Two Area Players Earn Honorable, Special Mention On All-State Basketball Team

The 83rd News-Gazette boys' All-State basketball team will was released.

The Player of the Year is Stevenson's Jalen Brunson. Brunson is a 6-foot-2 senior who played guard. He averaged 23.3 points, 5.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds. He was a McDonald's All-American has signed with Villanova.

Dieterich's Alex Bohnhoff earned Special Mention honors. He is a 6-foot-1 senior guard. Honorable Mention went to Brett Mette (Teutopolis), a 6-foot-5 junior forward.

Other First Team members were

Jordan Ash      St. Joseph      6-3     Sr.     G       Northwestern signee averaged 14 points,
five rebounds and three assists for the Class 3A state champion Chargers

Evan Boudreaux  Lake Forest     6-7     Sr.     F       Dartmouth signee averaged 24 points
and 13.2 rebounds; Scouts' all-time leader in scoring and rebounding

Gavin Block     Lincoln 6-6     Sr.     F       Ohio signee averaged 18.5 points while
shooting close to 60 percent from the floor to go along with 8.2 rebounds

Jordan Goodwin  Belleville Althoff      6-3     So.     G/F     Uncommitted, but becoming
one of state's best 2017 prospects, averaging 20.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists

Aaron Jordan    Plainfield East 6-5     Sr.     G       Illinois signee; sharpshooting wing
averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists; Bengals' all-time scoring leader

Marcus LoVett Jr.       Morgan Park     6-1     Sr.     G       Uncommitted, "Bright Lights"
averaged better than 25 points, eight assists and seven boards for third-place 3A team

Charles Matthews        St. Rita        6-5     Sr.     G       Kentucky signee and Jordan Brand
All-American averaged 22 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs

Edward Morrow   Simeon  6-7     Sr.     F       Nebraska signee averaged 17 points, eight
rebounds and three blocks for the Wolverines (Class 4A sectional champs)

Nate Navigato   Geneva  6-7     Sr.     F       Buffalo signee averaged 20.5 points, 5.4
rebounds and 2.1 assists and became the leading scorer in program history

Luwane Pipkins  Bogan   5-10    Sr.     G       Massachusetts signee led the Bengals to
their first city title in program history while averaging 16.3 points

Matt Rafferty   Hinsdale Central        6-7     Sr.     C       Furman signee averaged 19.7
points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists while battling an injury to his shooting hand

Admiral Schofield       Zion-Benton     6-6     Sr.     F       Tennessee signee was a force,
averaging 24.6 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two blocks for the Zee-Bees

Alonzo Verge    Willowbrook     6-3     So.     G       Uncommitted point guard burst onto the
scene for the Warriors, averaging 23 points, five rebounds and four steals

Glynn Watson    St. Joseph      6-0     Sr.     G       Nebraska signee led Chargers to the
Class 3A state title, averaging 14 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals

Second Team members were:

Micah Bradford  Bradley-Bourbonnais     5-11    Jr.     G       Uncommitted up-and-comer
averaged 22 points, six assists and 2.3 steals for the Boilermakers

Connor Cashaw   Stevenson       6-4     Sr.     G       Rice signee averaged 15.9 points, 8.3
rebounds and 2.3 assists; led Patriots to the Class 4A state title

Donovan Franklin        O'Fallon        6-5     Sr.     G/F     Uncommitted prospect averaged 22
points, 8.5 rebounds and four assists; program's all-time scoring leader

Cole Gentry     St. Charles East        5-10    Sr.     G       South Dakota State signee had a
breakout season, averaging 20 points and shooting 50 percent from three

Roland Griffin  West Aurora     6-6     Sr.     F       Illinois State signee led the
Blackhawks to 21 wins, averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and four steals

Rapolas Ivanauskas      Barrington      6-9     Jr.     F       Uncommitted big man averaged 18
points and eight rebounds; offered by several Big Ten programs

Joe Kellen      Rockford Lutheran       6-1     Sr.     G       Uncommitted senior led Crusaders to
fourth place in Class 3A, averaging 17.6 points, 2.5 boards and three assists
J
oe Mooney      Niles Notre Dame        6-3     Sr.     G       Uncommitted senior lit it up from
three-point range, shooting better than 45 percent while averaging 19 points

Charlie Moore   Morgan Park     5-11    Jr.     G       Uncommitted, averaged 24 points, six
assists, five steals and four rebounds for third-place 3A Mustangs

Prentiss Nixon  Bolingbrook     6-1     Sr.     G       Colorado State signee averaged 16.6
points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists for third-place 4A Raiders

Laytwan Porter  Rockford Auburn 6-2     Sr.     G       Northern Illinois signee led the
Knights to 29 wins and a sectional final in 4A, averaging 18 points and
4.4 assists

Nick Rakocevic  St. Joseph      6-11    Jr.     C       Uncommitted, big man was key cog in
Chargers' state title run, averaging 13 points and close to 10 rebounds

Trevor Stumpe   Plainfield North        6-5     Sr.     G       Wofford signee averaged 22.3
points, 5.7 rebounds en route to being named the Southwest Prairie MVP

