Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Welcome to the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread :illinois:


Upcoming Commitment Announcement
Will Riley to announce commitment Sunday, June 23rd, 1:00pm CT


IL Returnees
1) Ty Rodgers
2) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn

IL Signees
1) Morez Johnson (2024 PF) committed on November 4th, 2021.
2) Jason Jakstys (2024 F) committed on July 23rd, 2023.
3) Jake Davis (Mercer guard) committed on April 1st.
4) Tre White (Louisville wing) committed on April 9th.
5) Kylan Boswell (Arizona guard) committed on April 14th.
6) Carey Booth (Notre Dame forward) committed on April 16th.
7) Ben Humrichous (Evansville forward) committed on April 30th.
8) Tomislav Ivisic (Croatian center) committed on May 6th.
9) Kasparas Jakucionis (Lithuanian guard) committed on May 28th.


IL players who left or decommitted from the program
1) Dain Dainja entered transfer portal on April 1st, committed to Memphis on April 5th.
2) Jase Butler decommitted on April 8th, committed to Washington on April 23rd.
3) Sencire Harris entered transfer portal on April 15th, committed to West Virginia on April 21st.
4) Amani Hansberry entered transfer portal on April 16th, committed to West Virginia on April 21st.
5) Luke Goode entered transfer portal on April 22nd, committed to Indiana on April 26th.
6) Marcus Domask announced he's out of eligibility & declared for NBA Draft on April 25th.
7) Niccolo Moretti entered transfer portal on April 29th, committed to FAU on May 21st.
8) Coleman Hawkins withdrew from NBA Draft & announced intention to transfer to new program on May 29th, committed to Kansas State on June 14th.


2025 Recruiting
1) Jeremiah Fears (2025 PG) committed on January 22nd, 2024.
 
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DaveStu
Wondering if the Riley commitment was delayed, in part, so that the staff could have time to talk some of the other players into staying with the Illini?
 
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1m4tr
So what are our plans for the 23rd? :);)
 
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Illini4Christ
You think our past season first practice was intense? For sure, it was, watch the highlights and you can get a firsthand glimpse, but think about next year’s opening practice.

We can have a 7’1”. 6’9”, 6’9”, 6’6” and 6’2” probable starting lineup who are all great shooters with 5 bench players who are all great players in their own right and who will carry a chip on their shoulders.

WOW. This will be insane.

 
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More3s
Illini4Christ said:
You think our past season first practice was intense? For sure, it was, watch the highlights and you can get a firsthand glimpse, but think about next year’s opening practice.

We can have a 7’1”. 6’9”, 6’9”, 6’6” and 6’2” probable starting lineup who are all great shooters with 5 bench players who are all great players in their own right and who will carry a chip on their shoulders.

WOW. This will be insane.

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Uh was that a Ty jumper I saw at 0:38??? 👀 Unless my eyes deceive me. On the first day of practice LAST YEAR?!? Looked great, good rotation (actually looked fairly deep, perhaps a 3, but you can’t tell for sure from the limited field of view). Man, must be some case of the yips in games or something.
 
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I would think he’s not a starter next year. He’s very limited at this point. Not a great player. High effort and energy, yep he’s got that.
 
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More3s
Illini4Christ said:
Ty is a great player, confidence will come.
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I’ve seen video of him shooting as a high schooler and it looked good then, too, but this is the most recent example I’ve seen of a good looking Ty jumper. (Someone who has actually seen him extensively in practice can obviously provide better insight here)

I don’t go to that many games, but for the several I went to last year, I’d always try to keep my eye on Ty during warmups just to see if he’d take a few shots from beyond the paint. He almost never would, from what I saw, although he did once that I caught and it DIDN’T look good - looked awkward.

So my working theory is there’s something about the crowds at games at the high major college level that he still hasn’t gotten comfortable with. Obviously just a guess, and maybe someone who actually has better info can correct me, but of course Im rooting for him to work it out asap, for his own sake as much as for the team’s.
 
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