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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Naz is middle of the pack academically. Clearly behind the Catholic options like Fenwick, Benet and St Ignatius
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Agreed. Not many have been in the Illini sweet spot. Either much higher or lower rated.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Why is it important to you? He seems to have done fine not playing. Some things are more important than playing 6-8 slight more organized than pickup games in 3 days
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    Never has happened and never will. CPL involves too many handlers for any school to lock it down.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    He was clearly the best kid on that Whitney Young team even though a few of his teammates were rated higher by recruiting sites. If you watched them play you could tell he was going to be better in college than AJ Casey.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Just design your own on Nike. A few different styles that can be customized to Illini colors https://www.nike.com/w/nike-by-you-shoes-6ealhzy7ok
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Probably. Someone I know has a son being recruited by some MAC and Big Ten schools. Big Ten are offering preferred walk on and 30k in NIL compared to the scholarship from MAC.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Heard the Oakland coach do an interview the day after the Kentucky win. Said this was the plan from the start of the season. Allow the player to showcase his skills, graduate from Oakland and then get paid because they can afford anywhere near what he is worth on the open market.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    He also committed to Purdue at one point. We will see what happens. His history creates doubt: Finished high school at Word of God Christian Academy in North Carolina and playing in Overtime Elite Previously attended Montverde Academy and Real Salt Lake Academy after beginning prep career at...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    DGL is a wildcard. He has moved around a lot in his career. Will he be willing to come off the bench for another season? Stranger things have happened considering Adam Miller started every game as a freshman for a number 1 seed.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    But he was going to head to Ann Arbor if not for the admissions director.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    There will be at least 2-3 impact transfers to join. Also recent history shows 1-2 will transfer out.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    He was impressive his senior year at Whitney Young. Clearly the best player even though the team has higher rated recruits.
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    English Premier League 2023/24

    Yet City still not punished for 115 breaches.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Has he even attempted a jump shot all season? Hopefully he can follows Chester career as a shooter.