Illinois high school boys basketball all-state teams: Coaches pick top IHSA players

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The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams for the 2024-25 boys basketball season.

The IBCA selected first, second and third teams along with special mention in each of the four enrollment classes. The teams were released March 14, during the Illinois High School Association state finals in Champaign.

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IBCA boys basketball Class 4A all-state​

First team​

• Al Brooks, jr., Richton Park Rich Township
• Devin Cleveland, so., Chicago Kenwood Academy
• Tyreek Coleman, sr., Aurora Waubonsie Valley
• Jaxson Davis, so., Gurnee Warren
• Phoenix Gill, sr., Chicago St. Ignatius
• Bradley Longcor III, sr., Quincy
• Ian Miletic, sr., Rolling Meadows
• Davion Thompson, so., Bolingbrook
• Jayden Tyler, sr., Homewood-Floosmoor
• Kobe Walker, sr., Normal Community

Second team​

Nick Allen, sr., Bradley-Bourbonnais; Aleks Alston, sr., Chicago Kenwood; Vince Buzelis, sr., Hinsdale Central; Blake Fagbemi, sr., Lisle Benet; Chris Kirkpatrick, jr., Winnetka New Trier; Herbert Martin, sr., Edwardsville; JT Pettigrew, sr., Bolingbrook; Theo Rocca, sr., Evanston; Luke Smith, sr., Addison-Trail; Trey Taylor, sr., Moline.

Third team​

Aidan Bardic, sr., Lincolnshire Stevenson; Stephen Brown, jr., Chicago Marist; Luca Carbonara, sr., Wheaton-Warrenville South; Marquise Clark, jr., Chicago Whirtney Young; Elijah Lovemore, sr., Chicago Heights Bloom; Donte' Montgomery, sr., Oak Lawn; Antonio Munoz, sr., Chicago Whitney Young; Reid Olson, sr., Niles North; Daniel Pauliukonis, sr., Lisle Benet; Sean Reynolds, sr., DeKalb; Dalton Scantlebury, sr., Chicago Lane Tech; Lorenzo Shields, jr., Chicago Simeon; Semaj Stampley, jr., Alton; Keshaun Thomas, sr., Quincy; Lawson Zulu, sr., Rock Island.

Special mention​

Jax Abalos, sr., Batavia; Bradley Biedke, sr., Hoffman Estates Conant; Chris Bolte, jr., Chicago St. Ignatius; Kaidan Chatham, sr., Evanston; Brandon Chatman, jr., Rockford Guilford; Dom Clay, sr., Quincy; Jamson Coulter Jr., jr., Richton Park Rich Township; Braden Freeman, sr., Moline; Hunter Gawron, sr., Niles North; Xavi Granville, sr., Waukegan; Oliver Gray, jr., Barrington; Zion Gross, sr., Joliet West; Anestis Hadjistamoulou, sr., Glenview Glenbrook South; Cole Kelly, fr., Naperville Nequa Valley; Hudson Kirby, sr., Geneva; Brendan Loftus, sr., Wilmette Loyola; Danny Loftus, sr., Riverside Brookfield; Michael Nee, jr., Lombard Glenbard East; Justin Oliver, sr., Chicago Curie; Brady Pettigrew, fr., Bolingbrook; Charlie Pomis, jr., Arlington Heights Hersey; DJ Porter Jr., sr., Romeoville; George Richardson, sr., Evanston; TJ Seals, sr., Chicago Kenwood; Colby Smith, sr., Winnetka New Trier; Chayse Turner, sr., Chicago Lincoln Park; Ethan Vahl, fr., Oswego; Jordan Williams, jr., Palatine Fremd; Jayden Williams, jr., Richton Park Rich Township; TJ Williams, jr., Glen Ellyn Glenbard West; Trey Williams, jr., Wilmette Loyola; Rokas Zilys, jr., Chicago Marist.

