For the second week in a row, the Top 30 Cream of the Crop game was the highlight of the weekend as the top talent at the Pangos All-Frosh/Soph Camp in LaGrange, IL battled it out in another well played All-Star game. It wasn’t the war we saw in Dallas, but it was a well-played and competitive game that went down to the wire with the White squad edging the Black by a final score of 92-89 on a three pointer by 6’4 Adam Miller with about twenty seconds to play on the clock.

The White squad was led by Game MVP 6’3 Tyler Beard who finished with 13 points and 6 assists. He was joined by Adam Miller who also equaled his team high 13 points, while 6’4 swing man Katrell Rainey pitched in 12 points and 6’5 Chris Grubbs added 7 points and made big plays n the glass and defensively to seal the victory for the White squad.

The Black squad was led by 6’1 D.J. Stewart with 15 points (Team MVP), while 6’1 Ahmad Bynum wasn’t far behind with 13 points. They got support from 6’9 Even Brauns who added 11 points and 6’1 Ty Foster who chipped in 10 points in the game.

Despite, not having a huge All-Star game, 6’8 freshman wing forward Patrick Baldwin (Pictured above) from Milwaukee Hamilton joined 6’8 sophomore Isaiah Jackson as the camp Co-MVP’s they were clearly a notch above the rest in a solid group of future D-1 prospects. The Class of 2022 provided a little excitement at the camp as two young forwards, 6’6 Kamari Lands out of Indianapolis, and 6’7 Chicago prospect A.J. Casey made opening statements that will be among the best in their class as they head into high school next year.

All-in-All the Pangos Midwest wasn’t as deep as last week in Dallas, but the play in the All-Star game proved there was a quality group at the top to build on for the future in the middle of the country. With that in mind here is a look at the top fifty plus prospects, along with a group of potential breakthroughs that we feel are worthy of mention that we watched this past weekend at the Park and Recreation Center in Lagrange, IL.

PANGOS ALL-FROSH/SOPH MIDWEST TOP 50+

Rank  Player                                             Class      Hgt          P0s                                                  School  

1        Patrick Baldwin Jr.                         2021      6’8       F          Milwaukee Hamilton (WI)

2        Isaiah Jackson                                2020      6’8       F          Detroit Old Redford (MI)

3        Katrell Raimey                                2020      6’4       G          Olathe East (KS)

4        Kamari Hands                                 2022      6’6       F          Indianapolis Fox Creek Valley M.S. (IN)

5        Chris Grubbs                                   2020      6’5       G          Fishers Hamilton Southeastern (IN)

