Rosters

Hoopstars Elite Varsity (17U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
0Casey Kaczmarski5’10GHuntley (Huntley, IL)
5Byron Purnell6’4WingMather (Chicago, IL)
15Jacob Marynowski6’4F/WingGlenbard East (Lombard, IL)
34Isiah Nelson6’1GTaft (Chicago, IL)
7Jake Wnek5’10GPlainfield North (Plainfield, IL)
10Shola Oluwole6’4Wing/GLoyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)
0Jeremie George6’3WingMichele Clark (Chicago, IL)
77Adin Smajlovic5’11GMather (Chicago, IL)
31Tay Parks6’4Wing/GMichele Clark (Chicago, IL)
2Miles Ross5’10GEvanston Township (Evanston, IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul 

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Hoopstars Elite JV (16U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
33Elliot O’Donell6’1GSt. Patrick (Chicago, IL)
24Ahmed AJ Ogbara6’3WingSimeon Career Academy (Chicago, IL)
42Brady Will6’5FDowners Grove South (Downers Grove, IL)
4Kalob Hayes5’8G(2029) (Chicago, IL)
23Muhammed Sozzar5’9GCPSA (Lombard, IL)
11Olajuwon Leachman6’2WingLincoln Park (Chicago, IL)
1Abraham Sackor5’9GPerspective MSA/Joslin (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Hoopstars Elite (14U)

Hoopstars Elite Varsity (17U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
15Hamzah Shouman6’0GCPSA (Lombard, IL)
12Ashawn Powell6’1GAmundsen (Chicago, IL)
21Filip Palutkiewicz6’3WingWillowbrook (Willowbrook, IL)
7Cameron Toussaint6’2GLincoln Park (Chicago, IL)
10Jayden Young-Delk6’1GZion Benton Township (Zion-Benton, IL)
22Daniel (DJ) Jervier6’0GTinley Park (Tinley Park, IL)
9Jake Wnek5’9GPlainfield North (Plainfield, IL)

Head Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Hoopstars Elite JV (16U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
13J’Vion Tilly6’4FPerspectives (Chicago, IL)
0Desmond Opoku-Ware6’2WingWalter Payton (Chicago, IL)
25Elliot O’Donell6’0GWhitney Young (Chicago, IL)
4Nick Brzezniak6’3Wing/FLincoln Way West (New Lenox, IL)
8Casey Kaczmarski5’10GHuntley (Huntley, IL)
33Drake Been5’9GLincoln Way West (New Lenox, IL)
30Eiden Kubilius6’1WingLincoln Way West (New Lenox, IL)
31Isiah Nelson6’1GTaft (Chicago, IL)
24Jacob Marynowski6’3F/WingGlenbard East (Lombard, IL)
20Shola Oluwole6’2Wing/GLoyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)
6Damari Stephens6’2GKenwood Academy (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Hoopstars Elite (14U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
24Ahmed AJ Ogbara6’1 Chicago, IL
5Kalob Hayes5’4GChicago, IL
10Eze Nwagwu5’6 Chicago, IL
8Abubakhar Hassan6’0 Bridgeview, IL
23Muhammed Sozzar5’6 Lombard, IL
2Ta’Mare Fields5’6 Chicago, IL
30Ashton Powell5’4 Chicago, IL
0Jahmar Spencer5’7 Chicago, IL

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Hoopstars 2024 Elite (17U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
11Jason Asante6’6F/WingPerspectives MSA (Chicago, IL)
0Brandon Harris6’8F/WingWells Academy (Chicago, IL)
2Ibrahim Elagha6’0GCPSA (Lombard, IL)
21Pierson Stringer6’5WingGlenbrook North (Northbrook, IL)
12Germaine Benson6’1GHyde Park Academy (Chicago, IL)
25Anthony Hayes6’1GLoyola Academy (Chicago, IL)
4Myles Townsend6’0GWalter Payton (Chicago, IL)
24Nick Popovic6’1GLake Zurich (Lake Zurich, IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Hoopstars 2025 Elite (16U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
35Jordan Carpenter6’5FLincoln Park (Chicago, IL)
15Kenneth Rosario5’10GLane Tech (Chicago, IL)
6Haiden Negrillo5’11GWhitney Young (Chicago, IL)
7Ammar Ibrahim6’2G/WingNiles West (Skokie, IL)
8Hasan Hasan6’1G/WingCPSA (Lombard, IL)
12Aswan Powell6’1GAmundsen (Chicago, IL)
0Cameron Tooussaint6’3Wing/GLincoln Park (Chicago, IL)
23Ben Linhart5’11GJones College Prep (Chicago, IL)
43Miles Johnson5’11GParker (Chicago, IL)
21Kadin Qadri6’2FSt. Charles East (St. Charles, IL)

