Reviewing the summer's breakout high school basketball players
<p>There is so much to digest following the summer months of high school basketball, time used to heavily evaluate prospects while playing with their high school team in June and on the club basketball circuit in July.</p><p>Here are the players who made their presence felt in some way or fashion and the storylines that followed.</p><p>■ You can start the Most Improved Player in the Class of 2027 conversation with Tommy Donahue, the 6-4 wing who averaged 6.8 points a game in helping Deerfield to a state runner-up finish last March. Donahue, a proven, space-the-floor shooter who shined all summer, will be one of the breakout players this season.</p><p>■ Neuqua Valley’s Cole Kelly is an established marquee name in the sport.
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<p>There is so much to digest following the summer months of high school basketball, time used to heavily evaluate prospects while playing with their high school team in June and on the club basketball circuit in July.</p><p>Here are the players who made their presence felt in some way or fashion and the storylines that followed.</p><p>■ You can start the Most Improved Player in the Class of 2027 conversation with Tommy Donahue, the 6-4 wing who averaged 6.8 points a game in helping Deerfield to a state runner-up finish last March. Donahue, a proven, space-the-floor shooter who shined all summer, will be one of the breakout players this season.</p><p>■ Neuqua Valley’s Cole Kelly is an established marquee name in the sport. He’s already a two-time Sun-Times All-Area selection, boasts high-major offers and has scored over 1,200 points all before his junior year.</p><p>But digging a little deeper, there might not be a bigger stat-sheet-stuffing star in the state. While playing on the Adidas circuit this past offseason with Breakaway, the 6-6 Kelly averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and 5.2 assists in 18 games.
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- <p>There is so much to digest following the summer months of high school basketball, time used to heavily evaluate prospects while playing with their high school team in June and on the club basketball circuit in July.</p><p>Here are the players who made their presence felt in some way or fashion and the storylines that followed.</p><p>■ You can start the Most Improved Player in the Class of 2027 conversation with Tommy Donahue, the 6-4 wing who averaged 6.8 points a game in helping Deerfield to a state runner-up finish last March. Donahue, a proven, space-the-floor shooter who shined all summer, will be one of the breakout players this season.</p><p>■ Neuqua Valley’s Cole Kelly is an established marquee name in the sport.
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Reviewing the summer's breakout high school basketball players
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