Joseph Toye     Whitney Young   6-7     Sr.     F       Vanderbilt signee averaged 18 points
and six rebounds for the Dolphins after one-year stint at La Lumiere

Christian Williams      St. Teresa      6-5     Sr.     G       Iowa commit missed 14 games but
led the Bulldogs to third place in Class 2A, averaging 18.8 points

All-State Special Mention:

Dakota Bennington       Peoria Christian        6-3     Jr.     G

Barret Benson   Hinsdale South  6-9     Jr.     C

Colin Bonnett   Benet   6-3     Sr.     G

Myles Carter    St. Rita        6-8     Sr.     F

Armani Chaney   St. Rita        5-10    Sr.     G

Aiden Chang     Freeport Aquin  6-2     Sr.     G

Obediah Church  Springfield     6-7     Sr.     F

Nick Coleman    St. Patrick     6-2     Sr.     G

Carson Cuevas   Brimfield       6-2     Sr.     G

David Davis     Mounds Meridian 6-0     Sr.     G

Riley Doody     St. Ignatius    6-1     Sr.     G

Nojel Eastern   Evanston        6-3     So.     G

Palin Fisher    Proviso East    6-1     Sr.     G

Spencer Foley   Uplift  6-6     Sr.     F

Johnny Fox      Hales Franciscan        6-6     Sr.     F

Noah Frederking Okawville       6-4     So.     G

Nolan Gerling   Breese Mater Dei        6-9     Sr.     C

Tyler Hall      Rock Island     6-3     Sr.     G

Cole Harper     Chatham-Glenwood        6-6     Sr.     G

Kain Harris     St. Rita        6-4     Sr.     G

Karl Harris     De La Salle     6-4     Sr.     G

Bryan Heath     Rockridge       6-4     Sr.     G

Drew Himmelman  Geneseo 6-8     Sr.     F

Brandon Hutton  De La Salle     6-5     Sr.     F

Chris Jenkins   Luther North    6-0     Sr.     G

Sam Johnson     Riverside-Brookfield    6-7     Sr.     F

Nate Kennell    Metamora        6-4     Jr.     G

Zach Knobloch   Marengo 6-0     Jr.     G
 
ylan Miller    Hillsboro       6-9     Sr.     C

Isaiah Moss     Simeon  6-5     Sr.     F

Parker Neuhalfen        Bureau Valley   6-2     Sr.     G

Royce Newman    Nashville       6-7     Jr.     C

Harrison Niego  Lyons Township  6-2     Sr.     G

Zach Norvell    Simeon  6-4     Jr.     G

Donovan Oliver  Kewanee 6-4     Jr.     F

Alex Peacock    Normal Community        6-5     Sr.     G

Weisner Perez   Cicero Morton   6-6     Sr.     F

Jake Reinhart   Bloomington Cent. Cath. 6-2     Sr.     G

Isaiah Roby     Dixon   6-8     Jr.     F

Jeremy Roscoe   Uplift  6-2     Sr.     G

George Sargeant Maine South     6-6     Sr.     F

Tyler Seibring  Normal Community        6-8     Sr.     F

Justin Smith    Stevenson       6-7     So.     F

Mike Smith      Fenwick 5-10    Jr.     G

Josh Stamps     Curie   6-5     Sr.     G

Tyler Streeter  St. Francis de Sales    6-5     Sr.     F

Jeremiah Tilmon East St. Louis  6-10    So.     C

D.J. Williams   Simeon  6-7     Sr.     F

Pierson Wofford Springfield Lutheran    6-4     Sr.     G/F

All-State Honorable Mention:

