Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[dainjazoner]

insiders any word on if theres an update on marcus domask's waiver.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

insiders any word on if theres an update on marcus domask's waiver.

 

[Illini_1105]

So he's going. Not good for the 2025 Illini, but good for him and good cosmically. It would have been a shame if his best professional opportunity got taken from him due to injury. It's always been clear the draft was his desire.

Coleman has nothing but high praise for his time at Illinois. Will be a fantastic advertisement for our school.

 

[ILLfated]

Robbie Avila, Indiana State Sycamores, Center

Robbie Avila is a 6-8, 210-pound Center from Oak Forest, IL.

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I thought we weren't interested? I keep mentioning him and keep getting shut down.

 

[illini011]

Robbie Avila, Indiana State Sycamores, Center

Robbie Avila is a 6-8, 210-pound Center from Oak Forest, IL.

247sports.com

Isn’t he following his coach?

 

[Illiniam1984]

We have a lot in Storr. Just be patient.

 

[Piotyr]

I am a little curious what role Ty has on the team going forward. Doesn't shoot well enough to be much aside from a good defending/passing/rebounding, undersized 5, and if he can't hit FTs at at least a 60% clip, he won't see time at the end of games.

 

[I-L-L 1318]

He sometimes takes part in what every college kid takes part in ... And some people think that's a bad thing ...

In that case, I too occasionally have off the court issues.

Here's to hoping his birthday isn't the night before we play Penn St

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

I am a little curious what role Ty has on the team going forward. Doesn't shoot well enough to be much aside from a good defending/passing/rebounding, undersized 5, and if he can't hit FTs at at least a 60% clip, he won't see time at the end of games.

Picture his role last year... it's probably something like that.

 

[Illini_1105]

He sometimes takes part in what every college kid takes part in ... And some people think that's a bad thing ...

It’s only bad if you’re playing Penn state the next day

 

[illini0440]

Picture his role last year... it's probably something like that.

Except probably smaller

 

[AirNeazy]

Indy, can you tell me if this is on path of realistic?

PG - Boswell/Harris
SG - Maddox/DGL
SF - Storr/Hill/Davis
PF - Amos/Goode
C - Morez/Amani/Booth/Jakstys as a redshirt?

Man can't wait for when we're in the hunt for the B1G title and a top 3 seed with this team (if it comes to fruition) and Gritty still chimes in every time "1st Team All B1G Caliber" Dainja has 20 points in an AAC game or Jase scores 15 against UC-Irvine about how screwed we are for the future.

 

[foby]

Anyone else occasionally hit "show ignored content" just to see the horrific takes?

I don't ignore anyone. I'm a glutton for punishment.

 

[AirNeazy]

Picture his role last year... it's probably something like that.

Highly doubt we ask him to handle the ball as much as we did in the 1st half of the season if Boswell comes onboard though.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Ty gone?

I have said all along ... Over signing by 1 is on the table ...

Ty stays ... We oversign by 1 ...

PG - Boswell/Harris
SG - Maddox/DGL
SF - Storr/Hill/Davis
PF - Amos/Rodgers/Goode
C - Morez/Amani/Booth/Jakstys as a redshirt

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Can’t help but notice he follows Morez, TA, Ty and the official Illini men’s basketball account on instagram.

He's a Streets kid ...

 

[foby]

Robbie Avila, Indiana State Sycamores, Center

Robbie Avila is a 6-8, 210-pound Center from Oak Forest, IL.

247sports.com

And all 5 starters go portalling.........crazy

 

[Illini231]

If we over signed, would we just cover someone’s scholarship through NIL?

 

[BillyBob1]

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That lady just can’t keep up!

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

And all 5 starters go portalling.........crazy

I mean ... They did lose their coach ...

 

[foby]

And all 5 starters go portalling.........crazy

And a live look in at Gritty as we are on the verge of a stellar portal class.......

 

[AirNeazy]

And all 5 starters go portalling.........crazy

As much as I hated Purdue this year, lets all thank our lucky stars that in 1895 Purdue's president saw fit to invite us to a meeting where we would found the Big Ten.

 

[DAM1298]

We might average 120 points a game if our starting 5 was Boswell-Maddox-Storr-Avila-Morez lol.

Might give up 100, but that’s OK.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

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Please continue with this all off season ... So Elite ...

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

The 97 Marlins title is just as nice as the others

Sure. But the 2024 Illini >>>>> 2023 Illini.

Sample size is still pretty small in this portal/NIL era. But I got to imagine over time we're going to see some validity to the idea that stability has some value.