To elaborate on this, I thought it was something that was discussed and agreed upon that stars don't really mean a whole heck of a lot anymore....?Is Joliet West a basketball factory? That is where he was attending high school when Illini were recruiting him. He just recently moved to Overtime Elite, so that was not a factor one way or another. Also, I thought at the time when we “pulled back,” it was that he was a shortish guard who didn’t shoot particularly. I also disagree with your premise that Illini aren’t in a position to turn down a 4-star player. If he’s not a good fit, we’re actually in the position that we don’t need to take a top 50 player just because he’s highly rated.