School: Joliet West
2015-16 record: 21-10, 8-6 in the SouthWest Suburban Blue
Postseason results: Lost to Benet, 67-59, in Class 4A DeKalb Super-sectional.
Players to watch: Returning all five starters from a sectional title winner, this Joliet West team is deep and experienced. Guard Teyvion Kirk (Drake) and wing Trevian Bell (Wisconsin-Green Bay) are the Division I commits.
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Why they're in the Power Rankings: Others like Elijah Ward, Tabyous Casterberry and Eddie Creal are talented returnees to a team that's hungry for a state title after winning a sectional last season.
Did you know?: Joliet West left the SouthWest Suburban conference this offseason and joined the Southwest Prairie.