In a city that has produced more than its share of high school basketball stars, Simeon sophomore guard Derrick Rose has already been called one of the best.
Sunday at the UIC Pavilion, Rose will be on display when his Wolverines take on Thornton in the Public League Shootout.
In other games at the Shootout, Rich Central will take on Julian, Proviso East tangles with Crane and Westinghouse tips off against Hales Franciscan. Action gets underway at 1 p.m.
The Public League Shootout is the brainchild of Public League basketball coordinator Cyrus McGinnis.
"I've always thought that bringing the top suburban teams and the top city teams in and letting them play would be a good idea," McGinnis said.
In addition to Rose, the Shootout will also feature other top local high school basketball stars such as Julian's Brandon Ewing, Thornwood's Brandon Merke, Hales' Nate Minnoy, Crane guard Sherron Collins and Westinghouse's DeAndre Thomas.
In his much-anticipated debut against Thornwood at the Curie Shootout last week, Rose led Simeon to a 53-49 victory over Thornwood by scoring 22 points, grabbing seven rebounds and coming up with five steals.
While many have developed a wait and see attitude towards Rose, there are those who feel he is already one of the best the Public League has produced.
"He's just outstanding," said Westinghouse head coach Quentin Dillard. "He's a very good team player and a winner."
The Westinghouse-Hales game will be a rematch of the consolation game of the recent Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tournament. Westinghouse won that game, but the Spartans are coming off a big win over Belleville-Althoff at the Marshall County Shootout on Saturday in Kentucky.
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