Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Always Illini
- Central Illinois
Too late. Already did. P.S. Not for comedy.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
congrats
Freaking stud!
Quentin Coleman, The Principia School , Shooting Guard
Quentin Coleman is a 6-4, 180-pound Shooting Guard from Saint Louis, MO.247sports.com
I absolutely love him as a role player. 4th star deserved. Polished kid you can throw onto any team and he'll fit.
Zavier Zens, Wisconsin Lutheran , Small Forward
Zavier Zens is a Power Forward from Milwaukee, WI.
Hope he's a long term guy here as I see a very talented kid that'll be a heck of college basketball player as an upperclassmen.
Constanza's really fallen in the rankings.
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I remember the first time QC's name appeared on this board (Landon Davis commitment thread) -- he was a 3star, outside the top 100. Constanza was certified top 20.
Alex Constanza, SPIRE Academy , Small Forward
Constanza transferred from Westminster Academy in Florida following his junior year.
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I remember the first time QC's name appeared on this board (Landon Davis commitment thread) -- he was a 3star, outside the top 100. Constanza was certified top 20.
#9thMan!Zavier Zens, Wisconsin Lutheran , Small Forward
Zavier Zens is a Power Forward from Milwaukee, WI.
Constanza's really fallen in the rankings.
Alex Constanza, SPIRE Academy , Small Forward
Constanza transferred from Westminster Academy in Florida following his junior year.
I remember the first time QC's name appeared on this board (Landon Davis commitment thread) -- he was a 3star, outside the top 100. Constanza was certified top 20.
Where is at now, there is no commitment in his profile
Here's the updated rankings list for Coleman:
247 -- 13
247composite -- 17
On3 -- 15
On3 industry -- 23
ESPN -- 23
247 -- 13
247composite -- 17
On3 -- 15
On3 industry -- 23
ESPN -- 23
This is not exactly a Muppet news flash, but he is such a gifted shooter. The thought of Coleman and Davis on the court together for stretches is exciting. As great as our offenses have been, and they have been excellent, we have struggled to make wide open shots consistently.Quentin Coleman, The Principia School , Shooting Guard
Quentin Coleman is a 6-4, 180-pound Shooting Guard from Saint Louis, MO.
Coleman will help that.
#6 class in the nation:
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Our Karaban one day.
I wish 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 weren't all Big Ten teams as well.#6 class in the nation:
2026 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings
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More of a Ben / Jake type piece assuming he gets on the court as an upperclassmen. Still fairly valuable.
I remember that thread. Chris Beard Fan Club was wildin out! IYKYKConstanza's really fallen in the rankings.
Alex Constanza, SPIRE Academy , Small Forward
Constanza transferred from Westminster Academy in Florida following his junior year.
I remember the first time QC's name appeared on this board (Landon Davis commitment thread) -- he was a 3star, outside the top 100. Constanza was certified top 20.
I like a STRONG Big Ten
Vaaks too.
Insightful graphic
I’d prefer not; rather see every other team as bad as possible while we dominate.
He looks way more athletic than Jake or Ben in his highlights. I like him a lot and think he'll be able to challenge for PT much sooner than expected, particularly if we don't add any more front court players.
You want to be the best, you gotta beat the best. Being tested in conference play (and non con) is never a bad thing.
And frankly the big ten is always going to have premier, top of the NCAA talent. It’s unavoidable.
Now, if you want to to send to illest regardless to individual teams (my preference is Iowa) by all means, but the big ten as a whole will always be a top 3 conference in terms of talent, so it’s pointless to dwell on.
It's kind of nice having a busier discussion in the "illini in the NBA thread" though!
Way more athletic and can put the ball on the floor.
And what I like is I also think he can challenge for PT and soon given he's fully capable of being a catch and shoot piece immediately with strong base physically
Likely he sees much PT this season? Likely not barring injury but I also don't think he'd be overmatched in limited minutes role player if Jake/Mirk/Andrej went down.
LOVE his fit here. If he were the 2nd most productive freshman here this season (given his ability to play role off ball) wouldn't shock me.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
our serious pursuit of Bowman has already been mentioned, but here's more ($ article):
how nice is it to be getting serious interest from elite kids? (not saying it isn't warranted)
the blueprint and stellar results are there now. we're in a great place
how nice is it to be getting serious interest from elite kids? (not saying it isn't warranted)
the blueprint and stellar results are there now. we're in a great place