Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Dan]

Welcome to the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

IL Returnees
1) Ty Rodgers
2) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn

IL Signees
1) Morez Johnson (2024 PF) committed on November 4th, 2021.
2) Jason Jakstys (2024 F) committed on July 23rd, 2023.
3) Jake Davis (Mercer guard) committed on April 1st.
4) Tre White (Louisville wing) committed on April 9th.
5) Kylan Boswell (Arizona guard) committed on April 14th.
6) Carey Booth (Notre Dame forward) committed on April 16th.
7) Ben Humrichous (Evansville forward) committed on April 30th.
8) Tomislav Ivisic (Croatian center) committed on May 6th.


Unofficial IllinoisLoyalty List of Illinois Basketball Potential Targets by soupy17


IL players in transfer portal
1) Niccolo Moretti entered transfer portal on April 29th.
2) Coleman Hawkins entered transfer portal on May 1st.


Transfers/decommits from the program
1) Dain Dainja entered transfer portal on April 1st, committed to Memphis on April 5th.
2) Jase Butler decommitted on April 8th, committed to Washington on April 23rd.
3) Sencire Harris entered transfer portal on April 15th, committed to West Virginia on April 21st.
4) Amani Hansberry entered transfer portal on April 16th, committed to West Virginia on April 21st.
5) Luke Goode entered transfer portal on April 22nd, committed to Indiana on April 26th.


2025 Recruiting
1) Jeremiah Fears (2025 PG) committed on January 22nd, 2024.

 

[Scoregasm]

 

[oldmanindian]

Tulsa Kings is #1

 

[BMoreIllini]

First!

 

[BWBW]

Congrats

 

[Illini4Christ]

Give me the bronze

 

[Illini4Christ]

Do we have our star shooting guard already on our team and don’t realize it? Watch this and you decide.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789814456005894228

 

[jamarvelous31]

 

[Illini_1105]

If this is the first time you’re realizing this, that’s on you. Hummer going to the league next year and Brad knows it

 

[Frank]

Unlike John Groce, we have a lot of posters here that can’t count.

 

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

Do we have our star shooting guard already on our team and don’t realize it? Watch this and you decide.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789814456005894228

This video showed a ton of TRUE pick and roll with him as the main ball handler. I know someone was saying that is pick and roll numbers were inflated by not true pick and roll but more pin down type of actions.

 

[Goldtop]

I am just one of many posters on here who's input doesn’t count……at least for much.

 

[Keisersose]

Do we have our star shooting guard already on our team and don’t realize it? Watch this and you decide.

No, but we do have a very good replacement for Coleman.

 

[Ga65]

No, but we do have a very good replacement for Coleman.

Be surprised if he doesn’t average at least Marcus numbers.

 

[ILLfated]

I'd sign up if this was the camp shirt.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Do we have our star shooting guard already on our team and don’t realize it? Watch this and you decide.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789814456005894228

Ben would get eaten alive on D by B1G guards. He will be a good 4 for us and will help stretch the floor. He'll also take it to the cup on opposing 4s who close out on him irresponsibly. We need to pick up a quality 2-guard/wing.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

So is he our top target now, or is he a secondary pickup? This doesn't feel like he would fill in our need at guard at all.

 

[rtbritt]

I find it interesting that every video I've seen says "hum - rick- house" (basically) and BU was saying "Whom-rick-house" (I think) from his video like a week ago talking with reporters about the new comers. Did BU just botch it?

 

[Kendall Gill’s Uncle]

Do we have our star shooting guard already on our team and don’t realize it? Watch this and you decide.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789814456005894228

He’s not a SG and we don’t want him guarding the other teams SG.

 

[Piotyr]

Ok, let's mix it up today and get an early start on the nickname game for some of our more difficult to announce additions.

Let's start with Ben Humrichous.

He pronounces his last name Hum-Rick-House.

Definitely needs a more fluid nickname.

Early nickname entries:

- Brick House
- Ben Hum
- Hum-licious
- B-Hum
- Ben

What do you all think?

 

[More3s]

Someone with his size is always intriguing - this guy is no different. Would he be a come and earn it guy?

My main question is what's up with the free throw shooting? It's always a concern to me if a player is supposed to have "shooting" as part of his game but he struggles from the line.

(Guerrier would give me fits at times last year in this regard. Also, I guess to be fair, Booth wasn’t too much better last year. Still…)

 

[rtbritt]

Booth? They similar?

 

[Heisenbobble]

Hmm, does Illinois really need another big? Or is this a sign one of our portal transfers is looking around?

 

[Frank]

Package deal with Watkins?