Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[OrangeAndBlueBlooded]

Somewhere between 40 and 45 times. I have family there and traveled to Italy for decades on business.
There are many, many different food types in various regions of Italy. Some of the restaurants in central
Illinois are excellent.

Manzellas Italian Patio and Filippos (in Mahomet and/or Monticello) are our favorites.

Also remember Minneccis...RIP.

 

[Dbell1981]

Actually, many small towns in central Illinois have excellent family owned Italian restaurants. Italians worked in the coal
mines of central and southern Illinois after immigrating to America in the early 1900's.

Guzzardos in Lincoln is

 

[Idea Gardener]

Who was the lead recruiter on this one, big Geoff?

 

[EyeoftheIllini]

Ill be there on Friday night. I love that place. Anyone going to the Michigan State game?

I’m not but on Monday I did drive by Assembly Hall and Memorial Stadium. Was visiting a shop around the corner on South Neil while driving back to Ohio. First time I’ve been by them in probably 25 years. Man has that area changed.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

I’ll be there

Olive Garden or the game or both ... Miller Lites at Olive Garden pre-game? Sounds like a plan

 

[Whitmans Sampler]

“a controlled Curbelo” has gotta be one of the most elite descriptions you could say to an Illini bball fan.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Who was the lead recruiter on this one, big Geoff?

Yup ... The international pipeline has begun ...

 

[Scoregasm]

Yup ... The international pipeline has begun ...

Beats Dustin's Canadian pipeline.

 

[Timj83]

Manzellas Italian Patio and Filippos (in Mahomet and/or Monticello) are our favorites.

Also remember Minneccis...RIP.

Is Timpones by Canopy Club still open? Used to love that place and worked there for a summer. Holy hell the owner Ray Timpone...was very challenging to work for lol.

 

[Idea Gardener]

Gabagool

I wonder if he'll move in with Epps since Skyy was his roommate.

 

[HensonHall71]

One of the 247 guys tweeted that he's immediately eligible. But we probably won't see him in a game this year per my source of 0440 who posted 1 minute before i did.

That is the logical plan - but if he's enrolled this semester and practicing with the team, I wouldn't mind him playing in March and April if he can make an impact on a tourny run - he's got 4 years of eligibility and having that long between competitive games that matter sometimes does more harm than good

Great to have the PG position addressed either way - but he seems like the type that can impact winning right now for us

 

[GrayGhost77]

Is Timpones by Canopy Club still open? Used to love that place and worked there for a summer. Holy hell the owner Ray Timpone...was very challenging to work for lol.

Still there. I used to know Ray Jr. And Ray Sr pretty well. I know two people who have worked there, one was my ex wife and another my old hs friend who has been there over 20 years.

 

[ILLFAN67]

Draylawhorn, Moretti, Epps pretty deep moving forward. Plus, are bigs down low next season.

Dain, Perrin, Hawkins, Ty, Hansberry. Man some super talent and Team guys!

Hawkins won’t be back. But I like the sound of the rest of them!

 

[BTYBILL]

Hawkins won’t be back. But I like the sound of the rest of them!

I agree with Hawkins going pro. The rest, you never know. No one expected Miller to leave

 

[illini0440]

Olive Garden or the game or both ... Miller Lites at Olive Garden pre-game? Sounds like a plan

I’d fill up on breadsticks then I wouldn’t have room for Lites!

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Wait wait wait. So on Friday, it seemed like all heck was breaking loose. Now, in a matter of 5 days, we have a top 25 win, a road conference demolition, look drastically better in every aspect on the court, and now we've brought in a new point guard. Sheesh. Never ever, ever, ever doubt BU.

 

[kyillinifan]

I can hear the Orange Krishna singing out Niiicccollo.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Wait wait wait. So on Friday, it seemed like all heck was breaking loose. Now, in a matter of 5 days, we have a top 25 win, a road conference demolition, look drastically better in every aspect on the court, and now we've brought in a new point guard. Sheesh. Never ever, ever, ever doubt BU.

Super weird that our stud freshman taking an unexplained leave of absence from the team seems to have precipitated so much of it, but the mood has definitely brightened.

 

[PassingBy]

Are foreign students/athletes eligible for NIL?

 

[WyattEarp]

Wait wait wait. So on Friday, it seemed like all heck was breaking loose. Now, in a matter of 5 days, we have a top 25 win, a road conference demolition, look drastically better in every aspect on the court, and now we've brought in a new point guard. Sheesh. Never ever, ever, ever doubt BU.

He has a way of making you pay when you do…
(Just the same I might have to look into some blood pressure medicine. This has not been for the faint of heart of late..)

 

[Whitmans Sampler]

As the lead recruiter, does Tim Anderson have to deal with the Clark family ripping into him that things haven’t gone as planned? Does he put them on mute?

 

[JMoser16]

Not a perfect comparison, but the Skyy saga is very similar to Kahlil Whitney’s time at Kentucky.

 

[RML]

Qualita e tradizione.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Not a perfect comparison, but the Skyy saga is very similar to Kahlil Whitney’s time at Kentucky.

 

[CogDog]

As the lead recruiter, does Tim Anderson have to deal with the Clark family ripping into him that things haven’t gone as planned? Does he put them on mute?

I’m glad you posed this question because I have been thinking about this exact scenario since he left the team. I’d be very interested to know what was said between Anderson and the Clark family over the last month.