Tip-Off Classic Alumni

The 205 Tip-Off Classic has drawn 27 different schools in its first five seasons. Several players are making their marks at the collegiate level. Here's a look at some of Tip-Off stars at the next level.

Jakob Alamudon Huntington Beach Marina (Lehigh)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	7	122	51	24	6	2	5

Tajuan Agee Chicago Hyde Park (Iona)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	4	128	68	36	10	9	2
2018-2019	33	908	436	205	38	23	33

Ralph Bissainthe Hollywood McArthur (Florida Southwestern State)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	10	183	91	35	7	5	7
2018-2019 (UIC)	10	34	7	3	4	1	0

Xavier Castaneda Chicago Whitney Young (South Florida)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	4	83	14	4	5	1	2
2018-2019	38	711	164	60	65	1	19

Javon Freeman-Liberty Chicago Whitney Young (Valparaiso)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	8	251	176	50	22	1	18
2018-2019	33	1,029	364	142	66	13	60

Jordan Matthews Chicago St. Rita (Loras College)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	6	154	40	20	12	0	13
2018-2019	26	448	156	59	39	0	24

Yahmir Muhammad Rockford Auburn (Missouri S&T)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	3	84	23	11	8	0	3
2018-2019	15	251	112	30	30	1	9

Christian Negron Elgin Larkin (Grand Valley State)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	6	169	73	46	10	9	6
2017-2018 (Loyola)	17	71	17	13	2	1	1

Laytwan Porter Rockford Auburn (Lincoln College)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	7	165	87	19	12	3	13
2016-2017 (NIU)	27	515	175	59	60	6	32
2015-2016 (NIU)	34	591	167	77	78	4	37

Dulan Scott Chicago Farragut (Missour S&T)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	1	19	12	5	1	0	0
2018-2019	10	185	96	32	5	2	6

Tahjai Teague Indianapolis Pike (Ball State)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	7	186	105	60	13	7	10
2018-2019	33	930	444	248	41	29	44
2017-2018	32	816	386	241	39	28	38
2016-2017	33	628	241	190	28	29	39

Justin Thomas Indianapolis Pike (Morehead State)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	6	184	55	39	29	1	22

Trayvon Tyler Rockford Auburn (Lincoln College)
Totals	G	Min	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.	B.S.	Stls.
2019-2020	10	360	172	50	53	2	33
2018-2019	21		396	83	101	11	52

Auburn keeps North Chicago winless in Tip-Off Classic

ROCKFORD - In a game of runs, Auburn held off North Chicago to win, 52-45, in the second game Wednesday at Auburn.

The Knights opened the game by scoring 10 of the first 11. North Chicago took the lead in the second quarter with an 11 point run. Then Auburn took control in the third with a 12-0 run in the third quarter.

The Knights pushed the lead to 45-32 with four minutes to play only to see North Chicago cut it to 45-44. Auburn, though, held on to the lead and pulled away behind Javin Davis. Davis led all scorers with 22 points with 11 of those coming in the fourth quarter.

Ricky Irby, a 6-7 senior, led the Warhawks with 14 points.

Rockford Auburn 52, North Chicago 45
	1	2	3	4	Final
North Chicago	5	20	4	16	45
Auburn	12	7	16	17	52
NORTH CHICAGO
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
S. Rodriguez	1	0	0-0	1	2
J. Mays	2	1	0-1	5	7
J. Johnson	3	0	4-7	1	10
T. Davis	1	1	0-0	3	5
A. Illidge	1	1	0-0	2	5
R. Irby	6	0	2-4	3	14
D. Hudson	0	0	2-2	1	2
R. McDuffy	0	0	0-0	1	0
J. Curry	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	14	3	8-14	18	45
AUBURN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Hunter	0	1	0-2	3	3
Johnson	3	1	0-0	1	9
Lockhart-Walker	0	0	0-0	2	0
Mackey	1	0	0-0	1	2
Davis	7	1	5-10	2	22
Maxey	4	0	4-8	2	12
Smith	2	0	0-4	2	4
Wainwright	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	17	3	9-24	14	52

Bankole, Jefferson too much for McArthur

ROCKFORD - Mike Bankole, a last-minute addition to the starting lineup, scored 24 points to lead Jefferson to a 78-59 victory over the McArthur Mustangs from Hollywood, Florida Wednesday afternoon at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks took a 23-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back, although McArthur narrowed the lead to five points several times in the second and third quarters.

