Jabari Parker, Jahlil Okafor, Cliff Alexander

Forget about the lack of star talent in the senior class. Eliminate individual performances during the first evaluation period of July. Over the course of this spring and summer, there are three names in Illinois high school basketball that have separated themselves from everyone else in the state, regardless of class.

Jabari Parker. Jahlil Okafor. Cliff Alexander.

We're talking three young talents with tremendous size -- all are 6-8 or taller -- who will be national recruits.

Joe Henricksen