Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Brosky]

He reminds me of Steve Bardo when Bardo was a freshman.

 

[Username]

Seriously though - seems to have a similar build to Will and maybe similar athleticism but a much more willing driver of the ball. Few shoot it as well as Will from outside, but that's the area I didn't see much of in his film. Is he just not a 3 pt threat at this point?

 

[ChiTown]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1981786995975483558

 

[Illinisnake]

I just want to know who you are .........

 

[Illiniguy13]

"This player committed to Illinois today & can be classified with one word: positionless"

"Who is Lucas Morillo!"

 

[logjam]

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[NarrowJ]

Woot woot!

Here's what Morillo did on his summer vacation:
https://www.sportscasting.com/news/fiba-u19-nba-draft-dash-daniels-felipe-minzer-sinan-huan/

Averaging over 20 ppg as a 17 y/o in 19U is certainly something

 

[Illini4Christ]

He's going to be really good. Top 30 kid in the class.

We should return a good amount, and yes we should be very good this year, but next year has a chance to be really special.

 

[skyIdub]

 

[Red77sng]

I agree, Indy. This kid will be a dude! I like his versatility, his basketball iq, and everything about his game. 247 lists Morillo as a SG. On3 lists him as a PG. He's a SF on ESPN. He's a PG on Rivals. 247 ranks Morillo as the #56 overall prospect in the Class of 2026. Rivals ranks Morillo as the #32 overall prospect. Great job by Coach Orlando Antigua with Morillo's recruitment. Indy, what school was our main competition at the end?

UCLA

 

[the juiceman cometh]

 

[Combo]

He's going to be really good. Top 30 kid in the class.

We should return a good amount, and yes we should be very good this year, but next year has a chance to be really special.

In this day and age, it's really difficult to predict who will be on your team 12 months from now.

 

[Peoriapipeline]

Recruiting and player development are two areas i trust Brad with the most, he made me eat my words so many times

 

[kyillinifan]

Welcome aboard Lucas.

 

[ILLFAN67]

Congratulation Lucas and welcome to the Illini!

 

[aveseaboy]

How does this affect recruiting with Constanza?

 

[jamarvelous31]

Came down to Illinois and UCLA …

Any idea what happened with marquette?

 

[Epsilon]

He's going to be really good. Top 30 kid in the class.

We should return a good amount, and yes we should be very good this year, but next year has a chance to be really special.

Just curious - why do you think next year will be better? Won’t we lose Tomi and others to the draft and/or graduation? Also not sure how long we’ll have Stojakovic, Petrovic and Mirkivic - will some of those guys be back next year? Are we thinking Wagler will be back for another year?

 

[illinifan1987]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1981786083190092209

https://twitter.com/x/status/1981785623485980946

, that boy is already jacked. Just wait until he gets Fletched

 

[Illini in Italy]

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[illinifan1987]

This shouldn’t be a surprise … When it’s time for O to freaking cook … He always delivers …

That’s why he gets the big bucks …

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Does he have a good chance of becoming a head coach later on, or is he just a recruiting Ace? If so, I will be completely fine with him leaving for a head coaching gig. After our first Natty anyways

 

[illinifan1987]

Or as @pruman91 would say right after the wake and bake ..View attachment 44410

 

[LvilleILL1]

Just curious - why do you think next year will be better? Won’t we lose Tomi and others to the draft and/or graduation? Also not sure how long we’ll have Stojakovic, Petrovic and Mirkivic - will some of those guys be back next year? Are we thinking Wagler will be back for another year?

I think there's an above average chance the majority of those guys are back at Illinois next year.

 

[dwpittman]

I like your style!

 

[pruman91]