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Chicago (Whitney Young) (26-5)


School Information

Name: Whitney Young Magnet High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 3262.05
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Orange/Navy
Conference: Chicago Public
Superintendent: Barbara Byrd-Bennett
Principal: Joyce Kenner ED.D.
Athletic Director: Chris Cassidy
Head Coach: Tyrone Slaughter
Assistant Coaches: Kevin Snider, Kevin Bush
Athletic Trainer: Cheri Billiot
Captains: Miles Reynolds, Paul White, Jahlil Okafor
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Simeon), 69-51, in Sectional Final

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Lucas Williamson SG-SF 6-2 170 Fr.
2 *Erwin Henry SG 6-2 185 Sr.
3 *Miles Reynolds G 6-3 175 Sr.
4 Joseph Luzadder SG 6-2 185 Sr.
5-10 Skyler Nash SF 6-5 210 So.
11 Jeremaya Powell F 6-2 185 Jr.
13 *Paul White SF-PF 6-9 210 Sr.
15 *Rodney Herenton PG 6-2 180 So.
21 McKinley Nelson PG 5-7 140 Jr.
22 *Jahlil Okafor C 6-11 275 Sr.
25 Christian Everett SF 6-3 200 Jr.
32 Anthony Mosley PG 6-2 175 Jr.
33 Miles Baggett SF-PF 6-3 210 So.

Statistics

  
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast
Miles Baggett 9 3 7 0 0 0 2 6 0.7 9 2
Christian Everett 24 10 24 0 1 5 9 25 1.0 19 29
Erwin Henry 32 76 200 38 92 52 67 242 7.6 67 21
Rodney Herenton 32 28 71 6 15 12 16 74 2.3 49 95
Joseph Luzadder 12 4 11 2 9 2 3 12 1.0 5 3
Anthony Mosley 25 10 32 4 14 12 16 36 1.4 19 31
Skyler Nash 20 22 67 4 13 12 19 60 3.0 21 13
McKinley Nelson 12 3 8 2 6 2 3 10 0.8 1 8
Jahlil Okafor 32 327 398 0 2 124 184 778 24.3 365 62
Jeremaya Powell 12 2 6 0 0 1 2 5 0.4 5 1
Miles Reynolds 32 159 398 42 105 93 114 453 14.2 86 101
Paul White 32 180 267 17 44 79 102 456 14.3 281 83
Lucas Williamson 6 2 5 0 0 1 2 5 0.8 2 0

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb
Chicago Elite Classic
12/7 St. John Bosco (CA) L 59 62 Miles Reynolds 26 Jahlil Okafor 11
12/9 Chicago (Westinghouse) W 86 55 Jahlil Okafor 22 Jahlil Okafor 10
Geico ESPN Showcase
12/12 Apple Valley (MN) W 80 70 Jahlil Okafor 22 Jahlil Okafor 15
12/16 Chicago (Farragut) W 56 50 Miles Reynolds 18 Paul White 9
Culligan City of Palms Classic
12/20 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) W 52 45 Miles Reynolds 21 Jahlil Okafor 13
12/21 Fairfax Paul VI (Va.) L 52 57 Jahlil Okafor 21 Jahlil Okafor 11
12/23 Providence Catholic (FL) W 63 55 Jahlil Okafor 22 Jahlil Okafor 23
Les Schwab Invitational
12/27 Clackamas (OR) W 72 32 Jahlil Okafor 23 Jahlil Okafor 9
12/28 Churchill (OR) W 89 80 Jahlil Okafor 40 Jahlil Okafor 16
12/29 Rainer Beach (WA) L 82 89 Jahlil Okafor 28 Jahlil Okafor 13
12/30 West Linn (OR) L 67 68 Jahlil Okafor 33 Jahlil Okafor 12
Cancer Research Classic
1/4 Prime Prep (TX) W 72 69 Paul White 29 Jahlil Okafor 12
1/8 Chicago (Marshall) W 67 42 Miles Reynolds 20 Jahlil Okafor 11
1/13 Chicago (Westinghouse) W 81 55 Paul White 20 Jahlil Okafor 9
1/15 Chicago (Orr) W 69 58 Jahlil Okafor 24 Jahlil Okafor 13
Spalding Hoophall Classic
1/20 Oak Hill Academy (VA) W 53 50 Paul White 19 Paul White 11
1/22 Chicago (Farragut) W 73 56 Jahlil Okafor 22 Jahlil Okafor 11
Penny Hardaway Hoopfest
1/25 Southwind (TN) W 69 68 Miles Reynolds 26 Jahlil Okafor 13
1/27 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) W 69 58 Paul White 21 Jahlil Okafor 12
1/29 Chicago (Marshall) W 75 57 Jahlil Okafor 27 Jahlil Okafor 11
Nike Extravaganza
2/1 Mater Dei (CA) L 57 69 Miles Reynolds 21 Jahlil Okafor 11
2/3 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) W 70 46 Miles Reynolds 21 Jahlil Okafor 9
CPS Playoffs
2/5 Chicago (Schurz) W 71 54 Jahlil Okafor 26 Jahlil Okafor 11
2/9 Chicago (C. Vocational) W 74 52 Jahlil Okafor 22 Jahlil Okafor 13
2/16 Chicago (Morgan Park) W 72 62 Miles Reynolds 26 Jahlil Okafor 13
2/19 Chicago (Orr) W 55 53 Erwin Henry 18 Jahlil Okafor 14
Chicago (Whitney Young) Regional
3/4 Burbank (Reavis) W 76 44 Miles Reynolds
Skyler Nash
18 Jahlil Okafor 7
3/7 Chicago (De La Salle) W 73 60 Jahlil Okafor 24 Paul White 11
Chicago (Marist) Sectional
3/12 Chicago (Simeon) W 72 64 Jahlil Okafor 19 Jahlil Okafor 11
3/14 Chicago (St. Rita) W 75 66 Jahlil Okafor 35 Jahlil Okafor 13
Chicago (C. State U.) Super-Sectional
3/18 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 58 32 Jahlil Okafor
Paul White
12 Paul White 5

Head Coach Tyrone Slaughter

  
Year W-L
Whitney Young
2005-06 13-11
2006-07 12-10
2007-08 25-5
2008-09 25-9 (1st)
2009-10 23-7 (2nd)
2010-12 20-10
2011-12 16-10
2012-13 24-3
2013-14 26-5
9 yrs. 184-70

Tournament History

1997-AA    46   51  1-1 (30-2)     DNP  George Stanton
       W   72   50  Chicago (Manley)
       L   46   51  Peoria (Manual)
1998-AA    61   56  4-0 (30-1)     1st  George Stanton
       W   67   46  Chicago (King)
       W   68   50  Elgin (H.S.)
       W   62   34  Quincy (Sr.)
       W   61   56  Galesburg (H.S.)
2000-AA    60   82  0-1 (20-8)     DNP  Lamont Bryant
       L   60   82  Chicago (Westinghouse)
2009-4A    69   66  2-0 (26-9)     1st  Tyrone Slaughter
       W   59   54  Harvey (Thornton)
       W   69   66  Waukegan (H.S.)
2010-4A    36   51  1-1 (23-7)     2nd  Tyrone Slaughter
       W   60   58  Waukegan (H.S.)
       L   36   51  Chicago (Simeon)