November 22 Games
- Chicago Bulls defeated Atlanta Hawks, 136-122.
- Ayo Dosumu (Morgan Park) with his fourth start of the season.
- Dosunmu played 38 minutes and had 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting (2-3 3PT) with two rebounds (one offensive), eight assists, two steals, two turnovers, and a +1 plus-minus.
- His 38 minutes were a game-high tied with Atlanta’s Trae Young.
- His eight assists was a season-high.
- Matas Buzelis (Hinsdale Central) with his ninth straight single digit scoring game.
- Buzelis had nine points on 3-for-8 shooting (1-4 3PT) with four rebounds, a steal, two blocks, three turnovers, and a +7 plus-minus in 20 minutes off the bench.
- Also went 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
- His two steals were team-high tied with Dalen Terry and Coby White.
- His three turnovers are a career-worst.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East) did not play due to a coach’s decision.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon) did not play due to a coach’s decision.
- E.J. Liddell (Belleville West) did not play due to a coach’s decision.
- Ayo Dosumu (Morgan Park) with his fourth start of the season.
- Dallas Mavericks defeated Denver Nuggets, 123-120.
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Lake Forest Academy) did not play due to a coach’s decision.
- Golden State Warriors defeated New Orleans Pelicans, 112-108.
- Antonio Reeves (Simeon) missed his first free throw of the season.
- Reeves had one point (0-5 FG, 0-3 3PT, 1-2 FT) with two offensive rebounds, an assist, and a -8 plus-minus in 13 minutes off the bench.
- His -8 was a game-worst tied with his teammate Daniel Theis.
- Antonio Reeves (Simeon) missed his first free throw of the season.
- Houston Rockets defeated Portland Trail Blazers, 116-88.
- Fred VanVleet (Auburn) failed to make one field goal. The last time this occurred was January 29, 2024 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
- VanVleet had two points (0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT) with two rebounds, eight assists, two steals, a turnover, and a +11 plus-minus in 28 minutes.
- His eight assists were a game-high.
- Fred VanVleet (Auburn) failed to make one field goal. The last time this occurred was January 29, 2024 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
G League
- Drew Peterson (Libertyville) had 18 points on 6-for-18 shooting (0-7 3PT) with eight rebounds (three offensive), two steals, a turnover, and a zero plus-minus in 37 minutes in the Maine Celtics 106-101 win over the Capital City Go-Go
- His 37 minutes was a team-high.
- His eight rebounds were a game-high tied with his teammate Dmytro Skapintsev.
- His three offensive were a game-high tied with Go-Go’s Taylor Funk.
- Terrence Shannon Jr. (Lincoln Park) had 32 points on 8-for-21 shooting (2-6 3PT) with two rebounds (one offensive), four assists, a steal, a block, two turnovers, and a +19 plus-minus in 39 minutes in the Iowa Wolves 121-112 win over Grand Rapids Gold.
- He went 9-for-9 from the free throw line.
- His 32 points were a game-high.
- His nine made free throws were a game-high.
- His one blocks was a team-high tied with four others.
- His +19 plus-minus was a game-high.
- Evan Gilyard II (Simeon) had zero points (0-7 FG, 0-5 3PT) with three rebounds (two offensive), five assists, two turnovers, and a zero plus-minus in 13 minutes off the bench for the Raptors 905 128-112 loss to the Long Island Nets.
- Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young) had 25 points on 8-for-10 shooting including 5-for-5 from the free throw line with 11 rebounds (three offensive), nine assists, two turnovers, and a +10 plus-minus in 38 minutes in the Indiana Mad Ants 108-102 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
- His 25 points was a team-high tied with Dakota Mathias.
- His 11 rebounds were a team-high.
- His three offensive rebounds were a game-high tied with three others.
- His nine assists were a team-high.
- His +10 plus-minus was a team-high.
- Xavier Pinson (Simeon) did not play due to a coach’s decision in the Osceola Magic 102-98 win over Memphis Hustle.
- Lucas Williamson (Whitney Young) had 14 points (5-17 FG, 2-9 3PT, 1-1 FT) with 10 rebounds (six offensive), three assists, six steals, a block, four turnovers, and a +5 plus-minus in 32 minutes in the Memphis Hustle’s 102-98 loss to the Osceola Magic.
- His 32 minutes played was a team-high tied with Armando Bacot.
- His 10 rebounds were a game-high.
- His six offensive rebounds were a game-high.
- His six steals were a game-high.
- His four steals were a team-worst tied with Xavier Johnson.
- Malachi Smith (Belleville West) had 17 points (6-18 FG, 2-8 3PT, 2-2 FT) with four rebounds (one offensive), two assists, two steals, a turnover, and a +5 plus-minus in 29 minutes in the Memphis Hustle’s 102-98 loss to the Osceola Magic.
- Justin Harmon (Curie) played five minutes and had two points (0-1 FG, 1-1 FT), two turnovers, and -11 plus-minus in a 101-99 Salt Lake City win over Santa Cruz Warriors.
- His -11 plus-minus was a team-worst.
USA Basketball
Four Illinois natives are participating in the Fiba AmeriCup Qualifiers for Team USA. Those four are Keita Bates-Diop (University), Robert Covington (Proviso West), Frank Kaminsky (Benet), and Chasson Randle (Rock Island).
Covington and Kaminsky started in USA’s 108-66 win over Puerto Rico in Washington D.C.
USA will play on November 25 against the Bahamas.
It was the most points scored and largest margin of victory in USA AmeriCup history.
Below is how they showed out in the big win.
- Rob Covington (Proviso West) had 15 points (6-11 FG, 3-7 3PT) with nine rebounds, an assist, a steal, a block, and a +26 plus-minus in 23 minutes.
- His nine rebounds were a team-high.
- Frank Kaminsky (Benet) had 10 points (3-5 FG, 0-2 FG, 4-5 FT) with a rebound, three assists, a block, a turnover, and a +15 plus-minus in 15 minutes.
- His two steals were a team-high.
- Chasson Randle (Rock Island) went scoreless after missing both his three point attempts but had three assists and a block in 14 minutes off the bench.
- Keita Bates-Diop (University) did not play.
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