Our way, way too early 91 high school basketball players to watch around Peoria for 2024
High school basketball summer leagues aren't far away.
So, it's a great time to put out the annual way, way-too-early list of the top players to watch in the Peoria area for the 2024-25 high school boys and girls basketball seasons. These current juniors, sophomores and freshmen will be the seniors, juniors and sophomores making an impact this winter.
This list is partially based on 2024 all-conference, all-area and all-state honors. All players are listed alphabetically with their current school and graduation year. Transfers aren't taken into account.
Here are those 91 boys and girls players to keep an eye on ahead of the 2024-25 season:
Top Peoria-area boys basketball players to watch for 2024-25
LARGE SCHOOL
Cole DuBois, East Peoria, 2027
CJ Duncan, Washington, 2025
Daniel Finley, Manual, 2025
Ashton Grieves, Metamora, 2025
Wes Gudeman, Morton, 2025
Peyton Hess, Pekin, 2025
Quinton Kitt, East Peoria, 2027
Dietrich Richardson, Manual, 2025
Logan Sprout, Limestone, 2025
Leshawn Stowers, Peoria High, 2025
Mack Sutter, Dunlap, 2026
Austin Walker, Dunlap, 2025
Matthew Zobrist, Metamora, 2025
SMALL SCHOOL
Owen Alford, Olympia, 2025
Braden Coplan, West Prairie, 2027
Braden Curran, Hall, 2026
Connor Doe, Brimfield, 2026
Kaden Foglesong, South Fulton, 2025
Jonah Funk, El Paso-Gridley, 2025
Jack Gronewold, Farmington, 2026
Jerry Hahn, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 2026
Jordan Heider, Fieldcrest, 2025
Braden Holthaus, Macomb, 2025
Landon Hulsing, Bureau Valley, 2025
Brady Johnson, Brimfield, 2025
Ryan Kaiser, Tremont, 2025
Kash Klendworth, Fieldcrest, 2026
Noah LaPorte, Princeton, 2025
Ed Lorton, Fieldcrest, 2025
Barrett Marfell, Peoria Heights, 2025
Micah Meiss, El Paso-Gridley, 2025
Malachi Persinger, Peoria Christian, 2025
Zeb Rashid, Wethersfield, 2026
Catrelle Reed Jr., Kewanee, 2025
Wesley Robertson, Illini West, 2026
Carson Rowe, Henry, 2026
Tucker Sennett, Princeville, 2025
Blake Stahl, Galva, 2026
Drew Watson, Macomb, 2026
Bo Windish, Elmwood, 2025
Top Peoria-area girls basketball players to watch for 2024-25
LARGE SCHOOL
Caroline Holmes, Dunlap, 2026
Zoe Kormah, Pekin, 2025
Becca McDougall, Washington, 2026
Kylie Moeller, East Peoria, 2025
Mazzy O'Brien, Washington, 2026
Avery Tibbs, Washington, 2026
Ellie Van Meenen, Morton, 2025
Alivia Vaughan, Metamora, 2025
Hannah West, Limestone, 2025
SMALL SCHOOL
Tejhiana Amos, Kewanee, 2025
Alexa Anderson, United, 2025
Lajaya Angel, Wethersfield, 2025
Lexi Baer, Peoria Notre Dame, 2026
Kaitlin Cassidy, Peoria Notre Dame, 2025
Lexi Cottingham, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 2025
Keighley Davis, Princeton, 2026
Mya Dearing, Kewanee, 2025
Dalia Dejesus, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 2026
Ella Demler, Canton, 2025
Hannah Dennis, Tremont, 2025
Damaris Diaz, Kewanee, 2027
Camryn Driscoll, Princeton, 2026
Ivy Edwards, Eureka, 2027
Mya Edwards, Eureka, 2027
Myli Ehrhardt, El Paso-Gridley, 2026
Katie Flynn, United, 2025
Macy Gochanour, Fieldcrest, 2026
Emma Gunther, Abingdon-Avon, 2025
Ava Heinz, Brimfield, 2025
Cora Heinz, Peoria Notre Dame, 2027
Josie Hughes, Havana, 2025
Paige Jesse, Princeton, 2025
Savannah Jost, Tremont, 2025
Kenzie Knowles, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 2025
Pru Mangan, Fieldcrest, 2026
Julia Mingus, Peoria Notre Dame, 2025
Sophia Musselman, Eureka, 2025
Nyanna Payton, Manual, 2025
Charlie Pellegrini, Hall, 2026
Kaydin Quinn, Abingdon-Avon, 2027
Kennedy Quinn, Abingdon-Avon, 2027
Hailey Redding, Abingdon-Avon, 2025
Reagan Reed, Illini West, 2025
Paisley Schock, Princeville, 2025
Lana Scott, Wethersfield, 2027
Ella Sterling, Hall, 2025
Tatianna Talivaa, Monmouth-Roseville, 2025
Emy Wardle, Peoria Notre Dame, 2027
Allison Wheeler, Canton, 2025
Brianna Woodard, Monmouth-Roseville, 2025
Kennedy Wozniak, Hall, 2025
Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA basketball: Early list of players to watch for 2024-25 season
