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FIRST TEAM

Robbie Avila, Oak Forest, senior, forward: Averaged 23.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists. Shot 42% on 3-pointers and 84% on free throws. Broke program record for career points. First team all-state. Repeat all-area. South Suburban Blue’s player of the year. Committed to Indiana State.

Jakeem Cole, Leo, junior, guard: Averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals for sectional and conference champions. First team all-state. Lawless Award winner for Catholic League MVP.

DeAndre Craig, Mount Carmel, junior, guard: Averaged 20.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists for regional champions. First team all-state. All-conference.

Nojus Indrusaitis, Lemont, sophomore, guard/forward: Averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds for sectional champions. First team all-state, all-conference.

Ty Rodgers, Thornton, senior, forward: Averaged 17.2 points, 15.3 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 3.0 steals, 3.0 blocked shots for regional champions. First team all-state, all-conference. Committed to Illinois.

Lemont's Nojus Indrusaitis (23) pulls up for a shot against Richards during a South Suburban Conference crossover game in Oak Lawn on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Lemont’s Nojus Indrusaitis (23) pulls up for a shot against Richards during a South Suburban Conference crossover game in Oak Lawn on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

SECOND TEAM

DaJuan “DJ” Bates, De La Salle, senior, guard: Averaged 21.9 points, 3.1 assists, 2.4 steals for regional champions. Shot 75% on free throws. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Ahmad Henderson, Brother Rice, junior, guard: Averaged 15.2 points, 4.1 assists. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Morez Johnson, St. Rita, sophomore, forward: Averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocked shots for regional champions. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Illinois.

Jeremiah Jones, Marian Catholic, senior, guard: Averaged 15.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 steals. First team all-state. Repeat all-area. East Suburban Catholic Conference’s player of the year.

Christian Meeks, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, forward: Averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds for regional champions. Second team all-state. SouthWest Suburban Blue’s player of the year.

Homewood-Flossmoor's Christian Meeks (24) goes up to the basket against St. Rita during the Class 4A Thornwood Sectional semifinals in South Holland, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Christian Meeks (24) goes up to the basket against St. Rita during the Class 4A Thornwood Sectional semifinals in South Holland, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

THIRD TEAM

Davion Lawrence, Oak Lawn, senior, forward: Averaged 12.1 points, 8.0 rebounds for conference champions. Shot 52% from floor. Honorable mention all-state. South Suburban Red’s player of the year. Committed to Moraine Valley.

Lidell Miller, Morgan Park, senior, forward: Averaged 19.6 points, 15.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference.

Michael Morawski, Andrew, senior, forward: Averaged 16.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 3.1 steals for regional champions. All-conference.

Bryce Tillery, Hillcrest, junior, guard: Averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 assists for regional and conference champions. Third team all-state.

Jack Vegter, Lincoln-Way Central, senior, guard: Averaged 19.1 points. Shot 40% on 3-pointers and 80% on free throws. Honorable mention all-state. Committed to Denison.

Hillcrest's Bryce Tillery, right, drives past Marian Catholic's Eddie Barrett (5) during the championship game of the Chicago Heights Classic at Bloom on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021.
Hillcrest’s Bryce Tillery, right, drives past Marian Catholic’s Eddie Barrett (5) during the championship game of the Chicago Heights Classic at Bloom on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021.

HONORABLE MENTION

Will Adams, Argo, senior, forward; Cam Cleveland, Leo, senior, guard; Duane Doss, Beecher, senior, guard; Emondrek Erkins-Ford, Bloom, senior, forward; Isaiah Green, Hillcrest, sophomore, guard; Deven Jiles, Richards, senior, forward; Xavier Lewis, T.F. South, senior, forward; Brandon McCoy, St. Laurence, senior, guard; Fred Robinson, Oak Forest, senior, guard; Justin Sadder, Ag Science, senior, guard; Nolan Sexton, Evergreen Park, sophomore, guard; Julius Smith, Lockport, senior, guard; Xavier Sulaiman, Marist, junior, guard; Tony Webb, Tinley Park, senior, forward; Tommy Zimmer, Illinois Lutheran, senior, guard.

Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.