Signing Day: Area basketball recruits

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Young’s Javon Freeman (0) gets a monster dunk over Simeon’s Madison Lowery (11). Worsom Robinson/ For the Sun-Times.

Local players expected to sign on Wednesday.

Kezo Brown, Simeon: Chicago State

Xavier Castaneda, Young: South Florida

Maurice Commander, Curie: Tennessee-Chattanooga

George Conditt, Corliss: Iowa State

Ayo Dosunmu, Morgan Park: Illinois

Kenyon Duling, Morgan Park: Tennessee State

Javon Freeman, Young: Valparaiso

Zion Griffin, Hinsdale South: Iowa State

Talen Horton-Tucker, Simeon: Iowa State

Messiah Jones, Simeon: Drake

Ty Mosley, Orr: Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Tamell Pearson, Morgan Park: Alabama-Birmingham

Sam Shafer, Lincoln-Way East: Southern Illinois

Jake Wolfe, Aurora Christian: Lipscomb

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Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, was taken into custody without incident shortly after 7 p.m. following a “multi-state investigation” that also involved CPD and “many other” law enforcement agencies.
“He’s going to be a leader down the road,” manager Pedro Grifol said.
After three seasons in backup role, the longest-tenured Sky player is ready to step up and lead team into a new era.
The boy was shot in the leg and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.
The two were standing on a sidewalk about 4:50 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue when someone fired shots, police said.