Illinois freshman not 'monsters' yet, but season rests on their play

"We're just freshmen,'' said the former Peoria Central High School star who played last season at Findlay College Prep in suburban Las Vegas. "By our junior years, we'll be some monsters.''

They've already been productive this season, even though the freshman class endured the swoon normally known as the freshman wall. But as Illinois moves closer to crunch time in February and prepares to host Indiana on Saturday, the Illini freshmen are starting to heat up.

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