About
THE CHICAGO ELITE CLASSIC (CEC) PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SHOWCASE IN ILLINOIS WAS CO-FOUNDED IN 2012 BY TWO ILLINOIS PERENNIAL POWERHOUSES, WHITNEY M. YOUNG MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL AND SIMEON CAREER ACADEMY. THE CEC SHOWCASES NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND UTILIZES BASKETBALL TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE A CHAMPIONS IN LIFE MESSAGE.
AS A 501(C)3 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, THE EVENT ATTRACTS OVER 13,500 FANS ANNUALLY AND HAS EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT FROM BASKETBALL FANS, THE COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERS.
Board Members
Dr. Marlon Everett - Co-Executive Director / Liaison to Advisory Board
Sylvia Nelson Jordan - Co-Executive Director / Liaison to Advisory Board
Martha Younger White - Director of Operations
Advisory Board
Malik Murray - Chairman, Advisory Board
Eric Whitaker - Advisory Board Member
Bobby Simmons - Advisory Board Member
Ashley Tate - Advisory Board Member
Larry Rogers, Jr. - Advisory Board Member
