Simeon and its players should have no problem bringing in awards this season, and Thursday afternoon three of them added McDonald's All-American nominee to the list.
Jabari Parker, Kendrick Nunn and Russell Woods were three of 13 student-athletes from Illinois to be nominated for the two 12-man teams for the Apr. 3 game at the United Center.
The selection show for the final rosters will take place on Feb. 14.
Here's the list of Illinois players nominated:
Sterling Brown, Proviso East H.S. (Maywood)Alex Foster, Seton Academy College Prep H.S. (S. Holland)Billy Garrett, Morgan Park H.S. (Chicago)Malcolm Hill, Belleville East H.S. (Belleville)Vincent Jackson, Cahokia H.S. (Cahokia)Kendrick Nunn, Simeon H.S. (Chicago)Jabari Parker, Simeon H.S. (Chicago)Kamal Shasi, Seton Academy College Prep H.S. (S. Holland)Kendall Stephens, St. Charles East H.S. (St. Charles)Mark Weems, Seton Academy College Prep H.S. (S. Holland)Lance Whitaker, Bartlett H.S. (Bartlett)Russell Woods, Simeon H.S. (Chicago)Andrew Zelis, Wheaton North H.S. (Wheaton)
A full list of the nominees can be found here.