Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[More3s]

Hmmm. That interest list is....underwhelming.

Yeah I had the same thought. He's obviously super raw and hasn't done much as far as minutes or production, but he's big and seems athletic for his size. Why doesn't anybody want him? Honest question - I'm assuming there's a reason more schools wouldn't want to just take a flyer on him.

Edit - Kasean Pryor came up yesterday - is he a guy that's willing to take on the challenge of playing the 5? It seems he's similar in size to Carey Booth but if the mindset is there, he could maybe work as a stretch 5? He seems a bit more interesting to me than Mor Seck. (if we're talking about plans B through D after Onyenso)

 

[PepeSilvia]

if Ugonna is a no go, this guy is an excellent Plan B:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1783166246596342174

Looks kinda similar. Long, athletic, defensive specialist but raw offensively.

One thing to note is it looks like he tore his ACL in January. Early enough to be back for the season but still some ramp up time and may hinder his development a bit.

Honestly, if you have an open scholarship wonder if you could take both him and Onyenso and have Seck take a medical redshirt next season and develop him. Doesn't seem to have a ton of major offers.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

if Ugonna is a no go, this guy is an excellent Plan B:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1783166246596342174

I love me some CU, but imaging spending winter in Illinois after two years in Hawaii.

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

Did next to nothing at Hawaii as a sophomore, is coming off an ACL tear and no other big programs are after him.

That’s plan D, come on you guys. We’re better analysts than this.

The article below says he plans to redshirt next year to get 100% healthy and work on his game, so he has 2 strong years to get ready for the pros. I'm all for signing up for this type of project.


https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/sports/2024/03/27/hawaii-men-s-basketball-mor-seck-2024

 

[Brosky]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1782559565084504143

I think his visit to Champaign to starts today, right?

After watching this tape of Ben, I'M more enthused. Other tapes show him as exclusively a catch and shoot this guy. This one shows a more versatile guy. Might as well get him.

 

[LadyLoyalty]

It can’t be understated that the classic doom & gloom shtick is coming from the same poster who said last years team wasn’t going to work & wasn’t a tournament team. In reality, the team went to the elite 8 and had the best offense we’ve seen don the orange & blue in years. Gritty, if you happen to be a gambling man please share your betting slips here so we can run to the teller & fade everything

NOT a fan, but in his defense, he was one of the few regular doom and gloomers that didn’t dump on Domask when he was a target last year. Debate and breakdowns are great but any “fan” that flat-out doesn’t trust Underwood and continually criticizes his recruiting targets and commits, I don’t have time or energy for (ignored). Some people are just wired to be negative and project their misery online. We’ve literally been waiting decades to say Illinois basketball is back! BU has earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to recruiting. With OA back, I truly believe we’ll be regular title contenders in the expanded B1G and destined for Elite status nationally.

 

[HensonHall71]

if Ugonna is a no go, this guy is an excellent Plan B:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1783166246596342174

If anyone can make him into something it’s OA - but this is not what we’re looking for that can help immediately

 

[Peoriapipeline]

We already have jason jakstys as a project big… don’t see the need for another one

 

[FightinIllini30]

if Ugonna is a no go, this guy is an excellent Plan B:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1783166246596342174

As awesome as the joke/ pun potential is for this guys name… I’m good. If we get him I am confident that the staff have a plan for his development but he wouldn’t start over morez

 

[Grandpa]

The article below says he plans to redshirt next year to get 100% healthy and work on his game, so he has 2 strong years to get ready for the pros. I'm all for signing up for this type of project.


https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/sports/2024/03/27/hawaii-men-s-basketball-mor-seck-2024

So we could do a great job of rehab and strength/conditioning for him, and he could enter the portal without ever playing a minute for us.

In the B1G the blocks he was making on help defense turn into assists when the shooter instead passes to the man he was guarding. Probable step down from Dain.

The 7'1" part is cool, and he is athletic.

 

[texillwek]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1783121229169430715

I firmly believe that everyone on this board would benefit from Mor Seck(s)

 

[illini0440]

I think you guys are confusing defensive rim protecting big and project bigs.

 

[Deacon05]

I always saw the username as FL also, but now I am convinced it is FI, as in Fighting Illini, and the 89 and 05 are then pretty obvious. Especially given the avatar.

It is definitely Fi

 

[PepeSilvia]

After watching this tape of Ben, I'M more enthused. Other tapes show him as exclusively a catch and shoot this guy. This one shows a more versatile guy. Might as well get him.

Honestly just watching a pixelated version on my phone and maybe it's just the sleeve but he kind of resembles a less muscular more perimeter oriented Riley Minix.

 

[Poe's Law]

I firmly believe that everyone on this board would benefit from Mor Seck(s)

Im not getting my hopes up. I asked my wife if she thought we could Mor Seck and she said it wasn’t going to happpen.

 

[redwingillini11]

 

[Loyalillini10]

Im not getting my hopes up. I asked my wife if she thought we could Mor Seck and she said it wasn’t going to happpen.

Hell, I don't even have to ask...I already know the answer.

 

[orangem]

I think you guys are confusing defensive rim protecting big and project bigs.

Pairing Ugonna with Hum would allow Hum's offense to shine while greatly reducing the issues with Hum's interior defense.

Get David Jones also and you can see the blueprint -- surround a dominant rim protector with premier offense.

It's UConn #2, and we could win a national title.

 

[Joel Goodson]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1783174594905407666

 

[FrankNitty30]

Honestly just watching a pixelated version on my phone and maybe it's just the sleeve but he kind of resembles a less muscular more perimeter oriented Riley Minix.

This! That was my EXACT thought. Once again:

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

Meanwhile, over on the West Virginia message board, fans are really eating up all the scoops from Indy Mountaineer Fan, Mountaineer0440, LvilleWVA and HuggyBearHeadband11.

 

[derrick6]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1782559565084504143

I think his visit to Champaign to starts today, right?

Anyone opposing this addition is being shortsighted and relying too much on past perceptions such as NAIA performance.

This kid can play

Our staff has demonstrated development of players and playing to their strengths (sometimes to a fault!)

Kid has size, skills, and appears to make decisions quickly (a pet peeve with some players around the country)

Sign him up please!

 

[TheodoreRex]

I think you guys are confusing defensive rim protecting big and project bigs.

When's the last time a project big worked for us? I guess you could say Maverick Morgan & Giorgi would the only one's that come to mind semi recently. Mike Davis a while ago. They're usually not a very high hit rate.

 

[More3s]

Pairing Ugonna with Hum would allow Hum's offense to shine while greatly reducing the issues with Hum's interior defense.

Get David Jones also and you can see the blueprint -- surround a dominant rim protector with premier offense.

It's UConn #2, and we could win a national title.

Yes in my view this should definitely be plan A.

Also, let's just keep in mind we're all jumping all over any scraps of news from X or wherever because things have been pretty silent since Onyenso entered the portal - checks watch- 26 hours ago. We're on a 4 hour news cycle on this board. So for now, let's hear some more Mor Seck jokes...

 

[skyIdub]

I think you guys are confusing defensive rim protecting big and project bigs.

Lol...that ain't the only thing this board is confused about.