Taylor Adway    Hillcrest       6-8     Sr.     F

Sam Althaus     Ridgewood       6-7     Sr.     F

Bahari Amaya    Harrisburg      6-5     Sr.     G

Antonio Amorah  Luther North    6-2     Sr.     G

Karson Arrenholz        Delavan 5-11    Sr.     G

Destin Barnes   Homewood-Flossmoor      6-6     Sr.     G

Craig Beaudion  Foreman 6-4     So.     G

Keegan Bestriche        Flanagan-Cornell        5-10    Jr.     G

Bailey Basala   Moline  6-4     So.     G

Nick Bates      Tuscola 6-2     Jr.     G

Allen Billinger Carbondale      5-11    Sr.     G

Xavier Bishop   Lanphier        5-8     Jr.     G

Miles Boykin    Providence      6-3     Sr.     G

Joe Butler      Minooka 6-3     Jr.     G

James Carroll   Mendota 6-0     Sr.     G

Armani Chaney   St. Rita        5-10    Sr.     G

Matt Chastain   LeRoy   6-6     Jr.     F

Marcus Chausse  Nokomis 6-6     Sr.     C

Nylek Cobb      Rockford Auburn 6-3     Sr.     G

Vine Curta      Blue Island Eisenhower  6-4     Sr.     G

Luke Davis      DeKalb  6-6     Jr.     F

Trevor Davis    Waterloo        6-3     So.     F

Robert DeVries  Forreston       6-3     Sr.     G

Ryan DiCanio    Bartlett        6-3     Sr.     G

Conner Diedrich Mahomet-Seymour 6-1     Sr.     G

Roman Douglas-Watkins   Peoria Manual   6-5     So.     F

Nick Duffy      Elgin St. Edward        6-4     Sr.     F

Tarkus Ferguson Belleville Althoff      6-3     Jr.     G

Braden Fitzjerells      Mount Vernon    5-6     Jr.     G

Kyle Flanagan   Oak Forest      6-9     Sr.     C

Chelby Frazier  Thornwood       6-0     Sr.     G

Will Galik      Carterville     6-4     Sr.     G

Jamal Garner    Illinois School for the Deaf    6-4     Sr.     F

Isaac Gassman   Ottawa  6-4     Jr.     G/F

Grant Gibson    Galesburg       6-2     Sr.     G

Jerry Gillespie Joliet Central  5-6     Sr.     G

Brett Gittleson Ashton-Franklin Center  6-0     Sr.     G

Brendon Gooch   Belleville Althoff      6-5     Jr.     G

Lou Griffith    Washington      5-9     Jr.     G

Dylan Haig      Northridge Prep 6-0     Sr.     G

Pete Hanley     Peoria Notre Dame       6-6     Sr.     F

Luke Hook       Andrew  6-4     Sr.     F

Troy Howat      Providence      6-2     Sr.     G

Jalen Jackson   Joliet Catholic 5-11    Jr.     G

Keymonta Johnson        Decatur MacArthur       6-3     Jr.     F

James Jones     Bogan   6-4     Jr.     G

Rah Katumbusi   Kenwood 6-2     Sr.     G

Logan Kohrmann  Breese Central  6-2     Jr.     G

Nathaniel Lackey        Fairfield       6-8     Sr.     C

Joseph Larry    Hales Franciscan        5-10    Sr.     G

Levi Laws       Mount Carmel    6-0     Sr.     G

Justin Lemanager        Clifton Central 5-9     Sr.     G

Loudon Love-Vollbrecht  Geneva  6-8     Jr.     F

Jakob Lowrance  Bethalto Civic Memorial 6-7     Sr.     C

Tommy Lucca     Genoa-Kingston  6-0     Jr.     G

Jake Ludwig     St. Charles North       6-1     Jr.     G

Nick Marlo      Sesser-Valier   5-10    Sr.     G

Noah McCarty    Sterling New. Cent. Cath.       6-7     Jr.     F

Dalton Menke    Winnebago       6-1     Sr.     G

M.L. Moore      Rockford Jefferson      6-0     Jr.     G

Lamont Mitchell East Moline United      6-3     Sr.     F

Matt Muller     PORTA   6-0     Sr.     G

Joseph Myers    Griggsville-Perry       6-4     Sr.     F

Tate Nohren     Olney East Richland     6-2     Sr.     G

Ryan Obermeier  Centralia       6-1     Sr.     G

Darius Oliver   Leo     6-6     Jr.     F

Jarret Olson    Peru St. Bede   5-11    Jr.     G

Alex O'Neill    Peoria Christian        6-8     Sr.     C

Chrishawn Orange        Jacobs  6-2     Sr.     G

Ross Owens      Woodlawn        6-4     Jr.     F

Keeshawn Palmer Chicago Vocational      6-6     Sr.     F

Austin Patterson        Morris  6-3     Sr.     G

Bryce Pearce    Flora   6-0     Sr.     G

Kenneth Perkins North Lawndale  6-9     Sr.     C

Marco Pettinato Lincoln-Way West        6-1     Sr.     G

Antoine Pike    Hyde Park       6-7     Sr.     F

Adam Pischke    Marian Central Catholic 5-11    Jr.     G

Eric Phillips   Hinckley-Big Rock       5-9     Sr.     G

Alex Portwood   Milford 6-4     Sr.     G

Connor Raridon  Neuqua Valley   6-5     Sr.     F

Deondre Rickman Collinsville    6-8     Sr.     F

Christian Romine        Mahomet-Seymour 6-10    Sr.     C

Jeremy Ruffin   Rich South      6-4     Sr.     F

Josh Ruggles    Wheaton-Warrenville S.  6-2     Sr.     G

Travis Schoonover       Reed-Custer     6-1     Jr.     G

Tyler Schuring  Arthur-Lovington-A-H    5-10    Sr.     G

Daniel Seotan   Uplift  6-4     Sr.     G

Brandon Suggs   Winnebago       6-7     Jr.     C

Brodric Thomas  Bolingbrook     6-2     Sr.     G

Deon Thomas     St. Anne        6-3     Sr.     F

William Tinsley Ridgeview       6-4     Sr.     G

Mike Travlos    Lake Zurich     6-3     Sr.     G

Brandon Trimble St. Joseph-Ogden        6-1     So.     G

Zach West       Oswego  6-3     Sr.     G

Nate Wieting    Rockford Lutheran       6-4     Sr.     G

DaMonte Williams        Peoria Manual   6-1     So.     G

Raequan Williams        DePaul Prep     6-6     Sr.     F

Tyler Williams  Crete-Monee     6-2     Sr.     G

Tyresse Williford       Chicago Marshall        5-10    Jr.     G