DeKalb loses a lot of players. Sycamore brings back a lot. Kaneland splits the difference. We look at five key storylines heading into the boys basketball season in the Daily Chronicle area.

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Check out some photos from the past year of Davon Grant, 2025 Daily Chronicle Boys Athlete of the Year.

After a fourth straight 20-win season and graduation of the winningest class in school history, DeKalb is officially in rebuild mode. The Barbs have spent the summer breaking in a new group of underclassmen.

Sycamore's boys basketball team, which is coming off its best record since 2001-02, has dedicated this summer to chasing another dominant season.

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The Sycamore boys basketball team took on Marmion Friday in the DeKalb Live summer tournament at DeKalb High School.

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The DeKalb boys basketball team took on Streamwood Friday in the DeKalb Live summer boys basketball tournament at the high school.

The IHSA on Tuesday announced that the boys and girls basketball state tournaments will change their format, reverting to a similar schedule used when the single-weekend format was introduced in 2022 until 2024.

After back-to-back 20-win seasons, the Indian Creek boys basketball team is ready to push things to the next level. Whether that’s a regional title, a Little 10 championship or more, the players know the groundwork starts in the summer.

Hinckley-Big Rock will return most of its rotation next season, losing only two starters from last year Little 10 and regional champion squad to graduation. Those two players combined to average 38.4 points, 16.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.