Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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As things look today, is it possible we could return all of Tomi, Morez, Tre White, and Kylan? (Also want Jake back, but those 4 would presumably all start)
(Assuming White stays bought in and continues playing like he has been for the last 3 games)

If the Tom Cruise/Denzel earlier were for Sarr, would he possibly be in a role similar to Riley and come off the bench?
Is it possible we could land a stud PG in the portal to be the 5th starter if we are able to keep those 4 starters?
 
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Illinois has already starting putting out feelers for 1. wing / shooter and 2. pure point guard in the portal.

Dame Sarr could commit this spring, but I'm not sure he has made up his mind yet for sure.

Big money on the table to try to retain Morez and Ivisic.
 
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Three big gets this offseason imo:

1) Portal pg
2) Sarr
3) Portal wing

Think they also add a backup big and possibly a backup guard as well

Some early names I’ve heard could portal …







 
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Illinois has already starting putting out feelers for 1. wing / shooter and 2. pure point guard in the portal.

Dame Sarr could commit this spring, but I'm not sure he has made up his mind yet for sure.

Big money on the table to try to retain Morez and Ivisic.

To clarify...Sarr hasn't quite made up his mind when to announce a commitment.
 
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The term "recruiting pipeline" has been thrown around over the years in this thread, with the idea that the coaching staff du jour would establish a "Chicago pipeline", "East St. Louis pipeline", "Illinois Wolves pipeline", "Dustin Ford's Canadian pipeline", "Mean Streets pipeline", "La Lumiere pipeline", etc. etc.... to the Fighting Illini.

How frickin' cool would an FC Barcelona pipeline be? Kasparas, Dame...
There was a Peoria pipeline at one time also. It worked quite well - for awhile……….
 
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ah the recruiting thread bonanza days are some of my favorite days, lol :chief::chief:

Three big gets this offseason imo:

1) Portal pg
2) Sarr
3) Portal wing

Think they also add a backup big and possibly a backup guard as well

Also, if a portal Wing AND Sarr are both high on our list, this would lead me to believe that White is likely gone next year despite the recent improvements in performance and effort - is this likely the case?
 
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Even before the Morez injury we were paper thin in the front court. If we can keep both Rez and Tomi and plan to start them both we'll probably need 2 bigs for foul trouble games and injury insurance since I doubt Jak would be ready to play more than mop up minutes.
 
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Some early names I’ve heard could portal …







Woah.. some unexpected/highly intriguing names here.
 
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Some early names I’ve heard could portal …







Any idea which of these would be actually interested in Illinois? Would love PJ Haggerty if he is actually a serious option.
 
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Some early names I’ve heard could portal …







I remember seeing some clips of a guard from overseas a couple of weeks ago that looked a lot like KJ. Has that ship sailed?
 
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Some early names I’ve heard could portal …



Schitts Creek Yes GIF by CBC


(I'd love for him to come here, but I'd also be good with him leaving the B1G so we don't have to play him. Dude can ball)
 
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Some early names I’ve heard could portal …







Indy, you can grab 2 of these...Which do you prioritize?
The legacy? JB
The multiple recruitments? Jamir, PJ
Bootyball.2? MartyMcFly
 
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Indy, you can grab 2 of these...Which do you prioritize?
The legacy? JB
The multiple recruitments? Jamir, PJ
Bootyball.2? MartyMcFly
I'm guessing Daddy Brad would want a PG from that group plus a 3-pt marksman/big wing. So maybe Hubbard/Dent and one of Blackwell/Watkins/Martinelli? Not that he wouldn't take any of them. *shrug* Guessing there'll be a TON of names we've never heard of, too.
 
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Boswell-Morez-Ivisic are your 3 returning starters next year most likely. Think they try to get Tre back if he ends strong. Jake should be back. Outside of those guys, they will look for two more starters (a wing and pg) plus a couple of solid bench options. If Hummer accepts a reduced price and role, he could be back.
 
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