DECEMBER 23, 26, 27, 28, 2019 HC SQUARED: It’s The Best Game In Town www.hcholidayclassic.com 2019 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic WELCOME TO HINSDALE CENTRAL Welcome Basketball fans! Hinsdale Central is honored to once again host the 2019 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic. The 16 teams in our field are among the best in Northern Illinois. This historic gym has been home to some classic competitions in boys and girls basketball and we hope to continue that tradition here in our tournament. In five short years this tournament has become one of the best holiday tournaments in Illinois. So welcome to the fans of each of their teams and to the basketball fans from the Chicago land area! Tournament manager Joe Spagnolo and myself are excited about the 2019 Classic and we hope you enjoy the games! Dan Jones, Athletics Director HINSDALE CENTRAL HOLIDAY CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS 2015 2016 De’Anthony Melton, Crespi Carmelite (MVP) Nana Akenten, Bolingbrook (MVP) Jeremiah Matthews, Crete-Monee Chase Adams, Marian Catholic Kendrick Pryor, Homewood-Flossmoor Malik Binns, Bolingbrook Justin Smith, Stevenson Justin Hardy, Saint Charles East Trayvon Tyler, Rockford Auburn Justin Smith, Stevenson Craig Atkins, DePaul Prep Jeffrey Boyd, Homewood-Flossmoor Peter Blust, Hinsdale Central Perry Cowan, DePaul Prep Jaylan Catledge, Richards Malik Hardmon, Crete-Monee Brad Perry, Maine South Jack Hoiberg, Hinsdale Central Brandon Williams, Crespi Carmelite Coreyoun Rushin, Westinghouse 2017 2018 Jordan Matthews, Saint Rita (MVP) Ahron Ulis, Marian Catholic (MVP) Tyler Cochran, Bolingbrook Perry Cowan, DePaul Prep Essam Hamwi, Maine South Ray J Dennis, Oswego East Justin Hardy, Saint Charles East Isaac Stanback, Homewood-Flossmoor Terrence Shannon, Lincoln Park Christopher White, Marian Catholic Perry Cowan, DePaul Prep Kamron Battle, Oswego East Sean Jones, Homewood-Flossmoor Devin Davis, Westinghouse Chris Roberts, Lincoln Park Lance Mosley, DePaul Prep Ahron Ulis, Marian Catholic RJ Ogom, Homewood-Flossmoor Joseph Yesufu, Bolingbrook Nate Ortiz, Saint Charles East Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic – www.hcholidayclassic.com – It’s The Best Game In Town 2019 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP RAMS # NAME HT P YEAR 2 Tyler Johnson 6-2 G 2021 3 Rasheed Bello 6-0 G 2021 4 Trevon Thomas 5-11 G 2022 5 Lance Mosley 6-3 G 2020 11 Dan Kinsloe 6-0 G 2021 12 Julian Green 6-0 G 2022 15 Jabari Sawyer 5-10 G 2021 20 Shane O’Brien 6-4 F 2021 21 Cam Lewis 6-0 G 2021 23 Alex Gutierrez 6-1 G 2022 24 DJ Shower 6-2 F 2020 30 Dylan Arnett 6-9 C 2022 32 Athan Nwalozie 6-3 F 2021 33 Brian Mathews 6-10 C 2021 Head Coach Tom Kleinschmidt 8th Season FACTS ABOUT THE DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP RAMS School Name: DePaul College Prep Nickname: Rams School Colors: Orange/Blue Conference: Chicago Catholic League School Location: Chicago, Illinois Founded: 1962 Enrollment: 445 Athletic Director: Patrick Mahoney Notable Alumni: Basketball players Tom Kleinschmidt and Jitim Young; Original lead singer of The Buckinghams Dennis Tufano Coaching Staff: Head Coach Tom Kleinschmidt; Assistant: Ken Gryzwa 2018-2019 Season: 25-10, 12-3, Third Place in State Players to Watch: Lance Mosley, Brian Mathews, Tyler