Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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altgeld88
alaskaillini said:
Always wondered why a team has a color as a mascot. Did they invent Maroon in 1919 or something?

Surprised we don't have the Mauves from the 1980s or the Teals from the 1990s.
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dbeverly26 said:
Guessing it might be tied to the early success of the University of Chicago under Amos Alonzo Stagg? High schools have been known to copy colleges on such things, like a certain high school near the U of I lifted "On Wisconsin" for its fight song...
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Good question. I'd never looked into it. Interesting story. Lo that Stagg observed that yellow had a "regrettable symbolism which our opponents might not be above commenting upon."

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Maroon, Maroons, and the Phoenix

Maroon, Maroons, and the Phoenix
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Maroon & Maroons
Maroon and Maroons became the University of Chicago's official color and nickname, respectively, at a meeting of students and faculty on May 5, 1894.

Before the University held its first classes on October 1, 1892, the Board of Trustees had selected goldenrod (yellow) as the school's official color. By 1894, however, UChicago's legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg believed that a change was necessary.

"The yellow ran, soiled easily, and had a regrettable symbolism which our opponents might not be above commenting upon," said Stagg in his autobiography, Touchdown!

Because maroon was not already in use by any major school in the Midwest, Stagg and his associate J.E. Raycroft brought a selection of maroon shades to the 1894 meeting of students and faculty. From those ribbons, a choice was made, and the baseball team appeared in that color during its final games of the 1894 season.

On July 21, 1894, the first mention of a UChicago athletic team as Maroons appeared in the Chicago Tribune in an article about the baseball team.
 
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alaaji
Springfield Southeast High School class of 1990
 
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Chillinini
Mascoutah Indian, class of ‘85.

Just don’t bring up Kris Jenner and the Liberty Bowl. Steve Lantner…..sure.
 
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americanoutlaw11
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ElGran
B-ILL said:
I don't say this lightly... there are some serious Steph Curry vibes right here.
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I don't see it at all. Curry has that incredibly quick release on his jumper that makes it difficult to defend. Dra doesn't get his shot off quickly (though he made every one in the highlights!).

If you're going to compare him to an NBA great, I'll go with Allen Iverson. Very athletic undersized scoring guard. Obviously not saying he'll be that good.
 
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dbeverly26
ElGran said:
I don't see it at all. Curry has that incredibly quick release on his jumper that makes it difficult to defend. Dra doesn't get his shot off quickly (though he made every one in the highlights!).

If you're going to compare him to an NBA great, I'll go with Allen Iverson. Very athletic undersized scoring guard. Obviously not saying he'll be that good.
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Yeah but where did you go to high school
 
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blackdog
ElGran said:
I don't see it at all. Curry has that incredibly quick release on his jumper that makes it difficult to defend. Dra doesn't get his shot off quickly (though he made every one in the highlights!).

If you're going to compare him to an NBA great, I'll go with Allen Iverson. Very athletic undersized scoring guard. Obviously not saying he'll be that good.
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I think you might be in the wrong thread
 
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