Illini Basketball 2026-2027

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blackdog
PepeSilvia said:
I'm honestly kind of curious of the entire picture from left to right?

Stojakovic, staffer?, Jake Davis, Fagbemi, Tomi, Fletch, Williams, Is that Vaaks or Zens?, Landon Davis, Z, Jakstys, ???, Brown, Morillo, Mirk.
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First question is former walk-on/bench mob Keaton Kutcher who is now assistant strength coach (and is looking the part with those arms)

2nd question is Vaaks

3rd is Zens
 
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Scoregasm
LvilleILL1 said:
Summer workouts over. Guys have about three or so weeks off then they will get going again.

Expectation is Mirk will be out about the first month of practice starting late August, then will slowly be re integrated after about a month.

Freshman continue to flash. Brown and Morillo started to pop at the end of workouts. Williams is going to be a great in transition/defensively.
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Combo
LvilleILL1 said:
Summer workouts over. Guys have about three or so weeks off then they will get going again.

Expectation is Mirk will be out about the first month of practice starting late August, then will slowly be re integrated after about a month.

Freshman continue to flash. Brown and Morillo started to pop at the end of workouts. Williams is going to be a great in transition/defensively.
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How I hope they don't rush him back. Foot problems can linger, especially for someone 6'9 250 lbs.
 
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HensonHall71
LvilleILL1 said:
Summer workouts over. Guys have about three or so weeks off then they will get going again.

Expectation is Mirk will be out about the first month of practice starting late August, then will slowly be re integrated after about a month.

Freshman continue to flash. Brown and Morillo started to pop at the end of workouts. Williams is going to be a great in transition/defensively.
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That timeline makes a lot of sense, he's out all of September, but slowly integrates through the month of October. Then it's up to how he responds to increased work in practice to see when he would be ready for games in Nov. but it would seem plausible mid-November games would be close to a full go
 
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stlrunner
blackdog said:
First question is former walk-on/bench mob Keaton Kutcher who is now assistant strength coach (and is looking the part with those arms)

2nd question is Vaaks

3rd is Zens
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That's great that Kutcher is now on the staff as a strength coach. If I recall, he hit the 3 pointer that gave Kylan the 10th assist he needed for his triple double.
 
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EmeraldCityIllini
I’m shocked Darrion didn’t wanna follow Will Wade to LSU

The mid-season Will Wade hype train as his team was on the wrong side of the bubble was peak loyalty
 
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IlliniWu
Dan said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2085881177693385061
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Look....just off these clips....I'm calling him an NBA prospect already. We'll see how it translates to the game this year but I think he's an instant contributor.

You know the physicality is there with the Fletch program, but being able to go up on a 7'2 athletic guy like Z is no slouch. Looks like a quick jumper+explosive. The shot looks smooth. I was just as impressed with these clips as Coleman's, which is a big deal.
 
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