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Boys Basketball: Jabari Parker maintains focus in Minnesota
When Jabari Parker and his teammates on the Mac Irvin Fire club team took the floor in the opening game of Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Jabari Parker named nation’s best
The awards keep pouring in for Simeon’s Jabari Parker, but being named the 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year may top them …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon’s Robert Smith, Young’s Tyrone Slaughter form ‘Elite’ event
Young coach Tyrone Slaughter and Simeon coach Robert Smith have joined forces to create the Chicago Elite Basketball Winter Classic. Smith and Slaughter have five …
- Apr 6, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon holds off Proviso East for third straight 4A title
PEORIA, Ill. — Simeon and Proviso East staged one of the all-time great state championship games Saturday at Carver Arena. Pirates junior Sterling Brown drained …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon’s Jaleni Neely back to prove a point
Playing alongside three of the best players to ever put on a Simeon uniform could be daunting, but for point guard Jaleni Neely he wouldn’t …
- Mar 19, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon tops Bloom, advances to 4A final
PEORIA — It was the most frustrating game of the season for Simeon star Jabari Parker. Bloom junior Johnny Griffin was able to contain Parker …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Downstate rules to live by
THE TWO DOS 1. Feature a game-plan wrecker Each team needs five wins to reach Peoria and two more to win it all. In those …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Projected Class 3A/4A state starting lineups
STARTING LINEUPS CLASS 4A PROVISO EAST Pos., Player Ht. Yr. G Keith Carter 6-1 Sr. G Paris Lee 5-11 Jr. G Paris Burns 5-10 Sr F Sterling Brown 6-4 Jr. C Isaiah Grace 6-7 Sr. ROCKFORD …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Class 3A/4A state preview
CLASS 4A PROVISO EAST vs. ROCKFORD AUBURN The records: Proviso East (31-0), Rockford Auburn (31-2). When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Ch. 5.2 Outlook: Proviso East destroyed …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: All-State teams
CLASS 4A FIRST TEAM Pos. Player School Ht. Yr. G Keith Carter Proviso East 6-0 Sr. C Jahlil Okafor Young 6-10 So. F Jabari Parker Simeon 6-9 Jr. F Darius Paul Warren 6-8 Sr. G Fred Van Vleet Rockford Auburn 6-0 Sr. …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Class 3A/4A All-State teams loaded with talent
Simeon phenom Jabari Parker is in the midst of another state championship run, but as the season comes to a close another drama will reach …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon 'D' the difference, downs Evanston
Simeon coach Robert Smith keeps warning people that his team will not win state unless it starts executing its offense better. But what Smith will …
- May 22, 2012
Boys Basketball: Playing Simeon “once in a lifetime” for Evanston
Leonard Garron called playing top-ranked Simeon in the playoffs a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. The Evanston senior and the rest of the Wildkits (21-10) get that chance …
- May 9, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon ends Marist’s playoff run
To a player Simeon was not going to get caught looking ahead. Marist certainly earned the Wolverines’ attention after posting stunning victories over Public League …
- May 2, 2012
Boys Basketball: Marist’s run comes to an end vs Simeon
Having lost in the opening round of the playoffs last season, Marist’s playoff run this season took on a special meaning for senior Tyler Oden. …
- Mar 9, 2012
Boys Basketball: Miracle Marist hoping to unseat Simeon
Playing a nationally-ranked Simeon team Friday, Marist will no doubt be heavy underdogs. But considering how the RedHawks got to the Argo Sectional title game, …
- Mar 20, 2012
Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report
City The Public League has only three players who have signed with Division I schools, including just one high-major recruit in the class of 2012. …
- Mar 27, 2012
Boys Basketball: Reggie Norris’ ‘D’ the difference as Simeon tops Young
The old gym at Argo was packed to the rafters, a full house with a hundred or so fans standing and Michigan State coach Tom …
- Mar 13, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon rolls by Vocational behind Jabari Parker and Steve Taylor
The throng of fans waiting outside of Oak Lawn High School after the game told the whole story. The Simeon rock show was in town …
- Mar 9, 2012
Boys Basketball: Sun-Times All-Area team
Jubril Adekoya 6-6, Jr., F, Andrew: Teamed with his brother Jawad to lead the Thunderbolts to one of the best seaons in school history, including a …
- Mar 7, 2012
Boys Basketball: Junior’s a national sensation
The bar was set impossibly high for Jabari Parker even before he arrived at Simeon. Parker was part of the much-hyped “Big Three” of eighth-grade …
- Mar 8, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon dusts off cobwebs, defeats Oak Lawn
Simeon started its journey to winning a third straight state title by brushing off the cobwebs. The Wolverines were rusty to begin with but eventually …
- Mar 6, 2012
Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report
City How mighty of a mountain is Simeon? There are several quality teams in the city capable of taking the next step this March but …
- Feb 29, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon holds on to down De La Salle
Jabari Parker always seems to take it to another level the brighter the lights. In the final game of the City-Suburban Shootout, Parker illustrated why …
- Feb 20, 2012
Boys Basketball: Simeon staves off Curie, takes city title
Simeon coach Robert Smith called senior Steve Taylor out in front of the media after the Wolverines semifinal win over Orr, saying that Taylor had …
- Feb 23, 2012
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