Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (March 2021)

[sacraig]

He was and then he read the Illinois Loyalty recruiting thread and saw some people were advocating passing on him.

"I only want to go to a school whose message board fans are 100% committed to me." -Nimari Burnett, probably

 

[spillini]

Recruiting is a gas

 

[mini30fan]

Recruiting is a gas

Sometimes it's like a big whiff of VX.

 

[sacraig]

Sometimes it's like a big whiff of VX.

 

[Actionjackson]

Anyone know what’s up with Cardet Jr.? I’ve heard lots of things and not sure what to believe

 

[JJE]

Anyone know when individual player meetings are supposed to happen?

 

[TCTORNADO]

Haha, at this rate, there may be more guys in the transfer portal than out of it.

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

Haha, at this rate, there may be more guys in the transfer portal than out of it.

Is everyone assuming no sit out year or has that already been announced?

 

[illini80]

Is everyone assuming no sit out year or has that already been announced?

Not official, but I think all hell would break loose if they tried to walk it back at this point.

 

[illini80]

Haha, at this rate, there may be more guys in the transfer portal than out of it.

What’s the latest total?

 

[illini80]

Anyone know when individual player meetings are supposed to happen?

I think the guys that could were going home for a bit. I’d expect it will be a couple weeks yet.

 

[Goode-for-3]

Is everyone assuming no sit out year or has that already been announced?

This is a good question. I saw the article I'm attaching and assumed that was allowing immediate eligibility for transfers in the 2021 class but re-reading it I see that was for this past season. I can't find anything online about the NCAA already approving a blanket approval of immediate eligibility for next season's transfers, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm just bad at googling... so if anyone else has a link please provide!
NCAA Source Article

 

[TCTORNADO]

What’s the latest total?

VC says so far there are 794.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

VC says so far there are 794.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Zero reason to think that we won't have 2 or 3 to add to the list.

 

[whatahack]

Zero reason to think that we won't have 2 or 3 to add to the list.

And here we go...let the speculation begin.

 

[Dawgss4life]

People don't realize how dark that Mark Smith situation was or had the potential to be. Josh did a great job in making that thing go away.

There was absolutely nothing to make go away. Stop making rumors.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

There was absolutely nothing to make go away. Stop making rumors.

Maybe you don't know the whole story, and that's okay... But TC is spot on, it had the potential to get really ugly.

There is a reason Josh supported his waiver to a rival school.

 

[pvaughn8]

Maybe you don't know the whole story, and that's okay... But TC is spot on, it had the potential to get really ugly.

There is a reason Josh supported his waiver to a rival school.

So Mark Smith allegations were more than treadmills and riding the bench. I'm glad someone finally cleared that up.

 

[mikeyo]

There was absolutely nothing to make go away. Stop making rumors.

You’re new here aren’t you?

 

[TCTORNADO]

There was absolutely nothing to make go away. Stop making rumors.

Great first post. Thanks for joining Loyalty.

 

[DB11Headband]

There was absolutely nothing to make go away. Stop making rumors.

Patently incorrect

 

[Keisersose]

That’s keep the Mark Smith stuff in the past.

 

[LvilleILL]

TC is right, hearing a couple of things that suggest a couple of guys will transfer. Would expect it to be someone who did not play a huge role this year

 

[IlliniKat91]

TC is right, hearing a couple of things that suggest a couple of guys will transfer. Would expect it to be someone who did not play a huge role this year

*winces and crossesfingers*

I hope not Coleman. I really like him and think given the time he could contribute.