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Deonta Jones

High School: Urbana
AAU Team: Illinois Elite
Class: 2011
Position: Point Guard
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 162 lbs
Notes: An excellent athlete with an explosive first step.  Jones is very quick, fast, and explosive in the open floor.  He has good court vision and does a nice job of keeping his head up and getting the ball to the open man.  Deonta is good at altering his shot in the air when attacking the rim.  He is also a good rebounding guard.

Darren Gray

High School: Urbana
AAU Team: Team Illinois
Class: 2011
Position: Point Guard
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 130 lbs
Notes: The younger brother of former Chicago Julian and SIU-Edwardsville star, T.J. Gray.  The resemblance in Darren’s and T.J.’s games are eerily similar.  Darren is diminutive but is also a speedy point guard that pushes the ball and shoots lights out!  He gets good elevation and works very hard.

Dominique Warnsley

High School: Warrensburg-Latham
AAU Team: Team Illinois
Class: 2009
Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 160 lbs
Notes: A very smooth guard with good skills.  Dominique can knock down long range shots and has good quickness when driving the lane for the short pullup or floater.  He doesn’t force much and is also a very good athlete.

Alex Becker

High School: Olympia
AAU Team: Team Illinois
Class: 2012
Position: Forward
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 195 lbs
Notes: A strong player that featured perimeter and interior skills.  Becker played strong and aggressive and was a very rebounder.  He finished well inside and handled it well for his position.  He has soft hands and a good frame.

Kenny Smith

High School: Schaumburg
AAU Team: Rising Stars
Class: 2009
Position: Small Forward
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 170 lbs
Notes: A very long perimeter oriented player with good athleticism.  Smith handles it well for his size and is a good slasher.  He’s very aggressive offensively though sometimes overly aggressive, resulting in out of control decisions.  However, he has potential as a prospect.