Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Any insiders care to guess if any current portal entries will join the Illini? Or are they yet to announce for the portal? I'm curious about players like Brandon Murray (hard pass for me), Tyger Campbell (soft pass since we need more shooters but could be convinced if we land a great outside threat w/ him), and Kel'el Ware for instance.
I'm actually hoping the staff is looking at smaller-school players with a lot to prove, like Jalen Pickett (pipe dream type of player maybe).
I'm actually hoping the staff is looking at smaller-school players with a lot to prove, like Jalen Pickett (pipe dream type of player maybe).
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
gimme some of dat!
Two things;
1) His hair changes almost every game.
2) If he is quirky enough, it'd almost be like Mayer never left.
You must not have watched Carolina basketball much this year.
sacraig
- The desert
Well I would not have guessed that you are supposed to pronounce the 'k' in his name. That's my takeaway from this video.
Oh who doesn’t want a worse shooting Mayer with perhaps less of a conscious?
Expert Analysis
1) Never misses
2) Several steals
3) No turnovers
4) No rebounds
5) No assists
I knew how to pronounce his last name. It's not common here, but not unusual.
AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
At least we know he is well-"Knechted."
At this point one may as well just check the overall NCAA stats. Seems like everyone is portal or portal adjacent for the right price. Maybe they can come up with a "do not contact" list for players that want to stay at their respective schools as that list will probably be much shorter and easier to memorize. What a mess this is.
He Knechted on 38.1% of his 3pt attempts this past season!At least we know he is well-"Knechted."
If he makes one while getting fouled, and sinks the free throw, it's a Knecht 4.
No thank you. He's an inefficient chucker that probably shot UNC out of the tournament with his bad shooting nights. I don't think he belongs on a team that has Tournament aspirations.
blackdog
- Champaign
If his toes don't leave the ground when he shoots is it still a jumper?
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
Wasn’t he the secret transfer rumor last year until they went off in the tourney?
Hard pass, nope, we good! Plus hate to say it Dennis Gates is gonna be a Hugeeeee problem for us. Man recruits , Darn Good Coach, and mizzou throwing stacks around like Halloween candy. I hope he gets hired by Texas!
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Would love to have him
Always a good sign when a guy makes the floor look small.
no thanks lol
If you thought Marcus Carr chucks it….he does…but so does this guy
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Yes, this Illinois roster, who is screaming for more/better shooting, would be well served with adding a guy who shot sub-38% from the field and sub-30% behind the arc. He averages 16.7ppg and needs 15.1 shots per-game to get there.
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