Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Im just gonna say, how strange and great it feels to just sit back and enjoy highlights from committed players for next season. What a huge contrast from 3-4 years ago. Such a relief to the staff as well for being able to put more resources to future classes I bet. With the way the team played last night we are trajecting UP ladies and gents! Cheers to GREAT Illini basketball now and in the future.
Can't find highlights for JJ, or even any stats.
that was a pretty blatant travel there on that last layup stripes
It was pretty blatant good foot work. It's called a step through and is completely legal.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Mutual interest now since BU watching games of the Forsythe kid?
Champaign Toast
Fan since Kiwane Garris
Underwood and Alexander arrived for the closing minutes of the game only. They watched all of the game that followed--Vashon HS (St. Louis, MO) vs Heritage Christian Academy (Northridge, CA)--which featured unsigned 2025 prospects Nicholas Randall and Dillan Shaw.
Also at this tournament in Washington, IL was Wauwatosa West (WI) and their 6'11" F/C Kai Rogers. 247 says we've offered him. He looks like an exciting prospect. I don't believe Illini staff watched his game, however.
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Illini_1979
- Oregon
A nice 3 minute watch about Morez. Nothing new but still fun to watch.
Joel Goodson
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might be a take:
Bigtex
- DFW
Little disappointing that currently Illinois is 4th for Gill
Behind.....Northwestern?
Gill probably not up to the same level as the others Illinois is recruiting.
Don’t be disappointed … This is the University of Illinois … No one cares more about the Gill family than the people here at Illinois … Especially the boosters … Phoenix will always have a spot here if he wants it and he will always have the opportunity to compete for starter minutes here …
With all that being said … This is the University of Illinois … It should not come as a shock to anyone that we aren’t putting the full court press on Phoenix … We are the only top 25 team that has offered him … If he wants a spot - it’s here and the staff made that clear … They told him to get on board on his last visit, he elected not to … Brad, Chester and TA have their sights set on bigger fish …
St. Rita went from the top of the world to losing to DePaul 59-14 in a span of just a few months. Unreal what happened in that situation.
. . . and that's what the best programs do!!!!!! Keep it up, Illinois.Don’t be disappointed … This is the University of Illinois … No one cares more about the Gill family than the people here at Illinois … Especially the boosters … Phoenix will always have a spot here if he wants it and he will always have the opportunity to compete for starter minutes here …
With all that being said … This is the University of Illinois … It should not come as a shock to anyone that we aren’t putting the full court press on Phoenix … We are the only top 25 team that has offered him … If he wants a spot - it’s here and the staff made that clear … They told him to get on board on his last visit, he elected not to … Brad, Chester and TA have their sights set on bigger fish …
Obviously I see who all isn’t there anymore, but what all happened? If you can share.
I thought it was interesting Thornton lost to conference rival Bloom.
On a side note, I just realized that my alma mater Homewood-Flossmoor HS isn’t (nor has it been for awhile it looks like) in same conference with Bloom and Thornton any longer. Oh well.
Not to be the downer, but I've seen this movie before. We slow play the good player chasing the great and end up with neither.Don’t be disappointed … This is the University of Illinois … No one cares more about the Gill family than the people here at Illinois … Especially the boosters … Phoenix will always have a spot here if he wants it and he will always have the opportunity to compete for starter minutes here …
With all that being said … This is the University of Illinois … It should not come as a shock to anyone that we aren’t putting the full court press on Phoenix … We are the only top 25 team that has offered him … If he wants a spot - it’s here and the staff made that clear … They told him to get on board on his last visit, he elected not to … Brad, Chester and TA have their sights set on bigger fish …
I don't understand how this is slow playing. He has a committable offer and the staff pushed him to commit.
How is it a slow play if they pushed him to commit?
He said himself, the 3 schools recruiting him the hardest are not us. I'm sure all those schools are also pushing him to commit. But again, by his own words he views Illinois as #4 in terms of schools that want him.
Gill going to NW would be crushing.
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