This is awesome news! Welcome!
Matic Vesel (2017 PF) commits to Illinois
You can play for a pro team in Europe as long as you are not paid. Due to the lack of a developed high school system in Europe many high school kids play alongside professionals. As long as they are not paid they maintain their college eligibility.
Great find. They have really changed the roster over the last couple of months. They are gathering the type of players they want. You have to like how they are executing a plan.
FeelTheLovie
- Louisville, KY
Everyone in our freshman class can confidently dunk a basketball
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
We are in good hands with this staff. Can't wait to see this team in action!
That is old. Still needs strength but I read that he is more like 215 now.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I feel a void in my life now that I don't get regular updates on how many calories Mike is eating.
Super excited about this signing and am going to be really interested to see how his game develops under BU.
BLloyd2311
- Los Angeles
Excited to watch him play on his Under 20 national team this summer. Awesome get!
Keep going and our roster will be looking like some of the NBA rosters with various good overseas players on it. Glad our staff is knowledgeable and skilled to find this caliber of players.
Well that escalated quickly lol
215 gives me slightly more optimism. I also posted somewhere else that the fiba page said he's 19. So that extra year plus 20 extra pounds, maybe he won't be as far off as I first anticipated.
So, they flew him in from Slovenia, for the official? No stars, no national ranking or a high school?
A new pipeline, I guess. Need to get used to these kinds.
Anyways, welcome MV. A new and refreshing acronym.
A new pipeline, I guess. Need to get used to these kinds.
Anyways, welcome MV. A new and refreshing acronym.
My guess was Mattish Veshel. The final C in Matic could be anywhere from S to ISH to ITCH - probably somewhere between the last two.
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Welcome to the Illini Matic! Hopefully you can provide your team with valuable minutes this year and continue to grow and expand your game!
GortTheRobot
- North Bethesda, Maryland
These last two gets, for me, more than make up for the Tilmon loss. Sure, I know he had stars and rankings, etc., but from what I have heard, he does not have the speed and agility of the other two. With BU's style of play, and the athleticism we have with our guards, we need bigs who can move. Very excited about our future.
Good find my this staff! Looking forward to seeing what they find when they have even more time to be recruiting. We needed more bigs and they found them!
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Derek Piper @DPiperScout10h10 hours ago
Told that #Illini freshman Mark Smith relished the opportunity to recruit Vesel on campus during his OV. The gift that will keep on giving.
Derek Piper @DPiperScout 10h10 hours ago
Staff thinks he can be really good after a lot of quality time with Fletch. Good find by Antigua. Has tools but needs to be developed.
Told that #Illini freshman Mark Smith relished the opportunity to recruit Vesel on campus during his OV. The gift that will keep on giving.
Derek Piper @DPiperScout 10h10 hours ago
Staff thinks he can be really good after a lot of quality time with Fletch. Good find by Antigua. Has tools but needs to be developed.
We have our C!