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Henricksen: The impact of Illinois commit Jeremiah Tilmon
Henricksen: The impact of Illinois commit Jeremiah Tilmon
Goodwin, a 6-3 guard and a consensus top 75 prospect in the country, is fresh off winning a Class 3A state championship and impressing everyone who watched him this past spring. The fawning over Goodwin continued this past weekend while playing in the prestigious Peach Jam. Now Tilmon will begin working Goodwin to join him in Champaign.
“Now the pressure is on him,” Tilmon said with a laugh of his friend and the state’s No. 1 prospect. “I’m going to get him to come with me. I’ll be recruiting him.”
Calling this a big shot in the arm for Groce and the Illinois program may be underselling the impact of the Tilmon commitment. It’s one thing to have the new athletic director in your corner when the program is struggling; it’s another when one of the top players in the country takes the leap of faith.