The bottom is a tweet from June 30th.
The top is the tweet from a few minutes ago.
He’s down to Arizona, Indiana, Illinois.
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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
The top is the tweet from a few minutes ago.
He’s down to Arizona, Indiana, Illinois.
Kudos to our staff for swooping in last minute to make this a real battle. We may yet lose to Arizona. But to battle for a 5-star recruit FROM Arizona against a program like UofA (that never seems to have a shortage of them) reflects the beloved's strength in the current NCAAM landscape!
Here’s to hoping Indiana is a VERY distant third.
I'm only hoping Illinois is first.... but an inch or a mile. winning is winning.
I learned that from a family man, cuh
Arizona all the way
Based on what? He visited Arizona recently. Why didn’t he commit if it’s “all the way”? Not like they have a 4 he’s worried about playing behind. Drive up the bidding?
When an insider says “we’ve done a good job closing the gap” that let’s me know it’s a long shot and probably not going our way.
But that’s all good. BU has more than earned our trust when it comes to talent evaluation. He’ll find the next big name…and the next…etc.
But that’s all good. BU has more than earned our trust when it comes to talent evaluation. He’ll find the next big name…and the next…etc.
I read there was a crystal ball pick for the Illini trying to locate it, it was on X
That account had 37 followers.
Brady has literally been in the comments for all our 5 star targets. (might or might not be notable)
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Land Pettigrew and Wabbington and then anyone else is just extra sprinkles on top
Hometown usually wins out (especially when it's the caliber of program of Arizona).
Reminds of the Jasper Johnson recruitment. Everyone figured he'd go elsewhere, but eventually the home sell was too hard to pass up.
I'd be more confident about Wabbington ending up at Arizona, than even Pettigrew ending up at Illinois.
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Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
I mean… Kylan Boswell was a hometown kid who *checks notes* went to Arizona
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Add those guys and the floodgates open!
it's about time that Illinois swoops in late and steals a hometown stud from other programs!
we felt the pain of the end of webber years where this happened ALL THE TIME! we would cope and cry saying "oh why did he go there, he's from here and would have been a star. he'll just be another guy there. big mistake".
Now it's our time! we are the big bad wolf!
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We did steal Kofi out from under UConn. NYC is basically their backyard.
And there was this kid by the name of Wagler, that I believe lived in Kansas....but yet preferred Illini orange instead of Jayhawk blue
did Kansas even recruit him? this is not what I mean. Keaton was a diamond in the rough not a top 10 recruit that we show up last minute and stealAnd there was this kid by the name of Wagler, that I believe lived in Kansas....but yet preferred Illini orange instead of Jayhawk blue
Except for the fact that Kansas didn't even offer him. Hard to choose a school that doesn't offer you scholly.And there was this kid by the name of Wagler, that I believe lived in Kansas....but yet preferred Illini orange instead of Jayhawk blue
A hometown kid who left to play his high school basketball in California and *checks notes* Arizona.