Illinois DI Hoopers: December 20 Top Performers
A huge day for college basketball with 88 former Illinois high school players in action. In total, 24 players reached double figures scoring, with six double-doubles and the rare triple-double
Some notable performances are below, as well as all box scores at the bottom in sortable tables. You can also view all Division I men from Illinois and Division I women from Illinois.
Men’s Top Stories
- Joliet West graduate Teyvion Kirk had the second by a Division I player this season against a Division I opponent (22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists).
- Geneva grad Louden Love had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for his third double-double of the season.
- Stevenson grad Justin Smith played small-ball center for Arkansas, scoring 22 points and grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds in a win over Oral Roberts. (Whole Hog Sports story)
- Althoff Catholic graduate Jordan Goodwin had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for Saint Louis in a loss to Minnesota. At just 6-3, Goodwin averages a double-double for the season (16 points, 10.9 rebounds).
Women’s Top Stories
- Whitney Young graduate Kiara Lewis filled in at point guard for Syracuse and had 20 points and 8 assists in a win. (SB Nation story)
- Oswego East graduate Ty Battle scored 10 points and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds in a loss for Vermont. She’s averaging a double-double on the year (12.3 points and 10.5 rebounds).
All Performances by Men from Illinois High Schools (12.20.2020)
| Player | HS | College | Result | Min. | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Barrett | Alleman | Drake | W: 111-67 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | Althoff Catholic | Saint Louis | L: 82-90 (MINN) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Donovan Newby | Bloom | UW-Milwaukee | W: 74-62 (GB) | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colton Sandage | Bloomington | Western Illinois | W: 81-63 (UTM) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Yesufu | Bolingbrook | Drake | W: 111-68 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonte Coleman | Champaign Central | UT-Martin | L: 63-81 (WIU) | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Conditt IV | Corliss | Iowa State | W: 60-45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Hardmon | Crete-Monee | Alcorn State | L: 55-88 (HOU) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rose Jr. | Crete-Monee | Detroit Mercy | L: 72-85 (WS) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramean Hinton | Curie | Western Illinois | W: 81-63 (UTM) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reece | East St. Louis | Old Dominion | W: 66-62 (NE) | 32 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terrence Hargrove Jr. | East St. Louis | Saint Louis | L: 82-90 (MINN) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loudon Love | Geneva | Wright State | W: 85-72 (UDM) | 34 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Hoiberg | Hinsdale Central | Michigan State | L: 65-79 (NU) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Griffin | Hinsdale South | UIC | W: 90-73 (OAK) | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Teyvion Kirk | Joliet West | UIC | W: 90-73 (OAK) | 40 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Langdon | Kenwood | Northern Kentucky | L: 60-70 (YOUNG) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| PJ Pipes | Lemont | Green Bay | L: 62-74 (UWM) | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Ferguson | Lemont | Drake | W: 111-69 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Shafer | Lincoln-Way East | Albany | L: 60-65 (UMBC) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Kwiecinski | Loyola Academy | Drake | W: 111-70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Coleman | Mahomet-Seymour | UW-Milwaukee | W: 74-62 (GB) | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Monte Williams | Manual | Illinois | L: 88-91 (RUT) | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Hall | Matea Valley | Michigan State | L: 65-79 (NU) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Miller | Morgan Park | Illinois | L: 88-91 (RUT) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Morgan Park | Illinois | L: 88-91 (RUT) | 38 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamell Pearson | Morgan Park | Western Illinois | W: 81-63 (UTM) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron Burrell | Morgan Park | Western Illinois | W: 81-63 (UTM) | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Austin Trice | Morgan Park / Hales Franciscan | Old Dominion | W: 66-62 (NE) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Conway | Naperville Central | Oakland | L: 73-90 (UIC) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarion Bariffe-Smith | Niles North | Jackson State | L: 45-60 (ISU) | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Wilbourn | Normal | UW-Milwaukee | W: 74-62 (GB) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Hines | North Lawndale | Northern Kentucky | L: 60-70 (YOUNG) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Hodge | O'Fallon | James Madison | W: 98-55 (ALC) | 23 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Trey Calvin | Saint Viator | Wright State | W: 85-72 (UDM) | 37 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Thomas | Simeon | UW-Milwaukee | W: 74-62 (GB) | 30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Young | Simeon | Oakland | L: 73-90 (UIC) | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Hankins | South Elgin | Central Michigan | W: 127-66 (OLIV) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | Stevenson | Arkansas | W: 87-76 (ORU) | 39 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brandon Johnson | Thornton | Minnesota | W: 90-82 (SLU) | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detalian Brown | Uplift | North Alabama | W: 82-56 (FH) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarius Jacobs | Uplift | Saint Louis | L: 82-90 (MINN) | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coreyoun Rushin | Westinghouse | Chicago State | L: 67-111 (DRAKE) | 39 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Beaudoin | Whitney Young | Cleveland State | W: 89-80 (PFW) | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
