Is he gonna wear 77?!
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Illinois and petrovic on Day 1
question: does this mean he is cleared by the NCAA or separate issue?
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I'm assuming it means NCAA cleared and school admissions accepted. But not visa stuff.Illinois and petrovic on Day 1
question: does this mean he is cleared by the NCAA or separate issue?
if this is the case i'm curious to know how many years of eligibility they awarded him. my thoughts were just 1 year
PG1. Your table is set.
Well that's pretty huge. No issues with the NCAA?
Interestingly, he's listed as a redshirt on the official site.
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Interestingly, he's listed as a redshirt on the official site.
Mihailo Petrovic - 2025-26 - Men's Basketball - University of Illinois Athletics
Mihailo PetrovicG - Club Averaged 14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists while shooting 49% from the field and 33% from 3-point range for KK Mega Basket
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That's not necessarily a safe assumption. Tomi signed in May 2024 and the NCAA did not clear him to play until October. These things are not necessarily connected.
Brad will probably clear that up today or tomorrow in an informal presser.
Final piece?? We’re still missing one announcement…
that's what I figured... but honestly step 1 of getting him signed is a big one. keep the train going down the tracks
Gesh. I was getting worried. Max pain on waiting for him to show up. I L L
the hurdle was always (and still is) getting the NCAA to sign off.
LadyLoyalty
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Wouldn’t the NCAA and school admissions have to accept him before he could sign with Underwood? Seems the biggest hurdles are cleared and his student visa should follow shortly, no?
So assuming Petrovic and Mirkovic won’t be cleared to practice for awhile yet due to NCAA regulations? Also any insight on when they actually set foot on campus?
Redshirt?
Not how it works. As previously stated Ivisic signed 6 months before the NCAA made its eligibility determination.
Another way to think of this is that high school players routinely sign before they graduate high school. What if they don't end up graduating? Are they still eligible? Does the University admit someone who never attained a HS degree just because they signed on to play basketball? Or what about a regular student that is admitted to a school but subsequently for whatever reason doesn't graduate. Fails all their finals and decides tondrop out or whatever. Does the school still take them?
Would have to think staff was pretty certain that he would be admitted and be eligible before extending a binding offer. Of course, the NCAA is nothing if not erratic. Same could be said for student visas at this point in time.
Expecting Petrovic to get two years.
FightinIllini30
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I approve.
Haha found myself (flexing) and my dad (seated) in the background of the Kylan shot
Also if they weren't highly confident, they would have added another guard.
IDC what the odds my pipe dream that he, Stoj, and the twins are still on the team this time next year. Heck, purdue did it this year.
You'll be the preseason No. 1.
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