Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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joeybcrazy13
its gonna be may GIF
 
#578      
Emerson Bigguns
Calvin said:
We're at 13 officially? Seems light. Think most years we've had 12 plus several walk-ons. Did he think one of the portal guys would return?
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I doubt Brad goes into the season with 2 open. He typically likes to keep one... I'm betting they are waiting for the freshmen to get on campus to ensure they all enroll. There are still a lot of good players in the portal... Ty is ranked the 47th best guy available, if that is any indication of the caliber of guys out there.

The bidding is probably stupid right now, as other teams scramble to put together a decent roster. You know UK still has crazy money to spend... Once the market cools, and seats fill up, guys will be more willing to listen to teams with only bench roles available.
 
#580      
NarrowJ
Calvin said:
We're at 13 officially? Seems light. Think most years we've had 12 plus several walk-ons. Did he think one of the portal guys would return?
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When did we ever have 'several' walkons?

Roster count by season:

25-26: 14
24-25: 14
23-24: 15
22-23: 14
21-22: 15
20-21: 14

Having 12 + 2/3 walk-ons is the norm.
 
#583      
RabidDawgClassic
Calvin said:
We're at 13 officially? Seems light. Think most years we've had 12 plus several walk-ons. Did he think one of the portal guys would return?
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Well, consider at the moment that we don’t have any “walk on” level players on the roster yet… unless you consider Fagbemi to be of that caliber. While scholarships are now available to a roster of 15 max players, that doesn’t mean the staff couldn’t add a walk on type from the current student body as is routinely done. That would bring the roster up to 14 and Brad generally likes to leave one spot open for mid season additions.
 
#585      
aveseaboy
Some of these other team’s reloads are really scaring me. Gonna be a tough year. Young guys will have to be ready to step up. I’m really high on Vaaks and I hope I’m right
 
#588      
Scoregasm
LvilleILL1 said:
Talked to a few people who have seen Quentin Coleman at a couple of the recent events, including the Iverson right now and the Jordan event a couple weeks ago.

Safe to say, there is a considerable amount of hype building.
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When is he expected on campus?
 
#590      
PizzaHutParkingLot
LvilleILL1 said:
Talked to a few people who have seen Quentin Coleman at a couple of the recent events, including the Iverson right now and the Jordan event a couple weeks ago.

Safe to say, there is a considerable amount of hype building.
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Can’t wait for the summer session media availability where a rising senior calls him "cold" and predicts he will be a highly impactful player 🙂

(Note: Not expecting Q to be a direct Wagler replacement)
 
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Emerson Bigguns
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