First Team
Kelvin Balfour
School: West Aurora.
Year: Junior.
Position: Guard/Forward.
Height: 6-3.
Accolades: All-conference selection. Named Upstate Eight Defensive Player of the Year.
Key stats: Averaged 11.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, two assists, 1.4 steals.
RayJ Dennis
School: Oswego East.
Year: Senior.
Position: Guard.
Height: 6-2.
Accolades: Named Class 4A first team all-state by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and second team all-state by the Associated Press. MVP of Southwest Prairie Conference. Signed with Boise State.
Key stats: 23.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.5 steals.
Jack McDonald
School: Geneva.
Year: Senior.
Position: Point guard.
Height: 5-11.
Accolades: Named 4A third team all-state by IBCA and honorable mention all-state by AP. All-conference selection. Finished with 1,330 career points and program-record 570 assists.
Key stats: 16.3 points, 5.7 assists.
Hezekiah Salter
School: West Aurora.
Year: Senior.
Position: Forward.
Height: 6-2.
Accolades: Named 4A special mention all-state by IBCA. All-conference selection. Committed to Quincy for football.
Key stats: 12.9 points, 7.7 rebounds.
Will Wolfe
School: Aurora Christian.
Year: Junior.
Position: Forward.
Height: 6-7.
Accolades: Named 2A first team all-state by IBCA and honorable mention all-state by AP. All-conference selection. Finished with 1,232 career points.
Key stats: 17.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, two steals.
Second Team
Eric Cannon
School: Waubonsie Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Guard.
Height: 6-0.
Accolades: Four-year starter, three-time all-conference choice. Made three all-tournament teams. Committed to Rochester.
Key stats: 11.7 points, two rebounds, 1.3 assists.
Ethan Helwig
School: Metea Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Guard/forward.
Height: 6-4.
Accolades: All-conference selection. Made two all-tournament teams. Finished as program’s career scoring leader with 1,272 points. Signed with Merrimack.
Key Stats: 20.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, three assists. Made 85 3-pointers.
Mitch Mascari
School: Geneva.
Year: Senior.
Position: Guard.
Height: 6-5.
Accolades: Named 4A special mention all-state by the IBCA. All-conference selection. Finished with 1,154 career points. Considering several Division II scholarship offers.
Key stats: 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals. Shot 44 percent (77-for-177) on 3-pointers.
Sam Schultz
School: Oswego East.
Year: Junior.
Position: Forward.
Height: 6-7.
Accolades: All-conference selection in second year as varsity starter.
Key stats: 12.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, two assists.
Marcus Skeete
School: Waubonsie Valley.
Year: Junior.
Position: Guard/forward.
Height: 6-5.
Accolades: Repeat all-conference selection. Made three all-tournament teams.
Key stats: 15.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals.
Honorable Mention
Kamron Battle, Oswego East, senior, forward; Jimmy Braddish, Sandwich, senior, guard; Traevon Brown, West Aurora, senior, guard; Jonas Cebulski, Aurora Central Catholic, senior, guard; Griffin Cross, Plano, junior, forward; Taaj Davis, Aurora Christian, junior, guard; Dylan Engler, Oswego, senior, guard; Demari Grant, Oswego East, senior, guard; Corey Jacobson, Newark, senior, guard; Jayden Johnson, Batavia, junior, guard; Jack Kahoun, Oswego, junior, guard; Cooper Larson, Indian Creek, junior, guard/forward; Mekhi Lunford, Yorkville Christian, junior, guard; Brett Myre, Newark, senior, guard; Joshua Pryor, East Aurora, senior, forward; Jonathan Reid, Marmion, senior, guard; Colton Schutt, Yorkville Christian, senior, guard; Jaehshon Thomas, Aurora Christian, sophomore, guard; Marquise Walker, West Aurora, senior, guard; Jules Williamson, East Aurora, senior, guard/forward.
