Jermaine Hamlin represents Railsplitters at the IBCA All-Star Game

[June 14, 2019] 

Jermaine Hamlin, a 2019 Lincoln Community High School graduate, was recently selected to represent the Lincoln Railsplitters in the 2019 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Basketball Game. Hamlin was a member of the Boys Class 3A-4A South All-Stars that played Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Pontiac High School.

Hamlin scored six points, including a rim-rattling dunk in the first half. The game between the North and the South All-Stars was a dunk show, with many impressive acrobatic dunks among the recent high school graduates. The North won by a final of 132-121.

Anthony Roberts of Oak Park River Forest High School was named the MVP for the North. Roberts will attend St. Cloud University. Jack McDonald of Geneva High School won the Leadership Award for the North. McDonald will attend Augustana College.

E.J. Liddell of Belleville West Township was named the MVP for the South. Liddell will attend Ohio State University. Jacquan Binion of Kankakee High School won the Leadership Award for the South. Binion is undecided on his college choice.

As for Hamlin, he will attend Link Year in Branson, Missouri to further his basketball and academic career in the fall.

According to Lincoln's Coach Neil Alexander, "Link Year Prep is like a fifth year high school. Hopefully Jermaine will go to a four-year university after that. He will get a whole lot of basketball at Link Year." Hamlin will also take college credit classes that will transfer to a university.

This summer Hamlin is playing for the AAU team, Bradley Beal Elite of St. Louis.

Congratulations, Jermaine!

[Teena Lowery]