Boys From Illinois Playing Division I College Basketball: 2020-21
This is a list of all Division I men’s basketball players in 2020-21 that played basketball at an Illinois high school, including players who transferred out of state before graduating.
In total, there are 232 players on this list. Here is the list of DI women’s players from Illinois high schools, as well as the DII men‘s list. For additions or corrections, please reach out to rudnik.jakub@gmail.com or @jakubrudnik on Twitter.
| High School | Player Name | College |
|---|---|---|
| Agape Christian | Will Keller | Southern Illinois |
| Alleman | Andrew Barrett | Drake |
| Althoff Catholic | Jordan Goodwin | Saint Louis |
| Alton | Donovan Clay | Valparaiso |
| Andrew | Evan Yerkes | Missouri |
| Antioch | Daniel Filippone | Northern Illinois |
| Aurora Christian School | Jake Wolfe | Lipscomb |
| Barrington | Tristen Becker | Presbyterian |
| Barrington (3) / Brewster Academy (N.H.) | Rapolas Ivanauskas | Cincinnati |
| Barrington / Standard of Excellence Academy | Chris Lester | New Hampshire |
| Batavia | Jayden Johnson | Illinois State |
| Belleville East | Javon Pickett | Missouri |
| Belleville West | Malachi Smith | Chattanooga |
| Belleville West | E.J. Liddell | Ohio State |
| Benet Academy | Jason Malonga | DePaul |
| Bloom | Dante Maddox Jr. | Cal State-Fullerton |
| Bloom | Donovan Newby | Milwaukee |
| Bloom | Martice Mitchell | Minnesota |
| Bloom | Keshawn Williams | Tulsa |
| Bloom (1) / Marian Catholic (3) | Austin Richie | Tulsa |
| Bloom (1) / Plainfield East (3) | Christian Shumate | Tulsa |
| Bloomington | Colton Sandage | Western Illinois |
| Bloomington Central Catholic | Jake Baughman | Loyola |
| Bogan | Rashaun Agee | New Mexico State |
| Bogan (2) / Homewood-Flossmoor (2) | Kyndall Davis | Long Island |
| Bolingbrook | Joseph Yesufu | Drake |
| Bolingbrook | Darius Burford | Elon |
| Bolingbrook | Tyler Cochran | Northern Illinois |
| Bolingbrook | Nana Akenten | SEMO |
| Bolingbrook (2) / Nazareth (2) | Kaleb Thornton | Northern Illinois |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais | Micah Bradford | Southern |
| Brother Rice (2) / Crete-Monee (2) | Marquise Kennedy | Loyola |
| Brother Rice High | Conor Glennon | Memphis |
| Buffalo Grove | Tyler Fricke | Valparaiso |
| Butler College Prep | Marvin Nesbitt Jr. | UMKC |
| Cahokia | Thomas Bell | North Texas |
| Carbondale | Kani Acree | Ball State |
| Carbondale | Darius Beane | Northern Illinois |
| Cary-Grove | Frank Jakubicek | Belmont |
| Centennial | Kamron Reaves | Florida A&M |
| Champaign Central | Nick Finke | Army |
| Champaign Central | Jonte Coleman | UT-Martin |
| Champaign Central | Tim Finke | Wright State |
| Charleston | Isaac Miller | Eastern Illinois |
| Chicago Lab Schools | Jameel Alausa | Yale |
| Collinsville | Ray'Sean Taylor | SIUE |
| Conant | Jimmy Sotos | Ohio State |
| Conant | Ryan Davis | Vermont |
| Corliss | George Conditt IV | Iowa State |
| Crete-Monee | Malik Hardmon | Alcorn State |
| Crete-Monee | Dwayne Rose Jr. | Detroit Mercy |
| Crystal Lake Central | Alex Timmerman | Bucknell |
| Curie | Devin Gage | Fresno State |
| Curie | Dajuan Gordon | Kansas State |
| Curie | Elijah Joiner | Tulsa |
| Curie | Treavon Martin | UIC |
| Curie | Ramean Hinton | Western Illinois |
| Curie (1) / Marist (3) | Maurice Commander | UIC |
| Danville | Kendle Moore | Colorado State |
| De La Salle | George Willborn III | UC-Riverside |
| De La Salle (1) / Carl Sandburg | Barlow Alleruzzo IV | Eastern Illinois |
| Deerfield | Brandon Lieb | Illinois |
| DePaul College Prep | Perry Cowan | Brown |
| DePaul College Prep | Spencer Cody | Xavier |
| Downers Grove North | Semaj Henderson | Jacksonville State |
| East St. Louis | Jeremiah Tilmon | Missouri |
| East St. Louis | Joe Reece | Old Dominion |
| East St. Louis | Terrence Hargrove Jr. | Saint Louis |
| Edwardsville | Mark Smith | Missouri |
| Edwardsville | Jackson Best | SIUE |
| Evanston | Elyjah Williams | Farleigh Dickinson |
| Evanston | Nojel Eastern | Howard |