6        A.J. Casey                                       2022      6’7       F          Chicago Arbor Park M.S. (IL)

7        Ahmad Bynum                               2021      6’1       G          Chicago Simeon (IL)

8        Even Brauns                                   2020      6’9       F          Iowa City Regina (IA)

9        Adam Miller                                   2020      6’4       G          Chicago Morgan Park (IL)

10      Yaya Keita                                       2021      6’9       C          St. Louis Desmet Jesuit (MO)

11      D.J. Steward                                   2020      6’1       G          Chicago Fenwick (IL)

12      Tyler Beard                                     2020      6’3       G          Chicago Whitney Young (IL)

13      Colin Crothers                                2020      6’8       F          Lisle Benet Academy (IL)

14      Nate Santos                                    2020      6’6       F          Geneva Community (WI)

15      Ty Foster                                         2020      6’1       G          Denver Lincoln (CO)

16      Keshawn Williams                         2020      6’1       G          Chicago Heights Bloom Township (IL)

17      Darius Hannah                               2020      6’7       F          Milwaukee Academy Science (WI)

18      Will Berg                                         2020      6’9       C          West Des Moines Valley (IA)

19      John Shanklin                                 2020      6’7       F          Bellevue West (NE)

20      Xavier Bell                                      2020      6’3       G          Wichita Andover Central (KS)

21      P.J. Edwards                                   2020      6’3       G          Springfield Lanphier (IL)

22      Demarius Splunge                         2020      6’6       F          Chicago Orr (IL)

23      Seryee Lewis                                  2020      6’8       F          Chicago Kenwood (IL)

24      Brandon Weston                           2020      6’4       F          Lake Forest Academy (IL)

25      Amani Glosson                               2020      6’4       F          Milwaukee Academy Science (WI)

26      Sincere Callwood                           2020      6’5       F          Chicago Simeon (IL)

27      Sam Richardson                             2020      6’5       F          St. Louis Hancock (MO)

28      Pierre Brooks II                              2021      6’4       G          Detroit Douglass Academy (MI)

29      Samuel Herenton                           2020      6’1       G          Chicago Providence St. Mel

30      Latrell Wrightsell Jr.                      2020      6’0       G          Omaha Central (NE)

31      Jeremy Baker                                 2020      6’1       G          Kokomo H.S. (IN)

32      Grayson Therron                            2020      6’6       F          Wheaton North (IL)

33      Keon Henderon Jr.                         2021      5’10     G          Detroit Renaissance (MI)

34      Romelle Howard                            2020      6’6       F          Chicago Lincoln Park (IL)

35      Sangolay Njie                                 2020      6’6       F          Chicago Whitney Young (IL)

36      T.J. Bamba                                      2020      6’4       G          Denver Lincoln (CO)

37      Jalen Houston                                2020      6’0       G          Chicago Hyde Park IL

38      Reggie Strong                                 2020      6’1       G          Chicago Farragut (IL)

39      Ismail Habib                                   2021      5’10     G          Chicago Lincoln Park (IL)

40      Danny Blank                                   2020      6’2       G          Wheaton St. Francis (IL)

41      Rocco Muratori                              2021      6’11     C          West Lafayette H.S. (IN)

42      Owen Lobsinger                             2021      6’6       F          Grand Blanc Powers Catholic (MI)

43      Sekou Gassama                              2021      6’10     C          St. Louis Christian (MO)

44      Joshua Joiner                                 2020      5’10     G          Chicago St. Rita (IL)

45      Matrice Mitchell                            2020      6’9       C          Chicago Heights Bloom Township (IL)

46      Aaron Tims                                     2020      6’7       C          Hinsdale H.S. (IL)

47      Michael Osbourne                         2020      6’0       G          Maywood Proviso East (IL)

48      Joshua Ivory                                   2020      6’6       F          Peoria Manuel (IL)

49      Cameron Davis                              2021      5’10     G          Dubuque Hempstead (IA)

50      Lesean Glover                                2021      5’9       G          Chicago Harlan (IL)

Best of the Rest (Listed by Height)

Raymond Terry                                         2020      6’8       C          Gary Theo Bowman (IN)

Tremear Fraley                                         2020      6’8       C          Chicago Bogan (IL)

Ideary Mooney                                         2020      6’7       C          Chicago Bogan (IL)

Isaiah Burrell                                            2020      6’6       F          Chicago Kenwood (IL)

Shontrail Key                                            2020      6’6       F          Chicago Kenwood (IL)

Anthony Whorton                                    2020      6’6       F          Milwaukee Golda Meir (WI)

Curtis Harrison IV                                     2020      6’5       F          Cincinnati Seven Hills School (OH)

Troy D’Amico                                            2021      6’5       F          Niles Notre Dame (IL)

Javantae Brackens                                    2020      6’4       F          Chicago North Lawndale (IL)

James Wolf                                               2020      6’4       F          Chicago Latin School (IL)

Jalen Butler                                               2021      6’4       F          Skokie North Niles (IL)

Jaylin Gibson                                             2021      6’3       F          Evanston Township (IL)

Nick Hawn                                                2020      6’3       F          West Des Moines Dowling (IA)

Ken Sallee                                                 2020      6’3       G          Chicago Simeon (IL)

Dallas Green                                             2020      6’3       G          Flint Ainsworth (MI)

Jacques Williams                                      2020      6’2       G          Gary Theo Bowman (IN)

Kaleim Taylor                                           2020      6’2       G          Milwaukee Academy of Science (WI)

Kai Evans                                                   2021      6’2       G          Lombard Montini Catholic (IL)

Dante Maddox Jr.                                     2020      6’2       G          Chicago Heights Bloom Township (IL)

Quincy Wiseman                                      2021      6’2       G          Davenport North (IA)

Luca Balac                                                 2021      6’1       G          MunsterH.S. (IN)

Elliott Sieger                                             2020      6’1       G          Chicago Whitney Young (IL)

Jaylen Drane                                             2022      6’0       G          Chicago Ariel MS (IL)

Mai’Jhe Wiley                                           2021      6’0       G          Omaha Creighton Prep (NE)

Daiquan Black                                          2020      6’0       G          Chicago Morgan Park (IL)

Jalen Terry                                                2020      5’11     G          Flint Beecher (MI)

Jaden DeJesus                                          2021      5’10     G          Brony Our Savior Lutheran (NY)

Kevin “Boopie Miller                                2021      5’9       G          Chicago Morgan Park (IL)

Cael Schmidt                                             2020      5’9       G          Dubuque Wahlert (IA)

Terrance Ford                                           2021      5’7       G          Chicago Harlan (IL)

We’d like to thank our good friend, Ronnie Flores from Ball is Life, as he helped compile the above rankings with me while we waited at the Midway Airport in Chicago for our flight home to Las Vegas. We will be at the Pangos All-Frosh/Soph East in West Deptford, NJ this coming weekend, then we will be updating our rankings of the Classes of 2020 & 2021!