A decade after Simeon Career Academy won its fourth consecutive state title, the death of a teammate binds arguably the greatest basketball team in Illinois high school history.
, Ingram once again cued up Young Thug and put on his FINAO shoes. The tipoff was scheduled very specifically for 6:09 p.m., which he saw as a sign.Ingram thought there might be a sixth player on the court that night.The Ramblers beat Kansas State that night, becoming only the second team to reach the Final Four in school history.
“I always tell people if you love basketball and you’re a basketball junkie, Gonzaga is the place for you,” Norvell said. “It’s kind of hard not to love it because it’s everything here.” “We haven’t ruled anything out,” Carrillo said. “We keep going over and over the evidence to see if we missed anything.”
“A lot of times if I’m going through something or dealing with things mentally or stressed out, the gym always helps me out,” Tate said. “I feel like this is like my release, when I come in here, regardless of if I’m playing or not. Going to the gym is my sanctuary, being able to be myself and just have fun, smile.”
Smith said he tried to remind players of the inevitability of their basketball playing careers ending. Former Simeon basketball player Kendall Pollard spends time with his son, Kyaire, at a gaming arcade in Orland Park on Feb. 3, 2023. “No one in my four years ever did it, so I don’t know what he would have done,” he said with a laugh. “I can’t imagine it would be anything good.”
Williams’ last collegiate game was on March 11, 2020, in the Big East Tournament. The next day, before DePaul was set to play Villanova in the quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden, the game was canceled. “You walk into the room and someone always wants to know, ‘What is that? Who made that?’ That’s a great feeling, not knowing that I’m the guy that made it. People coming up to you and giving you compliments is a wonderful feeling. Not better than winning a state championship though.”
The season was an abbreviated one as the fledgling program found its legs. Ivey, in his No. 2 jersey, made history, scoring the first basket in team history: a floater over his Trinity International junior varsity opponent. This season is Coupet’s first professionally. The once highly touted Simeon freshman had a six-year college career that included little playing time over three years at UNLV and then a rejuvenation in his game at Arkansas-Little Rock. He used a sixth year of eligibility granted to athletes because of the COVID-19 season to become Southern Illinois’ third-leading scorer for a season and then this season joined the Windy City Bulls, for whom he averaged 6.
“It’s been kind of natural so far, just feeling like I’ve been a vocal guy my whole career and a leader for most of my teams,” Norvell said. On a recent Sunday in February, Kendrick Nunn leaned against one basket at the United Center, taking in the beginning of the iconic Chicago Bulls player introductions. Then he sprang up and began stretching, getting himself ready for whenever the Washington Wizards would call his number off the bench.Washington Wizards guard Kendrick Nunn during a game against the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 26, 2023, at the United Center in Chicago.
Nunn’s family — including a 5-year-old son and a 4-month-old daughter — has settled in with him in Washington for the rest of the season, his son beginning to offer coaching points after every game. “Getting waived and playing in the G League gave me an extra edge,” Nunn said. “My whole career I’ve been busting people’s ass. I just kept that mindset and energy.”“I knew his dream was to play in the NBA as well, so I’m just living for him,” Nunn said.
After the second surgery, he signed a two-year, $40 million deal to return to Chicago to play for the Bulls, but heto the Wizards. He called “the business of basketball” — not the knee injuries — the hardest part of the last 10 years, when he didn’t feel as if he was rewarded for his productivity with playing time. That included when the Bulls criticized his defensive effort and benched him for a stretch in his only season in Chicago, which he said “wasn’t anything about basketball.
Parker also plays pickup games at the East Bank Club. He revels in the normalcy of it, where he’ll focus on his weaknesses by putting limitations on himself — shooting from only one spot or staying in a defensive stance — so he can still improve while playing regular people. From the time he was in high school, Parker always seemed to have an understanding of another gift — his ability to lead and inspire in the community. He runs free summer camps and is involved in his trainer’s organization, Operation Basketball. He stays connected with many of his former teammates, encouraging them on their journeys, and is both proud and protective when speaking of their careers.
Current players Miles and Wes Rubin — twins who will play at Loyola and Northern Iowa next year — gladly accept wisdom from Parker and Tate. ”Their goal is to win the whole thing,” Smith said. “To get in the supersectional, it’s a big thing. But it’s not the goal.” 2013 Simeon players celebrate with their version of the Harlem Shake following their fourth consecutive state championship. Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune
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