The bridge to success was built by Tyreek Coleman, the 2023-24 Beacon-News/Courier-News Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
Waubonsie Valley’s Tyreek Coleman dribbles down the court on a fast break against Plainfield North during the Class 4A Metea Valley Regional championship game on Thursday, Feb. 22 2024.
Coleman, who has a 3.7 GPA, also led Waubonsie to a regional title before the playoff run ended with a 41-28 loss to Downers Grove North in the Class 4A East Aurora Sectional semifinals.Waubonsie Valley’s Tyreek Coleman, left, scores on a reverse layup as Downers Grove North’s Jake Riemer defends during a Class 4A East Aurora Sectional semifinal on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Problem solving, creativity, passion and enthusiasm in addition to communication, teamwork and leadership? Coleman checked off all of those boxes. Waubonsie Valley’s Tyreek Coleman drives to the basket against Plainfield North during the Class 4A Metea Valley Regional championship game on Thursday, Feb. 22 2024.
Watching the high school games of cousins who were nine and seven years older, respectively, sparked Coleman’s interest in basketball.