IBCA boys basketball Class 3A all-state​

First team​

• Grant Best, sr., Chicago Mount Carmel
• Marcos Gonzales, sr., Chicago Brother Rice
• Wes Gudeman, sr., Morton
• EJ Mosely, sr., Burbank St. Laurence
• Rashaun Porter, jr., Chicago DePaul Prep
• Leshawn Stowers, sr., Peoria High
• Gabe Sularski, jr., Lemont
• Lincoln Williams, jr., Kankakee
• Rykan Woo, jr., Chicago DePaul Prep
• Matthew Zobrist, sr., Metamora

Second team​

Cameron Appenzeller, sr., Chatham Glenwood; EJ Breland, sr., Chicago St. Patrick; AJ Demirov, sr., Crystal Lake South; Lyncoln Koester, sr., Mt. Zion; Sean Lee, jr., Decatur MacArthur; Noah Mister, jr., Chicago Mount Carmel; Jacob Pollack, jr., Deerfield; Brady Selhorst, sr., Niles Notre Dame; Zack Sharkey, sr., Chicago Heights Marian Catholic; Cameron Thomas, sr., Chicago Mount Carmel.

Third team​

Charles Barnes, jr., Chicago DeLaSalle; Jackson Bohm, jr., Mahomet-Seymour; Chris Bush, sr., Champaign Central; Tishawn Clemmons, jr., Decatur Eisenhower; Marshawn Cocroft, jr., Maple Park Kaneland; Jonah Funk, sr., Metamora; Darius Harrington, sr., Dixon; Shaunassey Hatchett, sr., Springfield Lanphier; Zerrick Johnson, sr., Burbank St. Laurence; Quinton Kitt, so., East Peoria; Makai Kvamme, sr., Chicago DePaul College Prep; Jovohn Ratliff, sr., Country Club Hills Hillcrest; Hudson Scruggins, sr., Lake Forest; Amarion Smith-Holley, fr., Peoria Richwoods; Alex Stell, sr., Waterloo; Jack Weigus, sr., Chicago Brother Rice.

Special mention​

JC Anderson, jr., Mt. Zion; Jaylen Blakes, sr., Crete Monee; Maximillian Carmicle, jr., Country Club Hills Hillcrest; Chris Cole, sr., Chicago Ag & Science; Dustyn Collins, sr., Centralia; Shawn Donaldson, sr., Chicago Westinghouse; Cole Dubois, so., East Peoria; Freddy Hassan, sr., Maple Park Kaneland; Johnny Helm, sr., Chatham Glenwood; JaiQuan Holman, jr., Springfield Lanphier; Glen Howell, sr., Chicago Acero Soto; Patrick Irvin, jr., Chicago Payton; Chris James, jr., Grayslake Central; Karson Komnick, jr., Lincoln; Nolan Lukach, sr., Streator; Kyrese Lukens, sr., Herrin; Henry Marshall, sr., Arlington Heights St. Viator; Jayden McCoo, sr., Mascoutah; Jaylen McElmurry, sr., Urbana; Alex McKie, jr., Morton; William Occomy, jr., Chicago Lindbloom; JaVaughn "Diddy" Robinson, sr., Danville; Kaden Rogowski, sr., Marion; Christopher Thomas, sr., Chicago Hyde Park; Myair Thompson, jr., Kankakee; Keshaun Vaval, sr., Evergreen Park; Elijah Wade, jr., Springfield High; Jack Wheeler, sr., Morris; Drew Winslow, sr., Triad.

IBCA boys basketball Class 2A all-state​

First team​

• AJ Keith, sr., Pinckneyville
• Andrew Hill, sr., Elmhurst IC Catholic
• Christian Cummings, sr., Rockford Christian
• Darien Green, sr., Chicago Christ the King
• Dierre Hill, sr., Belleville Althoff
• Dietrich Richardson, sr., Peoria Manual
• Docker Tedeschi, sr., Benton
• Jayden McKinnon, sr., Chicago Dyett
• Sam Donald, sr., Columbia
• Maddox Ritzel, jr., Nashville

Second team​

Micah Meiss, sr., El Paso-Gridley; Rylan Carton, sr., Sherrard; Landon Bull, sr., Taylor Ridge Rockridge; Keison Peoples, jr., BHRA; Paxton Giertz, sr., Seneca; Cooper Schallenberg, sr., Pleasant Plains; Kuitim Heald, sr., Rock Falls; Kaden Rakers, sr., Breese Central; Brayden Stambaugh, sr., Downs Tri Valley; Cooper Knowles, jr., West Hancock.

