Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (March 2020)
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Well, imagine how many pancakes Kofi might have eaten on his offical visit.
Averaged 9.1 mins and 4.3 pts at South Plains College. Not sure about competition or team but doesn’t sound impressive.So do we still have an open scholarship for Bernard Kouma??
I absolutely love how Brad and this staff gets after it on the recruiting trail! After years of frustrating moments in not getting the big time players we needed. They certainly are making up for the past. I’d take Kofi over Cliff Alexander and Khalil okafor any day. Even when in state talent isnt what it once was, they still evolved and got guys from out of state and different avenues. I’ve never had more confidence in a entire Illini staff. Recruiting wise I KNOW they can get it done and evaluate players (regardless of rankings as well).
Love Kofi, however:
Kofi > Clifford but < Okafor
Wouldnt let Okafor’s bust of an nba career sully how great of a high school/college player he was. His inside game just didnt translate to the nba....along with some work ethic issues.
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Probably some corned beef hash thrown in for good measure. TOPH....their hash is on point.
When your Coach just signed for about $4 million and the assistants are paid well then i dont think spending $1 million on expenses to get the players that actually play to come here is really a a good value!
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Turning it back a couple pages, but for the people here complaining about letting borderline kids in, are any of you willing to give back the 04-05 season? I have a family member (non-athlete) who was admitted to UI through the bridge program, along with Dee Brown and Deron Williams.
33 point win and I heard it wasn't that close. Where is the game at Tuesday?
Yeah no doubt he was awesome! Saw him first hand even from the Rosemont days. I just commend Kofi for seeing the value in himself. Being a new addition coming to Illinois. I always felt in the past our rosters were one big man or one guard away from being elite. He could have made an easy decision and go to the blue bloods. But he had the courage that even homegrown Illinois players haven’t had in recent past. He helped turn last years team into what it is now. I couldn’t be happier in the direction where this program is trending so hopefully in the coming years we can get a kid like AJ Casey, Christie, even Patrick Baldwin Jr is from Illinois though his Dad was a coach at Northwestern. I don’t think we’ll have to be spending as much $ on recruitment traveling. I think more kids are going to be very interested in the Illini, that are from the big ten country soon enough!
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And okafor in the NBA like Jabari has plenty of offense. But hustle on defense or lack thereof were his issues. Okafor also had maturity/work ethic problems at the start of his NBA career.
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Morgan Park?
Dolton (Thornridge) at 7:00 pm vs Hillcrest
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anybody considered the favorite?
From @TiptonEdits
2021 five-star Max Christie tells me Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State, Villanova, Gonzaga, Michigan, Illinois, and Purdue are prioritizing him.
2021 five-star Max Christie tells me Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State, Villanova, Gonzaga, Michigan, Illinois, and Purdue are prioritizing him.
Plays for MIF.
Thought it was said that we wouldn’t get two MIF players from the same class...has this changed?
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