2022 Tournament News
12/30/2022
Outstanding Coach Award: Don Houston, Hillcrest
12/30/2022
Most Valuable Player: Quentin Heady, #5 Hillcrest
12/30/2022
Championship Results.
12/30/2022
2022 All-Tournament Team
12/30/2022
Championship 3rd Place Results
12/30/2022
Consolation Championship Results
12/30/2022
Championship 5th Place Results
12/30/2022
Big Dipper Team Sportsmanship Award goes to Francis Parker coached by Jarrick McGee. Outstanding sportsmanship, team conduct & competitive play
12/30/2022
Championship 7th Place Results
12/30/2022
Consolation 3rd Place Results
12/30/2022
Consolation 5th Place Results
12/30/2022
Consolation 7th Place Results
12/29/2022
Game 24 Results.
Hillcrest sneaks past Rich Township, 69-67. Hillcrest's Heady led the Hawks with 21. RT's Bures led all scorers with 25 pts.
12/29/2022
Game 23 Results.
Perspectives pulls out a back and forth battle beating defending champions, Hyde Park to punch their ticket to the Big Dipper Final. The Warriors were led by J. Cole and T. Handy with 18 pts.
12/29/2022
Game 22 Update.
De LaSalle and CHSAS are tied at the half. DLS’s Lindsay has 9 pts and CHSAS’s White leads all scorers with 11 pts.
12/29/2022
Game 21 Results.
Thornwood blows past Francis Parker, 73-41. The Thunderbirds were led by Wooten with 11 pts. FP's David led all scorers with 16 pts.
12/29/2022
Game 20 Results.
Bishop Noll tops St. Francis, 64-45. BN's Reyna led the way with 18 pts. St. Francis' Lowe led all scorers with 20 pts.
12/29/2022
Game 19 Results.
TF South beats Bremen, 71-55. TF South is in tomorrow's Consolation Championship game. TF South's Newman led all scorers with 20pts.
12/29/2022
Game 18 Results.
Longwood gets the best of Thornridge, 64-61 moving them to the Consolation 5th Place game. Longwood's Mosby led all scorers with 26pts.
12/29/2022
Game 17 Results.
Thornton beats Tinley Park, 54-37 moving them to the Consolation 5th Place game. Thornton's Rainey led all scorers with 18pts.
12/28/2022
Game 16 Results.
Hillcrest finds the final spot in the semis, beating CHSAS, 74-48. Hillcrest's Heady led the way with 19 points and 9 rebounds.
12/28/2022
Game 15 Results.
Rich Township wins a nail biter against DeLaSalle, 54-52, moving into the semis. Rich Township's Coleman and Brown each had 17 pts.
12/28/2022
Game 14 Results.
Hyde Park outlast Thornwood and stays in the hunt to defend their title. Hyde Park was led by Camron Williard with a game high 17 pts.
12/28/2022
Game 13 Results.
Perspectives punch their ticket to the semis with a convincing win over Francis Parker. G. Cobb led all scorers with 29 pts.
12/28/2022
Game 12 Results.
St. Francis-de Sales tops Longwood, 51-35. St. Francis was led by Brandon Lowe Jr with a game high 14 pts.
12/28/2022
Game 11 Results.
Bishop Noll (IN) knocks down the Thornridge Falcons. The Pioneers were led by Jaedin Reyna with 25 pts.
12/28/2022
Game 10 Results.
In a back and forth battle, Bremen gets the best of Tinley Park, 69-65. The Braves were led by Davis with 16 pts.
12/28/2022
Game 9 Results.
TF South rolls past Thornton, 68-32. The Wolves' were led by Romello Ali's game high 15 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 8 Results.
Hillcrest outlasts St. Francis-de Sales; The Hawk's Bryce Tillery led all scorers with 22 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 7 Results.
Chicago Ag Sciences blows past CICS Longwood; CHAS's James White knocks down 6 3-pointers to led all scorers with 24 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 6 Results
Rich Township breezes past Bishop Noll (IN); Rich Township's Samar Bures led all scores with 19 pts. Victor Brown contributed 10 pts and 6 rebounds
12/27/2022
Game 5 results.
DeLaSalle sneaks past Thornridge. Bryant Hedrick led the Meteors with 16 pts. Wade Sims for Thornridge led all scorers with 31 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 4 Results
Thornwood rolls past Tinley Park. Thornwood's Arden Eaves led the way with 15 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 3 results.
Hyde Park advances with a dominate win over Bremen. Hyde Park's Jurrell Baldwin led all scorers with 18 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 2 Results
Francis Parker takes down Thornton. Francis Parker's Pitts led all scorers with 24 pts. His teammate David added another 23 pts.
