Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-March 2016)

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ivwilsoniv
Does anyone have any educated (notice I said "educated") guesses or theories on timings for Goodwin's and Tilmon's commitments? Soon? Not soon? No one knows?
 
#627      
491illinois
Illinijose said:
I like my "eye test" more than rankings (Pickett). My eye test two years ago told me that Glynn Watson wasn't our next PG, my eye test now says he has developed into one. .
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I am not exactly sure what this means, but an optometrist visit might be in order. :):)
 
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WesterveltVictoryCigar
illinitiger said:
He seemed to be very productive offensively in Europe, before the injury.
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Well actually he was injured then, too. Just hadn't identified it and had the surgery to repair his knee.

ivwilsoniv said:
Does anyone have any educated (notice I said "educated") guesses or theories on timings for Goodwin's and Tilmon's commitments? Soon? Not soon? No one knows?
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Saw an interview where Goodwin said he planned to decide "late summer".
 
#629      
justsomedude
IAmChrisFarley said:
I don't think Groce offered Moore. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I know we offered clarkson. Think we tried to get him on campus for a visit, but he committed to mizzou before his visit here, I believe.

Hold on, actually the biggest recruiting flub is Lavert. That would have been the easiest recruitment ever, BUT I understand why Groce didn't do it. However, he should have known from OSU that you take away from players from whoever.
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Yeah, the staff wanted Moore quite a bit (to the chagrin of fans). He had a visit scheduled, and there were actually reports he was on campus (premature) but he cancelled last minute and committed to SMU. He is one guy where hiring Paris instead of Chew the first round might have changed things.
 
#630      
zpfled
Great news on the Pickett pickup!

Some recruiting momentum would really take the sting out of the tough losses this year!
 
#631      
Obelix
IAmChrisFarley said:
He didn't mess up on VanVleet. That was all jerrances fault. Many people told jerrancethat he should take a look at him, he did once or twice and that's it. He thought orris was better.

Ulis is a miss, but how big? How good would Ulis be without being surrounded by NBA players? I know he would be better than what we have now by a mile.
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That board myth has been dispelled long time ago and multiple times by VanVleet's own coach. Actually, it was the other way around, Jerrance liked VanVleet and told Weber, who never really pursued. Weber actually is the one who preferred Orris and even offered him at KSU. Jerrance was gone by then. And this was before Groce.

http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showpost.php?p=919314&postcount=12794

http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=1111295&highlight=VanVleet#post1111295
 
#633      
illini8507
Can't wait to run the Pickett fence at em in 2017. Congrats Javon and staff on the commitment, he looks to be a good one, and definitely the type of downstate talent we should be locking down.
 
#634      
PerennIaLL
Welcome to the Illini Javon! Glad to see Illinois kids stay home and hope we can land a few more.
 
#635      
Kramer116
http://suntimeshighschoolsports.com/2016/01/11/henricksen-handing-midseason-awards/

➤ Midseason All-State First Team

Jordan Goodwin, Belleville Althoff

There isn’t a junior who has had a more productive career up to this point. The do-it-all is doing just that –– doing it all again for one of the elite teams in the state. Goodwin is averaging 18.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists a game.

➤ Midseason All-State Second Team

Javon Pickett, Belleville East

A junior who blossomed this offseason and jumped out of the gate with a bang this season. The 6-4 wing has been a dynamic offensive force, averaging 24 points a game. He also chips in 6.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and nearly two steals a game for the 11-4 Lancers.

DaMonte Williams, Peoria Manual

The 6-3 junior guard does a little of everything for the Rams, one of the top Class 3A teams in Illinois. The highly-regarded prospect is averaging 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game. He also had a signature performance when he dropped 37 eye-opening points in a Pontiac Tournament win over Joliet West, including three straight free throws to win the game.
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#636      
TCTORNADO
illini8507 said:
Can't wait to run the Pickett fence at em in 2017. Congrats Javon and staff on the commitment, he looks to be a good one, and definitely the type of downstate talent we should be locking down.
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Can't wait until the Midnight hour for Pickett. :D
 
#637      
Kramer116
http://suntimeshighschoolsports.com...young-prospects-highlight-second-live-period/
Another southern Illinois stud in 2017: He’s been a fixture in the Hoops Report’s top 10 ranking of top prospects in the Class of 2017. But when you play in the southern part of the state, sometimes the recognition comes a little more slowly.

But Belleville East’s Javon Pickett has been waiting his turn. The long, smooth 6-4 wing looks as though he will grow some more and leaves you excited about his future and potential after watching him play. He plays hard, knows and understands how to play and is just scratching the surface.

While the Hoops Report called Pickett the state’s best player without a single scholarship offer early in the weekend, he had three offers by the end of the weekend from Illinois State, SIUE and Tennessee State. Pickett will be a coveted prospect by many sooner than later.

➤ The Southwest Illinois Jets, a well run and respected club program in the AAU world, continue to be the team with underrated and undervalued prospects. Sadly, if the aforementioned Javon Pickett played in the Chicago area he would already have double-digit offers. That’s how good he is. But college programs focus so intently on other higher-profile club teams early on and are slow to work their way around to the Jets. For whatever reason it just takes these players a little longer to be appreciated, based on where they play rather than how they play.
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[FONT=&quot]Te'Jon Lucas[/FONT][FONT=&quot] ‏@too_smoove23 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]@[/FONT][FONT=&quot]JavonPickett[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Welcome to the family!! #Illini[/FONT]
 
#643      
JSpence
BEast mode, anyone?

Heck yeah! Metro to Champaign is an easy drive for friends and family. Welcome, Javon!!

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P.S. - It's amazing to see this much talent coming out of Belleville all at once. I've never seen the St. Louis Eagles (Goodwin) play, so does anyone know if they could be in the same tournament as the Jets this summer?
 
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#644      
JSpence
Also: Althoff is in the Chick-fil-A Classic held at East this week.

MORE Also: BEast at Althoff, February 2, 7pm. :thumb:
 
#645      
Obelix
Watch Javon Pickett playing in recent HS games. The first game is against Granite City High School just a couple of days ago. Second game is against East St. Louis on Dec. 11. He is #23 (blue).

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#646      
Firet92
I've been looking since last night, are there actually no highlight videos of Pickett??
 
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