Recruits seeking progress from Weber's Illini

Seated courtside for the Illinois season opener on Friday, Kendrick Nunn didn't hear the chant when it first rang out.

His father, Melvin Nunn, leaned over to tell him the Orange Krush was shouting his name: "Ken-drick Nunn ... Ken-drick Nunn ..."

When the chorus eventually registered with the prized prospect from Simeon, he cracked a smile.

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