Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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DeonThomas

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FinallyMadeAnAccount said:
We're improving as a program but no, this is just not true.
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List of AP all-time Top 100 college basketball programs​

Updated: March 29, 2017, 4:25 PM ET
Associated Press

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1. KENTUCKY (1,111 Points)
Total appearances: 75.37% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 18, 1949 (first-ever poll)
No.1 rankings: 124
Best full decade: 1950s, appeared in 89.63% of polls, but 1990s were close with 89.33%.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in 59.59% of polls.


2. NORTH CAROLINA (1,098 Points)
Total appearances: 76.68% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 25, 1953
No.1 rankings: 110
Best full decade: 1980s, appeared in 98.19% of polls.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in 42.96% of polls.


3. DUKE (1,032 Points)
Total appearances: 67.6% of all polls
First appearance: Dec. 10, 1951
No.1 rankings: 129
Best full decade: 2000s, appeared in 98.95% of polls, but on pace to top that in the 2010s.
Worst full decade: 1970s, appeared in 17.86% of polls.
Poll point: Coach Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils have been ranked more times than any other team under the same coach. He has led them to nearly 80 percent of the program's poll appearances. To top that off, Duke has been left out of only four weekly polls since the start of the 1996-1997 season, the highest percentage of any program over that span.

4. UCLA (957 Points)
Total appearances: 60.17% of all polls
First appearance: March 8, 1949
No.1 rankings: 134, most of any program.
Best full decade: 1970s, appeared in 100% of polls, only program with a perfect percentage over an entire decade.
Worst full decade: 1980s, appeared in 39.76% of polls.

5. KANSAS (857 Points)
Total appearances: 63.49% of all polls
First appearance: March 7, 1950
No.1 rankings: 65
Best full decade: 1990s, appeared in 91.57% of polls, but also hasn't missed a poll yet in the 2010s.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in 30.14% of polls.

6. INDIANA (662 Points)
Total appearances: 48.38% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 5, 1950
No.1 rankings: 54
Best full decade: 1990s, appeared in 71.35% of polls.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in 15.75% of polls.

7. LOUISVILLE (627 Points)
Total appearances: 54.41% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 17, 1950
No.1 rankings: 2
Best full decade: 1970s, appeared in 75.60% of polls, but so far on pace to top that in the 2010s.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in 26.03% of polls.


8. ARIZONA (594 Points)
Total appearances: 45.41% of all polls
First appearance: Feb. 7, 1950
No.1 rankings: 37
Best full decade: 1990s, appeared in 99.44% of polls, missing only one weekly poll during the decade.
Worst full decade: 1960s, didn't appear in a single poll.


9. SYRACUSE (581 Points)
Total appearances: 47.77% of all polls
First appearance: Dec. 25, 1951
No.1 rankings: 17
Best full decade: 1990s, appeared in 76.97% of polls.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in only 2.05% of polls..


10. CINCINNATI (500 Points)
Total appearances: 35.81% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 18, 1949 (first-ever poll)
No.1 rankings: 45
Best full decade: 1990s, appeared in 61.25% of polls.
Worst full decade: 1980s, didn't appear in a single poll during the decade.


11. ILLINOIS (479 Points)
Total appearances: 38.86% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 18, 1949 (first-ever poll)
No.1 rankings: 17
Best full decade: 1950s, appeared in 65.93% of polls, but 2000s was a close second, making 65.79% of polls
Worst full decade: 1970s, appeared in 10.12% of polls.
Poll point: The Illini's most successful run was from 2000-2001 to 2005-2006, when the team missed only eight weekly polls and the program collected most of its No. 1 rankings.

12. OHIO STATE (453 Points)
Total appearances: 33.1% of all polls
First appearance: Feb. 8, 1949
No.1 rankings: 37
Best full decade: 1960s, appeared in 45.21% of polls, but so far on pace to top that in the 2010s.
Worst full decade: 1950s, appeared in 17.04% of polls.


13. MICHIGAN STATE (434 Points)
Total appearances: 35.98% of all polls
First appearance: Jan. 1, 1952
No.1 rankings: 11
Best full decade: 2000s, appeared in 71.58% of polls, but so far on pace to top that in the 2010s.
Worst full decade: 1960s, appeared in 2.74% of polls.
 