12/27/2022
Game 1 Results
Perspectives-Leadership tops TF South in the Big Dipper 49 opener. Gianni Cobb lead the Warriors with 15 points. TF South's Caleb Newman led all scorers with 20 points.
12/24/2022
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2022 Big Dipper Protocols
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Team Previews
Bishop Noll Warriors (Hammond, Indiana)
Notable players:
6'2 G Jaedin Reyna, 2024 (HM D1 offers & interest)
6'3 G Caleb Parks, 2024
6'1 G Angel Alvarez, 2024
6'9 C Me'Trell Harbin, 2026 (Top 15)
*Coached by John Dodson III, alumni and Division III national runner-up
Bremen Braves (Midlothian, Illinois)
@Braves_Varsity @AthleticsBremen
Notable players:
6’8 F Devon Richardson, 2023
5’8 G Devin Davis, 2023
6’2 G Shawn Jones, 2023
*New HC Amir Ross takes over the program.
Chicago Agriculture& Science (Chicago, Illinois)
Notable players:
5”9 G Chris Taylor, 2024
6”1 SG James White, 2023
6”4 PF Keyshawn Scott, 2024
* Shawn Finnin can coach!
Longwood Panthers (Chicago , Illinois)
Notable players:
6’5 F Gregory Jordan, 2023
5’10 G JaMaari Greene, 2023
*Tough minded team, coached by District 3 co-coach of the year nominee Keyon Smothers
De La Salle Institute (Chicago, Illinois)
Notable players:
6’7 F Evan Jackson, 2023 (D1 Offers)
6’1 PG Mikey Davis, 2023
*Coached by legendary head coach Gary DeCesare
Hillcrest Hawks (Country Club Hills, Illinois)
Notable players:
6’8 G/F Darrion Baker, 2023 (Akron Commit)
5’10 G Bryce Tillery, 2023 (Top 30)
6’6 G/F Quinten Heady, 2023
*Coached by future HOF Don Houston
Hyde Park Academy (Chicago, Illinois) - Returning Champs
Notable players:
5’11 G Damarion Morris, 2023
6’1 G Camron Williford, 2023
6’3 G Josiah Mills, 2023
*Chicago coaching veteran Jerrell J.O Oliver takes over as HC
Perspectives Leadership (Chicago, Illinois)
Notable players:
5’11 G Gianni Cobb, 2024
6’0 G Kamarion Cobb, 2023
6’2 G Tim Handy, 2024
6'1" G Jakeem Cole, 2023
*Coached by former D1 star Mike Smith
Rich Township Raptors (Richton Park, Illinois)
Notable players:
6’6 F Victor Brown, 2024
5’11 G Samar Bures, 2024
G 6’2 Jamson Coulter, 2026
*Coached by 3-time State Champion, Lou Adams
St. Francis De Sales (Chicago, Illinois)
Notable players:
6'6" F Brandon Lowe Jr, 2023
6'5" G Chamari Malone, 2023
6'7" F Cyril Nichols Jr, 2024
*Coached by former Bloom star Juwan Nelson
Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, Illinois)
Notable players:
6'0" G Wade Sims, 2023 (2022 SAC leading scorer)
6'1" G Stephan Daniel, 2023
6'4" F Marcus Seals, 2023
*Coached by Chauncey Jones
Thornton Wildcats (Harvey, Illinois)
Notable players:
5'11" G Vincent Rainey, 2023
5'11" G Wadell Bell, 2023
*Coached by future IHSA HOF Tai Streets
TF South Red Wolves (Lansing, Illinois)
Notable players:
6'0" G Caleb Newman, 2023
6'0" G/F Romello Ali, 2023
5'9" G Sam Townsend, 2024
*Coached by former prep basketball star Todd Gillespie
Thornwood Thunderbirds(South Holland, Illinois)
@Thornwood_Hoops @ThornwoodAthle1
Notable players:
6'6" F Donovan Simpson, 2023
6'4" G Arden Eaves, 2025
6'4" G Tyler Wooten, 2024
*Coached by Deoplus Williams
Tinley Park Titans(Tinley Park, Illinois) @Titans_Hoops
Notable players:
6'8" F Amarion Johnson, 2023
6'0" G Indion Aurel, 2024
5'10" G Nolan Maciejewski, 2025
*Coach Brown is a well experienced coach.
8/26/2022
The 16 team for our Big Dipper Christmas Tournament is set!! This should be a very competitive field of teams.