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D.J. Richardson - Peoria Central

Class of 2009

Rank

Pos

Hgt

Wgt

1

WG

D.J. Richardson
Peoria (IL) Central
Illinois Warriors

6'4"

175

Has embraced his role as a scorer and has put up big time numbers against high level national competition.
 

2

WG

Brandon Paul
Gurnee (IL) Warren Township
Team NLP

6'3"

175

Picking up where he left off last season: scoring a lot of points and grabbing a lot of boards!
 

3

PG

Chris Colvin
Chicago (IL) Whitney Young
Top Flight

6'3"

180

Bradley, Gonzaga, Illinois, Iowa, Miami-FL, Miami-OH, Northern Illinois

Colvin has done it all for Young.  He scores when needed, dishes when needed, defends when needed, and rebounds when needed.  He's always doing the small things to help his team to victory.
 

4

PF

Jordan Prosser
Eureka (IL) HS
Indiana Elite-ONE

6'8"

220

Doesn't have teammates that can really feed him the ball at the right time but is still posting a double-double.
 

5

PG

D.J. Cooper
Chicago (IL) Hales Franciscan
MeanStreets

6'3"

190

The city's most underappreciated guard.  For the past two season Cooper has been the leading scorer, assistman, and backbone to Hales.
 

6

PG

James Kinney
Champaign (IL) Centennial
Illinois Warriors

6'1"

165

Garnered offers from George Mason and Southern Illinois with his season play.  The go-to-guy for a, suprisingly, strong Centennial offense.
 

7

PF

Zeke Schneider
Metamora (IL) HS

6'9"

230

A 20 and 10 guy who erupted onto the scene at the 2007 MidStateHoops.com Fall League.
 

8

G

Dyricus Edwards
Washignton (IL) Community
Illinois Wolves

6'1"

180

The perfect complement to Matt Roth.  Edwards has taken the role of scorer and distributor at his new school and is doing it well.
 

9

G

Darius Smith
Chicago (IL) Marshall
Top Flight

6'2"

185

Has been putting up very solid numbers in numerous categories since his freshman year.
 

10

G

D'mitri Riggs
Bloomington (IL) HS
Team Illinois

6'3"

180

Started off slow but is really starting to EARN his reputation as a scorer.  Riggs is averaging 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.  He's slowly climbing his way back to the top.
 

11

WG

Nik Garcia
Skokie (IL) Niles West
Rising Stars

6'6"

175

A big wing that has been shooting lights out.  Garcia has had numerous scoring outputs in the high 20s.
 

12

G

Joseph Bertrand
Sterling (IL) HS
Illinois Wolves

6'4"

180

Bertrand has been inconsistent thus far in the season but has stepped it up against big competition including a 25 point effort and a 28 point effort against Peoria Central and Moline.  He hasn't been able to lead his team to victory much, either.
 

12

C

Kyle Rowley
Lake Forest (IL) Academy
Full Package

7'0"

280

Averaging a double-double for a loaded LFA squad.
 

13

WG

Xavier Humphrey
Oak Park (IL) Fenwick
Illinois Stars

6'3"

180

An all-around player who can has put up steady numbers all over the board this season.
 

15

WG

Diamond Taylor
Westchester (IL) St. Joseph
Illinois Wolves

6'1"

165

Not having the season that many expected of him this year but still putting the ball in the basket a good amount of times each contest.
 

16

PF

Michael Haynes
Chicago (IL) Washington
Illinois Bobocats

6'5"

220

Is the leading scorer and rebounder for a solid Chicago Washington.
 

17

WG

Matt Vogrich
Lake Forest (IL) HS
Full Pacakge

6'4"

175

A three-point specialst.  Vogrich has had big games this season including a 27 point effort against Libertyville.
 

18

WG

Kannon Burrage
East Moline (IL) United Township
Quad Cities Select

6'1"

165

A replica of his older brother Kendall, a 2007 prospect, but won't go as unnoticed.  Burrage has been lighting bombs from beyond the arch and it shows in the scoring column.
 

19

WG

Marcus Jordan
Chicago (IL) Whitney Young
Rising Stars

6'4"

200

Isn't a big time scorer but has had the ball for Young in the clutch moments.
 

20

PG

Seth Evans
Seneca (IL) HS
Illinois Stars

6'0"

165

Averaging nearly 20 points per game for a 12-2 Fighting Irish squad.