin Jacobs |
| Brandon Orange | 6-4 | Sr. | F | Chicago Simeon |
| Kevin Senechalle | 6-6 | Sr. | F | St. Charles East |
| Chance Typer | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Sullivan |
| Darnell Vanvlett | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Rockford Auburn |
| Jordan Walker | 6-5 | Sr. | F | Chicago Hales Franciscan |
| Best of the Rest Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Robert Covington | 6-6 | Sr. | Hillside Proviso West | |
| Jonathan DeMoss | 6-4 | Sr. | St. Charles North | |
| Eric Dortch | 6-4 | Sr. | Evanston | |
| Chris Eversly | 6-5 | Sr. | Chicago West Payton | |
| Andrew Gallow | 6-5 | Sr. | Oswego East | |
| Louis Green | 6-8 | Sr. | Westchester St. Joseph | |
| Kendrick Morse | 5-6 | Sr. | Richton Park Rich South | |
| Blake Mueller | 6-5 | Sr. | Schaumburg | |
| Evan Okrzesik | 6-1 | Sr. | Oak Park Fenwick | |
| Tyler Pierce | 6-5 | Sr. | Westmont | |
| Derrick Riordan | 6-5 | Sr. | Naperville Neuqua Valley | |
| 2Jeremy Safford | 6-3 | Sr. | Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor | |
| David Smith | 6-3 | Sr. | Lake Forest Academy | |
| Shea Sumpter | 6-5 | Sr. | Park Forest Rich East | |
| Robert White | 5-11 | Sr. | Elmhurst Timothy Christian | |
PREPHOOPS Note: 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 2008-2009
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 6 | ||||
| Jereme Richmond | 6-7 | Jr. | WF | Waukegan |
| Mike Shaw | 6-8 | So. | PF | Chicago DeLaSalle |
| Crandall Head | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Chicago Crane |
| Donovine Stewart | 6-0 | So. | PG | Bartonville Limestone |
| Lenzelle Smith | 6-3 | Jr. | SM | Zion Zion-Benton |
| Anthony Johnson | 6-3½ | Jr. | G | Chicago Whitney Young |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Meyers Leonard | 6-10 | Jr. | C | Robinson |
| Second 6 | ||||
| Wayne Blackshear | 6-5 | So. | WF | Chicago Curie |
| 6Eric Dragicevich | 6-6 | Jr. | G | Northbrook Glenbrook North |
| Alex Rossi | 6-5 | Jr. | SM | Winnetka New Trier |
| Ryan Boatright | 5-10 | So. | PG | Aurora East |
| Reggie Smith | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Harvey Thornton |
| Isiah Jones | 6-1 | Jr. | G | Mounds Meridian |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Ben Brust | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Mundelein |
| The Next Best Grouping of Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Casey Beck | 6-8 | Jr. | C | Machesney Park Harlem |
| Julius Brown | 5-10 | So. | PG | Country Club Hills Hillcrest |
| Paul Bunch | 6-9½ | Jr. | C | Chicago North Lawndale |
| Davaris Daniels | 6-2 | So. | 2G | Vernon Hills |
| Lavonte Dority | 6-0 | Jr. | PG | Chicago Foreman |
| Antonio Drummond | 5-10 | Fr. | PG | Peoria Central |
| C. J. Fidorowicz | 6-7 | Jr. | F-C | Johnsburg |
| Eric Gaines | 6-4 | Jr. | G | Country Club Hills Hillcrest |
| Fred Heldring | 6-10 | Jr. | C-F | Winnetka New Trier |
| Charles Joy | 6-6 | So. | F | O'Fallon |
| Philip Jackson | 6-8 | Jr. | PF | Chicago Providence-St. Mel |
| Mike McCall | 6-0½ | Jr. | PG | Chicago Foreman |
| DeAndre McCamey | 6-1 | Jr. | PG | Westchester St. Joseph |
| Zach Miller | 5-9 | So. | PG | Lombard Glenbard East |
| Brandon Spearman | 6-3 | Jr. | F | Chicago Simeon |
| Ahmad Starks | 5-8 | Jr. | PG | Chicago Whitney Young |
| Mike Springs | 5-11 | Jr. | PG | Waukegan |
| Kenny Stevenson | 6-2 | Jr. | G | South Holland Seton Academy |
