I was away on vacay, so I’m a little late getting this up. Highlights from our 6-0 championship finish at @niketoc ! I played up 2 years this season and felt right at home! Thanks to my coaches @ILDefenders for believing in me and giving me the shot! Cant wait to do it again! @PCHSGBK @JrAllStarBB @JrAllStar_IL @PGHIllinois

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WE DID IT! @niketoc “Willis Tower” CHAMPS!! 🏆 Congrats to ATC Academy Australia for the amazing finals matchup! @ATCACADEMYAUS Huge thanks to Coach Mark at @ILDefenders for trusting in a 14yo freshman to start on his long time 17u team! I’m proud to wear the jersey! Good luck to my teammates who played their last AAU games today, I’ll miss you, but see you in HS ball! To the college coaches who have seen me play, thank you for giving me a look, I promise you won’t find a harder working player than me! I hope to get to know all of you over the next two years! And thanks to my DAD for being my #1 fan! LOVE YOU! What a year! Thanks basketball!!!! 🏀 @PCHSGBK @PGHIllinois @JrAllStarBB @JrAllStar_IL – at Chicago, IL

What a weekend! 5-0 and locked in a date for our Divisional Championship tomorrow afternoon! Couldn’t be more proud, or excited! Hope to see you there at 12:45, Court 58!! @ILDefenders @JrAllStarBB @JrAllStar_IL @PCHSGBK @PGHIllinois – at Chicago, IL

And that’s a wrap on Freshman year at Providence 🍀 ! I have plenty to be grateful for and proud of the hard work I put into my first year! Straight A’s, 1st Honors, and a Varsity letter 🏀 says it all! From new friends to new accomplishments, I’m blessed to be where I am! 🙏🏼 Thank you to PCHS for being home!! @PCHS_Celtics @PCHSGBK – at New Lenox, IL

Finished my weekend at @USJN The Smoke with a 2-1 record, but sad to have missed our last game on Sunday. Instead, I came home and celebrated my triplet big sisters’ high school graduation! Some things you just can’t miss! Love for bball and sisters forever! Enjoy the highlights, thanks! 💙 🏀@ILDefenders ❤️ ❤️ ❤️🫶@LWCentralKnight – at New Lenox, IL

Headed to Indy my first time this weekend! Looking forward to my first experience at The Smoke! If you plan on being there, stop by and watch us play! #USJN #TheSmoke #TheFuturePlaysHere #GirlsBasketball #IndyHoops @USJN @Grassrootstourn @PCHSGBK @PGHByron @JrAllStar_IL @ILDefenders – at Indiana, USA

Our schedule appears set for the weekend! If you are hanging at Wintrust this Saturday/Sunday, stop by and catch a game! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms spending the day at the gym! 🌼 @ILDefenders @JrAllStar_IL @PCHSGBK

Windy City Classic highlights: 17u IL Defenders: 2-2 weekend (losses were OT sudden death and half court buzzer beater). Played our butts off. Proud to be a Defender. Thank you to those who watched us play! @ILDefenders

2026 AAU Schedule Illinois Defenders 17u @ILDefenders

@JrAllStar_IL @JrAllStarBB Thanks for the recognition. ‘Scrappy’ and ‘awareness’ are two things I pride myself on. @ILDefenders 🏀 💪🏼

Last weekend as a 14yo, first weekend as a 17u basketball player! One word comes to mind, physical! Both the competition and the way we played! Hope I proved myself to my new team and look forward to every step forward. Check out a few of my highlights from the weekend, no looking back! 💪🏀