Bankole, a 6-foot-1 senior, popped in three two-pointers and six three-pointers as Jefferson improved to 2-0 on the season and in the Tip-off Classic.

McArthur finished the tournament 2-2 and flew home following the game.

Bankole was inserted into the starting lineup after 5-7 sophomore TJ Stephenson was injured during pregame warmups. The extent of Stephenson’s injury was not available.

Trevor Ward and Damien Alford had 12 points apiece to lead McArthur.

Rockford Jefferson 78, Hollywood McArthur 59
	1	2	3	4	Final
McArthur	4	25	13	17	59
Jefferson	23	13	17	25	78
MCARTHUR
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Howard	1	1	0-0	2	5
Ward	1	2	4-4	1	12
Zayas	3	0	0-0	1	6
Daniels	1	1	1-2	1	6
Shaw	1	1	0-0	0	5
Gissendanner	0	1	0-0	0	3
Myles	1	0	1-2	0	3
Alford	5	0	2-2	2	12
Greenwich	1	0	0-0	0	2
Garcia	1	0	0-0	2	2
Brown	1	0	0-0	0	2
J. Jackson	0	0	1-2	4	1
Totals	16	6	9-12	13	59
JEFFERSON
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Graham	3	1	0-0	0	9
G. Williams	0	1	0-0	0	3
Grigsby	1	0	0-0	0	2
Jordan	2	0	4-4	2	8
Moss	3	1	1-2	1	10
Harden	0	0	2-2	3	2
Morris	1	0	0-2	3	2
Phipps	1	0	4-4	2	6
Robinson	2	0	0-0	0	4
Bankole	3	6	0-0	0	24
Leavy	4	0	0-1	3	8
Totals	21	5	8-14	7	65

Pike finishes perfect Tip-Off run

ROCKFORD - Indianapolis Pike rolled up a 45-7 halftime lead and swamped Providence St. Mel 65-23 in Wednesday's second game at Jefferson High School.

Pike finished its tournament run with a 3-0 record and headed back home for the holiday. St. Mel was making its first Tip-Off Classic appearance.

John Louden scored 11 points and Devion Bailey 10 to lead the Red Devils. She'Rod Dent scored seven to pace the Knights.

Indianapolis Pike 65, Providence St. Mel 23
	1	2	3	4	Final
St. Mel	5	2	9	7	23
Pike	26	19	11	9	65
ST. MEL
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Haggard	1	0	0-2	0	2
Ervin	0	1	0-0	1	3
Green	0	0	0-0	2	0
Scott	1	0	0-0	5	2
Dent	1	1	2-2	1	7
Walters	0	0	1-2	0	1
Gregory	1	1	0-0	0	5
Davis	0	0	0-0	1	0
Thomas	0	0	1-2	2	1
Smith	1	0	0-0	2	2
Totals	5	3	4-8	14	23
PIKE
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Johnson	2	0	0-0	1	4
Bailey	2	2	0-0	1	10
Love	1	1	0-1	0	5
Conwell	3	1	0-0	1	9
Louden	5	0	1-1	1	11
Jones	2	0	3-5	1	7
Pearson	1	1	0-0	0	5
Robbins	1	0	2-3	1	4
Gordon	2	0	0-0	1	4
Montgomery	2	0	2-4	0	6
Totals	21	5	8-14	7	65

Perspectives holds off Royals rally

ROCKFORD - Chicago Perspectives held on for a 66-64 win over Elgin Larkin after the Royals nearly rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final three minutes.

Powered by Caleb Miller's 17 points and 14 from RJ Walson, the Chicago charter school held a 64-52 lead in the fourth quarter in the first Wednesday game at Auburn High School. The Royals, though, scored the next 11 points and had the ball with four seconds left, trailing by two. Damari Wheeler-Thomas, who led Larkin with 20 points, had his pass for the potential game tying shot broken up, allowing Perspectives to hold on.

Sophomore Fernando Perez Jr. added 18 points for Larkin, while Jarvin Graham had 10 for the Wolves.

