State of Illinois High School Basketball Class of 2012 (juniors) Top 5

This is a hard one for me. This is one of the weakest classes ever in the State of Illinois. Very few big time prospects and no future McDonalds All-American in the bunch. 1) Steve Taylor 6'7" FORWARD Simeon (Chicago)- This kid came on strong over the summer. Is good on the interior, blacks shots, rebounds, good wing span. Needs to work on his perimeter game to advance to a big time level. 2) Jay Simpson 6'8" FORWARD Centennial (Champaign)- He was on a State 3A Champion as a freshman, he has skills on the wing and plays decent inside. The Purdue commit has the potential to be Number 1 on this list. Has to upgrade the intensity of his game. 3) Aaron Simpson 6'0" GUARD North Chicago- Stone cold scorer of the Allen Iverson mold. Quick with good ball handling, can get to any spot on the floor he wants. Scores a variety of ways and has range on jumper. Needs to play defense with more intensity but is a Division I prospect. 4) Derrick Randolph 5'6" POINT GUARD Whitney Young(Chicago)- Will be key to Young's season. Academic issues could be a roadblock. As it is he's quick, strong, and gets into you defensively. Has a good three point shot and can get into the lane and use his floater to score. Good at running a team but to me is a low Division I prospect at the moment. 5) CJ Jones 6'0" GUARD Orr (Chicago)- Another small stone cold scorer, not as explosive as Simpson. Plays harder than any high school player at the moment. Pretty good outside shooter and can get to the basket. He's gonna have to learn  to play point guard at the next level. Not much happening with this class but somebody has to be Top 5.   Next will be Class of 2011.