Good Morning, Illini Nation: Another strong EYBL weekend
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May 26—The EYBL was back in action during the holiday weekend, wrapping up its third session Monday in Kansas City, Kan. Here's how 2027 commit Quinton Kitt and a handful of other Illinois recruiting targets fared:
Class of 2027
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NaVorro Bowman Jr.
Bowman remains one of the top scorers on the circuit. The Notre Dame (Calif.) product proved that again in Kansas City, averaging 18.5 points on 49/43/67 shooting. The 6-foot-3 guard also put up 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in a 2-2 weekend for Team Why Not.
Jaxson Davis
It was a tough weekend for Meanstreets, which went 0-4 in Kansas City. Davis, the two-time N-G All-State Player of the Year, put up 16.3 points, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.7 rebounds per game. He shot 42 percent overall, 38 percent from three-point range and 79 percent at the free throw line.
Moussa Kamissoko
Kamissoko played just two of four games for PSA Cardinals in Kansas City. The 6-8 wing, who got his Illinois offer after a strong showing two weekends ago in Memphis, Tenn., averaged 13.5 points on 50/43/80 shooting to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals per game.
Quinton Kitt
Kitt had a 26-point game Saturday against UPlay despite missing all five of his three-point attempts and averaged 19.3 points in Meanstreets' four games in Kansas City. Those misses weren't isolated. Kitt shot just 12 percent from three-point range, but was at 42 percent overall and 73 percent at the free throw line. The 6-7 Illini commit also averaged 4.8 rebounds.
Caleb Ourigou
Ourigou's NY Rens teammate Anderson Diaz, who had an Illinois offer, might have committed to Alabama, but the 6-10 center is still available and still flashing two-way potential. Rens went 2-2 in Kansas City with Ourigou averaging 11 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks. He shot 59 percent from the field and had a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) in a Friday win against City Rocks.
Davion Thompson
Thompson, who ranks second in the EYBL in scoring, wasn't with Meanstreets in Kansas City. The 6-2 guard instead spent his weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the U.S. Junior National Team training camp.
Lewis Uvwo
The top shot blocker in the EYBL had four blocks in three of four games in Kansas City (and three blocks in the other). Uvwo helped Nightrydas go 4-0, averaging 12.5 points on 63 percent shooting to go with 12.5 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game.
Class of 2028
Brady Pettigrew
Two 30-point games in Kansas City for Brad Beal Elite kept Pettigrew among the top four scorers on the E16 circuit. The Bolingbrook star guard averaged 26 points and 4.3 rebounds, and while he made 29 percent of his threes he shot 46 percent overall and 85 percent at the free throw line.
Amarion Smith-Holley
Smith-Holley, who ranks sixth on the E16 circuit in scoring, opened Session III with a 37-point game and averaged 22 points, five assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals in a 1-3 weekend for Mac Irvin Fire. The Richwoods standout shot 47 percent overall, 35 percent from three and 83 percent at the line.