Gene Chamberlain

St. Charles East forward Justin Hardy decided the time had come to forget the science behind rebounding. Hardy simply owned the glass all game Tuesday, much like teammate Jack Zylke...

Elgin Community College guard Chris Benjamin feels like his basketball career has been resurrected. The same is true for center Homer Denson, his good friend and teammate. "I'm the old...

Harvest Christian's Andre White Jr. knew meeting lofty expectations this season would come with the territory. So far, White and his teammates have been everything some people expected and others...

Elgin Community College center Homer Denson knows what's expected from a men's basketball team ranked third nationally among Division III junior colleges. With high ranking comes great responsibility. So Denson...

Larkin's Anthony Lynch displayed an ability to carry his team down the stretch Friday against Geneva. What the Royals couldn't do collectively was hit a free throw, and in the...

Senior point guard Ta Vontae Harris has personified Burlington Central's approach this season. The Rockets prefer quick-strike scoring and intense defense. And there's no doubt who's in charge of it...

Quickness alone will not carry St. Edward's Kelvin Cortez-Harvey where he wants to go on the basketball court. But it's not a bad place to start. After eight games in...

It lacked the drama of St. Charles East's 35-foot winning shot at the buzzer a week earlier, along with the scoring. St. Charles North guard Anthony Delisi liked his five...

Streamwood forward Brendon Marton excited the home crowd Friday night with his team's first points against Larkin on a slam dunk over 6-foot-10 Jalen Shaw. Larkin guard Anthony Lynch quickly...

Streamwood forward Brendon Marton excited the home crowd Friday night with his team's first points against Larkin on a slam dunk over 6-foot-10 Jalen Shaw. Larkin guard Anthony Lynch quickly...