Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May-June 2017)

[IlliniBrave75]

UIHoopsRecruits Retweeted
Scott Burgess‏ @scottybscout 2h2 hours ago

Belleville West 2019 EJ Liddell is visiting #Mizzou today @NateLatsch @STLEaglesBBall

 

[TCTORNADO]

UIHoopsRecruits Retweeted
Scott Burgess‏ @scottybscout 2h2 hours ago

Belleville West 2019 EJ Liddell is visiting #Mizzou today @NateLatsch @STLEaglesBBall

The Pickett factor at work.

 

[coryfor3]

Illinois will host top-30 2018 Morgan Park guard Ayo Dosunmu for an unofficial visit to Tuesday
https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/875401085791416320

Totally out of pure curiosity- why is it that these unofficial visits always seem to be on Tuesdays? Is it so we have jokes to make about winning Wednesdays or whatever? Or is there some actual reason?

 

[coryfor3]

[FONT=&quot]Evan Daniels‏Verified account @EvanDaniels [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Updated 2019 Top 100 | 1. RJ Barrett 2. Vernon Carey 3. James Wiseman 4. Charles Bassey | Story: http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1785183-updated-2019-top-100 …[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Okoro 34[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Whitney 49[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Liddell 98[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Just a quick run through on my part, sure I missed a few.Other Illinois kids just outside the top 100 - Cowan, Walker, Payton, Brayboy
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#99 recruit but #1 name: "Rocket Watts"

 

[Deleted member 10676]

#99 recruit but #1 name: "Rocket Watts"

#91 player on the list, Taylor Currie, just committed to Michigan per Snow.

 

[TCTORNADO]

#91 player on the list, Taylor Currie, just committed to Michigan per Snow.

2019.

 

[BMo79]

[FONT=&quot]Evan Daniels‏Verified account @EvanDaniels [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Updated 2019 Top 100 | 1. RJ Barrett 2. Vernon Carey 3. James Wiseman 4. Charles Bassey | Story: http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1785183-updated-2019-top-100 …[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Okoro 34[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Whitney 49[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Liddell 98[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Just a quick run through on my part, sure I missed a few.Other Illinois kids just outside the top 100 - Cowan, Walker, Payton, Brayboy
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Those are the 3 I would want to get, I will be happy if we get any one of the 3. Highly excited if we get 2 of them.

 

[PhillyIllini]

I'm trying to, but the tea leaves aren't looking great. Hmm. *gulp*

lol k.

 

[Deleted member 10676]

[FONT=&quot]Mac Irvin Fire Retweeted [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]USA TODAY HSS‏Verified account @usatodayhss 24m24 minutes ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]#Top100: Ayo Dosunmu is Mr. Efficiency as a scorer https://usat.ly/2seHAza @AyoDos_11 @NICKIRV[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]It sounds like he's all good with Charlie here. [/FONT]

 

[HR217]

James wiseman at 3 is a joke. Extremely overrated right now. Maybe he will develop but I have my doubts there. Take Okoro over him anyday. And Liddell, even though they aren't exactly the same position.

 

[Ubermensch]

James wiseman at 3 is a joke. Extremely overrated right now. Maybe he will develop but I have my doubts there. Take Okoro over him anyday. And Liddell, even though they aren't exactly the same position.

I tend to agree. I don't see what he does that most 6-8 guys can't do. I'd be beyond thrilled if he came to UI, but he seems more like a top-50 guy than top-5 to my eyes.

 

[Deleted member 10676]

Bill Self looking for half a roster of Illinois pgs.

Mac Irvin Fire‏ @TheMacIrvinFire 5m5 minutes ago
#MacIrvinFire 2020 G Freshman Phenom Adam Miller (Peoria Manuel) received offer from Kansas #JayHawk #Big12

 

[hooraybeer]

Bill Self looking for half a roster of Illinois pgs.

Mac Irvin Fire‏ @TheMacIrvinFire 5m5 minutes ago
#MacIrvinFire 2020 G Freshman Phenom Adam Miller (Peoria Manuel) received offer from Kansas #JayHawk #Big12

wow. very early for KU to offer. Miller must be incredibly impressive

 

[TriCityBurbs]

Looks like we reache out to the #1 recruit in 2019 RJ Barrett who is considering reclassifying.

https://twitter.com/UIHoopsRecruits/status/875530464139907072

 

[OldGreg]

wow. very early for KU to offer. Miller must be incredibly impressive

I feel like Jerrence has carte blanche in Chicago. If he thinks someone is going to be big, Self ok's the offer. ie Markese Jacobs

 

[chief9]

wow. very early for KU to offer. Miller must be incredibly impressive

He is, and there was no way Jerrance wasn't going to offer this kid

 

[bombayIllini]

It really does not matter what KU (or anyone else does). We locked down Mark Smith. These other kids need to follow.

 

[BMo79]

He is, and there was no way Jerrance wasn't going to offer this kid

Yeah would of made it rough to come home if he hadn't

 

[IlliniFin86]

https://mobile.twitter.com/AceWolf44/status/875502765530918912

Here's a look at Miller from his hometown paper.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

I think Coach Coleman will earn his pay on this recruitment.

Let's hope so, because this will the 1st big test for the staff.

 

[Deleted member 10676]

Ayo still tearing it up at the NBPA camp, no matter who he's going up against.

[FONT=&quot]UIHoopsRecruits Retweeted [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Corey Evans‏ @coreyevans_10 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]NBPA Top 100: Ayo Dosunmu & Immanuel Quickley go to battle as Quinerly, Hagans & Swider stand out https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/nbpa-top-100-2018-point-guards-make-a-statement …[/FONT]

 

[TCTORNADO]

Let's hope so, because this will the 1st big test for the staff.

Plus it will see how gray this staff wants to get.

 

[Deleted member 8213]

Plus it will see how gray this staff wants to get.

Hopefully they have more love for Ayo than they did for Tilmon.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Speaking of Ayo, Holtmann just offered.

 

[SescIllini]

I think Chin will be a big factor and the success of BU system. Top 20 recruits are typically not 1 and done. I see a player that has a good physical skill set that that projects out better than skill set. Still need to develop each further, might be 2 years away from NBA draftable.