FWIW I've heard some very positive/encouraging things on the Kofi front as of late/
FWIW I've heard some very positive/encouraging things on the Kofi front as of late/
According to Ked, they believe he will be cleared. Not actually even playing HS. Just working out with a trainer at present.Is January ever going to actually play? Can he seriously qualify with his high school history?
According to Ked, they believe he will be cleared.
Of course they do.
FWIW, given our current recruiting state, I'd take him regardless of his eligibility status. Am assuming he'll be admitted.
According to Ked, they believe he will be cleared. Not actually even playing HS. Just working out with a trainer at present.
FWIW I've heard some very positive/encouraging things on the Kofi front as of late/
I believe nothing positive on that one until he sets a date and actually visits us.FWIW I've heard some very positive/encouraging things on the Kofi front as of late/
In the Realist v Pessimist debate, I judge this to be realism. DuhI believe nothing positive on that one until he sets a date and actually visits us.
Roger luther and augie were all plan a guys. Not sure what you're thinking. Bradford as well.
The Dee Augie year we kinda had four plan A guys in Illinois. Add in Michael Thompson and Dockery. Pretty amazing to think about how we got the two best guys over Duke. At the time, it certainly wasn't clear who got the better end of the deal.
Almost had Ike Diogu that year. Was in his Final 2-3. Thompson & Dockery were higher rated guys that Self recruited heavily. Funny that it worked out so well for us. Some of God's greatest gift are unanswered prayers.
Almost had Ike Diogu that year. Was in his Final 2-3. Thompson & Dockery were higher rated guys that Self recruited heavily. Funny that it worked out so well for us. Some of God's greatest gift are unanswered prayers.
Hopefully you are correct, according to articles/etc...pretty strong Uconn/Cuse lean with UCONN leading. Now that they are showing some life again, I would say both would be hard to beat...hope I am wrong, 1 and done no matter there.
I remember being in the DI sports department the day of Dockery's official visit. The confidence level was pretty high.
His career would’ve been better here.I remember being in the DI sports department the day of Dockery's official visit. The confidence level was pretty high.
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Does anyone remember the tv show featuring dockery and eddy curry? Will Bynum also?I remember being in the DI sports department the day of Dockery's official visit. The confidence level was pretty high.
Yes. Luther Head was also on it. He dominated in an All-Star game between kids from Chicago and New York.Does anyone remember the tv show featuring dockery and eddy curry? Will Bynum also?
That 100% depends on your definition of "Plan A". I remember Roger, Luther and Augie being highly thought of in Illinois, but Nationally they were closer to top 75-100, and none of them were the #1 recruit for us at their position at the time. Didn't Rob Judson have to persuade Self to even take Luther and part of that reason was he was the first CPL recruit (Chicago Manley) to play for Illinois since 1994? Luther was 6th in Illinois Mr. Basketball voting his Senior Yr. He had had an impressive run in the State Tournament and had played very well his Sr. Year. He was voted 1st team All-State that year.
Augie was the #14 Power Forward by Scout in his class and #11 Center by Rivals. He had interest from schools like Wake Forrest, Purdue, Northern IL, Notre Dame and Illinois was damn lucky to get him. However, Self was looking at bigger fish Nationally that year to fill his Center spot. So, Plan A? Probably more of a Plan B that year.
Roger was a Lon Kruger recruit and was 4th in Illinois Mr. Basketball voting his Sr. Year. He was a top 100 recruit, but was considered undersized as a PF at the college level. He had a great IHSA resume though and was considered a solid pick up. Not Plan A and a bit of a project for Kruger, but he obviously became one of the most important Illini of all-time.
These three guys all had these things in common: All were hard workers, played with a warrior's mentality, from Illinois, very good IHSA players, wanted to play for the Illini and were not the first choice of the college head coaches at the time. I'm certainly glad we ended up with all of them.
His career would’ve been better here.
I saw him play in a fresh/soph tournament that I coached in last year, and I thought he was a long way away from being D1. But, I think he's pretty new to the sport, so he could be showing rapid improvement.We need a report from this game tonight.