Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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hoopsfan47
Does anyone here, insiders included, know what skills and potential Landon Davis brings to the team? There has to be a reason BU signed him. He has some size, and if he can shoot and play tough then he can bring future value to the table. If he can move, he has a future in the B1G and at Illinois. However, there has been so much written here about others that caused any legitimate reports/discussion of Landon Davis to be lost. Same for Fagbemi but we have seen him play. Any input?
 
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Second place is 1st loser said:
You beat me to it. Wisconsin is the same way.

Wasn't it Eddie Johnson, during the Final Four, who made a point that we need to transfer our success into keeping the top kids(especially the CPL kids) home?

I get his sentiment, but the top player in 2026 looks like he'd be locked in the highly touted battle for the coveted 9th man position. Plenty of competition there.
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Eddie’s one if my all time favorites. But i don’t think he’s up on H.S. Basketball in the age of prep schools. Most of the top kids don’t finish their Sr year of HS in the state.
 
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RabidDawgClassic said:
Why is everyone so high on Michigan? Yes, Dusty May is an excellent coach, but you don’t just replace Yaxel, Morez and Mara. That frontcourt was special.
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I think they will be good but a big step down from last year. Still have a ton of talent.

USC probably has a better roster than Michigan State but I trust Izzo way more than Muss.

As far as Purdue goes, I could see them being good, but not a fan of the roster. Painter is a world class coach though.
 
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Indy Illini Fan
hoopsfan47 said:
Does anyone here, insiders included, know what skills and potential Landon Davis brings to the team? There has to be a reason BU signed him. He has some size, and if he can shoot and play tough then he can bring future value to the table. If he can move, he has a future in the B1G and at Illinois. However, there has been so much written here about others that caused any legitimate reports/discussion of Landon Davis to be lost. Same for Fagbemi but we have seen him play. Any input?
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There’s no more PWO spots … But if there still was …

Those two guys you’re asking about would be in those spots …
 
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RabidDawgClassic said:
Why is everyone so high on Michigan? Yes, Dusty May is an excellent coach, but you don’t just replace Yaxel, Morez and Mara. That frontcourt was special.
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They're still loaded with talent. I agree they're not likely not bulldoze over everyone on their way to a NC. But there are only a handful of teams that look as talented on paper.
 
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HailtotheChief
Then who is our second Big off the bench? Or will we just go small(er) ball with Zavier or Morillo playing the 4?

I though JJ looked serviceable in the few minutes he's played. Not expecting 15 mpg out of him, but there may be games where one of the Bigs has foul trouble or (God forbid) injuries.
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He did look serviceable. He was not playing a lot but in the 9 games he had him we was avg a little over 5 minutes agame and clearly Ben was here then. I dont expect him to play a lot but he is one if the only 4 guys BU called bigs or his front court guys. Most of these guys in close games will play about aa much as Lee did. The guyss making big bucks, QC and ljkely Lucas will play 95% if the minutes umless uts a blow out.
 
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