La Lumiere School (23‑5)
La Porte, IN
NIKE EYBL SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE / T-FIFTH PLACE
Top Players
- 6-6 SR Jalen Haralson (NOTRE DAME) ESPN-9, Rivals-7
- 6-5 SR Darius Adams (UCONN) ESPN-18, Rivals-15
- 6-7 SR Chuck Love III (LOYOLA-CHICAGO) ESPN-93, Rivals-61
- 6-4 SR Melvin Bell (SAN JOSE STATE)
- 6-2 SR Jack Smiley (BELMONT)
- 6-8 SR Anton Strelnikov (DARTMOUTH)
- 6-8 SR Grayson Bennett
Lakers At A Glance
Coach Pat Holmes’ program makes its first City of Palms appearance since 2014 and is hoping to contend for the Nike EYBL Scholastic League title behind its three most high-profile recruits – UConn recruit 6-5 SR Darius Adams (15.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg), Notre Dame-bound 6-6 SR Jalen Haralson (14.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 5.9 apg), Loyola-Chicago commit 6-7 SR Chuck Love III and San Jose State verbal 6-4 SR Melvin Bell – after winning seven of 12 league games in 2023-24. New faces include left-handed point guard 6-2 SR Jack Smiley (23.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 5.9 apg at Valparaiso IN), a Belmont pledge, and a couple of big men, Dartmouth recruit 6-8 SR Anton Strelnikov (17 ppg, 7 rpg, 1.2 blocks at Lake Zurich IL) and 6-8 SR Grayson Bennett (9.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.9 blocks at Fulshear TX). … The Lakers’ biggest conference breakthrough came at the prestigious Spalding HoopHall Classic (Springfield, Mass.) a 47-46 comeback thriller over fourth-place AZ Compass Prep in which Love had seven points and four rebounds off the bench.