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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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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 
 
 
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.
 
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
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
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 Head Coach George Stanton
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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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