PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - Some of the nation’s top high school basketball players made a special Thanksgiving visit Thursday to OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois , bringing holiday cheer to young patients.

The players are in town for the five-day Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions at Washington Community High School.

This is one of the nation’s top high school basketball tournaments showcasing future NBA stars and Division I recruits for nearly two decades.

The tournament is renamed in honor of beloved Bloomington Central Catholic and Washington Basketball Coach Kevin Brown, who died in 2019 from glioblastoma.

Before hitting the court, the players stopped at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois to visit families and patients.

Malakai Sims, a Peoria high schoo

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