Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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201154JC

Rockford, IL
Very late to the party having been (hangs head in embarrassment) working. Here you go. I give you the 1970 SI College Basketball preview issue. A feature was brand spankin' new arenas. Like Mackey. And Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, which I believe the 'Cocks left some time ago. SC was picked #2 preseason, to UCLA's #1. The Illini were projected #15 (alas, Harv brought 'em in at 5-9/11-12, losing nine consecutive BT games to end the season.) And the "Jamaica Redmen" as SI's writer dubbed St. John's, merited a mere mention in "Best of the Rest."

That's John Roche, dribbling the ball below. In case anyone cares. Hailed from NYC, of all places. I guess Lou Carnesecca whiffed on him.

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Saw John Roche and South Carolina play as part of a college doubleheader at Chicago Stadium.
 
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sacraig

The desert
I can't believe I looked this up, but St. John's has a significantly better national tv presence and it's not even close. If you are 17-15 and 8-11 in the Big East, a majority of your games are on FS1 and you'll even pull 4 games on Fox. Meanwhile, if you're 18-13 and 9-9 in the SEC, you're banished to the SEC Network, which I don't even know how to access tbh and you're only gonna get 2 games on normal ESPN/ESPN2. This isn't me weighing in on the prestige debate, just more shocked by how low of a profile a decent team in the SEC actually has. If you want to watch BBV, you better figure out how to access the SEC Network.

St. John's
FS1 23
Fox 4
CBSSN 5
ESPN3 1
FS2 3

USC
SEC Network 21
ESPNEWS 1
ESPNU 6
ESPN2 1
ESPN 1
ESPN+ 1
FWIW the SEC Network is comparably widespread to the Big Ten Network. It's not a punishment.
 
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Well you didn't think much. SEC >big east for starters. 2017 Final Four vs St Johns 1985. Plus they have BBV who I am pulling for him more since I like how he played and hate coach Cal. I think he will look forward to expanding his game there. Good luck BBV
I thought this was an illini basketball forum come on Dan what’s with the SEC vs BIG LEAST CRAP
 
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I've seen way more South Carolina games on TV than St. John's or Santa Clara fwiw
Perception is all about recency bias in the NCAA; ‘what have you done for me lately’ so to speak. Let’s not forget how people viewed Illinois after Groce and we were only down for less than a decade. St John’s hasnt been relevant for 30-35 years. SC made a recent Final Four.

Also, SC plays in the 2nd or 3rd best conference in the country. I would say all of that makes SC the higher profile of the 3.
 
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