Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[chrisRunner7]

Heard from a pretty solid source Coleman is staying. Most likely going to be his last year here.

Despite what Lville said yesterday, and despite all the little signs that he's probably back, I will still be relieved when it hits midnight tonight...

Hoping he averages 10+ ppg this year so I hope he is working on getting more arc on that line-drive jump shot. That, and every time he drives to the hoop, I just want him to be less tentative and try to throw down a tomahawk dunk over somebody like what I'm picturing in my head, lol. I don't even care if he draws a charge. Think he's got it in him if he plays assertively.

 

[Joel Goodson]

Nance isn't in Vecenie's mock draft ($: https://theathletic.com/3208708/202...dict-mathurin-jeremy-sochan-among-big-movers/). Obviously, that isn't the end all, but it seems like getting drafted is a stretch.

 

[FinallyMadeAnAccount]

Take this with a grain of salt since he doesn't have many followers but he does claim to be a TTU Insider:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520806970474827777

He's good and a truly elite defender and all but I personally don't fully see the fit.

 

[LvilleILL]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520815867927408641

 

[LvilleILL]

Oh and yes the McCullar is legit

 

[PIT_ILL]

Nance isn't in Vecenie's mock draft ($: https://theathletic.com/3208708/202...dict-mathurin-jeremy-sochan-among-big-movers/). Obviously, that isn't the end all, but it seems like getting drafted is a stretch.

Vecenie is pretty plugged in but that article is a month old. With as rapidly as the landscape has been changing not sure it means a ton.

 

[Longtimelurker]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520815867927408641

Do these come in children’s sizes? My kids wear sports type attire every day to school. I’d buy at least 2 for every one of our starters. As a full grown adult, I don’t have much interest in wearing a T shirt with player photos and names on them…

 

[illiniguy24]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520815867927408641

Natty Szn! Now let’s get Nance.
Michigan fans devastated

 

[Dan]

By popular demand, moved some posts to the new Name, Image, Likeness Rule thread. Go Illini

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Take this with a grain of salt since he doesn't have many followers but he does claim to be a TTU Insider:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520806970474827777

He's good and a truly elite defender and all but I personally don't fully see the fit.

Don’t see the fit of an elite defender that played 30 mpg on a 3 seed? I fail to see the issue.

 

[Dr Copejam]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520815867927408641

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

Don’t see the fit of an elite defender that played 30 mpg on a 3 seed? I fail to see the issue.

Not to mention the fact that he primarily served as a PG last season…

 

[FinallyMadeAnAccount]

Don’t see the fit of an elite defender that played 30 mpg on a 3 seed? I fail to see the issue.

No, I agree that's he's absolutely a take. But our needs right now are a backup/veteran point and bigs.

If we were to get this guy, he'd directly start but that would mean Skyy, TSJ, RJ, McCullar, and Hawkins?

Could work I guess idk, we have quite a few wings now with RJ, Goode, TSJ, Rodgers, Harris

Edit: Nevermind, didn't know he played PG for TTU, disregard all of this - I want him

 

[BuckDitkis]

Is there still interest in Ramey? I haven’t heard anything for why he’s still out there (ie no “camp” problems like Bates or even TSJ).

 

[Joel Goodson]

Edit: Nevermind, didn't know he played PG for TTU, disregard all of this - I want him

Yeah, that he played PG changes the calculus, big time. Obviously, he's gonna have to be good with a little less tick (~5 mpg reduction?). If so, he's an automatic take.

 

[ptgrd23]

I am pretty happy with adding TSJ and Skyy.

I would prefer to add a HS 4 or 5 for depth and switch our focus to 2023 and 2024 class.

Lets see what our young guns can do!

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

Is there still interest in Ramey? I haven’t heard anything for why he’s still out there (ie no “camp” problems like Bates or even TSJ).

I guess it depends on why he is leaving a situation in which he is a starter on a big time power 5 program with a very demanding head coach.
If he just wants to get closer to home, perhaps Illinois would appeal to him.
If it’s because they have a 5 star PG coming in or he doesn’t like being coached hard… well…maybe this isn’t the place for him…

 

[armo859]

Don’t see the fit of an elite defender that played 30 mpg on a 3 seed? I fail to see the issue.

6' 6" 210 lbs, 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists... who would want that? [sarcasm added]. Potentially 2 years of eligibility.

 

[Chuck Nuggets]

Take this with a grain of salt since he doesn't have many followers but he does claim to be a TTU Insider:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520806970474827777

He's good and a truly elite defender and all but I personally don't fully see the fit.

What's strange to me is his FG% has gone down every year, while his 3% has essentially leveled then increased a little. I take him all day on this Illinois team.

 

[illiniballknower]

Take this with a grain of salt since he doesn't have many followers but he does claim to be a TTU Insider:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1520806970474827777

He's good and a truly elite defender and all but I personally don't fully see the fit.

This is not a real person

 

[logjam]

Such a fluid situation. One previous post stated coach meeting with CoHawk Monday, which as one other poster stated is one day after the last date to enter the portal. Is that really true? I would think collegiate players who did not declare for the NBA draft would have the same timeline as those who did without an agent. McCuller is apparently in the same situation as Nance because he also declared for NBA draft without an agent. Really need some clarification on this.

Joke...

 

[john1952]

I am pretty happy with adding TSJ and Skyy.

I would prefer to add a HS 4 or 5 for depth and switch our focus to 2023 and 2024 class.

Lets see what our young guns can do!

Underwood recently mentioned the possible need to permanently keep one or two scholarships open for mid-year transfers, nd because of the way the portal is impacting college basketball.

 

[illini.culture IG]

Apparently Mccullar is ranked as the 2nd best guy in the portal right now according to evanmiya.com

 

[doowink]

11:59pm tonight

Thanks...waters may become a little less muddy by 12:01am

 

[illinifiedler]

A certain northwestern player told me last night that PN to Illinois is gonna happen