The Chicago area’s top 50 high school basketball players

This season’s players to watch.

St. Patrick’s Timaris Brown (30) shoots the ball Notre Dame’s Sonny Williams (12).

St. Patrick’s Timaris Brown (30) shoots the ball Notre Dame’s Sonny Williams (12).

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Guards

Darrin Ames, Kenwood, 6-0, Jr.

Timaris Brown, St. Patrick, 6-5, Sr.

Cameron Christie, Rolling Meadows, 6-4, Jr.

Ryan Cohen, Glenbrook North, 6-1, Jr.

Mekhi Cooper, Bolingbrook, 6-1, Jr.

Deandre Craig, Mount Carmel, 6-1, Jr.

Dalen Davis, Young, 6-0, Jr.

Jaylen Drane, Simeon, 6-3, Sr.

Will Grudzynski, Barrington, 6-6, Sr.

Davontae Hall, Hyde Park, 6-1, Sr.

Ahmad Henderson, Brother Rice, 5-10, Jr.

Nojus Indrusaitis, Lemont, 6-4, So.

Javon Johnson, Proviso East, 6-3, Sr.

Tavari Johnson, Lyons, 6-0, Sr.

Jeremiah Jones, Marian Catholic, 6-2, Sr.

Sam Lewis, Oak Park, 6-5, Jr.

Lane McVicar, DeKalb, 6-5, Sr.

Bryce Moore, Carmel, 6-4, Sr.

Cooper Noard, Glenbrook South, 6-2, Sr.

Yosef Oliff, Niles North, 6-2, Sr.

Trey Pettigrew, Kenwood, 6-4, Sr.

Cade Pierce, Glenbard West, 6-5, Sr.

AJ Redd, St. Ignatius, 6-4, Sr.

Patrick Robinson, Oswego East, 6-4, Sr.

Owen Schneider, Prospect, 5-10, Sr.

Jaden Schutt, Yorkville, 6-4, Sr.

Kaiden Space, St. Rita, 5-10, Jr.

Asa Thomas, Lake Forest, 6-6, Jr.

Ben VanderWal, Timothy Christian, 6-7, Sr.

Damari Wheeler-Thomas, Larkin, 6-0, Sr.

Forwards

Xavier Amos, Young, 6-8, Sr.

Richard Barron, St. Ignatius, 6-5, Jr.

AJ Casey, Young, 6-8 Sr.

Emondrek Ford, Bloom, 6-8, Sr.

Kolby Gilles, St. Ignatius, 6-5, Sr.

Braden Huff, Glenbard West, 6-11, Sr.

Daniel Johnson, Young, 6-6, Jr.

Morez Johnson, St. Rita, 6-9, So.

Davius Loury, Kenwood, 6-7, Jr.

Ethan Marlowe, St. Charles North, 6-8, Sr.

Nick Martinelli, Glenbrook South, 6-8, Sr.

Christian Meeks, Homewood-Flossmoor, 6-6, Sr.

Justin Mullins, Oak Park, 6-5, Sr.

Ty Rodgers, Thornton, 6-7, Sr.

Centers

Dylan Arnett, DePaul Prep, 6-9, Sr.

Robbie Avila, Oak Forest, 6-9, Sr.

James Brown, St. Rita, 6-10, So.

Owen Freeman, Bradley-Bourbonnais, 6-9, Jr.

Conrad Luczynski, Bartlett, 7-1, Sr.

Jackson Munro, New Trier, 6-8, Sr.

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