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@insiders any insight on Nijel Pack? Making his commitment tomorrow. Hoping it’s not Purdue

EDIT: Sounds like Miami and OSU (figures) got in an NLI bidding war. Would not want to see this guy in the big 10
 
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redwingillini11

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BigMuddyMonster said:
Spreading false rumors or “locks” on this forum should result in a 5 year ban from OPH and Portillos. This information needs to be verified at the source and then cross examined before sharing. The poster then must wear the flair of shame under their avatar as voted on by the board.

This misinformation completely disrupts my fantasy lineup projections.

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Wouldn’t wish an OPH ban on my worst enemy.

Ok maybe I would, but it’s about as harsh a penalty you could think of.
 
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GoodePodzMelendez

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illini0440 said:
If only you guys knew how difficult some of these players and their "camps" are to deal with....this thread would be a much easier place.
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As a former college athlete, I would have never allowed people to tell me where to go. It was my decision and no one else’s. I made the best choice for myself instead of some clown wanting a piece of the action.
 
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KingWolf11

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GoodePodzMelendez said:
As a former college athlete, I would have never allowed people to tell me where to go. It was my decision and no one else’s. I made the best choice for myself instead of some clown wanting a piece of the action.
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Maybe it was different for you, but as a fellow former college athlete nobody was dangling 6 figures worth of cash in my face/offering jobs to family members etc etc. My "camp" probably would have been a lot more entrenched in my college decision if that was the case.
 
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IllinoisIntegrity

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the juiceman cometh said:
There's nothing wrong with the bolded, I'm just surprised you were donating to basketball in the first place based on your thought process. I consider athletics to be valuable, but never considered big time sports as essential for an academic institution, nor athletics as one of the more impactful areas to donate to "for the university as a whole." Kinda sounds like this decision could have been made for the same reasons 20 years ago.
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You make an absolutely valid point. I actually agree & acknowledge my shift. While I stand by the fact that my values have evolved, I can also be fully honest and recognize that part of my decision is ego/legacy driven. When a donor gave a large gift to Illinois athletics 15, 10, or even 5 yrs ago, it felt far more impactful and appreciated. Not that it isn’t appreciated now, I (and others) just feel a little less important and less necessary. Some may disagree but that’s how I feel. -And to clarify since I am getting a lot of pushback, I will always support the Illini as a FAN, just not as a (near naming rights level) financial booster. As said, I believe there’s better use of those funds at U of I outside of athletics moving forward. ……But if I keep getting hate mail, I will direct those funds directly to Michigan State bball! 😆
 
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IlliniKat91

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GoodePodzMelendez said:
As a former college athlete, I would have never allowed people to tell me where to go. It was my decision and no one else’s. I made the best choice for myself instead of some clown wanting a piece of the action.
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I'm not going to lie, if my husband and I were ever to produce DI level athletic progeny, there'd be some schools/coaches I wouldn't want my kid playing for. That might change after meeting in person, but public perception counts for a lot.

Howard is at the top of my list as someone I wouldn't want molding my child away from home. Pearl is another. On the flip side, as much as it would hurt to see my kid in black and gold, I'd be happy to hand him over to Matt Painter. That sort of thing.
 
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Idea Gardener

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IlliniKat91 said:
I'm not going to lie, if my husband and I were ever to produce DI level athletic progeny, there'd be some schools/coaches I wouldn't want my kid playing for. That might change after meeting in person, but public perception counts for a lot.

Howard is at the top of my list as someone I wouldn't want molding my child away from home. Pearl is another. On the flip side, as much as it would hurt to see my kid in black and gold, I'd be happy to hand him over to Matt Painter. That sort of thing.
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Also Fran, because I don't want my kid becoming a whiny mope.
 
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CubIllini

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I say this with the greatest amount of respect to all parties involved and I'm hopeful no one takes this the wrong way, but here we go.

Some of these kids don't come from families with a lot of resources. It's hard not to blame them or their "camp" for entertaining the best offer for their children's service. $200-$500k is a lot of money to people who have little to nothing. It is what it is- i don't like it, but it's the new era we are living in. We either have to play the game, or be comfortable losing the top dogs to the guys who do play the game. There - I said it. It's not pretty, but it's the truth. I should offer the disclaimer that this doesn't apply to everyone.
 
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Redbull said:
... At the same time I see the university building new buildings and expanding like crazy both here and abroad so I don’t feel they are hurting.
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For years people were donating buildings and no money to maintain them (90's-2000s). I think UIUC eventually started insisting that a certain percentage of the donation be held back for maintenance. If you want to support a specific major, donating to the maintenance fund for a building that was constructed without a maintenance plan may be an high impact, unsung, act.
 
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