The Wild Card
On Thursday, I sat down with Illinois redshirt freshman Kipper Nichols following a team photoshoot. Nichols is a 6-foot-6, 220 pound forward from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he averaged 18.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as an upperclassman. He originally signed with Tulane but transferred to Illinois last November. Due to the unusual timing of his transfer, the NCAA has yet to determine if Nichols will be able to play right away this season or sit out until the end of first semester. To fans and media, he represents perhaps the biggest unknown on the 2016-17 team.
http://illiniboard.com/2016/07/08/the-wild-card/
On Thursday, I sat down with Illinois redshirt freshman Kipper Nichols following a team photoshoot. Nichols is a 6-foot-6, 220 pound forward from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he averaged 18.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as an upperclassman. He originally signed with Tulane but transferred to Illinois last November. Due to the unusual timing of his transfer, the NCAA has yet to determine if Nichols will be able to play right away this season or sit out until the end of first semester. To fans and media, he represents perhaps the biggest unknown on the 2016-17 team.
http://illiniboard.com/2016/07/08/the-wild-card/