Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Second place is 1st loser
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Joel Goodson
KingWolf11 said:
We are pretty damn close to not having to worry about bag conversations
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the primary thing with all these elite kids (the smart ones, anyway) is fit. that's why the vast majority of them wait til the dust settles in spring. that's what I expect Pettigrew to do. if we can provide the desired fit, I like our chances. barring unforeseen stuff, I think he'll re-class (to '27)

just to be clear, I'm not saying money doesn't matter (it's just not nearly as important as fit). there are other factors too, of course. I think we check all those boxes extremely well. plus, there's the proximity angle
 
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lstewart53x3
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Fly Illini Fly!
Second place is 1st loser said:
I think you're right and we're definitely one of the haves vs have nots, BUT we still have a ways to go before we say we don't have to worry about it.

College Basketball Team NIL Valuations | The NIL Standard

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Interesting list.
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Stefan Vaaks is said to be our highest paid player at 2.8M.

Andrej Stojakovic is next at 1.3M.

And David Mirkovic isn't even listed in the Top 100.

Wouldn’t be that sure of this source.
 
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Combo
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Stefan Vaaks is said to be our highest paid player at 2.8M.

Andrej Stojakovic is next at 1.3M.

And David Mirkovic isn't even listed in the Top 100.

Wouldn’t be that sure of this source.
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NIL #s are guesses. It's all "I'm told that..."
 
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RabidDawgClassic
Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1866513492221817272
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For 7 mil, I wanna see crashing of the boards and hustle back on defense.
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