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The class of 2010 is shaping up to be a spectacular class, with dozens of guards that are already showing that they are sure-fire future D1 ballers. Alex Dragicevich is not usually mentioned with the “elite” guards in the class, but not for long, as the 6-4 shooting guard has been playing spectacular basketball for Glenbrook North of late.

GBN started off the season in a big way; going 3-0 and winning the Niles West thanksgiving tournament, defeating Corliss, Palatine, and Lake Forest in the championship game. Dragicevich won tournament MVP honors, averaging 20 points per game for the tournament.

“Winning the thanksgiving tournament was a really good way to start the season,” said the sharp-shooting sophomore, “Personally, I think I did pretty well,” he continued. “I’m pretty happy with the way I started out, but I have a lot I can work on. I want to get better every game and keep becoming a better player as the season goes on.”

Alex is not the only good player wearing a Spartan jersey however, as Glenbrook North also features a number of other talented prospects including 6-7 junior forward Tyler Ponticelli.

“I like playing with my teammates a lot,” he stated. “It’s really a great group of guys. A couple of the starters are football players and they all work very hard. First thing on our mind is always winning, and my teammates are really supportive of each other.”

Dragicevich played this past spring and summer with the Illinois Wolves 15u, and had very good showings in tournaments across the nation. Joining Alex on the Wolves was St. Joseph star point guard Deandre McCamey, who played with the team early in the season before he got moved up to the 16u squad, as well as Rahjaun Muhammad, Derek Baab, Joe McNicholas, Wayne Simon, Winston Williams, Mike Dixon, Mantas Dubauskas, Ricky Clopton, and freshmen Devon Hodges and Ryan Jackson.

“With the Wolves, we played in the spring and summer really well, especially when we had Deandre. We finished in the elite 8 at the Pitt Jam-Fest, 2^nd place in the silver division at Spiece, and came top 16 in the 16 year old bracket at the best of the Midwest.”

Dragicevich also had some great things to say about his Wolves teammate, Deandre McCamey (younger brother of Illinois freshman Demitri McCamey). “There really is no better point guard then Dre. Whenever I saw a point guard on a 15 or 16 year old team, I knew Deandre could handle him. He really is a heck of a player.”

Though he is only a sophomore, Alex is already receiving serious recruiting attention from a number of division one schools. Stanford, Northwestern, Northern Iowa, and South Dakota State are all showing serious interest, and he will be visiting Southern Illinois for the second time in the near future.

Dragicevich will be playing tomorrow, November 30^th, in an away game against conference foe New Trier. New Trier features fellow class of 2010 stud Alex Rossi, as well as 6-7 Harvard signee Peter Boehm, and ranks amongst the top 20 teams in the state. Though New Trier may be the favorite on paper, Alex is confident coming into the game.

“First off, New Trier is a great team and will be tough to beat. We will have to battle on all the little things like loose balls, diving on the floor, and getting rebounds. I feel if we do all of these things we can definitely win.”