Johnson HCHC History – Record: 8-8; Best Finish: Fourth Place All-Tournament Team Players: Craig Atkins, Perry Cowan, Lance Mosley State Series History: Second Place 1990; Third Place 2019; State Finalist 1980. Regional Champion each of the last four years. GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS # NAME HT P YEAR 0 Jonathan Koo 6-0 F 2020 1 Jeremy Gertz 6-1 G 2021 3 Blake Lidskin 5-10 G 2022 4 Aiden Degabli 6-0 G 2021 10 Liam Rude 6-0 G 2020 11 Nick Pavlovic 6-0 G 2020 14 Ben Foster 6-1 F 2020 21 Charlie McMahon 6-3 F 2020 22 Jake Hamburg 5-11 F 2020 24 Chase Oblonsky 6-3 F 2021 25 Demo Katsis 6-0 G 2021 32 Eli Welke 6-2 G 2021 33 Brandon Gordon 6-2 F 2022 34 Isaac Cho 5-10 G 2021 Head Coach 40 Grant Kosla 6-3 C 2022 Dave Weber 44 Drayton Charlton-Perrin 6-4 C 2021 25th Season FACTS ABOUT THE GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS School Name: Glenbrook North High School Nickname: Spartans School Colors: Green/Gold Conference: Central Suburban South School Location: Northbrook, Illinois Founded: 1952 Enrollment: 1999 Athletic Director: John Catalano Notable Alumni: Film director John Hughes; Chris Collins, Northwestern Basketball Coach; Duke Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer Coaching Staff: Head Coach Dave Weber; Assistant: Brian McDonaugh; Manager: Jacob Brodson 2018-2019 Season: 17-12, 9-1 Conference Champions Players to Watch: Jermy Gertz, Nick Pavlovic HCHC History – Record: 4-8; Best Finish: Consolation Semifinalist, 2017 State Series History: State Champions 2005; Third Place 2003; State Finalist 1993, 1995, 2006, 2009. Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic – www.hcholidayclassic.com – It’s The Best Game In Town 2019 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic HINSDALE CENTRAL RED DEVILS # NAME HT P YEAR 1 Charlie Herbst 6-1 G 2021 2 Nithin Reddy 6-0 G 2021 3 Zach Northey 6-1 G 2020 4 Oscar Antanaitis 6-6 F 2021 5 Mac Quast 6-5 F 2020 10 Phillip Borhani 6-3 F 2020 11 Jimmy Draddy 6-0 G 2021 12 Nic St. John 5-11 G 2020 13 Quinn Cain 6-2 G 2021 14 Matthew Phillips 6-1 G 2020 15 Ryan Isaacson 6-7 F 2020 20 Connor Nelson 5-11 G 2020 21 Luke Schiavitti 6-4 G 2020 23 Charlie Sessa 6-5 F 2021 Head Coach 24 Bennett Willman 6-1 G 2021 32 Anthony Zayed 5-10 G 2020 Nick Latorre 33 Brennan Walsh 5-10 G 2020 9th Season FACTS ABOUT THE HINSDALE CENTRAL RED DEVILS HCHC Team Sponsor: Genius Tutors School Name: Hinsdale Central High School Nickname: Red Devils School Colors: Red/White Conference: West Suburban Silver School Location: Hinsdale, Illinois Founded: 1879 Enrollment: 2776 Athletic Director: Dan Jones Notable Alumni: NFL lineman Brian Allen; Olympic gold medalists John Kinsella and John Murphy; Bradley University basketball coach Brian Wardle Coaching Staff: Head Coach Nick Latorre; Assistant: Conte Stamas 2018-2019 Season: 10-20, 4-8; Regional Semifinalist Players to Watch: Ryan Isaacson, Mac Quast HCHC History – Record: 8-8; Best Finish: Fifth Place, 2015 All-Tournament Team Players: Peter Blust, Jack Hoiberg State Series History: State Champions 1909. State Finalist: 1908, 1909, 1910, 1961, 1972, 1996, 1997. HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR VIKINGS # NAME HT P YEAR 0 Kenton Pryor 6-2 G 2021 1 Joel Watts 5-10 G 2020 2 Julian Gatewood 6-0 G 2020 3 Josiah Palmer 6-1 G 2020 4 Brandon Brewer 