Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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My sentiments exactly, Rock. This team was so vulnerable due to "high risk" but way to numerous turnovers and too many guys lacking foot speed or lacking in understanding of how to position for every defensive possibility. Strong, intense, competent defense is paramount to the Fighting Illini moniker IMHO. That has to be understood by every guy wearing the Illini uniform next year. Unfortunately, there are way too many posters who "like and welcome" recruits who play one end of the floor. We need guys like TSJ, Trent, and Kylan Boswell who take pride in being a defensive stopper.
Who was lead recruit on Ty? Was it TA? If TA can't get a college job after the stunt he pulled this year, would that be impactful on Ty's decision?
Freeman officially to Creighton….
Funny that is the same budget for Minnesota. If that number is true for Illinois it is very disappointing
I'm just comparing the two bigs we have. Big T can't guard a 4.
Yup. Recruiting success must be judged on who you end up with, not who you miss.
As long as we keep Tomi, Morez, and Kylan minimum, we will be okay. Good players are going to want to take our money and play with these guys. We are just scratching the surface of what these guys can do together.
Morez is a true freshman who is already yolked like a junior. Wait and see what Fletch does for him this summer…
Tomi barely had any time here in the offseason. I expect him to get stronger too. No questions on when will he get into the country, or when/if he will be eligible…
Kylan just started looking comfortable… There won’t be any question on who the leader is next year. Senior year. Gotta put it all out there. I think he’s ready to take over that locker room.
If Tre stays, you have another senior who has played a whole lot of college basketball. It’s an “all-in” year for him too. He needs to hang onto that spark he had at the end of the year. There is better basketball in that dude.
We will be better just by hanging on to the best guys we have, and I have every confidence in the world that the rest of the roster is going to be pretty darn good, regardless of the day to day portal drama.
Morez is a true freshman who is already yolked like a junior. Wait and see what Fletch does for him this summer…
Tomi barely had any time here in the offseason. I expect him to get stronger too. No questions on when will he get into the country, or when/if he will be eligible…
Kylan just started looking comfortable… There won’t be any question on who the leader is next year. Senior year. Gotta put it all out there. I think he’s ready to take over that locker room.
If Tre stays, you have another senior who has played a whole lot of college basketball. It’s an “all-in” year for him too. He needs to hang onto that spark he had at the end of the year. There is better basketball in that dude.
We will be better just by hanging on to the best guys we have, and I have every confidence in the world that the rest of the roster is going to be pretty darn good, regardless of the day to day portal drama.
I should have consulted you back when I was young and dating
If you are referring to this post for Minnesota it’s 5-6M including rev sharing so it could be quite a bit different
Retention of the current roster we have is so important…I can’t emphasize this enough…
Thank gosh er I mean Josh those days are long over.
Looks like we’re out on dix man I’m so upset… not really
I don’t know if we’re out….but if I had to bet both Iowa guys go back to Iowa.
Recruiting is fluid.
They can afford to be patient on the portal guys this year if they need to be. They will land dudes, more and more are going to enter in the coming weeks.
Like I said earlier, still feel good about Sarr.
Like I said earlier, still feel good about Sarr.
redwingillini11
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Ugh I hate hearing that a guy is all but locked up for a while and then having to start sweating it out. I imagine we are going to have the roller coaster for Sarr go on for quite a few weeks at this point...
But I will acknowledge the insiders saying things still look fine there so as to not lose much sleep over him.
But I will acknowledge the insiders saying things still look fine there so as to not lose much sleep over him.
TryRetention of the current roster we have is so important…I can’t emphasize this enough…
I can’t see a world in which Will Riley is back, but holy cow would he be a monster in year 2. It’s a win-win though, when he’s drafted that only boosts our stock.
Just read where Indiana is gonna be 10 million plus on NIL for next year. This is getting nuts. No guardrails. Just another thing to add to the incompetence of the NCAA
Teams are going to spend like crazy before they have to share
Since this is mostly all speculation at this point anyway, let me ask this:
Just for fun, what if everyone came back next year. KJ, Riley, Tomi, Tre and Boswell starting. Morez and Ben first off the bench, DGL and Jake get 8-12 minutes per game. No illnesses or season changing injuries. What would your expectations be? Conference champs? Final Four? What’s their ceiling in 2025-26?
Just for fun, what if everyone came back next year. KJ, Riley, Tomi, Tre and Boswell starting. Morez and Ben first off the bench, DGL and Jake get 8-12 minutes per game. No illnesses or season changing injuries. What would your expectations be? Conference champs? Final Four? What’s their ceiling in 2025-26?
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