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
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.