Conner, a 6'4" shooting guard, ranks among the Top 30 Class of 2012 prospects in the state of Illinois and should be an impact player at FAMU. Conner brings size and an ability to score the basketball in a variety of ways to the table.
Conner put up numbers throughout the season while playing in the Public League Red-West Division, which was arguably the toughest league in the state this past season.
FAMU is making a very strong recruiting push in Chicago with Condric Sanders now on staff. Sanders, who was at Lewis and juco power Highland prior to moving up to the Division I level, is actively involved with a number of other Chicago prospects and is already actively engaged in building a pipeline from Chicago to FAMU.
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Florida A&M Lands Commitment From Chicago 2-Guard
CHICAGO, Illinois -- Willie Conner, a 6'4 2-guard from Crane Tech High School in Chicago has committed to Florida A&M. He chose the Rattlers over offers from Rhode Island and Tennessee-Martin.
Conner had a strong season at Crane and was one of the better available back court prospects in Illinois heading into in the Spring signing period prior to the commitment. Earlier in the year it was thought that he may have been leaning toward Rhode Island. However, that changed when Jim Baron was fired as their head coach earlier this month.
Conner is one of the most unheralded players in the Chicago Public League and can undoubtedly play at the D1 level, which is why he is a good get for Rattlers head coach Clemon Johnson. He has tremendous scoring ability and a solid overall offensive skill set. That is because Conner has a quick shooting stroke, range that extends beyond the 3-point arc and strong upper body strength that he utilizes well in order to consistently get to the basket.
Kudos undoubtedly go out to Rattlers assistant coach Condric Sanders, whose hard work and continuous pursuit of Conner was instrumental in enabling Johnson to close the deal. Sanders, who is nicknamed "Old Skool" by his peers, has ...
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If a High School Dies, Where Does the Glory Go?
CHICAGO, Illinois (Feb. 11, 2012) - As Willie Conner stood alongside his fellow Crane High School seniors last week, clutching a rose and looking down at the hardwood floor, his final home game in a Cougars uniform was not the only thing on his mind.
“We’re not just playing for our fans and our coach and ourselves,” Conner said. “We’re playing for our whole school.”
Chicago Public Schools announced plans in November to phase out Crane, which would end one of the city’s most storied basketball programs. The announcement came just a few days before the Cougars’ first game of the season in December.
“My first thought was just ‘Wow!’ ” said Chris Head, Crane’s head coach. “The thought of phasing out a school with such history, such tradition. How could you do it?”
Crane was a charter member of the Chicago Public League in 1913. It is second in the city for most league titles with 11. (Its rival Marshall has 12.) The school has produced numerous N.B.A. players, including Ken Norman, Tony Allen and Will Bynum, as well as the longtime Chicago Bears owner George Halas.
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Unsigned Senior Willie Conner Drops 26 Points As Chicago Crane Tops Homewood-Flossmoor At The Team Rose Shootout
CHICAGO, Illinois (12 Dec. 2011) - Senior guard Willie Conner is continuing to push his recruiting stock higher with his strong start to his senior season, and again came up big on Sunday night by scoring 26 points to lead Chicago Crane past Homewood-Flossmoor 61-57 at the Team Rose Shootout.
Conner, a 6'4" wing, had given an early verbal to Texas-Pan American, but decided to again open up his recruitment, and now finds himself among the top uncommitted prospects in the 2012 recruiting class. Conner, who is also a strong student in the classroom, leads a team that should only get better this season.
Conner scored 12 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter to offset a 19-point showing from Delvon Rencher of Homewood-Flossmoor, who is also still on the board as a recruit.
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Conner is one of the most unheralded players in the Chicago Public League and can undoubtedly play at the D1 level, which is why he is a good get for Rattlers head coach Clemon Johnson. He has tremendous scoring ability and a solid overall offensive skill set. That is because Conner has a quick shooting stroke, range that extends beyond the 3-point arc and strong upper body strength that he utilizes well in order to consistently get to the basket.
Kudos undoubtedly go out to Rattlers assistant coach Condric Sanders, whose hard work and continuous pursuit of Conner was instrumental in enabling Johnson to close the deal. Sanders, who is nicknamed "Old Skool" by his peers, has ...
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If a High School Dies, Where Does the Glory Go?
CHICAGO, Illinois (Feb. 11, 2012) - As Willie Conner stood alongside his fellow Crane High School seniors last week, clutching a rose and looking down at the hardwood floor, his final home game in a Cougars uniform was not the only thing on his mind.
“We’re not just playing for our fans and our coach and ourselves,” Conner said. “We’re playing for our whole school.”
Chicago Public Schools announced plans in November to phase out Crane, which would end one of the city’s most storied basketball programs. The announcement came just a few days before the Cougars’ first game of the season in December.
“My first thought was just ‘Wow!’ ” said Chris Head, Crane’s head coach. “The thought of phasing out a school with such history, such tradition. How could you do it?”
Crane was a charter member of the Chicago Public League in 1913. It is second in the city for most league titles with 11. (Its rival Marshall has 12.) The school has produced numerous N.B.A. players, including Ken Norman, Tony Allen and Will Bynum, as well as the longtime Chicago Bears owner George Halas.
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Unsigned Senior Willie Conner Drops 26 Points As Chicago Crane Tops Homewood-Flossmoor At The Team Rose Shootout
CHICAGO, Illinois (12 Dec. 2011) - Senior guard Willie Conner is continuing to push his recruiting stock higher with his strong start to his senior season, and again came up big on Sunday night by scoring 26 points to lead Chicago Crane past Homewood-Flossmoor 61-57 at the Team Rose Shootout.
Conner, a 6'4" wing, had given an early verbal to Texas-Pan American, but decided to again open up his recruitment, and now finds himself among the top uncommitted prospects in the 2012 recruiting class. Conner, who is also a strong student in the classroom, leads a team that should only get better this season.
Conner scored 12 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter to offset a 19-point showing from Delvon Rencher of Homewood-Flossmoor, who is also still on the board as a recruit.
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