Head Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Hamza Bhatti

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Hoopstars 2026 Elite (15U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
8Lederall El Goss Jr6’1GPerspectives MSA (Chicago, IL)
30Mike Murray5’10GRolling Meadows (Rolling Meadows, IL)
32Desmond Opoku6’3WingWalter Payton (Chicago, IL)
2Darius Mckinney6’2G/WingPerspectives MSA (Chicago, IL)
3Kevin Marchan6’2FTaft (Chicago, IL)
11Shola Oluwole6’1Wing/GLoyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)
24Isiah Nelson6’0WingTaft (Chicago, IL)
9Zander Ruiz6’1WingTaft (Chicago, IL)
33Byron Purnell6’2Wing/FMather (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Associate Coach: Hamza Bhatti

Hoopstars 2027 Elite (14U)

NameHeightPositionSchool
J’Vion Tilly6’3FChicago, IL
Abraham Sackor5’8GChicago, IL
Braxton Hayes5’9G/WingChicago, IL
Elliot O’Donnell6’0G/WingChicago, IL
Ahmed AJ Ogbara6’2F/WingChicago, IL (2028)
Neiko LeFlore5’9GChicago, IL
Kalob Hayes5’4GChicago, IL (2029)
Abubakhar Hasan5’11F/WingLombard, IL (2028)
Damari Stephens6’3G/WingChicago, IL

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Hoopstars 2023 Elite (17U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
13Adidas Davis6’4G/WingThe Skill Factory (Buffalo Grove, IL)
21Kevin Anthony6’10FVon Steuben (Chicago, IL)
6Donovan Juzang6’1GMarion Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL)
34Jason Asante6’6F/WingPerspective MSA (Chicago, IL)
32Brandon Harris6’7FWells Academy (Chicago, IL) (2024)
25Jonah Ross6’1GEvanston Township (Evanston, IL)
4Ahdrean Ellis6’5WingPerspective MSA (Chicago, IL)
24Rey Catuy6’0GEvanston Township (Evanston, IL)
11Amaree Brown6’2GWells Academy (Chicago, IL)
45Nathan Otero6’3GSt. Patrick (Chicago, IL)
1Gio Williams6’1GNiles North (Skokie, IL)
9Yaris Irby6’0GNiles North (Skokie, IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo
Associate Coach: Cliff Paul
Associate Coach: Brandon Onuselogu

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Hoopstars 2024 Elite (16U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
21Pierson Stringer6’5WingGlenbrook North (Northbrook, IL)
5Griffin Killeen6’4F/WingHighland Park (Highland Park, IL)
32Brandon Harris6’7FWells Academy (Chicago, IL)
30Demond Dantzler6’4F/WingSt. Rita (Chicago, IL)
14Deandre Malone Jr5’1GChicago High School For Agricultural Sciences (Chicago, IL)
23Jayden Hall6’0GGrayslake Central (Grayslake, IL)
0Cullen Sullivan6’5WingYork Community (Elmhurst, IL)
2Ryan Pechous5’10GYork Community (Elmhurst, IL)
31Chris Pomato6’1GYork Community (Elmhurst, IL)
8Colin Wilks6’1GRichards Career Academy (Chicago, IL)
24Corey Obih6’0GNicholas Senn (Chicago, IL)
1Roland Fouche5’9GNotre Dame (Niles, IL)

Head Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Hoopstars 2025 Elite (15U)

Jersey NumberNameHeightPositionSchool
9Nyel Khan6’2FUniversity High School (Chicago, IL)
7John Lowry6’5FNotre Dame (Niles, IL)
13Ashawn Powell6’0GAmundsen (Chicago, IL)
23Lederall El Goss Jr5’10GBrenemen Elementary (Chicago, IL) (2026)
22Alex Moreno5’11GProvidence Catholic (New Lenox, IL)
35Cameron Toussaint6’1G/WingLincoln Park (Chicago, IL)
42Jayden Young6’2Wing/GZion-Benton (Zion, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

2022 HOOPSTARS ROSTER

HoopStars 2023 Elite (17U)

13 Adidas Davis (G/Wing) – 6’4 –The Skill Factory (Buffalo Grove, IL)

21 Kevin Anthony (F)– 6’10 – Von Steuben (Chicago, IL)

6 Donovan Juzang (G) – 6’1 – Marion Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL)

34 Jason Asante (F/Wing) – 6’6 – Perspective MSA (Chicago, IL)

32 Brandon Harris (F) – 6’7 – Wells Academy (Chicago, IL) (2024)

25 Jonah Ross (G) – 6’1 – Evanston Township (Evanston, IL)

4 Ahdrean Ellis (Wing) – 6’5 – Perspective MSA (Chicago,IL)

24 Rey Catuy (G) – 6’0 – Evanston Township (Evanston,IL)

11 Amaree Brown (G) – 6’2 – Wells Academy (Chicago,IL)

45 Nathan Otero (G) – 6’3 – St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)

1 Gio Williams (G) – 6’1 – Niles North (Skokie, IL)

9 Yaris Irby (G) – 6’0 – Niles North (Skokie, IL)

 
Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo
Associate Coach: Cliff Paul
Associate Coach: Brandon Onuselogu

