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Antonio " Boo Man " Williams WATCH YO HEAD

A Chicago tough kid that developed his skills at a famous hoopers sanctuary on the West side , the playground basketball court of Mason Park .... Antonio ‘ Boo-Man ’ Williams , A 6ft . Hard- nose combo guard from Proviso East hs class of 2016 has learned some of those ILL lessons that this game of basketball will swiftly teach you about if you don ’ t respect the system to the fullest ... But currently Boo-Man is putting it all together and doing very well in the classroom and playing this season for Indian Hills Community College , which has produced some really good ballplayers from Chicago such as Lou Adams Jr . from ORR hs , Che Chapple & Big Shelly Clark from South Shore hs , Lieutenant Parks from Simeon hs , Kelvin Smallwood from Dunbar hs , and Kieran Woods from Crane hs ... Not the mention the 3 NBA draft picks from the 2002 Indian Hills squad that featured Ernest Brown , C . J . Bruton , and Flint Michigan ’ s legendary Cory Hightower . The 2016-17 unit that Boo-Man is grinding for is currently ranked # 19th in the nation and he ’ s the 3rd leading scorer on the team Averaging 11pts in 16 minutes per game . When asked why did he choose Indian Hills junior college as his home Boo-Man said “ I heard from a few people that Indian Hills was the Kentucky U . of Junior college basketball . And after my visit here I knew this was the place for me ”..... And judging from the photos displayed , Boo-Man still enjoys putting it on top of defenders heads .... College recruiters need to pay attention ..... Because shawty is currently available .... for now .

Elijah Joiner - Curie HS ASSASIN ' S CREED

Curie High School Senior 2 guard Elijah Joiner went on a reign of terror 94 feet between them lines .... On January 10th he stepped into Kenwood High School ' s gym and out scored their entire team going 6 for 9 from deep while finishing up with a 40 piece . The Broncos only registered up 39 points for the night .... And Elijah didn ’ t finished there . Two day later on January 12th , Elijah became violent and caught-a-body in Du Sable High School Gymnasium . Elijah made a statement concerning the incident and said .... “ I was provoked ! That DuSable player that was guarding me kept asking me was I really D-1 material . So then next play , I seen the lane open while he was playing me close on defense so I drove hard to the basket and punched it on his head real hard and when we came down I asked him , am I D-1 material now ?!” Elijah finished up a murderous week 94 feet by coming out on top in a much anticipated match-up against Thornton High Schools star player Alonzo Verge Jr . Blessing them with a vicious dunk all over the opps !.... But Elijah makes one thing clear ELIJAH JOINER – “ We are focused on winning the city & State championship as a team and not as individuals ” Props Due

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