Ahmad Starks transferring to Illinois
May 28, 2013 5:29 PM
"It's the state school," Starks said of Illinois. "It's always been big for me. I always liked watching it growing up, watching Dee Brown and those guys. I took a visit when Bruce Weber was the coach. I liked the situation there, and it didn't work out. Being close to home, the alumni situation, all of it is huge. They have a great fan base.
"I'm like a lot of players that plan to be a professional basketball player of some sort when I'm done with college. It's definitely a good opportunity to play for a team that I can help out and be close to my grandmother. My parents can hopefully bring her down often, every home game and much as possible. It's a great opportunity to play for coach [John] Groce and his staff and the players there."
Scott Powers
"I'm like a lot of players that plan to be a professional basketball player of some sort when I'm done with college. It's definitely a good opportunity to play for a team that I can help out and be close to my grandmother. My parents can hopefully bring her down often, every home game and much as possible. It's a great opportunity to play for coach [John] Groce and his staff and the players there."
Scott Powers
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