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

21 Pierson Stringer (Wing) – 6’5 – Glenbrook North (Northbrook, IL)

5 Griffin Killeen (F/Wing) – 6’4 – Highland Park (Highland Park, IL)

32 Brandon Harris (F) – 6’7 – Wells Academy (Chicago, IL)

30 Demond Dantzler (F/Wing) – 6’4 – St. Rita (Chicago,IL)

14 Deandre Malone Jr (G) – 5’1- Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences (Chicago,IL)

23 Jayden Hall (G) – 6’0 – Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL)

0 Cullen Sullivan (Wing) – 6’5 – York Community (Elmhurst, IL)

2 Ryan Pechous (G) – 5’10 – York Community (Elmhurst, IL)

31 Chris Pomato (G) – 6’1 – York Community (Elmhurst, IL)

8 Colin Wilks (G) – 6’1 – Richards Career Academy (Chicago, IL)

24 Corey Obih (G) – 6’0 – Nicholas Senn (Chicago,IL)

1 Roland Fouche 5’9 (G) – Notre Dame (Niles, IL)

Head Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

9 Nyel Khan (F) – 6’2 – University High School (Chicago,IL)

7 John Lowry (F) – 6’5 – Notre Dame (Niles, IL)

13 Ashawn Powell (G) – 6’0 – Amundsen (Chicago,IL)

23 Lederall El Goss Jr (G) – 5’10 – Brenemen Elementary (Chicago,IL) (2026)

22 Alex Moreno  (G) – 5’11- Providence Catholic  (New Lenox, IL)

35 Cameron Toussaint (G/Wing)– 6’1 – Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

42 Jayden Young (Wing/G) – 6’2 – Zion-Benton (Zion, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

2023 HOOPSTARS ROSTER

HoopStars 2024 Elite (17U)

11 Jason Asante 6’6 (F/Wing) – Perspectives MSA (Chicago,IL)

0 Brandon Harris 6’8 (F/Wing) – Wells Academy (Chicago, IL)

2 Ibrahim Elagha 6’0 (G) – CPSA (Lombard, IL)

21 Pierson Stringer 6’5 (Wing) – Glenbrook North (Northbrook, IL)

12 Germaine Benson 6’1 (G) – Hyde Park Academy (Chicago, IL)

25 Anthony Hayes 6’1 (G) – Loyola Academy (Chicago, IL)

4 Myles Townsend 6’0 (G) – Walter Payton (Chicago, IL)

24 Nick Popovic 6’1 (G) – Lake Zurich (Lake Zurich, IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

35 Jordan Carpenter 6’5 (F) – Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

15 Kenneth Rosario 5’10 (G) – Lane Tech (Chicago, IL)

6 Haiden Negrillo 5’11 (G) – Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)

7 Ammar Ibrahim 6’2 (G/Wing) – Niles West (Skokie, IL)

8 Hasan Hasan 6’1 (G/Wing) – CPSA (Lombard, IL)

12 Aswan Powell 6’1 (G) – Amundsen (Chicago, IL)

0 Cameron Tooussaint 6’3 (Wing/G) – Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

23 Ben Linhart 5’11 (G) – Jones College Prep (Chicago, IL)

43 Miles Johnson 5’11 (G) – Parker (Chicago, IL)

21 Kadin Qadri 6’2 (F) – St. Charles East (St. Charles, IL)

Head Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Hamza Bhatti

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

8 Lederall El Goss Jr 6’1 (G) – Perspectives MSA (Chicago, IL)

30 Mike Murray 5’10 (G) – Rolling Meadows (Rolling Meadows, IL)

32 Desmond Opoku 6’3 (Wing)- Walter Payton (Chicago,IL)

2 Darius Mckinney 6’2 (G/Wing)- Perspectives MSA (Chicago, IL)

3 Kevin Marchan 6’2 (F)- Taft (Chicho, IL)

11 Shola Oluwole 6’1 (Wing/G)- Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)

24 Isiah Nelson 6’0 (Wing) Taft (Chicago,IL)

Zander Ruiz 6’1 (Wing) Taft (Chicago,IL)

