I'm seeing some Nick Anderson in Liddell built and game. Originally thought he was the closest thing to Antoine Walker I've seen at the Illinois high school level since Antoine left Mount Carmel. Still think so, but Antoine likely taller and longer. But who knows if he will top off at 6-8 instead of 6-6.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July 2018)
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I'm seeing some Nick Anderson in Liddell built and game. Originally thought he was the closest thing to Antoine Walker I've seen at the Illinois high school level since Antoine left Mount Carmel. Still think so, but Antoine likely taller and longer. But who knows if he will top off at 6-8 instead of 6-6.
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Illini have offered athletic 2019 forward Anthony Walker. Putting up big numbers at adidas in New York. Teammate of incoming Illini freshman Anthony Higgs.
https://twitter.com/DPiper247/status/1017992341477568512
https://twitter.com/DPiper247/status/1017992341477568512
Watching the tapes on Higgs made me wonder who the heck was the other big guy? Pretty impressive, solid, athletic, heady player. Hope he wants to rejoin his teammate in C-U.
Jeremiah Tilmon?
I'd have to think the newest Chicago Bull would be on that list as well.
If you mean Jabari Parker, my post was meant as post-Jabari era. If we go back in time, players like Parker, Rose, and quite a few others would be on that list.
Tilmon was never at at that level in HS.
On Dontai Allen (avg 28 ppg at AUU) and Kentucky Recruiting...just highlights the brand and leverage of the "have's" and "have nots" in college ball recruiting:
"they were just telling me to get my conditioning better and then I would have a serious chance to play there and if I were to do well in front of Coach (John) Calipari, then maybe I would be good enough then for that offer.”
"they were just telling me to get my conditioning better and then I would have a serious chance to play there and if I were to do well in front of Coach (John) Calipari, then maybe I would be good enough then for that offer.”
Whitney releasing top 8 next week. 
Whitney releasing top 8 next week.
Would be shocked if we're not on that....
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Whitney releasing top 8 next week.
It will be interesting to see if Duke or Ky are on there. Rumor has it KY has offered.
Cue the meltdown if we’re not on there
Would be a meltdown that is justified considering he was just on campus
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That's a stretch. Groce was newly hired and nobody reasonable thought we had a prayer at Parker.
Parker said in his players tribune article that he wanted to get as far away as possible
Adidas Gauntlet Finale: Eric Bossi's Saturday takeaways
WALKER KESSLER IS A BIG-TIME TALENT
Without a doubt, the best prospect that I watched on Saturday was seven-footer Walker Kessler of the Game Elite 16U team.
He has it all. Kessler is skilled, can shoot with deep range, plays hard, rebounds and has plenty of athleticism to go with everything else. The only problem I had watching him play was that he wasn't getting the ball enough. He's too advanced and too good on the 16U level to not get a touch each time down the floor.
Kessler told me that Illinois, Memphis and St. John's have offered this week and that North Carolina is showing increased interest. Georgia, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Auburn, Stanford, Florida, Xavier and others have already offered. By the end of the summer, Kessler could push for the national top 10 in 2020.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/adidas-gauntlet-finale-eric-bossi-s-saturday-takeaways
This article also talks about recent offers Anthony Walker and Andre Curbelo.
WALKER KESSLER IS A BIG-TIME TALENT
Without a doubt, the best prospect that I watched on Saturday was seven-footer Walker Kessler of the Game Elite 16U team.
He has it all. Kessler is skilled, can shoot with deep range, plays hard, rebounds and has plenty of athleticism to go with everything else. The only problem I had watching him play was that he wasn't getting the ball enough. He's too advanced and too good on the 16U level to not get a touch each time down the floor.
Kessler told me that Illinois, Memphis and St. John's have offered this week and that North Carolina is showing increased interest. Georgia, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Auburn, Stanford, Florida, Xavier and others have already offered. By the end of the summer, Kessler could push for the national top 10 in 2020.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/adidas-gauntlet-finale-eric-bossi-s-saturday-takeaways
This article also talks about recent offers Anthony Walker and Andre Curbelo.
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The question was just about Illinois preps who had shown big time college ability at a young age. Which was true of Parker at as young an age as I can remember, except perhaps Derrick Rose.
Why the exclamation points?
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