La Lumiere School (23‑5)

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

CITY OF PALMS SEED: 5

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.

NO. NAME POS. HT WT GR.
1 Darius Adams G 6-5 185 12
4 Melvin Bell, Jr. G 6-4 195 12
5 Chuck Love III W 6-7 190 12
10 Jalen Haralson G 6-7 215 12
11 Jack Smiley G 6-3 175 12
15 Danny Murray G 6-4 195 12
21 Grayson Bennett F 6-9 190 12
23 Anton Strelnikov F 6-8 210 12
24 Cuba Smith G 6-3 175 11
32 Tommaso Fadda G 6-3 180 12
35 Jonas Muya C 6-9 255 11