Stefan Cicic is aware that he plays in an era when post players want to be guards and drift to the perimeter.

He can effectively shoot the 3-pointer and drive to the basket for layups. He finds the open man and plays solid defense.

After sitting out the early portion of the season while recovering from a summer injury, Larkin junior guard Jakob Blakley made a triumphant return to the basketball court during last month’s Hinkle Holiday Classic at Jacobs.

Before Tuesday’s game against Aurora Christian, IC Catholic senior forward Kal Kilgast had a premonition he could be in store for a memorable performance.

With the holiday tournament season in the rearview mirror, the Neuqua Valley boys basketball heads into the second half of the season armed with momentum.

After enjoying the Christmas holiday with his wife and young daughters, Schaumburg coach Jason Tucker turned his attention to coaching his team’s opening-round match versus Riverside-Brookfield Monday afternoon in the 48th edition of the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York High School in Elmhurst.

If you weren’t at St. Charles East’s 63rd annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament, you missed a chance to look into the future of high school basketball.

IC Catholic Prep junior guard Jake Gallagher made the play of the game on Saturday afternoon.

After putting on an offensive show in the first half on Tuesday night, St. Francis junior guard Dylan Ston was ready to make a bigger impact in the final two quarters.

Displaying balanced scoring, solid defense and its customary 3-point shooting attack, St. Charles East’s basketball team split 4 games at the Saints’ 63rd annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament this past weekend.