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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (September 2016)
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Bubba Eder
- Northeast Missouri
Compared to everyone else? What was he doing that made him standout, please.
looking forward to your observations
He was mobile, physical. Made some shots from the outside. Got to the rim and converted with body control and strength. I was pleasantly surprised.
Bubba Eder
- Northeast Missouri
Sounds very promising, thanks for the review. Who else looked like they improved over the summer?
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
Any OPH sightings? Wilkes was in early Friday so you figure he needs to leave pretty early this morning.
I think they ate there for breakfast yesterday.
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[FONT="]B1G commits this weekend: Minnesota picked up NYC 6-0 PG Isaiah Washington (4 star, #65 24/7 composite); Iowa got 6-11 C Luke Garza from DC (4 star, #140 24/7 composite).[/FONT]
They are also still recruiting the three committed guys there this weekend. If you think other programs have stopped sniffing around Tilmon...
I was sitting next to the coaches yesterday at the game, and saw Wilkes and Tilmon come in with Groce. Wilkes had some nice fresh Illini gear on and seemed to be having a good time for the 5 seconds that I saw him
He and Tilmon must have gone off and sat with the players or something, because I didn't see them the rest of the game.Dee and Groce were sticking close to Tilmon's dad and someone's mom (not sure if it was Tilmon's mom or Wilkes', but she was there with a couple younger kids). They all stayed through the third quarter or so before heading out. Fortunately the weather was perfect and the energy in the stadium was fantastic (at least it was while the coaches and parents were there), and everyone seemed to be enjoying the evening.
On a side note, there were a number of kids in the group. Groce's son (I think?), some of the visiting recruits' younger siblings (I'm assuming), and a few others...it really did seem like a 'family atmosphere' like all the recruits who ever visit Illinois, always say.
On a side note: sitting near Dee while watching the game was fun...he gets really into it. I don't know if you all knew this, but he was actually the quarterback for his high school football team
Are recruits allowed to scrimmage with current team at Ubben? I remember during Livingston's OV he dunked on Powell.
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Great time in Illinois this weekend thank you for showing so much love
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I got to Ubben a little before two yesterday.
I saw Brian Randle, Gene Cross, Kendall Gill, Lou Henson on the sidelines at various times.
The scrimmage was divided into 6 minute periods with a 2 minute break in between. Each period one team won or lost. Damonte Williams and Javon Pickett each hit "game winners" during the session. Pickett's was a drive, miss his shot, grab his own rebound and put it in. Damonte's was a fifteen footer where he got his own shot.
Lucas and Morgan did not play during the scrimmage. Lucas did hit five straight NBA threes while shooting around. And, of course, JCL did not play.
Recruits:
Wilkes: It is easy to see why he is a five star. Although he is very skinny, he had some very athletic plays and held his own defensively. He blocked a couple of shots, his some outside shots, and had a couple of thunderous dunks. Handled the ball well and looks to be a 3/4. His mom and dad were there along with what appeared to be some younger siblings. Our strength coach talked to mom and dad for awhile on the sideline.
Williams: He is the most physical of the recruits who played. More developed body. He played mostly off the ball but was able to create his own shot when he did have the ball. Hit a couple of outside shots but was most effective taking the ball into the lane and pulling up.
Pickett: Really good all around game. Did not look for his shot as much as the other two, but he scored mostly in the lane when he did shoot. Took a couple of threes but missed. (he can shoot the three, though, as he had a handful of them when I saw him score 41 last winter). He also worked hard on defense and was very team oriented.
Tilmon: did not play. Watched from the sideline.
It was just one scrimmage, so it is hard to take too much away from it. Obviously, the current team made sure to make the recruits feel like they were part of the team and made sure they got the ball quite a bit, especially Wilkes.
During the scrimmage, the coaches disappeared per NCAA rules. Groce was on the court before and after the scrimmage. He spent ten minutes or so with Henson and took a picture with Lou in the middle and Groce and Dee on each side.
Current team report: 2016-17 Illini Basketball Thread
I saw Brian Randle, Gene Cross, Kendall Gill, Lou Henson on the sidelines at various times.
The scrimmage was divided into 6 minute periods with a 2 minute break in between. Each period one team won or lost. Damonte Williams and Javon Pickett each hit "game winners" during the session. Pickett's was a drive, miss his shot, grab his own rebound and put it in. Damonte's was a fifteen footer where he got his own shot.
Lucas and Morgan did not play during the scrimmage. Lucas did hit five straight NBA threes while shooting around. And, of course, JCL did not play.
Recruits:
Wilkes: It is easy to see why he is a five star. Although he is very skinny, he had some very athletic plays and held his own defensively. He blocked a couple of shots, his some outside shots, and had a couple of thunderous dunks. Handled the ball well and looks to be a 3/4. His mom and dad were there along with what appeared to be some younger siblings. Our strength coach talked to mom and dad for awhile on the sideline.
Williams: He is the most physical of the recruits who played. More developed body. He played mostly off the ball but was able to create his own shot when he did have the ball. Hit a couple of outside shots but was most effective taking the ball into the lane and pulling up.
Pickett: Really good all around game. Did not look for his shot as much as the other two, but he scored mostly in the lane when he did shoot. Took a couple of threes but missed. (he can shoot the three, though, as he had a handful of them when I saw him score 41 last winter). He also worked hard on defense and was very team oriented.
Tilmon: did not play. Watched from the sideline.
It was just one scrimmage, so it is hard to take too much away from it. Obviously, the current team made sure to make the recruits feel like they were part of the team and made sure they got the ball quite a bit, especially Wilkes.
During the scrimmage, the coaches disappeared per NCAA rules. Groce was on the court before and after the scrimmage. He spent ten minutes or so with Henson and took a picture with Lou in the middle and Groce and Dee on each side.
Current team report: 2016-17 Illini Basketball Thread
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My dude. Thank you.
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Well done sir!
Thanks for both great reports, Combes.
why not? Alford is there tomorrow and Mack is there on Tuesday..
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
they visited together.........
didn't even realize! guess that's just how much ET's visit overshadowed everything
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
That's an impressive get for Iowa, and it's bigger than what people think. More importantly, he's in Indiana's backyard. Castle is in Newburgh, which is not far from Evansville...just to the east. The area is a hotbed of basketball talent.
Nunge's style of play reminds me of Michael Finke's. A 6-10 big man who has inside and outside range. Needs to pack on muscle, but he will help spread the floor for Fran's offense. I'm curious if he'll redshirt like Finke just to strengthen, nonetheless, he's a great player.
Always good to see a player from the Tri-State area get recruited by a Big Ten school.
HoopCity
- Huntsville, AL
Kendall Gill and Dee Brown letting Kris Wilkes know how Illinois is the place to play hoops.
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