| Evanston | Lance Jones | Southern Illinois |
| Evanston (1) / Whitney Young (3) | Malcolm Townsel | Holy Cross |
| Farragut | Kawanise Wilkins | Western Michigan |
| Fenwick | Nicolas Hobbs | Iowa |
| Fenwick | Mike Smith | Michigan |
| Fisher | Zach Griffith | Illinois |
| Geneseo | Isaiah Rivera | Colorado State |
| Geneva | Loudon Love | Wright State |
| Glenbard West | Evan Taylor | Lehigh |
| Glenbrook South | Dom Martinelli | Northwestern |
| Guilford | Nik Stadelman | Illinois State |
| Guilford | Jack Holmstrom | Monmouth |
| Hampshire | Nick Erickson | Jacksonville |
| Hillcrest | Bobby Harvey | IUPUI |
| Hillcrest | Marcus Garrett | Morehead State |
| Hinsdale Central | Ryan Isaacson | Merrimack |
| Hinsdale Central | Jack Hoiberg | Michigan State |
| Hinsdale South | Zion Griffin | UIC |
| Homewood-Flossmoor | Destin Barnes | UC-Santa Barbara |
| Homewood-Flossmoor (2) / Marian Catholic (2) | RJ Ogom | College of Charleston |
| Hope Academy | Javion May | Sam Houston State |
| Hyde Park | Anthony Cameron | Lamar |
| Jacobs | Cameron Krutwig | Loyola |
| Joliet West | Jamere Hill | Toledo |
| Joliet West | Teyvion Kirk | UIC |
| Kenwood | Bryson Langdon | Northern Kentucky |
| Kenwood | R.J. McGee | Tulane |
| Kenwood | Nick Robinson | Valparaiso |
| Kenwood (1) / Ann Arbor Pioneer | Kasean Pryor | Boise State |
| Kenwood (1) / Homewood-Flossmoor (3) | Cameron Bowles | North Carolina Central |
| Kenwood (2) / King (2) | Zion Morgan | Valparaiso |
| Kenwood (3) / North Lawndale (1) | Manny Patterson | SEMO |
| Lake Forest | Lorenzo Edwards | College of Charleston |
| Lake Forest | Dane Quest | Tennessee Tech |
| Lake Forest Academy | Chris Harris | SEMO |
| Lake Forest Academy (1) | Oliver-Maxence Prosper | Clemson |
| Lanphier | Xavier Bishop | Montana State |
| Larkin | Jalen Shaw | St. Bonaventure |
| Latin School | Max Williams | DePaul |
| Lemont | Nate Ferguson | Drake |
| Lemont | PJ Pipes | Green Bay |
| Leo Catholic (2) / Urban Prep-Englewood (2) | Fred Cleveland Jr. | North Carolina A&T |
| Libertyville | Jackson Watson | Bowling Green |
| Libertyville | Dew Peterson | USC |
| Lincoln | Jermaine Hamlin | Illinois |
| Lincoln Park | Terrence Shannon Jr. | Texas Tech |
| Lincoln-Way East | Sam Shafer | Albany |
| Loyola Academy | Jordan Kwiecinski | Drake |
| Loyola Academy | Bennett Kwiecinski | Siena |
| Loyola Academy | Connor Barrett | Valparaiso |
| Mahomet-Seymour | Grant Coleman | Milwaukee |
| Maine South | Tommy Gardiner | Marquette |
| Manual | A.J. Youngman | Idaho |
| Manual | Da'Monte Williams | Illinois |
| Marian Catholic | Ahron Ulis | Iowa |
| Marist | Justin Brown | Wagner |
| Marist / Kenwood / Morgan Park | Seryee Lewis | Kansas State |
| Marshall | Jadon Wallace | Eastern Illinois |
| Marshall | Josiah Wallace | Eastern Illinois |
| Matea Valley / Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) | Malik Hall | Michigan State |
| Mattoon | Drake Jeffries | Wyoming |
| Metamora | Thomas Hall | Bradley |
| Metea Valley | Ethan Helwig | Merrimack |
| Midwest Central | Jake Weyhrich | Western Illinois |
| Moline | Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis | College of Charleston |
| Moline | Deonte Billups | Fort Wayne |
| Montini Catholic | Luke Morrill | Valparaiso |
| Morgan Park | Charlie Moore | DePaul |
| Morgan Park | Lenell Henry | Prairie View A&M |
| Morgan Park | Nimari Burnett | Texas Tech |
| Morgan Park | Tamell Pearson | Western Illinois |
| Morgan Park | Cameron Burrell | Western Illinois |
| Morgan Park | Marcus Watson Jr. | Western Illinois |
| Morgan Park (3) / Peoria Manual (1) | Adam Miller | Illinois |
| Morgan Park (3) / Westinghouse (1) | Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois |
| Morgan Park / Bogan | Kenyon Duling | North Carolina A&T |
| Morgan Park / Hales Franciscan | Austin Trice | Old Dominion |
| Naperville Central | Chris Conway | Oakland |
| Naperville North | Tom Welch | Loyola |
| Neuqua Valley | Nathan Scott | Northern Illinois |
| New Trier | Samuel Silverstein | Harvard |
