Chicago Elite Classic News for the Month of May 2012

Duncanville, Texas - On Saturday, Under Armour's Are You From Here? Classic played a 15-hour marathon at Duncanville High School. Given what they did this past season and how they play together on the grassroots circuit, Lone Peak is going to be nearly impossible to beat in their home state of Utah next year. They may be a legitimate top 10 national team. Playing in Duncanville as the Utah Reign, the crew from Utah was impressive before falling in the playoffs to KC Run GMC. BYU-bound guards Nick Emery and T.J. Haws can really create off the dribble, and they are both deadly shooters who play fast but under control.

Jahlil Okafor has been asked a lot of questions by media, coaches, recruiting analysts and fans since he emerged as one of the most celebrated high school basketball players in the country. But Whitney Young's 6-foot-11, 265-pound center had never been asked anything like this. Would you rather be (1) the best basketball player who ever played the game, (2) President of the United States or (3) the richest man in the world? The 16-year-old sophomore didn't hesitate to respond. "I want to be the best basketball player of all," he said.

Everyone knows about Andrew Wiggins, but the 2014 class goes well beyond the top prospect in the class. There is a lot of talk about how good the 2014 class could be. Now that is natural since we all tend to overvalue the younger classes ability since the same opportunity to pick them apart hasn’t been had yet. Still even with that perspective, this class is looking very good, and that is even excluding an elite talent like Wiggins. At the center position the city of Chicago boasts two top 10 prospects in Jahlil Okafor and Cliff Alexander, and then Dakari Johnson is also in that mix as well. However guys like Trayvon Reed and Payton Dastrup are pushing elite level, if not there already, and don’t sleep on a guy like Quadri Moore who might be one of the best shooting bigs going.

BYU commit Nick Emery from Lone Peak is a 6-foot-2 guard with ridiculous scoring ability and range. It's hard not to compare him to former BYU scoring machine Jimmer Fredette. This summer, ESPNHS will sit down with some of the nation's elite players to break down their game, talk about the inevitable comparisons to college and pro players and get their take on who they pattern their game after. Nick Emery - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

An annual SLAM tradition is here: the unveiling of the high school All-Americans. Selecting this year’s team was a collaborative effort amongst several of editors and writers. The five best players in America this past season are: Isaiah Austin (who will be attending Baylor next season), Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA), Kyle Anderson (also UCLA), Nerlens Noel (Kentucky) and Jabari Parker (who will be a senior at Simeon Academy in Chicago). Big congrats to all five of them!

Simeon junior Jabari Parker's story -- his dedication to his Mormon faith and his off-the-charts basketball skills -- is a familiar one in Chicago. Now a national audience gets a glimpse into his world.

Five 2013 and Three 2014 Chicago Elite Classic players in the Top 50 national Rivals rankings

Paul White helps Meanstreets Rule Mequon Swish-N-Dish Tournament

Elite high school stars star power of Mac Irvin Fire and Georgia Stars faced off Sunday evening in Hampton, VA. Among all of the eye-popping highlights that occurred, Jahlil Okafor left the crowd in awe and broken silence with the most memorable play of the tournament. Okafor received a pass on the break when he went for a two handed slam and pulled the rim down

High school basketball star Jabari Parker, whom BYU is heavily recruiting, earned 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys' Basketball Player of the Year honors. Video of Parker accepting the award, along with a game of H-O-R-S-E between Parker and former NBA star Alonzo Mourning, is available on ESPN.com.