| Will Trigg | 6-5½ | Jr. | F | Edwardsville |
| Scott Vachon | 6-6 | So. | C | Plainfield North |
| Best of the Rest Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Tracy Abrams | 6-0 | So. | Chicago Mt. Carmel | |
| Derrick Babb | 6-3 | Jr. | Wheatonville Warrenville South | |
| Chancellor Carter | 6-5 | Jr. | Wilmette Loyola Academy | |
| Dwayne Evans | 6-5 | Jr. | Naperville Neuqua Valley | |
| Brett Graven | 6-1 | Jr. | Auburn | |
| Andre Henley | 6-4 | So. | Chicago DeLaSalle | |
| Jarelle Johnson | 6-0 | Jr. | Metropolis Massac County | |
| Charles McKinney | 6-2 | Jr. | Des Plaines Maine East | |
| Jermaine Morgan | 6-8 | Fr. | Chicago Whitney Young | |
| Jarod Oldham | 6-3 | Jr. | Decatur Eisenhower | |
| Jay Parker | 5-10 | So. | Harvey Thornton | |
| 3Sam Thompson | 6-4 | So. | Chicago Whitney Young | |
| Jordan Threloff | 6-10 | Jr. | Dekalb (Home Schooled) | |
| Robert Wennington | 6-8 | Jr. | Wilmette Loyola Academy | |
December Newsletter Update:
| Additional Illinois Newcomers (Listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Mike Black | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Oak Park Fenwick |
| Angus Brandt | 6-9 | Sr. | F-C | Lake Forest Academy |
| Landon Gamble | 6-5 | Jr. | F | Lockport |
| Matt Hasse | 6-8 | Jr. | C | Naperville North |
| Michael Haynes | 6-6 | Sr. | PF | Chicago Fenger |
| Dani Lopez | 6-9 | Sr. | C | South Elgin |
| Joe McNicholas | 6-7 | Jr. | WF | Naperville North |
| Chasson Randle | 6-2 | So. | G | Rock Island |
| Matt Sullivan | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Wilmette Loyola Academy |
| Nick Washburn | 6-8 | Sr. | PF | Mahomet Mahomet-Seymour |
January 2009 Newsletter Update:
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1Terrence Johnson transfers to Chicago North Lawndale, IL |
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2Jeremy Safford is 6-7 |
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3Sam Thompson is 6-6 |
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| Additional Illinois Newcomers (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Eddie Bowling | 6-7 | Sr. | F-C | Rockford Auburn |
| Mike Gabriel | 6-7 | Jr. | C | Chicago Lincoln Park |
| Thomas Hawkins | 5-7 | Jr. | PG | Rockford Guilford |
| Malcolm Hill-Bey | 5-9 | Fr. | PG | Chicago Mt. Carmel |
| Dennis Hodges | 6-5 | Jr. | F | Chicago Curie |
| Joe Lightfoot | 6-2 | Sr. | CG | Kankakee |
| Delvon Rencher | 6-5 | Fr. | PF | Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor |
| Jimmy Stamas | 5-10 | Jr. | PG | LaGrange Lyons |
| Corrin Smith | 6-1 | So. | PG | Kankakee |
| Additional Illinois Players Whose Stock Has Risen (first time in newsletter) | ||||
| Tim Rusthoven | 6-7 | Jr. | West Chicago Wheaton Academy | |
| Jacob Williams | 6-5 | So. | Bartlett (may transfer second semester) | |
February 2009 Newsletter Update:
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4Stephen Walker is now at Chicago Simeon, IL |
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5Billy Molinari is now at Peoria Christian, IL |
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6It's Alex Dragicevich |
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PREPHOOPS Note: 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.
Player Rankings are provided by Rick Bolus bolus@insightbb.com
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