I thought of Ty as a plug and play guy with most of his minutes coming from the 2 and 3 spot. Maybe at times here and there at 4 depending on who we play!
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Who is Jaylan?
Jaylan Mitchell, Overtime Elite , Power Forward
Jaylan Mitchell is a Power Forward from Evansville, IN.
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will depend a whole lot on the nba draft.
FightinIllini30
Future insider
BYU is going to become VERY difficult to compete with for recruits…
See: House Settlement.
Wende Fingers on Instagram: "Jaylan had an injury in early April. If you know Jaylan, you know that nothing has ever slowed him down or stopped him from pursuing his goals. He has unrelenting determination and tenacity. Jay tried to push through. He
554 likes, 25 comments - wmitchell34 on May 29, 2025: "Jaylan had an injury in early April. If you know Jaylan, you know that nothing has ever slowed him down or stopped him from pursuing his goals. He has unrelenting determination and tenacity. Jay tried to push through. He continued to train...
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According to this Instagram post, back in April.
Played through it for a while, then they shut him down a few weeks ago.
Hopefully we can also get Jack. I believe he's down by the tasty freeze.
Yeah, he'd be Kofi if Kofi ate 10+ Big Macs a week 
I watched Kofi dribble a soccer ball like a pro before many games. There's absolutely no way this dude is on Kofi's athletic level.
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I watched Kofi dribble a soccer ball like a pro before many games. There's absolutely no way this dude is on Kofi's athletic level.
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Imagine if the Insiders used it...
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
Alex Constanza, SPIRE Academy , Small Forward
Constanza transferred from Westminster Academy in Florida following his junior year.
Jaylan Mitchell, Overtime Elite , Power Forward
Jaylan Mitchell is a Power Forward from Evansville, IN.
Count me in. I are a fan of Arafan
This would be big time. A lot getting made of the turnaround in FB recruiting... should not be overlooked we are year in and year out in the mix for bonafide five stars withAlex Constanza, SPIRE Academy , Small Forward
Constanza transferred from Westminster Academy in Florida following his junior year.
Jaylan Mitchell, Overtime Elite , Power Forward
Jaylan Mitchell is a Power Forward from Evansville, IN.
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drsmitty74
- Rochester
decent article.....up to the point where they looked at KJ and WR working with Hamer as a positive.
How college basketball regained its place as top NBA development option
After taking a backseat to other NBA developmental paths, college basketball seems to be reemerging at the top.
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How college basketball regained its place as top NBA development option
After taking a backseat to other NBA developmental paths, college basketball seems to be reemerging at the top.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
And in a midwestern town of 89,000, one college basketball program continues to pump out NBA prospects from each of those buckets.decent article.....up to the point where they looked at KJ and WR working with Hamer as a positive.
How college basketball regained its place as top NBA development option
After taking a backseat to other NBA developmental paths, college basketball seems to be reemerging at the top.
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood has sent every type of prospect from Champaign to the NBA draft in recent years. Freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis from Lithuania and Will Riley are projected to go in the first round just a year after transfer Terrence Shannon Jr. was selected at No. 27 after an All-American season for the Fighting Illini. In 2021, former Illinois star Ayo Dosunmuwas picked in the second round before signing a $21 million deal with the Chicago Bulls two years later.
That foursome all shared a similar trait.
"They're professionals," Underwood told ESPN. "They know how to work. They're very much mature. They didn't get wrapped up in anything else. I think the other thing that was extremely obvious was that they played to win. They're extremely, extremely competitive. I mean, all of those guys have a different level of competitive juice. Not for one second did those guys play for anything other than the ability to win."
Kasparas Jakucionis, left, played for FC Barcelona before committing to play for coach Brad Underwood at Illinois. Matt Krohn-Imagn Images
For Underwood, NIL opportunities have helped his program identify and produce NBA talent. Although NIL is more complicated for international prospects, programs have found the loopholes to pay those athletes more than they would have made in Europe. It was a significant factor in the NBA's decision to end its G League Ignite program after the 2023-24 season as more prospects chose to go to college. Overtime Elite has moved its focus to high school players for the same reasons.
"Now these kids can go to college and get paid -- and most of these kids would prefer to go to college and play in March Madness and do these things, if all things are equal," one NBA agent said.
But there is another component that matters. "You can build culture in college," Underwood said. Experience in a program's culture helps NBA teams feel more comfortable about selecting players from the college ranks and is one of the reasons for the level's increasing edge over other developmental options.
It's worth noting that the bulk of this year's prospects won't come from college basketball's blue bloods. The collective of Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and UCLA might not have a first-round pick for the first time since 2004. The top prospects today are picking programs according to desired roles, systems and resources. They want a chance to win, stand out and work with a team that can prepare them for the next level. Many of the projected top picks in this year's draft played for colleges that had coaches or other staffers with NBA experience.
At Illinois, Jakucionis and Riley worked with assistant Zach Hamer, who was with the Los Angeles Lakers before he joined Underwood's program.
extremely favorable write up from ESPN
I know it's the in thing to trash Hamer, and I can't say that I was a fan of our defense the last couple of years but this along with comments regarding him from recruits lately is a positive
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Translation: I liked it until the facts were at odds with my preferred narrative.decent article.....up to the point where they looked at KJ and WR working with Hamer as a positive.
How college basketball regained its place as top NBA development option
After taking a backseat to other NBA developmental paths, college basketball seems to be reemerging at the top.
Hamer is not actively recruiting any of our high level targets and that’s a good thing …
Jakstys and Fagbemi … Sure Hamer can recruit those guys …
drsmitty74
- Rochester
Not really. But sure, go ahead and make assumptions/translations of "my narrative".
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
No mention of our most important weapon, Fletch!?
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