Rock Island Rocks Basketball

It's that time of the summer. Justin Sharp Memorial Shootout tips off tomorrow. Below you will see the schedules and brackets.

Wednesday - Freshman (Morning) Sophomore (Afternoon)
Thursday - Varsity Small School Tournament
Friday and Saturday - Varsity Tournament

Rocks go 3-1 on the weekend with wins over Glenbard South, Chicago Curie and Lemont. The Rocks one loss was to a tough and talented Belleville West team. We are still learning as a group but very proud of our efforts.

Our annual summer event, The Sharp Shootout is next week. We will be posting the schedule in the next few days.

We are traveling to Chicagoland area to participate in the invite only Riverside-Brookfield NCAA live event. This is a great opportunity for our current student athletes to seen by college coaches.

All games will be on live stream via NFHS.

Final Camp Day.

One last day to learn, compete, and have fun. Let’s finish strong!

Happy Birthday to Jeremiah Jamison!!🥳

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A special visitor stopped by today.

Thank you, Chasson Randle, for visiting our campers today and sharing your time with the next generation of Rocks!

The future is here. 🏀🙂‍↕️

Day 01

Congratulations to the Rocky Varsity Boys Basketball team on traveling to Peoria and winning the Richwoods Summer Shootout for the second year in a row. The Rocks achieved a perfect 7-0 record over the past 2 days. What a great start against tough competition.

CELEBRATING OUR SENIORS 🎓🏀

Today, we celebrate five outstanding members of the Rock Island Boys Basketball program as they graduate from Rock Island High School.

Congratulations to:

🏀 Avian Thomas #2
🏀 Lawson Zulu #3
🏀 Aris Morgan #5
🏀 Joshua Jones #15
🏀 Jacoby Ewing

Thank you for the dedication, hard work, leadership, and pride you brought to our program. Your impact on Rock Island Basketball extends far beyond the court, and we are grateful for everything you have contributed.

We are proud to call you Rocks and can't wait to see what the future holds for each of you.

Congratulations, Class of 2026!

Another pair of Rocks are headed to the next level.

Congratulations to Aris Morgan (Des Moines Area Community College) Lawson Zulu (Illinois Central College) on officially signing to continue their basketball and academic careers in college. Also congratulations to Avian Thomas who will be attending Winona State University to play football.

Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to the program have helped build the culture of Rock Island Basketball.

Thank you for representing the Rocky Garden with pride every time you stepped on the court. The future is bright, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for both of you.

Once a Rock, always a Rock.

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