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Is Illinois still targeting Boyuan Zhang 6-8 Veritas Prep to replace Ben Humrichous?

It don’t mean squat

We beat them for Jerry Gee, can’t remember if he was before or after Keene

A possible Ben replacement in Europe Nikola Kusturica who plays for the same team as Kasparas Jackucionis did FC Barcelona

I’ve seen reports he is 6-8 now and his body has obviously filled out more maybe 210-215 now.

That ship has sailed

Ethan Brown >Brandon Lee Better ball handler, passer, shooter. Remains to be seen defensively but looks average at worst.

This past season it can be said our top 2 players were freshmen

+ Zens

Is Blake Fagbemi on scholarship or is he a walk on? I thought he was on scholarship this year.

Prophet Johnson is a combo guard Illinois reached out to initially but there is heavy competion https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5177722/prophet-johnson

I think it’s really important Z takes a step up next year, puts on muscle, gets stronger. Especially at his base. Also he matures and shoots the 3 at a 33% or + clip. Also further developing his post moves as dog gone it he’s 7’ 2” tall. Nobody will block his shot. I’d like to see him score...

Just me, but I’d rather have a combo guard along the lines like you mentioned (Justin Harmon) and a athletic big that is nasty inside and can give you rebounds,D, and be a serviceable scorer than Blackwell. But in order for that to happen one more player on the current roster would have to...

Ethan Brown says Hello. Brown can play he was underrated tucked away in Rolla Missouri. The coaches know what they got in him.

Morillo will be our Swiss Army Knife, able to play the 1 through 4 positions on the court. It’s understandable Ty entered the portal to see if there are opportunities elsewhere for playing time with Moreno on board.