Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[PepeSilvia]

They were studs as freshmen. Maybe not on the level of Keaton but arguably they were even bigger scouting misses (which is the discussion that got us here) because they ended up at mid-majors. Lillard had zero high major offers and Morant got only one, from South Carolina, late in the game.

Yeah they were all really good.

You could also throw guys like Steph and CJ Mccollum in there.

McCollum dropped 26 on Kansas in the tourney as a freshman.

Steph is by far the biggest scouting miss in history because his dad had a 15+ year NBA career and not a single power conference school would throw an offer at him.

 

[Noblesville Illini]

Does it? He'll be the first lottery pick EVER who didn't play on a shoe brand circuit or national event.

He chose to stay hidden in a small public school in Kansas.

It’s just funny that KW won 2 state titles in front of Kansas, K State, and WSU in the crowd and NONE of them offered.

 

[wc_illini]

Maybe he got better, especially after adding 20lbs or whatever

 

[Travis1173]

Yeah they were all really good.

You could also throw guys like Steph and CJ Mccollum in there.

McCollum dropped 26 on Kansas in the tourney as a freshman.

Steph is by far the biggest scouting miss in history because his dad had a 15+ year NBA career and not a single power conference school would throw an offer at him.

It’s even funnier in Steph’s case because he basically begged VT for a scholly.