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Twenty-eight players who prepped in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament have gone on to play professional basketball in either the American or National Basketball Association.
TOM KONDLA, Riverside-Brookfield (1962-64);
University of Minnesota (1965-68); Minnesota Pipers (1968-69); Houston
Mavericks (1969).
BOB LACKEY, Evanston (1967-68); Marquette University (1970-72); New York Nets (1972-74).
JIM BREWER, Proviso East (1967-69); University of Minnesota (1970-73); Cleveland Cavaliers (1973-78); Detroit Pistons (1978-79); Portland Trailblazers (1979-80); Los Angeles Lakers (1980-82).
JEFF WILKINS, Elgin (1971-72); Illinois State University (1973-75); Utah Jazz (1980-85); San Antonio Spurs (1985-86).
MARK AGUIRRE, Westinghouse (1977-1978); DePaul University (1978-81); Dallas Mavericks (1981-89); Detroit Pistons (1989-93); Los Angeles Clippers (1993-94).
ISIAH THOMAS, Saint Joseph (1976-79); Indiana University (1979-81); Detroit Pistons (1981-94).
GLENN RIVERS, Proviso East (1977-80); Marquette University (1980-83); Atlanta Hawks (1983-91); San Diego Clippers (1991-92); New York Knicks (1992-94); San Antonio Spurs (1994-96).
JEFF HORNACEK, Lyons Township (1979-81); Iowa State University (1982-86); Phoenix Suns (1986-92); Philadelphia 76ers (1992-94); Utah Jazz (1994-2000).
HERSEY HAWKINS, Westinghouse (1982-84); Bradley University (1984-88); Philadelphia 76ers (1988-93); Charlotte Hornets (1993-95); Seattle Supersonics (1995-98).
JUWAN HOWARD, Chicago Vocational (1988-91); University of Michigan (1991-94); Washington Bullets / Wizards (1994-2001); Dallas Mavericks (2001-2002); Denver Nuggets (2000-2003); Orlando Magic (2003-2004); Houston Rockets (2004-2007); Dallas Mavericks (2007-08).
MARCUS LIBERTY, Martin Luther King (1984-87); University of Illinois (1987-90); Denver Nuggets (1990-93); Detroit Pistons (1993-94).
RANDY BROWN, Collins (1985-87); New Mexico State University (1987-91); Sacramento Kings (1991-95); Chicago Bulls (1995-2000); Boston Celtics (2000-2002); Phoenix Suns (2002-2003).
WALTER BOND, Collins (1985-87); University of Minnesota (1988-92); Dallas Mavericks (1992-93); Utah Jazz (1993-94).
SHERRELL FORD, Proviso East (1989-91); University of Illinois-Chicago (1991-95); Seattle Supersonics (1995-96).
DONNIE BOYCE, Proviso East (1988-91); University of Colorado (1991-95); Atlanta Hawks (1995-97).
MICHAEL FINLEY, Proviso East (1988-91); University of Wisconsin (1991-95); Phoenix Suns (1995-97); Dallas Mavericks (1997-2005); San Antonio Spurs (2005-08).
KEVIN GARNETT, Farragut (1994-95); Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-2007); Boston Celtics (2007-08).
AMAL McCASKILL, Saint Joseph (1989-91); Marquette University (1991-95); Orlando Magic (1996-97); San Antonio Spurs (2001-02); Atlanta Hawks (2002-03); Phoenix Suns (2003-04).
KIWANE GARRIS, Westinghouse (1990-93); University of Illinois (1993-97); Denver Nuggets (1997-98); Orlando Magic (1999-2000).
PAUL McPHERSON, South Shore (1994-96); DePaul University (1999-2000); Golden State Warriors (2000-2001); Phoenix Suns (2001).
AWVEE STOREY, Proviso West (1994-96); Arizona State University (1999-2002); New Jersey Nets (2004-2005); Washington Wizards (2005-06); Milwaukee Bucks (2007-08).
COREY MAGGETTE, Fenwick (1996-98); Duke University (1998-1999); Orlando Magic (1999-2000); Los Angeles Clippers (2000-2008); Golden State Warriors (2008).
LEON SMITH, Martin Luther King (1996-99); Atlanta Hawks (2001-02); Seattle Supersonics (2004).
STEVEN HUNTER, Proviso East (1996-98); DePaul University (1999-2001); Orlando Magic (2001-2004); Phoenix Suns (2004-2005); Philadelphia 76ers (2005-07); Denver Nuggets (2007-08).
LUTHER HEAD, Manley (1998-2001); University of Illinois (2001-2005); Houston Rockets (2005-08).
DEE BROWN, Proviso East (1999-2002); University of Illinois (2002-2006); Utah Jazz (2006-07).
SHANNON BROWN,
Proviso East (2000-2003); Michigan State University (2003-2006); Cleveland
Cavaliers (2006-08); Chicago Bulls (2008).
JULIAN WRIGHT, Homewood-Flossmoor
(2002-2005); University of Kansas (2005-2007); New Orleans Hornets (2007-08).
In addition Jim Hart
(Niles West, 1961) was an All-Tournament Team selection in the Proviso West
Holiday Tournament and later went on to a 19-year career in the National
Football League (Saint Louis Cardinals, 1966-83; Washington Redskins 1984).
Dave Wehrmeister (Lyons Township, 1970)
pitched six years in the Major Leagues (San Diego Padres, 1976-78; New York
Yankees, 1981; Philadelphia Phillies, 1984; Chicago White Sox, 1985).
Five officials also worked the Proviso West Holiday Tournament and later went on
to referee professionally in the sports of basketball and football.
Ken Falkner, Ron
Olesiak and Marc Davis have
worked in the NBA, and Larry Nemmers and
Richard Reels both have officiated in the
NFL.