Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Great Illini HS basketball players who went to other B10 schools
Isiah Thomas - IU
Ronnie Lester - Iowa
Ed Horton - Iowa
Everrit Stephens - Purdue
Cuonzo Martin - Purdue
Russell Cross - Purdue
Juwon Howard - Michigan
Rashard Griffith - Wisconsin
Back in 70's 80's kids were more loyal to their state schools. No ESPN or cable TV.
Isiah Thomas - IU
Ronnie Lester - Iowa
Ed Horton - Iowa
Everrit Stephens - Purdue
Cuonzo Martin - Purdue
Russell Cross - Purdue
Juwon Howard - Michigan
Rashard Griffith - Wisconsin
Back in 70's 80's kids were more loyal to their state schools. No ESPN or cable TV.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
IIRC, Indy had said that there was dedicated NIL money from specific donors available to pay Hawk and Domask should they come back. That money was not going to affect our NIL pool available for the rest of the roster.
You are 100% correct (in my recollection).
As a fan, listening to his comments around your first takeaway was tough. I get it, the world has changed and with so much money on the table these players are going to do, and should do, what's best for themselves. Yet now the norm every offseason is likely to be your star players and breakout players entering the portal as a way to maximize their leverage, even if they are happy and content with their school and role on the team. It seems inevitable that the model will evolve where players are paid by the universities in addition to NIL, but I'm hoping that such a model will tamp down some of this portaling business. For example, in pro sports you can't just leave your team after you've signed a contract, and I'm holding out that rules like this will make their way into the college game.
They hate custard.
And is the twin brother of someone O already had a relationship with. Me likey.
No idea how accurate this info is, but it caught my eye. Saw somewhere else that we might be in a bidding war for Demin. Not sure what the chances are that we will be able to land him, but would be nice.
I will say this much: in my view, landing Ivisic would be the biggest deal of the bunch, because at least at that point we’d have a decent, viable starting lineup. I think Ivisic can spread the floor enough that it could make Ty startable again, if need be.
You could do worse than a lineup of
Boswell
Ty
Tre White
Humrichous
Ivisic
I’d still love to get a guy like Demin, Wooga or Chaz Lanier though. (And 2 of the 3 would be even better!)
I will say this much: in my view, landing Ivisic would be the biggest deal of the bunch, because at least at that point we’d have a decent, viable starting lineup. I think Ivisic can spread the floor enough that it could make Ty startable again, if need be.
You could do worse than a lineup of
Boswell
Ty
Tre White
Humrichous
Ivisic
I’d still love to get a guy like Demin, Wooga or Chaz Lanier though. (And 2 of the 3 would be even better!)
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
It indicates he has some idea of what he’s getting himself into which is heartening.
The scale of the transition for those guys, school, language, style of basketball, everything is just so big.
We absolutely have to get another quality guard. And I agree 2 would be better. Lanier or Poplar would seem to fit what we need. A quality big, 1 or 2 guards and we're in good shape.
wettsten
- Chicago
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
We could do worse, but I hope (and think) we’ll do better.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Chaz Lanier was an anonymous bench player for KenPom #231 North Florida as a 3rd year junior in 2022-23.
And then he absolutely nuclear-grade blew up as a scorer this year. 51% FG, 44% 3PT, he couldn’t miss. Some solid performances against high major competition in the NonCon too.
Kentucky is involved apparently.
Tennessee is heavily involved...to the point where their board thinks they're the favorite.
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How...how will we fill like 5 open spots?
This year is going to be so weird. And likely not very good. We have a lot of solid 6th man type spots, but very short in quality starters. With the exception of Boswell, the rest of the transfers are firmly depth pieces or maybe a good off the bench option. But not legit starters in the B1G i doubt. Then again...maybe one of them has a Domask like breakout?
This year is going to be so weird. And likely not very good. We have a lot of solid 6th man type spots, but very short in quality starters. With the exception of Boswell, the rest of the transfers are firmly depth pieces or maybe a good off the bench option. But not legit starters in the B1G i doubt. Then again...maybe one of them has a Domask like breakout?
@Dan….I would vote for soupy to be credited with a thousand “likes” based on his efforts with the portal info.
Crazy amount of work that goes into that.
I don’t post too much and likely don’t have many “likes”, but if you’re stingy on crediting him those “likes”, feel free to transfer any of mine to soupy.
Ha well I’ve been on the “rather not start Ty” thing for a while, myself. Maybe the temp starting lineup was pointless, since it’s highly unlikely it actually ends up looking like that.
But we also have 2 “non-shooters” on the roster in Ty and Morez that we need to account for and get value out of. Last year Dain and Ty never played together.
In my mind, it would have been tough to handle rotations and offense in a way that Brad prefers if we got a big in the portal that was another non-shooter.
That’s why I think Ivisic is a big deal, because it’s slim pickings at this point for “shooting” bigs. I agree we need more guards, too, but it seems like those are a bit more available at this point.
I could be wrong in that assessment though
Apologies if already asked/answered, but let’s say CoHawk pulls out of the draft and is on the table. Would there be a similar situation to over sign like the plan was for Domask where someone would cover his NIL. I understand Coleman has said he wouldn’t play in the Big Ten but he also expressly stated he’s trying to maximize earnings, so is it possible?
Why isn't Chaz Lanier in the spreadsheet?
Kramerica Industries
- Greenville, SC
Let me ask the same question in a slightly different way. If Coleman withdraws from the draft, and is offered $2million by Kansas or $2million by the anonymous Illini benefactor, which school is he likely to choose? I confess to being more than a little amused at the prospect of Coleman and Hunter as teammates.
Coleman interview actually made me appreciate him more. Can tell he has nothing but love for his school. I’m not certain he wouldn’t come back to IL if we add the right pieces between now and D-day. Truly hope he can stay in the draft though and get picked up by someone. He’s worked hard and deserves to be IMO.
I get that reference!
Morez is a decent shooter. Better than Dain. We don't really know how far Ty has progressed either. I am with most people here though. We need another guard or two.Ha well I’ve been on the “rather not start Ty” thing for a while, myself. Maybe the temp starting lineup was pointless, since it’s highly unlikely it actually ends up looking like that.
But we also have 2 “non-shooters” on the roster in Ty and Morez that we need to account for and get value out of. Last year Dain and Ty never played together.
In my mind, it would have been tough to handle rotations and offense in a way that Brad prefers if we got a big in the portal that was another non-shooter.
That’s why I think Ivisic is a big deal, because it’s slim pickings at this point for “shooting” bigs. I agree we need more guards, too, but it seems like those are a bit more available at this point.
I could be wrong in that assessment though
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