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Boswell shot 39.6% on 3s last season (45.0% in 22-23). Humrichous shot 41.4% last season. Ivisic is supposedly a 40% shooter on 3s. Jake Davis shot 38.7% on 3s last season. If we can get transfer SG Jordan Lathon, he shot 38.4% on 3s last season. If we also can get transfer SG Damari Monsanto...

As discussed earlier, if Illinois somehow signed transfer SF Jamir Watkins (FSU), then we would leave two scholarships open and be done with recruiting. If Illinois does NOT sign Watkins, I think that we should try to sign transfer SG Jordan Lathon (Morehead State) [or transfer SG Miles Kelly...

I might actually prefer Lathon over Kelly. I think Lathon would fit in nicely starting at the 2. I like his game and his maturity. Indy, if we sign "only" Kelly or Lathon, do you think Brad will stick with keeping two scholarships open? What can you tell us about Kasparas Jakucionis? Who's our...

Didn't say he'd be the 9th guy in the rotation. If it's Kelly and Monsanto that are added, I'd expect Kelly to start at the 2-guard position. If we add Jaylen Wells, he'd start at the 2-guard, and I don't think we'd add Kelly.

I'm wondering the same thing, Bigtex. You are saying: 1. Get a Jamir Watkins transfer to Illinois. 2. Leave the 12th scholarship open for Jeremiah Fears to enroll after the first semester. 3. Leave the 13th scholarship open for a possible mid-year transfer, ala Dainja. That might very well be...

I really hope that the Illini can add FSU SF Jamir Watkins via the transfer portal. He's probably as good of an alpha wing scorer that the Illini could add at this point. I feel like Watkins could up his scoring average and improve his overall game playing for Illinois next season. But I've...

Wells or Kelly are better "playmakers" than Watkins? It seems that Watkins averaged more assists per game than Wells or Kelly last season. Also, Kelly had more turnovers than assists. Both Watkins and Wells had more assists than turnovers. Watkins averaged more points and more rebounds than both...

I have some questions about Jake Davis. I really like his highlight videos. I like that he's only a freshman, and that he has 3 years of eligibility left. And I'm glad that he transferred to Illinois. (y) But his transfer happened so quickly! Did staff have their eyes on him for a while? Did one...

Baba Miller: 6'11" sophomore, 7.6/4.9/1.4, shot 44.9/29.3/55.7, in 24.7 mpg, 46 assists to 51 turnovers. Mongolian Mike: 6'8" sophomore, 7.7/3.0/2.7, shot 42.4/36.0/82.4, in 25.6 mpg, 91 assists to 49 turnovers. Perhaps a no brainer in favor of Miller... but it might be a question of whether...

...and I like Watkins...a LOT. (y)

Assuming that 6'8" Jaylen Wells drops out of the Draft, I think that he would be an excellent pickup as a shooting guard for the Illini. Thanks for the scouting report on Wells. I also think that a tall combo guard, like 6'8' freshman Kevin Patton Jr. (San Diego) or 6'8" sophomore Mike...

For some reason, Miles Kelly (Georgia Tech) had somewhat better shooting numbers in 22-23 than he did in 23-24. In 22-23, he averaged 14.4/3.4/1.3, and shot 41.0/37.9/89.8, in 32.4 mpg. In 23-24, Kelly averaged 13.9/5.5/1.8, and shot 36.9/32.1/73.3, in 31.8 mpg. The worse shooting was not due to...

Indy Illini Fan: Would you consider Jamir Watkins more of a 3/SF? Or could he play (and start at) the 2/SG for Illinois? How's his ballhandling? His 2.8 assists per game, playing an average of 28.2 minutes per game, indicates that he's a willing passer.

DJ Wagner?

6'8" 197 lbs San Francisco sophomore guard Mike Sharavjamts has narrowed is final 3 transfer destinations to Illinois, St. Mary's, and Utah. He had a very good 91 assists to 49 turnovers this past season. He's another potential transfer who could develop into a VG player.