Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

#127      
Brosky
Oh what a stud Harper was (for us) right from the get-go; An uncommonly mature, strong and arrogant freshman whose athleticism was off the charts. As for McDonald's stuff, I don't know. What I do know is Lowell Hamilton was #1 high school player in the nation according to Street & Smith, and Marcus Liberty the same for Parade magazine.
 
#128      
jamarvelous31
BackThatPassUp said:
and before that Jereme Richmond, Dee Brown, Brian Cook, and Frank Williams
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Guys. Appreciate the lists but "feels like" was intended to reference that it's been 15 years since we had a HS recruit McDAA.

I didn't literally mean that there'd not been one in 43 years...
 
#129      
IlliniCaboose
hangdog said:
"Which one's Pink?"
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#132      
Qdog1959
March2TheArch said:
Bro Mason’s shot is pure - he’ll plug right into Jake’s role in 2027-28. And Cole is a special 3-level player. Hope we invite Cole out to the UConn game and secure a commitment as a Xmas present this year.
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Who is the young man that is dunking everything??
 
#141      
illiniguy24
I might be in the minority here, but I personally don’t count transfers who didn’t commit here out of high school when talking about signing McD’s AA’s or “highest ranked recruits” such as Andrej or Boswell

Especially if they transferred as Juniors
 
#142      
Illinirog70
Brosky said:
Oh what a stud Harper was (for us) right from the get-go; An uncommonly mature, strong and arrogant freshman whose athleticism was off the charts. As for McDonald's stuff, I don't know. What I do know is Lowell Hamilton was #1 high school player in the nation according to Street & Smith, and Marcus Liberty the same for Parade magazine.
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I remember Harper well. He went pro a year early, and set a record in the NBA by increasing his scoring average for nine (?) years in a row... Never a great shooter but a very good ball handler, defensive player and driver. Big guard at that time (about 6'4") out of Florida... Heart and soul of the Illini.
 
#144      
RabidDawgClassic
Illinirog70 said:
I remember Harper well. He went pro a year early, and set a record in the NBA by increasing his scoring average for nine (?) years in a row... Never a great shooter but a very good ball handler, defensive player and driver. Big guard at that time (about 6'4") out of Florida... Heart and soul of the Illini.
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Back then, you had to declare “hardship” if you wanted to go pro early. In other words, you had to prove that you and/or your family were in deep financial need. Imagine how quickly that draconian rule would be shot down in court today.
 
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