The basics
ESPN lists him 6-6, 200, hometown East Peoria, Ill., at Monarch Academy, small forward, committed to Illinois on Nov. 27, 2025. Listed as a SF at Monarch Academy, and he appears on the Illinois board. Status: committed to Illinois.
The boards
ESPN ranks him No. 63 with a scout grade of 84. 247Sports had him at No. 96. Prep Hoops ranks him No. 75.
Production
247Sports reported a sophomore average of 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists at East Peoria, plus a first 20-win season there since 1997.
The recruitment
ESPN shows only Illinois on his school list, marked committed with an offer. 247Sports wrote that Iowa, Michigan and Northwestern were the other high-major offers when he pledged. ESPN last updated that page July 28, 2026.
The look
Quinton Kitt is on the card for this. 247Sports reported a sophomore average of 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists at East Peoria, plus a first 20-win season there since 1997. ESPN ranks him No. 63 with a scout grade of 84.
He is committed to Illinois. The desk already filed the high schools producing the most ranked recruits on this gym. Kitt is a Illinois commit and a wing at Monarch Academy. I would not move No. 76 off 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds.
What to watch
How much of the offense does he create versus catch-and-shoot once he is in the Illinois system?
Sources: ESPN, 247Sports, IlliniGuys, Prep Hoops, and the CBR board as of 2026-08-25.
