Two players each from Brother Rice, Mount Carmel and Rich Township highlight first three teams.
First Team
Grant Best, Mount Carmel, senior, guard: Versatile star averaged 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals. All-conference. First team all-state. Committed to Air Force.
Al Brooks Jr., Rich Township, senior, forward: Averaged 17.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists while leading the Raptors to a fourth-place finish in Class 4A in his only season at Rich Township. All-conference. First team all-state.
Marcos Gonzales, Brother Rice, senior, guard: Led Crusaders to the program’s first state trophy with a runner-up finish in Class 3A while averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Catholic League’s player of the year. First team all-state. Committed to Citadel.
Donte Montgomery, Oak Lawn, senior, guard: Capped a prolific career by averaging 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.2 steals. South Suburban Red’s player of the year. Third team all-state.
Jayden Tyler, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, guard: After winning state championship as a junior, became the Vikings’ leader and averaged 19.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals. All-conference. First team all-state. Committed to Wofford.
Second Team
Elijah Lovemore, Bloom, senior, guard: Triple-double machine averaged 15.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 5.3 steals. All-conference. Third team all-state.
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EJ Mosley, St. Laurence, senior, guard: Returned to lead the Vikings after a year at Romeoville and averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists. All-conference. First team all-state. Committed to Purdue Fort Wayne.
Zack Sharkey, Marian Catholic, senior, guard: Averaged 19.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists as the Spartans’ consistent go-to guy. All-conference. Second team all-state.
Gabriel Sularski, Lemont, junior, guard: Averaged 17.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in his first season at Lemont. South Suburban Blue’s player of the year. First team all-state.
Cameron Thomas, Mount Carmel, senior, forward/guard: Blossomed into a prolific scorer, averaging 20.0 points to lead Caravan. All-conference. Second team all-state.
Third Team
Jovi Ratliff, Hillcrest, senior, guard: Averaged 17.0 points and 2.0 assists. All-conference. Third team all-state.
Marquis Vance, Marist, senior, forward: Averaged 12.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as lone senior starter on RedHawks team that finished 31-3. All-conference. Committed to North Park.
Keshaun Vaval, Evergreen Park, senior, guard: Averaged 25.3 points and 4.0 assists for Mustangs. All-conference. Special mention all-state.
Jack Weigus, Brother Rice, senior, guard: Buried 95 3-pointers while averaging 15.9 points in his only season with the Crusaders. All-conference. Third team all-state.
Jayden Williams, Rich Township, junior, guard: Averaged 13.8 points and 2.9 assists for Raptors. All-conference. Special mention all-state.
Honorable Mention
- Jayden Armstrong, Joliet Catholic, junior, guard.
- Charles Barnes, De La Salle, junior, forward.
- Dontae Bell, Leo, senior, guard.
- Jaylen Blakes, Crete-Monee, senior, forward.
- Jeremy Blanco-Rios, Thornton, sophomore, guard.
- Stephen Brown, Marist, junior, forward.
- Wyatt Carlson, Lincoln-Way West, senior, forward.
- Maximilian Carmicle, Hillcrest, junior, forward.
- Seth Cheney, Providence, senior, guard.
- Jamson Coulter, Rich Township, junior, guard.
- Jack Dempsey, Oak Lawn, junior, guard.
- Arden Eaves, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, guard.
- Payton Edwards, Bloom, senior, forward.
- Darron Greer Jr., Argo, junior, forward.
- Daniel Jervier, Tinley Park, senior, guard.
- Zerrick Johnson, St. Laurence, senior, guard.
- Collin Miller, Lockport, senior, forward.
- Noah Mister, Mount Carmel, junior, guard.
- Nasir Rankin, Morgan Park, junior, guard.
- Brenden Sanders, Lincoln-Way East, senior, forward.
- David Shaw, Southland Prep, senior, guard.
- Kerry Teague, Chicago Christian, senior, guard.
- Jovan Thomas, Shepard, senior, center.
- Caden Workman, Brother Rice, senior, forward.
- Rokas Zilys, Marist, junior, guard.