College players get paid for NIL and do not get directly paid to play basketball. It is splitting hairs, but that is why they are still "amateurs" versus someone getting directly paid to play basketball. If you allowed non "amateurs", Lebron would still have 4 years of eligibility to come back to college and collect NIL.
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I really like that the Ole Miss exhibition is on the road. I think it will benefit the team with so many newcomers and young players, and the tough noncon road/neutral site games.
They'd save themselves a lot of time to simply change the rule to allow anyone who has never been available in an NBA draft to play.
Someone who appeared on Ted Mack. I'll see myself out....
Not a pro. Whatever that means. You can get paid and lose eligibility. You can get paid and not lose it. Not sure where the line is.
Probably determined by how much you pay the guy who makes the decision.
Just a quick 7 hour drive down I57 and I55 from Champaign. Might road trip this and easily be back home before midnight.
Oklahoma is at Ole Miss the day before. If you have a chance, I'd highly recommend enjoying The Grove the day before the Illini exhibition. It's a bucket list type of experience!!!
That game is going to be jumping! Sooners at the Rebels..! Wow. I forget about the SEC Football now, Texas, Oklahoma.. With that said, knowing that, that basketball crowd will be jumping the next day as well.
Given the NCAAs history with "student athletes" and how vigorously they've fought free market labor, it wouldn't surprise me that their eligibility hasn't caught up to the NIL era. I'm not sure how they tackle this either, since an elite hs player is probably worth a couple million, which is more than most overseas pros make. The distinction seems to have lost all meaning.
Doesn’t say, but hopefully BTN or SECN covers it.
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But they aren’t being “paid to play.”
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2024-2025 Illini Basketball Schedule
Date Opponent Time/TV Sun, Oct 27 at Ole Miss
(Charity Exhibition Game)1:00pm Mon, Nov 4 Eastern Illinois Fri, Nov 8 SIU-Edwardsville Wed, Nov 13 Oakland Wed, Nov 20 Alabama
(Birmingham)Sat, Nov 23 Maryland-Eastern Shore Mon, Nov 25 Little Rock Thu, Nov 28 Arkansas
(Kansas City)3:00pm CBS Sat, Dec 14 Tennessee Sun, Dec 22 Missouri
(Braggin' Rights, St. Louis)Sun, Dec 29 Chicago State Sat, Feb 22 Duke
(New York)
All times CT. The Big Ten schedule will be posted when announced.
Big Ten opponents-
Home Only – Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC,
Away Only – Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Home & Away – Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin
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Okay so Ivisic is now on campus it appears. Much ado about nothing I guess.
Him being on campus doesn't mean he's eligible.
If they want to clear him, he has to be on campus for classes, which start Monday. Otherwise they clear one eligibility hurdle and immediately fail another.
âï¸ Coleman Hawkins Kansas State interview - why he committed to Illinois.
60 seconds · Clipped by Charles · Original video "Coleman Hawkins Talks Portal Decision, Big 12 Transition & Basketball Development" by Cats Talk by Wildcat NIL
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Trusting the process……âï¸ Coleman Hawkins Kansas State interview - why he committed to Illinois.
60 seconds · Clipped by Charles · Original video "Coleman Hawkins Talks Portal Decision, Big 12 Transition & Basketball Development" by Cats Talk by Wildcat NIL
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Piper writes "As for the talent angle, Torvik has Illinois second in the country (only behind UCONN) in 'effective talent' score. The Illini have multiple guys who are garnering attention from the NBA". Nice to see Illini 24-25 roster talent and potential being recognized by analysts. Underwood said he believes this team has a ceiling that is "maybe as high as any team we've had". Looking forward to this season more than any since 2004-05.
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