Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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PleaseMakeABowlGame
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HailtotheChief
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
we should be DELIGHTED if we get even 2 of those.
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Yep, I think Luigi will be as good and have as big an impact as any player coming out in 26. Is he still growing at 7'3" and just 18 years in January? He should only get better and looks solid already. The photo from his visit he appeared to be at least a couple inches taller than Tomi. I really hope we get him here in CU.
 
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WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?
Fly Illini Fly! said:
www.on3.com

Recruiting Roundup: Top Illini targets in the class of 2026

Orange and Blue News breaks down our top Illinois recruiting targets in the class of 2026 plus a watch list.
www.on3.com www.on3.com

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- Alex Constanza
- Arafan Diane
- Maximo Adams
- Jesiah Jervis
- Marcis Ponder
- Colin Rice
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To pick a reasonable class from this specifically - give me Constanza, Luigi (yes, I know he's not listed), and one of the two guards in the middle. And then maybe Diane as your house money jumbo prospect.

Jervis will be no doubt top 50 in a couple of weeks (maybe more) - probably was the overall top performer (if not one of).
 
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Govoner Vaugn Fan
Gatting a little worried about our two Euro guys still awaiting clearance, what with all the Federal Agencies talking about limiting student visas and all.
 
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EmeraldCityIllini
WhereDoWeStandWithStorr? said:
To pick a reasonable class from this specifically - give me Constanza, Luigi (yes, I know he's not listed), and one of the two guards in the middle. And then maybe Diane as your house money jumbo prospect.

Jervis will be no doubt top 50 in a couple of weeks (maybe more) - probably was the overall top performer (if not one of).
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how far we've come...
 
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PepeSilvia
FightinIllini30 said:
Pretty bad 3 point shooter from what I see but that’s okay
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Not necessarily terrible but has some pretty bad percentages on small sample sizes.

Per Eurobasket.

U20 championships: 7 games, 6-42 from 3(14.3%)

ABA: 9 games, 2-16(12.5%)

Montenegro Erste Liga: 24 games, 24-67(35.8%)

Not saying that's great but the fact that he's allowed to shoot that much says he can probably be an average 3pt shooter especially with a year of development. 35.8% in the league he played the most in is plenty good.

The fact that he was taking 6 3's a game in the U20 championships makes it seem like his coaches are ok with it. He also shot about 73% from the line across all his leagues which is decent enough.
 
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PleaseMakeABowlGame
Marko has not been much of a contributor at all at the ABA level - very tough in that league and speaks to how good Petrovic is that he was one of the top players.

He has showed out in the EuroBasket tournament though against lesser compitition.
 
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SCDerby
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
Marko has not been much of a contributor at all at the ABA level - very tough in that league and speaks to how good Petrovic is that he was one of the top players.

He has showed out in the EuroBasket tournament though against lesser compitition.
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Well, Petrovic is like 3 years older than him. Radunovic is younger than even Mirkovic so it seems like he still has room to grow. His game is more power than finesse based right now because he can rely on his athleticism to get advantage in Europe while he will need some skill refining at this point. He even ran some point for his team this season, made him solid ballhandler and also got him better at reading defensive coverages, still work and progress and TO prone but got better as season went on.

U20 was rough experience for everyone involved, some historically bad shooting for all teams (i think best shooting team had like barely over 30% 3FG) but Montenegro was worst of them all. IDK whats next but he could be interesting name to follow.
 
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LvilleILL1
SCDerby said:
Well, Petrovic is like 3 years older than him. Radunovic is younger than even Mirkovic so it seems like he still has room to grow. His game is more power than finesse based right now because he can rely on his athleticism to get advantage in Europe while he will need some skill refining at this point. He even ran some point for his team this season, made him solid ballhandler and also got him better at reading defensive coverages, still work and progress and TO prone but got better as season went on.

U20 was rough experience for everyone involved, some historically bad shooting for all teams (i think best shooting team had like barely over 30% 3FG) but Montenegro was worst of them all. IDK whats next but he could be interesting name to follow.
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If they add him, it would be as a bench piece, but there's some stuff to like.
 
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Trueblue777
SCDerby said:
I dont think he is in position to ask to start but he's been in talks with several schools already, hard to get grasp where he's leaning. Different roles/money/approach.
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I am inclined to think that it has to help our cause to have other players from his region and even his hometown on the roster.
 
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