Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Welcome to the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread :illinois:


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IL Returnees
David Mirkovic
Tomislav Ivisic
Zvonimir Ivisic
Jake Davis
Andrej Stojakovic


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New IL Signees
Zavier Zens (2026 F) committed & signed on April 17th.
Quentin Coleman (2026 G) committed on April 3rd, signed on April 19th.


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New IL Unsigned Commits
Stefan Vaaks (Providence transfer guard) committed on April 12th.


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2026 Recruiting (early signing period)
Ethan Brown (2026 G) committed on July 30th, 2025, signed on November 15th, 2025.
Landon Davis (2026 F) committed on August 6th, 2025, signed on November 12th, 2025.
Lucas Morillo (2026 G) committed on October 24th, 2025, signed on November 19th, 2025.


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Unofficial Illinois Loyalty Portal Tracker by soupy17
B1G Roster Tracker by NarrowJ


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IL players who entered name into NBA Draft
Keaton Wagler declared for NBA Draft on April 11th.


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IL players who entered transfer portal
Mihailo Petrovic entered transfer portal on April 11th.
Toni Bilic entered transfer portal on April 11th.
Ty Rodgers entered transfer portal on April 16th.
Brandon Lee entered transfer portal on April 19th.


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2027 Recruiting
Quinton Kitt (2027 F) committed on November 27th, 2025.
Mason Martin (2027 G) committed on January 16th, 2026.
 
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MoCoMdIllini
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Jhlcjcos
I would love to see an athletic 4 who is a defender/rebounder dawg type kid. A guy who if he gets 10-12 on a nite it’s because he got it off hustle, transition and the glass.
 
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Illinicpa14
Can’t wait to see the schedule - with our continuity should have a big leg up in the early season big games.

Also saw ND and Villanova are playing in Rome and the article mentioned there was a game in Croatia being formed…would have to assume that’s us if it comes to fruition
 
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Kendall Gill’s Uncle
Whether Vaaks/Coleman are better than Boz/Wagler isn’t the deciding factor in this team being as good or even better.

I think with this roster there is opportunity for even more balance than last years team, which makes you harder to defend. Keaton was unbelievable this year, no doubt he is a legend. Late in the year, I felt the ball got stuck in his hands at times and everyone else would just stand around.

The balance UCONN had in the Final 4 game and their ability to make their 3s is what beat us. Vaaks and Coleman have the ability to shoot the 3 at a higher clip than Wagler and Boswell. Boswell was not great offensively after the injury.

Just relax and enjoy the fact that you have an awesome team coming back and it’s April 18th. You can’t make a guy come if he doesn’t want to.
 
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March2TheArch

Quentin Coleman highlight from Jordan Brand Classic.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045362219815469524

Box score. QC with 12/2/5 on 5/12 shooting.
Not being a Debbie Downer but just a realist. But some of the other players stood out a bit more athletically and skill-wise.

Not trying to sound alarm bells but QC as a freshman may or may not be ready to be a 30min starter on a team hoping to be playing next April in Detroit.

Full game (boys play at 2:20 mark):
 
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Obviously Blackwell would’ve been the home run add. However, I’d still be very confident in our starting unit. Lots of capable pieces and lots of scoring.

I am concerned about the bench. It’s the weakest bench we’ve had since Matthew Mayer season (if we’re done adding).
 
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