Before he was a redshirt freshman on one of the greatest Illinois basketball teams of all time, he was once known as the “Public League’s best all-around player since Quentin Richardson.”
A Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year, he headlined multiple First-Team All-State squads, including a Chicago Tribune First-Team All-State group that boasted future Illini teammate Shaun Pruitt, current Golden State Warrior Shaun Livingston, and eventual Duke star Jon Scheyer. The Special Mention All-State team also included another future Illinois backcourt member and Champaign native, Trent Meacham.
Calvin Brock averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds, five steals, four assists and four blocks as a senior for a Chicago Simeon team that would duck out in the Class AA State Quarterfinals.