Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

Mirk is dating Sienna.

Did not know that…

 

[InDaAZ]

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5311746/sienna-betts

Mirk connection

Mirk is dating Sienna.

Be nice to her, Mirk!

 

[JKR]

Mirk is dating Sienna.

From 2000 miles?

 

[Combo]

Interesting to me that we hearing about very few bigs while good chance of losing our whole front court next year. Is it because we have European bigs lined up, we will wait for the transfer portal for upper class bigs, or we just aren’t hearing? Particularly important in that recent champions have all had a significant rim protector.

Had you heard of Coleman or Vaaks a year ago?

 

[hangdog]

From 2000 miles?

That's the best kind when you have plenty airfare .

 

[Noblesville Illini]

Mirk is dating Sienna.

 

[Guest]

Mirk is dating Sienna.

Oh, no. Now he is going to transfer to UCLA? Something else for us to worry about. /s

 

[Joel Goodson]

Oh, no. Now he is going to transfer to UCLA? Something else for us to worry about. /s

everyone wants to play for Cronin

 

[Red77sng]

Oh, no. Now he is going to transfer to UCLA? Something else for us to worry about. /s

More like she’s going to transfer to us

 

[Fish1960]

Mirk is dating Sienna.

Good job mirk.

 

[jamarvelous31]

Interesting to me that we hearing about very few bigs while good chance of losing our whole front court next year. Is it because we have European bigs lined up, we will wait for the transfer portal for upper class bigs, or we just aren’t hearing? Particularly important in that recent champions have all had a significant rim protector.

You're not wrong about height. But if anything it's become a bad thing for IL to telegraph their moves too far ahead, others will create a bidding war.

Dylan Betts is 7'4, and otherwise you have to trust the staff. Who did we think was coming this time the past 2 years?

 

[Illin618]

everyone wants to play for Cronin

He’s also tall and has a full head of hair

 

[Combo]

You're not wrong about height. But if anything it's become a bad thing for IL to telegraph their moves too far ahead, others will create a bidding war.

Dylan Betts is 7'4, and otherwise you have to trust the staff. Who did we think was coming this time the past 2 years?

Seems like they did that with Lincoln Williams.

 

[Noblesville Illini]

You're not wrong about height. But if anything it's become a bad thing for IL to telegraph their moves too far ahead, others will create a bidding war.

Dylan Betts is 7'4, and otherwise you have to trust the staff. Who did we think was coming this time the past 2 years?

Been following Illinois basketball since 1979 and I can’t recall a dating relationship like Mirk’s that drew an otherwise outside recruit towards Illinois. Sure, we had midwestern kids with the girlfriend attending the beloved, but this one’s new to me! If we get Betts, that will be somewhat hilarious! But that’s Mirk in a nutshell!!

 

[Mobi]

We’ve come a long way from 50% of the board going into the tournament (as a 3 seed) saying Brad should be fired or on the hot seat.

A final four sure helped. The sentiment can come back if we don't make F4 this year. /s

 

[Mobi]

I think our stint against UCONN, is a lot like UCLA's stint against Gonzaga.

2021 Final 4: Gonzaga win in OT 93-90
2022 Neutral Site: Gonzaga win 83-63
2023 Sweet 16: Gonzaga win 79-76
2024 Neutral: Gonzaga win 69-65
2025 Neutral: UCLA win 65-62

Yep. We will have to keep scheduling UConn until we beat them. Hopefully it is this year.