33 Byron Purnell 6’2 (wing/F) Mather (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Jarell Moore

Associate Coach: Hamza Bhatti

J’Vion Tilly 6’3 (F) (Chicago, IL)

Abraham Sackor 5’8 (G) (Chicago, IL)

Braxton Hayes 5’9 (G/Wing) (Chicago, IL)

Elliot O’Donnell 6’0 (G/Wing) (Chicago,IL)

Ahmed AJ Ogbara 6’2 (F/Wing) (Chicago,IL) (2028)

Neiko LeFlore 5’9 (G) (Chicago,IL)

Kalob Hayes 5’4 (G) (Chicago,IL) (2029)

Abubakhar Hasan 5’11 (F/Wing) (Lombard, IL) (2028)

Damari Stephens 6’3 (G/Wing) (Chicago,IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

2025 HOOPSTARS ROSTER

HoopStars Elite Varsity (17U)

0 Casey Kaczmarski 5’10 (G) – Huntley (Huntley, IL)

5 Byron Purnell 6’4 (Wing) – Mather (Chicago, IL)

15 Jacob Marynowski 6’4 (F/Wing) – Glenbard East (Lombard, IL)

34 Isiah Nelson 6’1 (G) – Taft (Chicago, IL)

7 Jake Wnek 5’10 (G) – Plainfield North (LPlainfield, IL)

10 Shola Oluwole 6’4 (Wing/G) – Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)

0 Jeremie George 6’3 (Wing) – Michele Clark (Chicago, IL)

77 Adin Smajlovic 5’11 (G) – Mather (Chicago, IL)

31 Tay Parks 6’4 (Wing/G) – Michele Clark (Chicago, IL)

2 Miles Ross 5’10 (G) – Evanston Township (Evanston, IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul 

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

33 Elliot O’Donell 6’1 (G) – St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)

24 Ahmed AJ Ogbara 6’3 (Wing) – Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, IL)

42 Brady Will 6’5 (F) – Downers Grove South (Downers rove, IL)

4 Kalob Hayes 5’8 (G) – (2029) (Chicago, IL)

23 Muhammed Sozzar 5’9 (G) – CPSA (Lombard,IL)

11 Olajuwon Leachman 6’2 (Wing) – Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

1 Abraham Sackor 5’9 (G) – Perspective MSA/Joslin (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

2024 HOOPSTARS ROSTER

HoopStars Elite Varsity (17U)

15 Hamzah Shouman 6’0 (G) – CPSA (Lombard, IL)

12 Ashawn Powell 6’1 (G) – Amundsen (Chicago, IL)

21 Filip Palutkiewicz 6’3 (Wing) – Willowbrook (Willowbrook, IL)

7 Cameron Toussaint 6’2 (G) – Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

10 Jayden Young-Delk 6’1 (G) – Zion Benton Township (Zion-Benton, IL)

22 Daniel (DJ) Jervier 6’0 (G) – Tinley Park (Tinley Park, IL)

9 Jake Wnek 5’9 (G) – Plainfield North (LPlainfield, IL)

Head Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

Associate Coach: Bernard Price

13 J’Vion Tilly 6’4 (F) – Perspectives (Chicago, IL)

0 Desmond Opoku-Ware 6’2 (Wing) – Walter Payton (Chicago, IL)

25 Elliot O’Donell 6’0 (G) – Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)

4 Nick Brzezniak 6’3 (Wing/F) – Lincoln Way West (New Lenox, IL)

8 Casey Kaczmarski 5’10 (G) – Huntley (Huntley, IL)

33 Drake Been 5’9 (G) – Lincoln Way West (New Lenox, IL)

30 Eiden Kubilius 6’1 (Wing) – Lincoln Way West (New Lenox, IL)

31 Isiah Nelson 6’1 (G) – Taft (Chicago, IL)

24 Jacob Marynowski 6’3 (F/Wing) – Glenbard East (Lombard, IL)

20 Shola Oluwole 6’2 (Wing/G) – Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)

6 Damari Stephens 6’2 (G) – Kenwood Academy (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Bernard Price

Associate Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul

Associate Coach: Elliot Engelmann

24 Ahmed AJ Ogbara 6’1 (Chicago, IL)

5 Kalob Hayes 5’4 (G) (Chicago, IL)

10 Eze Nwagwu 5’6 (Chicago, IL)

8 Abubakhar Hassan 6’0 (Bridgeview,IL)

23 Muhammed Sozzar 5’6 (Lombard,IL)

2 Ta’Mare Fields 5’6 (Chicago,IL)

30 Ashton Powell 5’4 (Chicago,IL)

0 Jahmar Spencer 5’7 (Chicago, IL)

Head Coach: Dalé Omotoyinbo

Associate Coach: Cliff Paul