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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Chicago (Young) (27-1)

 School Information
Name: Whitney Young High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 3 Million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1959
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Orange/Navy
Conference: Chicago Public League
Superintendent: Paul Vallas
Principal: Joyce Kenner
Athletic Director: Sue Franklin
Head Coach: George Stanton
Assistant Coaches: Cyrus McGinnis, Anthony Spivey, Billy Brown, Mike Naiditch
Captains: Quentin Richardson, Denis Gates, Cordell Henry
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Peoria (Manual), 51-46, in State Quarterfinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  4  *Cordell Henry           G      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 15  Christopher Yates        G      5-10 145   16  Jr.
 20  Lavelle Walson           G      6-1  175   16  Jr.
 22  Marcus Sankey            G      5-11 155   16  Jr.
 25  *Dennis Gates            G      6-4  180   17  Sr.
 32  Reginald Jones           F      6-3  190   17  Sr.
 33  Najeeb Echols            F      6-6  195   14  Fr.
 34  *Quentin Richardson      G/F    6-6  225   17  Sr.
 44  *Corey Harris            C/F    6-8  230   17  Sr.
 45  Marquis Wright           C/F    6-9  190   17  Sr.
 50  *Kristopher Clemmons     C/F    6-7  210   16  Jr.
 52  Jasand Parker            G      6-0  155   17  Sr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Kristopher Clemmons 24 32 70 0 0 14 22 78 3.3 59 11 Najeeb Echols 27 48 121 5 12 29 41 130 4.8 75 14 Dennis Gates 26 100 249 34 93 61 78 295 11.3 84 85 Corey Harris 27 100 192 0 1 38 68 238 8.8 175 26 Cordell Henry 28 158 313 20 53 60 85 396 14.1 84 112 Reginald Jones 28 15 45 1 4 18 33 49 1.8 36 5 Jasand Parker 14 6 15 0 0 2 7 14 1.0 14 3 Quentin Richardson 27 247 416 45 106 119 150 658 24.4 331 45 Marcus Sankey 23 6 22 0 3 6 15 18 0.8 14 15 Lavelle Walson 13 7 26 1 4 3 5 18 1.4 12 2 Marquis Wright 22 43 101 1 3 23 29 110 5.0 102 7 Christopher Yates 18 10 34 4 9 10 16 34 1.9 11 4
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/25 Chicago (Crane) W 86 52 Quentin Richardson 21 Marquis Wright 13 12/4 Chicago (Julian) W 61 54 Quentin Richardson 22 Quentin Richardson 12 KMOX/Coca-Cola Shootout (St. Louis) *12/11 Ft. Lauderdale (Dillard), FL W 75 53 Quentin Richardson 23 Quentin Richardson 11 12/19 Chicago (Simeon) W 66 44 Quentin Richardson 25 Marquis Wright 9 Chicago Public School Holiday Tournament *12/27 Chicago (Englewood) W 74 46 Quentin Richardson 18 Najeeb Echols 12 *12/28 Memphis (Westwood), TN W 82 64 Quentin Richardson 32 Quentin Richardson 9 *12/29 Gary (Westside), IN W 68 56 Quentin Richardson 25 Quentin Richardson 11 *12/30 Chicago (King) W 72 61 Quentin Richardson 32 Quentin Richardson 13 1/6 Chicago (Marshall) W 70 52 Quentin Richardson 31 Quentin Richardson 15 1/8 Chicago (Manley) W 83 70 Quentin Richardson 22 Quentin Richardson 11 1/13 Chicago (Orr) W 68 35 Cordell Henry 18 Corey Harris 7 1/15 Chicago (Lincoln Park) W 65 48 Cordell Henry 21 Quentin Richardson 11 Hillside (Proviso West) Shootout *1/17 Peoria (Manual) W 72 59 Quentin Richardson 32 Quentin Richardson 22 Hoops in the Loop Shootout *1/18 Lexington (Catholic), KY (OT) L 58 60 Quentin Richardson 26 Quentin Richardson 13 1/20 Chicago (Westinghouse) W 76 62 Quentin Richardson 29 Quentin Richardson 16 1/27 Chicago (Farragut) W 68 55 Quentin Richardson 20 Quentin Richardson 20 2/3 Chicago (Marshall) W 74 53 Dennis Gates 16 Kris Clemmons 8 2/5 Chicago (Manley) W 89 80 Quentin Richardson 46 Quentin Richardson 10 2/10 Chicago (Orr) W 97 48 Cordell Henry 31 Kris Clemmons 7 2/13 Chicago (Lincoln Park) W 78 49 Quentin Richardson 27 Quentin Richardson 18 City-Suburban Shootout *2/14 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 58 55 Quentin Richardson 28 Quentin Richardson 19 2/17 Chicago (Westinghouse) W 66 52 Dennis Gates 22 Quentin Richardson 9 2/24 Chicago (Farragut) W 61 51 Quentin Richardson 20 Quentin Richardson 16 Chicago Public League Playoffs *3/3 Chicago (Marshall) W 71 50 Quentin Richardson 33 Quentin Richardson 12 *3/5 Chicago (Morgan Park) W 79 52 Cordell Henry 24 Quentin Richardson 8 *3/10 Chicago (Westinghouse) W 76 46 Quentin Richardson 31 Quentin Richardson 18 *3/14 Chicago (DuSable) W 81 45 Quentin Richardson 25 Quentin Richardson 13 *3/15 Chicago (King) W 67 46 Quentin Richardson 23 Quentin Richardson 9
 Head Coach George Stanton
Year W-L 1988 7-19 1989 25-5 1990 11-16 1991 17-11 1992 20-10 1993 25-6 1994 20-9 1995 19-11 1996 21-9 1997 28-1 1998 27-1 School Years No. W-L At Chicago (Young) 1988-98 11 220-98 Total 11 220-98
For Chicago (Young)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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