21. Warren (17-8) 20Hosts Stevenson FridayThere are all kinds of flaws with this season’s basketball setup. Hopefully, this is just a one-year blip and a more sensible arrangement will arrive next season. It’s time to return to smaller, geographically based conferences that renew and honor the city’s historic rivalries.22. Young (14-11) NRBeat Curie10. Waubonsie Valley […]
21. Warren (17-8) 20
Hosts Stevenson FridayThere are all kinds of flaws with this season’s basketball setup. Hopefully, this is just a one-year blip and a more sensible arrangement will arrive next season. It’s time to return to smaller, geographically based conferences that renew and honor the city’s historic rivalries.22. Young (14-11) NR
Beat Curie10. Waubonsie Valley (24-1) 11
At DeKalb WednesdayCentral: Curie, Dunbar, Hyde Park, Ken wood, King, Phillips.8. Lincoln Park (21-4) 8
Fell short vs. Kenwood3. Homewood-Flossmoor (22-2) 3
Took care of Lockport24. Glenbard West (18-5) 25
Fell short vs. Hinsdale CentralNorth: Lane, Lincoln Park, Northside, Payton, Taft, Young.West: Clark, Crane, Farragut, Marshall, North Lawndale, Westinghouse.
Kenwood strives for history
6. Hinsdale Central (23-2) 6
Winning streak is at 20Here’s a look at a possible setup:
Super 25 update
South: Ag. Science, Dyett, Lindblom, Perspectives-Leadership, Morgan Park, Simeon.11. Evanston (20-4) 21
Beat Benet, New Trier1. Kenwood (23-1) 1
City tournament favorite
Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Feb. 2, 2025
With record and last week’s ranking
20. St. Ignatius (20-4) 24
Beat De La SalleThe superconference format was intriguing when the Public League was loaded with stars. It even made sense to try to create a high-level basketball conference that would convince some national-level players to stay local instead of heading to a prep school.Kenwood enters the city tournament as a heavy favorite. The Broncos’ path isn’t a cakewalk, though. They could have games against Lane and Young, teams that played them close this season. Simeon or Lincoln Park might be waiting in the final.Three talented teams that have been ranked most of the season dropped out of the Super 25 this week. Niles North, Fenwick and Curie were replaced by Young, Fremd and Kaneland.17. Waukegan (17-6) 16
Beat Warren, lost to Stevenson5. Brother Rice (21-3) 5
Beat FenwickFormer coach Mike Irvin took Kenwood to the city title game the last two seasons. The Broncos lost to Curie last year and to Simeon in 2023. Kenwood also lost to Simeon in the 2016 championship. The school has never won a boys basketball city title.Niles North lost to Loyola, Fenwick to Lemont and Brother Rice, and Curie to Young and Simeon. Those aren’t bad losses, but all three teams are struggling, and it was time for a few new faces to join the rankings.14. Kankakee (20-3) 18
At Rich on FridayKaneland and Fremd are red-hot and earned their way into the Super 25. The Dolphins have an ugly record but nearly knocked off Kenwood this week and defeated Curie. Young also has wins against Fenwick and Simeon.12. Benet (21-5) 9
Searching for consistency9. Marist (24-2) 10
Three-win week19. Rolling Meadows (21-3) 23
Tough week ahead4. DePaul Prep (22-3) 4
Hosts St. Ignatius Friday13. Simeon (18-6) 17
Dominated Lane18. Mount Carmel (20-5) 14
Cam Thomas getting noticed15. St. Laurence (20-5) 19
Handled Mount CarmelThe talent level has receded significantly, so that isn’t a worry anymore. Public League basketball is strongest when local rivalries are allowed to flourish. Dunbar and Phillips didn’t play this season. Neither did Simeon and Morgan Park. That’s ridiculous.16. Loyola (20-6) 22
Brendan Loftus scored 407. Rich (16-6) 7
Challenging week ahead25. Kaneland (22-1) NR
Marshawn Cocroft can play
2. Bolingbrook (23-3) 2
Faces Vashon SaturdayThe new-look city tournament has arrived. The Red playoffs begin Tuesday with first-round games that don’t involve the top four teams in the Shield or the Star.Take the 24 best teams and divide them up into four conferences. That’s 10 games, one fewer conference game than was played this season. And bring back the traditional promotion/relegation system.23. Fremd (21-2) NR
Barrington, New Trier ahead