All Performances by Women from Illinois High Schools (12.20.2020)
| Player | HS | College | Result | Min. | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatori Tyler | Argo | UNC Greensboro | L: 40-66 (TENN) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimba Malonga | Benet | Denver | L: 79-82 (AF) | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ali Berg | Bishop McNamara | IUPUI | W: 72-52 (CS) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Treasure Thompson | Bolingbrook | LSU | W: 54-52 (LMU) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Marable | Bolingbrook | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikayla Brandon | Bradley-Bourbonnais | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 23 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Shamarre Hale | Crete-Monee | Wright State | W: 74-49 (OAK) | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| A'Jah Davis | DeKalb | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Quierra Love | Edwardsville | Southern Illinois | L: 43-79 (MIZZOU) | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Makenzie Silvey | Edwardsville | Southern Illinois | L: 43-79 (MIZZOU) | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Myriah Haywood | Edwardsville | Western Kentucky | L: 59-73 (TNTCH) | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighah-Amori Wool | Evanston | Stony Brook | W: 55-47 (BING) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Meinert | Galesburg | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carie Weinman | Glenbrook South | Valparaiso | L: 82-89 (WISC) | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caitlin Morrison | Glenbrook South | Valparaiso | L: 82-89 (WISC) | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| McKaela Schmelzer | Harlem | UW-Milwaukee | W: 56-37 (RMU) | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paulina Castro | Harvest Christian | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicole Johanson | Herscher | Detroit Mercy | W: 72-58 (UIC) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Gritt | Hersey | Denver | L: 79-82 (AF) | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Addie Budnik | Highland Park | Richmond | L: 49-73 (VCU) | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trinity Duckworth | Hillcrest | IUPUI | W: 72-52 (CS) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadia Green | Homewood-Flossmoor | Missouri | W: 79-43 (SIU) | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Karli Seay | Homewood-Flossmoor | LSU | W: 54-52 (LMU) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Imani Williams | Kankakee | East Tennessee State | L: 66-69 (APP) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kimeira Burks | Kenwood | UIC | L: 58-72 (UDM) | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alyssa Moore | Kenwood | UW-Milwaukee | W: 56-37 (RMU) | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Emily Atsinger | Lincoln-Way East | Florida Internation | L: 68-86 (FGC) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abby Brockmeyer | Lincolnwood | Southern Illinois | L: 43-79 (MIZZOU) | 25 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Janae Poisson | Marian Catholic | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frankie Kokkines | Montini | Southern Illinois | L: 43-79 (MIZZOU) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudia Kunzer | Montini | South Dakota | L: 73-80 (OKL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destiny Harden | Morgan Park | Miami (FL) | L: 47-78 (NCST) | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandi Bisping | Morton | UW-Milwaukee | W: 56-37 (RMU) | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Battle | Oswego East | Delaware | L: 56-61 (GW) | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tippy Robertson | Phillips | Stetson | L: 55-70 (AC) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Errin Hodges | Pontiac | NIU | L: 70-82 (MSU) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jada Wright | Rich East | Wright State | W: 74-49 (OAK) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaida McCloud | Richwoods | UIC | L: 58-72 (UDM) | 33 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sierra Bell | Schlarman | Purdue Fort Wayne | L: 63-80 (NK) | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sydney Gouard | Schlarman | Oakland | L: 49-74 (WRIGHT) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaya Peoples | Schlarman | Notre Dame | L: 55-78 (CLEM) | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Stokes | Simeon | Wright State | W: 74-49 (OAK) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikki Baird | Wheaton North | Belmont | W: 78-57 (AUB) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kiara Lewis | Whitney Young | Syracuse | W: 83-70 (BC) | 39 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |