Hopefully not Ty. (Skyy Clark connection?)
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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That’s when you know the product is good. don’t want to miss claiming yours before someone else jumps in.3:22 is the new 3:30 …
These early announcements are killer …
That’s a definite backup guard, likely no impact on BlackwellUCLA….
Azavier Robinson, Butler Bulldogs, Point Guard
Azavier 'Stink' Robinson is a Point Guard from Indianapolis, IN.247sports.com
illini55
- The Villages, FL
I remember seeing you there!
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
A year from now the narrative will be “only one other major program — Wisconsin — recruited Zens. Utah State thought they had him.” 
10 years ago, we lose that kid to Utah State.
Proven winner with size, some burst and shot 51% and 42% at high volume from 3 his Jr and Sr yr, respectively. High potential I'd say.
Werner is saying the roster is likely complete. He is not expecting us to be a player for Blackwell anymore.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
Well, of course, considering it takes 10 years to see a boost from a F4 run.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
False, 10 years ago that kid has been committed to Wisconsin since 12 years ago.
YUP....seems I remember a guy with physical limitations back in the day. His name was Larry and he became a legend.
80'sIllini
- Arizona
No disrespect to Jake and his contributions to date- the guy is an intangible monster and sniper from the baselines when open. But Morillo is gonna be too good and too able to get a shot off even if not wide open, unlike Jake. If we do get Blackwell, then I agree with these minutes allocations except I would swap the 15 of Jake for Morillo instead and give 10 minutes to Jake. Sadly, I just don't see any opportunity for Lee to play. If we don't get Blackwell, which is starting to look like more of a possibility, and get O'Neil instead, I can see O'Neil getting 25 minutes/game and Morillo getting 20.
BTW- Brandon's father Butch Lee had a tremendous handle, shake and bake and moxie for his NC Marquette team and the MVP of that game. Was really fun to watch. Wish all the best for Brandon- seems like a good teammate.
Our JV team is Elite!!!
The missing piece?
I'm gonna guess this Zens commitment puts an end to Illinois' roster construction unless another player or two transfers (Jakstys? Lee?). I was pretty confident that Blackwell would join, but the longer this takes, the less hopeful I am. And seeing as both Vaaks and Coleman haven't signed yet but Zens has, I'm guessing they feel good about the roster as it stands but won't be thrilled to see JB jump on board. JMHO.
As if we didn’t need any more feel good stories on here lately! Love this for you @Emerson Bigguns.
@gville90, you wouldn’t happen to be one of the team physicians would you?do we have a medical insider?
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I understand taking things with a "gain of salt," but some X user (who supposedly has a "guy") just typed that Illinois is out of the picture.
It was a comment made in the Field of 68 recent preseason rankings thread on X.
It was a comment made in the Field of 68 recent preseason rankings thread on X.
wettsten
- Chicago
even espn thinks we're in consideration for pre-season #1 pre-blackwell:
www.espn.com
Andrej Stojakovic returning to Illinois for senior season
Andrej Stojakovic is returning to an Illinois team that will bring back five of its top seven scorers from a group that reached the Final Four.
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