| New Trier | Ciaran Brayboy | Harvard |
| New Trier | Griffin Ryan | Penn |
| Newman Central Catholic | Devon House | UMKC |
| Niles North | Demarion Bariffe-Smith | Jackson State |
| Niles North | Aquan Smart | Maryland |
| Niles North | Damaria Franklin | Tennessee Tech |
| Normal | C.J. Wilbourn | Milwaukee |
| North Lawndale | Carlos Hines | Northern Kentucky |
| Notre Dame (Niles) | Dusan Mahorcic | Illinois State |
| Notre Dame (Niles) | Jeamreil Wilson | Lehigh |
| Notre Dame (Niles) | Anthony D'Avanzo | Southern Illinois |
| O'Fallon | Jalen Hodge | James Madison |
| Oak Forest | Jayson Kent | Bradley |
| Oak Lawn | Sami Osmani | Creighton |
| Okawville | Noah Frederking | Evansville |
| Orr | Sherif Kenney | La Salle |
| Orr | Tujautae Williams | Tennessee Tech |
| Orr (1) / Bogan (3) | Greg Outlaw | Central Connecticut State |
| Orr (1) / Marian Catholic (3) | Chase Adams | Portland |
| Oswego | Dylan Engler | Citadel |
| Oswego East | RayJ Dennis | Boise State |
| Pekin | Justin Taphorn | Wisconsin |
| Plainfield East | Elyjah Williams | IUPUI |
| Prospect | Michael Ritchie | Miami (OH) |
| Prosser | Darnell Latham Jr. | Southern Utah |
| Proviso East | Quinlan Bennett | Lamar |
| Proviso East | Ty Chisom | South Dakota |
| Rich Central | Camron Greer | Dayton |
| Rich South | Malk Osborne | Florida State |
| Richmond-Burton | Joey St. Pierre | Milwaukee |
| Riverside-Brookfield (1) / Whitney Young (2) / De La Salle (1) | Skyler Nash | Vermont |
| Rockford Lutheran | Kenny Strawbridge | Alabama State |
| Romeoville | Destin Whitaker | Fresno State |
| Romeoville | Deandre Heckard | Stephan F Austin |
| Romeoville (1) / Joliet West (3) | Eddie Creal | St. Bonaventure |
| Saint Viator | Jeremiah Hernandez | Kent State |
| Saint Viator | Connor Kochera | William & Mary |
| Saint Viator | Trey Calvin | Wright State |
| Sandburg | Sami Ismail | Loyola |
| Shelbyville | Malcolm Miller | Illinois State |
| Simeon | Ben Coupet Jr. | Little Rock |
| Simeon | Josh Thomas | Milwaukee |
| Simeon | Evan Gilyard II | New Mexico State |
| Simeon | Messiah Jones | Wofford |
| Simeon (1) | Zion Young | Oakland |
| Simeon (1) / Shadow Mountain (AZ - 1) Kenwood (2) | Antonio Reeves | Illinois State |
| Simeon (1) / St. Laurence (3) | Jeremiah Williams | Temple |
| Simeon (1) / St. Patrick (3) | Xavier Pinson | Missouri |
| South Elgin | Tyler Hankins | Central Michigan |
| St. Charles North | Connor Linke | Bradley |
| St. Ignatius | Carter Higginbottom | Wisconsin |
| St. Rita | Connor Serven | Illinois |
| St. Rita | Jeremiah Oden | Wyoming |
| Stevenson | Justin Smith | Arkansas |
| Stevenson | Willie Herenton | Miami (FL) |
| Stevenson | Eric Zalewski | Northwestern |
| Streamwood | Keenon Cole | Northern Illinois |
| Thornton / Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | Brandon Johnson | Minnesota |
| Thornton / Willowbrook | Alonzo Verge Jr. | Arizona State |
| Thornton Fractional North | Chris Johnson | Northern Illinois |
| United | Tray Buchanan | South Dakota State |
| Uplift | Markese Jacobs | DePaul |
| Uplift | Demarius Jacobs | Saint Louis |
| Uplift (2) / Morton (2) | Detalian Brown | North Alabama |
| Urbana | Bryson Tatum | Miami (OH) |
| Urbana | Chris Cross | Southern Illinois |
| Von Steuben | Rafael Cruz Jr. | Western Michigan |
| Wesclin | Brandon Courtney | Saint Louis |
| West Chicago | Taj Bibbs | Columbia |
| Westinghouse | Coreyoun Rushin | Chicago State |
| Westinghouse | Devin Davis | Creighton |
| Whitney Young | Myles Baker | Central Connecticut State |
| Whitney Young | Lucas Williamson | Loyola |
| Whitney Young | Xavier Castaneda | South Florida |
| Whitney Young | Jake Kosakowski | UC-San Diego |
| Whitney Young (2) / Foreman (2) | Craig Beaudion | Cleveland State |
| Whitney Young / Fenwick | DJ Steward | Duke |
| Whitney Young / Seton | Javon Freeman-Liberty | DePaul |
| York | Nate Shockey | North Dakota |
| Yorkville Christian | Micah Schnyders | Eastern Illinois |
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