Dyett didn’t even have a player on the All-City Team. But the balanced, unselfish Eagles will play for the Class 2A state championship after knocking off Manual 54-50 in the semifinals on Thursday.

Althoff senior Dierre Hill Jr. (22) goes up for a layup during the Class 2A boys basketball state championship game on March ...

The Dyett student section cheers after the Eagles beat Peoria Manual 54-50 on Thursday in a Class 2A state semifinal game at State Farm Center in Champaign. The Chicago school plays Belleville ...

Chicago Dyett’s Jah’mir Brown made eight straight free throws in the game’s final 90 seconds to lead the Eagles past the Blue Devils 40-36 in an IHSA Class 2A super-sectional contest.