IU has won 2 b1g championships in the past few years... I wouldn't call that mediocre by any definition of the word, even if he does miss Wilkes, which looks unlikely
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (October 2016)
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FT35
- Naperville
He's 17 (Francis Okoro). He was held back a year.
sacraig
- The desert
I guess, except when they all have played against MH, they still typically beat us. Not so with Sheehey, whose team regularly throttled us (and others), so he actually had the chance to be annoying.
If anything, I think teams playing us have known that if they can shut down MH, that is basically shutting down our team the last few years.
What the heck is with Purdue getting huge dudes with consecutive a's in their last names?
Hands Malone
- Quad-Cities, IL
Wilkes isn't coming to Illinois. Wish he was but not gonna happen.
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Derek Piper @DPiperScout 4m4 minutes ago Just spoke w/ 4-star PF @KiirMayan. Flying into Champaign tomorrow to start #Illini OV. "I'm really excited. (Fans) better be ready for me."
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
Yeah, for sure. I don't like Clappy, but he's hit some home runs with three stars.
I think JG has made a good effort on Wilkes, but I just can't see Wilkes turning down Indiana for Illinois.
Indiana has produced a lot of talent the last 8-10, a lot of it has gone elsewhere. Crean has landed some. I believe somebody posted that the last 5 or 6 Indy Mr. BB have gone elsewhere. Even this year, in a loaded Indiana high school class they have 3 out of state commits.
Indiana has Illinois beat on proximity (70 miles vs 120) and familiarity. It is the homestate school, but Illinois has a lot going for it in this recruitment as well. There is going to be an opening at the 3 with all the other positions filled with talent. There is going to be young talent coming in to join a talented veteran group.
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Kedric Prince @KedPrince4 6m6 minutes ago #illini bball rec. update:'18 Tim Finke: “I try to go to their (Ill) open gyms. I see it as a challenge but I feel like I belong in there.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
Hope he can beat the hurricane and get out of Florida.
In recruiting, it is not who you miss on, but who you get.
IU still got multiple McD AAs including James Blackmon Jr., Thomas Bryant, Noah Vonleh, Yogi Ferrell, and Cody Zeller, in addition to other highly ranked players (e.g., Troy Williams), plus as WVC mentioned, players like Oladipo and OG that proved as good as top ranked players. They have recruited very well. Even if they miss on Wilkes or other very good players.
Earlier Hoosier fans were touting this year's class as the greatest in the history of the school.
Wilkes--#18
Jackson--#22
Scruggs--#29
Williams--#30
*based on 247 composite
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Sarasota is on the west coast of Florida so they should be away from the hurricane. Still think he'd rather be in the midwest for the next few days.
Would you elaborate please? You state that as matter of fact. Gut instinct or inside news?
Give him the boot "Kathy" :thumb:
Unfortunately this is how I feel as well. Wilkes is obviously listening to Groce's pitch but IU has the home state school advantage.
sdfidaho
- Boise, Idaho
It would be nice to get to a position again where other schools were saying this about the Illini and Illinois talent
Kids increasingly leave their home state to go to school -- whether it's Indiana, Illinois, Florida, et al. But Crean has landed a bunch of highly-touted out-of-staters to make up for it. It's not who you miss on, it's who you get.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
By "belong in there" I'm assuming that he means playing at that level of competition, not that he (yet) feels like he belongs at UI. I'm happy to entertain other interpretations.
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