Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2018)

[MainelyIllini]

Great news!! Welcome to the O & B January!

 

[mdonsbach]

Now does he sign tomorrow?

 

[Illwinsagain]

Welcome!

 

[Deleted member 746094]

Waiting...waiting...waiting...

Still waiting for the posters that are going to point out the misses on the 5*’s and find some fault with this commitment.

Great get by BU and staff!

 

[Illini0114]

Wondering where all the doomsdayers are right about now? Don't get me wrong, this isn't us saying WE HAVE ARRIVED!! But this is the type of player we need to consistently get to have long term success. You can call him a plan B but if you are consistently signing these ~100 ranked guys with a couple of tops 50s sprinkled in you will be successful.

 

[sinmyp]

Awesome!!!!

 

[frozenrope9190]

Whoo-hoo. Illinois has a good fall signing. Now everyone can shut up for a little while.

 

[sacraig]

So, guys, what are we going to complain about now? We no longer have zero signed recruits and we didn't even "waste" an OV on January.

 

[PlayAZ]

January is an amazing get this late into fall...Way to go Chin! Gets class started with a HUGE need... Would love to get a wing like Shannon now...not him persay...and another wing/mobile big in this class.

Guards will be with us for awhile...any other Tevian/Cali connections now?

 

[PlayAZ]

Might have to make it a Hillcrest Prep game now sporting some ILLINI gear!

 

[Whitmans Sampler]

Chin has far and away exceeded my expectations as an assistant here. The man deserves a raise.

 

[chiefini]

Welcome to the Illini basketball family, Antwan! Can’t wait to see you play in the O&B! -L-L

 

[Dbell1981]

Might have to make it a Hillcrest Prep game now sporting some ILLINI gear!

Looks like he can grab boards and start transition great. Finishing around the rim needs some polishing but looks like he fits the mold. I will say that effort level by everyone in that video doesn't prove much.

 

[Joel Goodson]

Nice. Very nice considering how late we swooped in. Addresses our biggest need.

 

[Renegade19]

Looks like he can grab boards and start transition great. Finishing around the rim needs some polishing but looks like he fits the mold. I will say that effort level by everyone in that video doesn't prove much.

Surprisingly good ball skills and movement for a player his size. Upside is real with this one.

 

[Timj83]

Took a much-needed break from following recruiting. A big with good size and some solid offers definitely fills a critical need. Looked a bit stiff in the quick video I saw posted. Anyone have a rundown/overview of his play to get us excited?

 

[pruman91]

Great job by the staff....welcome aboard young man

 

[BananaShampoo]

Might have to make it a Hillcrest Prep game now sporting some ILLINI gear!

Maybe I'll see ya in the crowd. I'll be in Orange.

 

[jrichisamazing]

Recruiting has been so weird under BU. The guy only went on 2 OV's according to 247 (New Mexico and WSU). We offer him 2 weeks ago and he commits without an OV.

But all that matters is getting guys that can help this program grow. Hopefully he can do that.

 

[alexander58]

It’s great to have a big strong agile player . I’m sure he needs work, but the Illini now have a shot blocker.

 

[KrushCow31]

https://www.roanoke.com/hokies/spor...cle_31da9098-d6fe-5d62-a66f-05e23d80915e.html

Landers Nolley yet to be declared eligible because the NCAA thought his Act score was too good to be real.

 

[Chukwuwumba]

Not sure if this should go here, but Landers Nolley is ineligible right now because the NCAA doesn't believe his high ACT score. They're making him retake the test. You really can't make this stuff up.

https://www.roanoke.com/hokies/spor...cle_31da9098-d6fe-5d62-a66f-05e23d80915e.html

Isaac chew shout-out in the lower part of article. Spent 1 week as Illini assistant??? Mizzou, Illini, Marquette, vie tech, a&m since 2012.

 

[Deleted member 746094]

Anyone know what time Timme is making announcement?

 

[Johnny Lawrence]

I'm confused. If BU is so hard on his players then how did a top 120 big commit based from what predominately appears to be his friend on the team vouching for the coach?

 

[pruman91]

Anyone know what time Timme is making announcement?

I think it's at 8am at his school