Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May 2019)

[TCTORNADO]

Wow, just wow on January. I thought I had this recruiting thing sort of figured out and along comes this. What a bomb. Nobody saw this coming. His signing is one thing, but actually suiting up will be the true test.

 

[Hoppy2105]

Wow, just wow on January. I thought I had this recruiting thing sort of figured out and along comes this. What a bomb. Nobody saw this coming. His signing is one thing, but actually suiting up will be the true test.

It’ll definitely be something interesting to keep tabs on.

 

[Joel Goodson]

January's signing is most likely aspirational. Can't hurt to try though. Wherever he ends up, I wish him well.

 

[HoopCity]

https://www.abqjournal.com/1309902/...rospect-cousin-of-former-lobo-tony-snell.html

 

[BuddyJ]

https://www.abqjournal.com/1309902/...rospect-cousin-of-former-lobo-tony-snell.html

Damn that roster has some familiar names: Carlton Bragg and JaQuan Lyle. Blast from the past.

 

[JJB]

Damn that roster has some familiar names: Carlton Bragg and JaQuan Lyle. Blast from the past.

Fun fact: Malcolm Hill was born two months before Bragg and four before Lyle. No wonder it seems like they've been around forever.

 

[Peoria Pipeline]

Any further updates on Christian Brown this morning?

It looks like him and Rakocevich will be a race to see who wants the scholarship first.

 

[breadman]

Antwan January to New Mexico

https://twitter.com/x/status/1123788152324464641

I can see it now: First round 2020 NCAA match up - ILLINI vs Lobos

 

[ChocolateThunder]

Not saying they have to, but under the radar recruits are the exception, not the rule.

Any one hearing anything about a kid named Captain Tuttle, I believe he is originally from Seoul Korea?

 

[illini80]

Any one hearing anything about a kid named Captain Tuttle, I believe he is originally from Seoul Korea?

 

[Chukwuwumba]

If Patterson reclassifies and commits (to us), that would be a huge coup. Would need to recalibrate our recruiting expectations. I know we've been recruiting him hard for awhile, just thought the reclassification chances were low, as we hadn't heard anything about it recently. Is Underwood leading that recruitment?

Pretty sure there was info that just came out, stated that he plans to make a decision in the fall. End of April recruiting thread. #826

 

[SublimeBeast]

https://www.abqjournal.com/1309902/...rospect-cousin-of-former-lobo-tony-snell.html

UNM is not commenting on the signing until it clears through the compliance office, but January did get his letter of intent sent to him on Wednesday afternoon from the Lobos coaching staff and reportedly did sign the papers on Wednesday with the plans of joining the team over the summer and being placed on scholarship.

Interesting...

 

[I Bomb]

Well, it happens; best of luck to January. Was kind of looking forward to that twin tower type of thing...

 

[hin10]

Interesting...

Also interesting that the article said that UNM now has 15 scholarships committed for next year, which means January puts them over by 2. Seems like this is the definition of "flyer".

 

[Old Dude]

I wonder if the old January puns are running rampant on the NM forums now

 

[Innocent Primate]

Here’s a novel thought. Why don’t we just wish the young man well and leave it at that ?

 

[Epsilon]

Any one hearing anything about a kid named Captain Tuttle, I believe he is originally from Seoul Korea?

Not a lot of ppl on this board are gonna get that one.

Somehow I feel like that kid will get his scholarship though...

 

[dbeverly26]

on the NM forums

On the what now?

 

[HoopCity]

https://www.abqjournal.com/1309902/...rospect-cousin-of-former-lobo-tony-snell.html

Glad to see many of you have read the article and picked it apart, I thought it was interesting too. If he makes the team it appears to be pretty good after the Creaning is done .....

 

[TCTORNADO]

This late Spring recruiting flurry is fun, if not we would be in to pre-season practice reports.

 

[Deleted member 649710]

Any one hearing anything about a kid named Captain Tuttle, I believe he is originally from Seoul Korea?

 

[ivwilsoniv]

Any chance BU stops by to see Boogie Ellis during his trip to California? Just released from his LOI to Duke. Nothing linking Illinois to Ellis, just figured if BU's in the neighborhood, stop by!

https://247sports.com/Player/Boogie-Ellis-46047755/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1123995092375736321

https://twitter.com/x/status/1123997376014888965

 

[Stevegarbs]

Any one hearing anything about a kid named Captain Tuttle, I believe he is originally from Seoul Korea?

You could all say we made up Tuttle.

 

[illini0440]

He is worth a scholarship based on his name alone.....the basketball skill is just a bonus.

 

[illini0440]

Anyone going to Ubben tomorrow?