Third team​

Brad Blackman, jr., Chicago Crane; Noah Laporte, sr., Princeton; Aaron McClure, sr., Christ the King; Blake Shoufler, sr., Williamsville; Bryden Gryzmala, sr., Belleville Althoff; Caleb Cunico, sr., Taylor Ridge Rockridge; Cason Newton, jr., Byron; Colton Hawkins, jr., Carterville; Gavin Rahm, so., Trenton Wesclin; Jacob Reardon, sr., Braidwood Reed-Custer; Keshaun Manney, so., Bloomington Central Catholic; Jace Allensworth, jr., Quincy Notre Dame; Aramis Brown Jr., sr., Chicago Dyett; Ja'vion Thompson, sr., Chicago Perspectives IIT Math and Science; Marc Gamble, jr., Elmhurst Timothy Christian.

Special mention​

Cameron Johnson, jr., Normal U-High; Justice Dagg, sr., Fairfield; Gavin Pepperhorst, jr., Breese Mater Dei; Hayden Huels, sr., Carlyle; Lewis Siegfried, sr., West Hancock; Wesley Robertson, jr., Carthage Illini West; Cooper Carter, sr., Auburn; Julian Rice, so., Riverton; Hunter Webb, sr., Vienna; James Blackwell, sr., Sherrard; Nathan Matoush, sr., Hillsboro; Ray Lee, sr., Manteno; Willie Felton, sr., Kankakee Biship McNamara; Robert Sansone, jr., Lombard Montini; Micah Stanford, sr., BHRA; Tanner Siems, sr., St. Joseph Ogden; Ed Lorton, sr., Minonk Fieldcrest; Riley Bauersachs, sr., Pinckneyville; Cade Brooks, sr., Murphysboro; Kyler Owens, jr., Orion.

IBCA boys basketball Class 1A all-state​

First team​

• Tyjuan Hunter, jr., Chicago Hope Academy
• Adam Awender, sr., Lanark Eastland
• Cole Tripp, sr., Goreville
• Cooper Hoffman, sr., Pecatonica
• Gage Peterson, jr., Waltonville
• Ross Robertson, sr., South Beloit
• Jayden Riley, jr., Yorkville Christian
• Brock Fearday, sr., Effingham St. Anthony
• Malachi Persinger, sr., Peoria Christian
• Luke Blackford, jr., Springfield Calvary

Second team​

Bryson Mossman, jr., Jacksonville Routt; Nathaniel Marlow, jr., Bluford Webber Township; Kam Sweetnam, sr., Tuscola; Aidan Anderson, sr., Okawville; Colin Monan, sr., Mounds Meridian; Martin Ledbetter, sr., Hinckley Big Rock; Ryan Schmidt, sr., Effingham St. Anthony; Kyle Cooper, jr., Waltonville; Parker Krogman, jr., Lanark Eastland; Talon Albrecht, sr., Greenfield-Northwestern.

Third team​

Jaden Simmons, jr., Chicago Hope Academy; Jayden Taylor, so., Chicago Fenger; Melvin Hines, sr., Chicago Collins Steam Academy; James Huisinga, sr., Armstrong - Potomac; Brody Culbertson, sr., East Dubuque; Jaxon Diedrich, sr., Pecatonica; Gavin Walder, sr., Peoria Christian; Braden Phillips, sr., Arcola; Lucas Westendorf, sr., Dieterich; Elijah Bell, sr., Elgin Harvest Christian; Hayden Parcel, sr., Casey Westfield; Sam Edmundson, jr., Le Roy; Blake Schwartz, sr., Payson-Seymour; Nick King, so., Goreville; Tucker Sennett, sr., Princeville.

Special mention​

Matthew Morrice, sr., Elgin St. Edward; Luke McKay, so., Woodlawn; Sawyer Allen, jr., Mendon Unity; David Bard, so., Mason City Illini Central; Conner Longnecker, sr., Hardin-Calhoun; Blake Brown, sr., Grant Park; Dylan Long, sr., Newark; Treyton Pafford, sr., Warren; Peyton Spears, sr., Lanark Eastland; Seth Walder, jr., Cissna Park; Devon White, sr., Glasford Illini Bluffs; Alec Novotney, jr., Ottawa Marquette; AJ Flenoid, so., Mounds Meridian; Eli Hankins, sr., Galatin; Maddux Heitzle, jr., Annawan; Blake Stahl, jr., Galva; Isiah Lintke, sr., New Athens; Jamerion Skinner, sr., Madison; Graydon Leonard, so., Gibson City Melvin Sibley.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois boys basketball all-state teams 2024-25: Coaches pick IHSA top players

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