Boys Basketball: Mid-Suburban East preview capsules

MID-SUBURBAN EAST

Outlook: Prospect and Hersey are the teams to beat while Wheeling could surprise with some talented underclassman and Mississippi transfer Lamont McPherson.

Top five players: Mike LaTulip, Prospect, G, Sr.; Brian Nelms, Rolling Meadown, G, Sr.; Luke Potnick, Buffalo Grove, G, Jr.; John Clancy, Buffalo Grove, G, Jr.; Jeremy Stephani, G, So.

Keep an eye on: Lamont McPherson, Wheeling, G, Sr.

Did you know? Last spring, Prospect forward Jack Landwehr led the Knights’ baseball team to a third-place finish at state.

Quote: “Luke Potnick of Buffalo Grove is the most underrated player in the area and is poised to have a huge junior year after getting injured in the middle of last year after a great start as a sophomore” – Wheeling coach John Clancy.

Predicted finish: Prospect, Hersey, Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, Elk Grove.

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