Rosters

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

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

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