Chicago Perspectives 66, Elgin Larkin 64
	1	2	3	4	Final
Perspectives	17	22	18	9	66
Larkin	13	17	16	18	64
PERSPECTIVES
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
D. Lash	0	0	0-0	2	0
J. Graham	2	1	4-5	4	11
J. Scuefield	3	1	0-2	2	9
C. Miller	3	3	2-3	4	17
J. Moore	0	0	0-0	2	0
Ju. Gayles	3	0	0-0	2	6
T. West	0	0	1-2	0	1
RJ Walson	3	2	2-3	3	14
R. Walson	0	0	0-0	2	0
A. Woods	0	0	0-0	2	0
Jay. Gayles	4	0	0-0	3	8
Totals	18	7	9-15	26	66
LARKIN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Perez	7	0	4-6	2	18
Sarovic	2	0	1-2	0	5
Stubbs	5	0	0-3	2	10
Wheeler-Thomas	5	1	7-10	2	20
Boley	2	1	1-3	4	8
Ivy	0	0	0-0	2	0
Maxie	1	0	1-4	3	3
Totals	22	2	14-28	15	64

McArthur rallies to beat Harlem in overtime

ROCKFORD - The McArthur Mustangs dug themselves out of a 19-point hole to knock off Machesney Park Harlem, 71-65, at Jefferson High School.

McArthur played the late game at East Tuesday and then had to get up for a 9 a.m. contest with the Huskies. The Mustangs looked sleepy, falling behind 29-10 in the second quarter.

McArthur, though, blitzed the Huskies in the second half. They clawed back into the game by outscoring Harlem 21-7 in the third quarter.

Trevor Ward led the Mustangs with 15 points, 12 of those in the second half. Emanuel Zayas had 13, Tyshaun Daniels 12 and Jordan Howard 11.

Despite the loss, it was a promising start for Harlem, which is replacing five starters from last year and lost their leading scorer in the summer to a knee injury. Tarek Abdel-Kireem led all scorers with 16 points, Trey DiGiovanni had 12 and Dominic Dawsey 11.

Hollywood McArthur 71, Machesney Park Harlem 65 (OT)
	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
McArthur	4	12	21	22	12	71
Harlem	14	20	7	18	6	65
MCARTHUR
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Howard	4	0	3-8	1	11
Ward	3	2	3-6	3	15
Zayas	4	1	2-3	5	13
Daniels	4	1	1-2	1	12
Shaw	2	1	2-2	4	9
Gissendanner	0	0	2-4	0	2
Alford	1	0	1-2	1	3
Garcia	1	0	3-4	4	5
J. Jackson	0	0	1-2	0	1
Totals	19	5	18-33	19	71
HARLEM
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
DiGiovanni	0	4	0-0	0	12
Gray	1	0	0-0	1	2
Jacobsen	1	0	2-4	4	4
Abdel-Kireem	5	2	0-0	3	16
Meeks	0	0	1-2	0	1
Dawsey	0	3	2-2	2	11
Tucker	0	1	1-3	1	4
McCarron	1	0	0-0	4	2
Casteel	4	0	0-0	5	8
Lewis	0	1	2-2	0	5
Shemshedini	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	12	11	8-13	21	65

Bogan outclasses McArthur in Tip-Off debut

ROCKFORD - Chicago Bogan's Bengals outscored Hollywood McArthur 29-12 in the middle two quarters to earn a 61-45 victory in Tuesday's nightcap at East High School.

It was Bogan's Tip-Off Classic debut, while McArthur slipped to 1-1. McArthur ends its tournament run with a pair of games at Jefferson Wednesday morning. The Mustangs face Harlem at 9 a.m. and Jefferson at noon before flying home.

Darrion Jones had 18 points to lead Bogan, which dominated without making a single 3-point shot. Dominic Shaw and Damien Alford scored 14 apiece to pace McArthur. Bogan's next game is Friday at 1 p.m. against Guilford.

Chicago Bogan 61, Hollywood McArthur 45
	1	2	3	4	Final
Bogan	16	16	13	16	61
McArthur	15	7	5	18	45
BOGAN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Coleman	2	0	0-0	2	4
Odum	0	0	0-0	1	0
Bloxton	1	0	0-0	1	2
K. Davis	4	0	0-2	1	8
Jones	7	0	4-4	2	8
Bullock	0	0	0-0	1	0
J. Davis	5	0	1-2	3	11
Sallie	1	0	0-0	1	2
Fraley	7	0	0-0	1	14
Mooney	1	0	0-0	1	2
Totals	28	0	5-8	14	61
MCARTHUR
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Howard	1	0	0-0	1	2
Ward	2	0	1-2	0	5
Zayas	1	0	0-0	1	2
Daniels	3	0	0-0	0	6
Shaw	2	2	4-5	1	14
Alford	5	1	1-6	2	14
Garcia	1	0	0-0	3	2
Jackson	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	15	3	6-13	9	45