Illinois Alumni Team in TBT

IlliniBrave75 · Feb 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/x/status/1230532783195508742

The Dave · Feb 20, 2020

Deron and Malcolm would be nice pieces. IIRC current NBA players can't participate in TBT (so no Leonard), right? Is Brandon Paul on an NBA roster? If not, he'd be another good add.

RIVERCITYCHIEF · Feb 20, 2020

Deron, Leron Black, Hill, Paul, and a big man Egwu?

Edit: Ravonte Rice and Feliz will be a done here too.

illiniswish09 · Feb 20, 2020

This is super dope, no reason why we shouldn't get accepted.

The Dave · Feb 21, 2020

Was thinking about this last night (why am I thinking about this at weird times?) and I also figured that undrafted seniors would be eligible....lets add Feliz on the team!

Illini_Jack · Feb 21, 2020

Gimme Malcolm, Egwu, DJ, BP3, Rice, Leron

sacraig · Feb 21, 2020

Can Deon Thomas still play?

ILL in IA · Feb 21, 2020

sacraig said:
Can Deon Thomas still play?

Augustine?

IlliniBrave75 · Feb 21, 2020

What about Brian Randle? Looks like he stopped playing oversea in 2017. He is now a Player development coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

sacraig · Feb 21, 2020

Sergio needs to be on that list for sure.

ILL in IA · Feb 21, 2020

sacraig said:
Sergio needs to be on that list for sure.

IF Sergio is the first player on the team, does he get all the credit for getting it started and getting the rest of the players to join him in the tournament?

RockfordIllini · Feb 21, 2020

Nick Smith?

ChazzReinhold · Feb 21, 2020

McCamey

TCTORNADO · Feb 21, 2020

Clearly, Jaylon Tate needs to be the PG.

blackdog · Feb 21, 2020

ChazzReinhold said:
McCamey

He played a big role for the OSU alumni team that won last year....

Illini_1979 · Feb 21, 2020

Dave Downey?

Peace Frog · Feb 21, 2020

Lucas Johnson please

oNthErILL · Feb 21, 2020

doowink said:
I was of the opinion that Brian Randle was going to develop into one of the all time greats in Illini history....he had length, he had quickness and athleticism ....of course the hand injury probably had a lot to do with holding him back .....but he just didn't develop like I thought or hoped he would...one of the biggest disappointments from a player in my years of watching Illini hoops

Freak athlete, just couldn’t put it all together. I still remember him dunking on Killingsworth. That was probably one of my favorite dunks of all time.

TMC999 · Feb 21, 2020

Jens kujawa. Nick smith. Victor chukwudebe. Shelly Clark. Fess Hawkins.
I’m going big. Guards are boring.

Beendownsince99 · Feb 21, 2020

I will add Frank Williams because he is the reason I became a fan. I will also really like to see Joseph Bertrand always liked him.

IlliniCaboose · Feb 22, 2020

Chris Hicks

Flight#33 · Feb 22, 2020

TMC999 said:
Jens kujawa. Nick smith. Victor chukwudebe. Shelly Clark. Fess Hawkins.
I’m going big. Guards are boring.

Add Scott Meents and George Montgomery

AZis · Feb 22, 2020

Honestly, I have no clue what this TBT thing is... But I am all for it! I am sure there are some restrictions on who can be on the team.... So I'll not offer any guesses on who should be included, outside of Deron Williams being the #1 pick.....

final4illini · Feb 22, 2020

AZis said:
Honestly, I have no clue what this TBT thing is... But I am all for it! I am sure there are some restrictions on who can be on the team.... So I'll not offer any guesses on who should be included, outside of Deron Williams being the #1 pick.....

KIWANNE GARRIS

EyeoftheIllini · Feb 22, 2020

AZis said:
Honestly, I have no clue what this TBT thing is... But I am all for it! I am sure there are some restrictions on who can be on the team.... So I'll not offer any guesses on who should be included, outside of Deron Williams being the #1 pick.....

It is The Basketball Tournament, and a lot of the teams consist primarily of alums from a particular school. Last year I believe the winner was a team of mostly Ohio St. players (plus as someone pointed out McCamey). I think a Syracuse team won it one year.
As for restrictions, I’m not entirely sure but the players should be young enough to still play basketball at a fairly high level. For example, some of those on the OSU team roster last year were:

William Buford/30/2016 last time played at highest level
Aaron Craft/29/2016
Jon Diebler/31/2017
Jeff Gibbs/39/2019 — Otterbein
Dallas Lauderdale/31/2017
David Lighty/31/2012
Demetri McCamey/31/2016
Courtney Pigram/34/2016 — E. TN St

So I’m not sure some of those mentioned would be the best choices.

Illinois Alumni Team in TBT

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