5-8 G 2020 5 Colin Fields 5-4 G 2020 10 Tai Walters 6-1 G 2021 11 Chad Readey 6-8 F 2021 12 Jason Schmidt 5-10 G 2021 20 Colin Harris 6-3 G 2021 21 Tre Johnson 6-0 G 2021 23 RJ Ogom 6-6 F 2020 24 Christian Meeks 6-4 F 2022 35 Chinedum Head Coach Okpukpara-Hanson 6-7 F 2021 Marc Condotti 6th Season FACTS ABOUT THE HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR VIKINGS School Name: Homewood-Flossmoor HS Nickname: Vikings School Colors: Red/White Conference: Southwest Suburban School Location: Flossmoor, Illinois Founded: 1959 Enrollment: 2740 Athletic Director: Gail Smith Notable Alumni: White Sox announcers Jason Benetti and Chuck Garfien; NFL lineman Zach Fulton; NBA first round draft pick Julian Wright Coaching Staff: Head Coach Marc Condotti; Assistants: Duane Van Slyke, Quitman Dillard, Maurius Hill 2018-2019 Season: 23-8, 8-2 Conference & Regional Champions Players to Watch: RJ OgomJoel Watts, Josiah Palmer, Chad Ready HCHC History – Record: 11-5; Best Finish: Second Place All-Tournament Team Players: Kendric Pryor, Jeffrey Boyd, Sean Jones, Isaac Stanback; RJ Ogom State Series History: Second Place 2004; Third Place 1985; Won nine straight Regional Championships 2004-2012 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic – www.hcholidayclassic.com – It’s The Best Game In Town 2019 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL KNIGHTS # NAME HT P YEAR 0 Ryan Purcell 6-0 G 2021 1 Sean Curran 5-10 G 2021 2 Matt Maloney 5-11 G 2021 3 Nicklaus Tingley 6-3 F 2021 4 Sean Michalak 6-0 G 2020 5 George Burchfeld 5-8 G 2020 11 James Ogrodnik 6-7 C 2021 21 Cameron Newkirk 5-9 G 2021 22 Mike Maloney 5-10 G 2021 23 Joe Barrett 6-1 F 2021 24 Ryan Kraft 6-4 F 2021 25 Logan Webb 6-3 F 2021 31 Nikko Robinson 6-4 F 2021 33 Jake Liskh 6-2 F 2021 Head Coach 35 Richie LaClen 6-1 F 2021 Bob Curran 10th Season FACTS ABOUT THE LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL KNIGHTS School Name: Lincoln-Way Central High School Nickname: Knights School Colors: Red/Black Conference: Chicago Public League Red School Location: New Lenox, Illinois Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 2147 Athletic Director: Jason Helbling Notable Alumni: NBA forward James Augustine; MLB pitcher Tony Cingrani; NFL defensive end Rob Ninkovich; TV anchor Mark Suppelsa Coaching Staff: Head Coach Bob Curran; Assistants: 2018-2019 Season: 15-16, 7-5; Regional Quarterfinalist Players to Watch: Sean Curran, Nick Tingley, Mike Maloney, Matt Maloney, Ryan Kraft HCHC History – First year in event State Series History: Sectional Champions 1975, 2001; Regional Champions 1975, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001 MAINE SOUTH HAWKS # NAME HT P YEAR 3 Omar Farrag 5-8 G 2020 4 Owen Guest 6-1 G 2023 10 Milan Adamovic 6-5 F 2021 12 Danny Locascio 6-0 G 2020 14 Michael Dort 5-11 G 2021 20 Jonathan Takyi 6-2 F 2023 21 Casey Clark 6-1 G 2020 22 Sean Gallery 6-3 G 2021 23 Nikola Zelenovic 6-3 F 2021 24 Ryan Leyden 6-2 G 2023 30 Ryan Modert 5-11 G 2022 32 Marko Anderson 6-5 F 2021 33 Nick Ostojic 6-7 F 2020 40 Ryne Sterling 6-2 F 2022 Head Coach Tony Lavorato, Jr 17th Season FACTS ABOUT THE MAINE SOUTH HAWKS School Name: Maine South High School Nickname: Hawks School Colors: Red/Black/White Conference: Central Suburban South School Location: Park Ridge, Illinois Founded: 1964 Enrollment: