Holiday hoops are almost here. Tons of teams and prospects are about to take the court. We are about to take a deep dive into the top Holiday Tournaments in the state with our previews. Here is our look at the <strong>Decatur Eisenhower Tournament.</strong>
Dates:
December 27-29
Location:
Decatur Eisenhower HS & Decatur MacArthur HS
<strong>Opening Day Schedule</strong>
Eisenhower vs. Williamsville, 10 a.m.
Southeast vs. Mt. Zion, 10 a.m.
Urbana vs. Unity, 11:30 a.m.
Mahomet-Seymour vs. Kaneland, 11:30 a.m.
Mt. Zion vs. Champaign Central, 1 p.m.
Williamsville vs. MacArthur, 1 p.m.
Kaneland vs. Southeast, 2:30 p.m.
Unity vs. Eisenhower, 2:30 p.m.
<strong>Favorites to win</strong>
This is a very talented pool of teams and prospects. Four of these teams can easily make the claim they can legitimately take the title home. With MacArthur having a homecourt advantage and a very talented team, I see them being a tough out. I believe Champaign Central will also contend as well, if not take the title home, with their guard play arguably being the best among the field.
<strong>Final Four</strong>
Champaign Central
Decatur MacArthur
Urbana
Mahomet-Seymour
<strong><span style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal">Sleeper Teams</span></strong>
Eisenhower, Southeast, Mt.Zion
<strong>Top 5 Prospects</strong>
Jayda Dees (MacArthur-2019)
Chanice Willis (Central-2020)
Chiann Scott (Urbana-2020)
Alexis Rhoades (Mt.Zion-2019)
Makayla Rosenbery (Mahomet)
<strong>Best Unsigned Seniors</strong>
Jayda Dees (MacArthur)
Maya Oliver (MacArthur)
Mariah Shores (MacArthur)
Tina McClain (Southeast)
Alexis Rhoades (Mt.Zion)
Jenny Baumann (Mt.Zion)
Markessa Jackson (Eisenhower)
Amya Bahler (Urbana)
<strong>Young Prospects To Keep On The Radar</strong>
Chanice Willis (Central)
Kyla Jones (Eisenhower)
Aija Gwin (Central)
Taya Davis (MacArthur)
Chiann Scott (Urbana)
Alarea Jackson (Urbana)
Makayla Rosenburg (Mahomet)
Morgan Browning (Central)
Quincenia Jackson (MacArthur)
Maya Oliver (Eisenhower)