Lol. I read someone at LSU charted every shot and if they'd had 3 pointers back then he'd have made 12 a game and his ppg average would have gone up to 57. And btw he set that record in just 3 years because back then freshmen couldn't play varsity!
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I just want Belo to do well whenever he ends up. I will root for him.
Clearly that won’t be back at Illinois.
I LOVE the attitude Morez brings to the game. Can't wait to see him in Illini jersey.
Illinois has one of the richest alumni base in the country…..and I’m not just talking about Jerry and ShadA few months ago, I thought there'd be no way Kofi comes back. I laughed out loud recently when Brad Sturdy said on a podcast that Kofi could easily make $1 million. I just didn't think boosters/Guardians would come up with that kind of money.
But if that's accurate and I'm advising Kofi, the choice is clear. Come back to school, earn that money, get your degree, break some Illinois records, slim up a bit with Fletch if that's the plan, and go out an even bigger Illini legend that he already is.
Just afraid I am going to go into domino withdrawal if I have to wait up to a week for Kofi to make a decision.
What about Bryce Hopkins, Kentucky freshman who has entered the transfer portal. Do we have interest in him?
skyIdub
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Country Club U!
sacraig
- The desert
I feel attacked.Then there are those of us who carefully read ALL of the threads in their entirety, still have no idea what's happening, and then simply post a marginally related gif...
any truth to this?
Professionally in Europe then?
I get so tired of these basketball factories that masquerade as high schools.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
With the number of engineering, comp sci, and business/finance/accounting grads, plus sheer numbers of alums, it only makes sense that we would.
Dr Copejam
- The Rock
A lot of us have been lurking for years and we’re very active before under different usernames.
illini80
- Forgottonia
According to either Ked or Sturdy, (forgot which) Hopkins has interest in us, but our interest depends on the dominos that fall in the next week or so. A bit unfortunate for him because he could have had a big role this past season imo, had he come here first.
Also people start discussions about things like neck size and players who are already on the roster.
Sounds like we want TSJ more than Hopkins. I remembered we wanted Hopkins back to his high school days. Am I wrong?
sacraig
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I'd you believe the insiders, the staff ranks them as Murray > TSJ > Hopkins with TSJ being most likely.
Bryce seems to still have untapped potential. In any year before, we would probably take him in a heartbeat. But if Kofi stays, it makes sense to go with TSJ because experiences are probably important for the tourney. Too bad he won’t walk on and might join DePaul. We should probably tell him, “You are welcome to join us once you change your mind at DePaul.”Bryce is welcome to be a preferred walk-on.
HS kids are learning that an Illini offer is a perishable commodity. If you don't take it they will use it on somebody else and you may not get a second chance.
I saw a tweet that some women’s volleyball coach (smaller school, think it might have been Grambling) who was just hired let the whole team go. No idea what circumstances are.
sacraig
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Maybe Anthony can pay Bryce's way...Bryce is welcome to be a preferred walk-on.
HS kids are learning that an Illini offer is a perishable commodity. If you don't take it they will use it on somebody else and you may not get a second chance.
We missed out. He chose Fordham.
sacraig
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Why is it that other schools can have freshmen guards, do well, but Illini can't?
#45 in the U.S. colleges in endowment.
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