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The Reebok Proving
Ground Regional Combine
held at A.T.T.A.C.K. Athletics
in Chicago featured 90 players
with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Colorado, Texas
and North Carolina all being
among the states represented.
We attended the second day of
action and at the end of the day
the top three performers from
Illinois were clearly 6'5
Alex Dragicevich
from Glenbrook North High School
in Northbrook, IL; 6'0
Tremell Owens from
Proviso West High School in
Hillside, IL and 6'3
Brian Conway from Bloom
Township High School in Chicago
Heights, IL.
We have already written plenty
on Owens (see
www.ilprepbullseye.com/page39.html),
so we begin with Dragicevich,
who continues to grow as well as
diversify his game. Dragicevich
has really worked on his ball
handling and we now believe that
he can play as many as three
positions effectively. He has
above-average athleticism,
shoots it well from beyond the
arc, and has now added an extra
offensive weapon--the ability to
bring the ball up court in
transition and break down
defenders off the dribble. We
think that he is rapidly
emerging as the top combo guard
in Illinois from the class of
2010 and deserves to be
mentioned in the same breath
with most all of the top guards
in the state from this class.
With that being said, we look
for his recruiting to pick up
considerably.
Conway once again showed that he
is most adept at slashing and
attacking the basket. He has
also worked extremely hard at
improving his ball handling, as
he knows that he will need to
show point guard skills at the
next level. In addition, Conway
has also shown that he can shoot
it from beyond the 3-point arc,
although he remains streaky in
that area. Nevertheless, he is
a super young man with a great
work ethic, which largely
explains why he is receiving
considerable recruiting
attention from several schools
in the Missouri Valley, Horizon
League and Atlantic Ten
conferences. |
