Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Indy Illini Fan]

I wouldn’t say it’s done deal that’s he’s reclassifying … But it’s on the table …

There’s always a reason a kid slams in 3 visits in a weeks time right before Peach Jam …

And there’s also a reason Brad went back to the big boy donors and said be ready for my call …

And I’ll tell y'all right now … If Brad goes to those guys and says I can get Jasper … Here’s the amount … For this year … As long as it’s the number I’ve been told … They’ll do it …

Boosters got that Elite 8 taste last year and they want an f’ing natty …

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And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

We're putting this down as a good thing?

 

[NashvILLe05]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

Agreed…though no love from ESPN. Not even in the top 30 WTE rankings.

Men's WTE Top 25: Texas, Kentucky get invited to the party

The bottom half of the rankings saw movement from Texas, Kentucky and Arkansas after key additions. Kansas stays put at No. 1 after a late commitment.

www.espn.com

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

I wouldn’t say it’s done deal that’s he’s reclassifying … But it’s on the table …

There’s always a reason a kid slams in 3 visits in a weeks time right before Peach Jam …

And there’s also a reason Brad went back to the big boy donors and said be ready for my call …

And I’ll tell y'all right now … If Brad goes to those guys and says I can get Jasper … Here’s the amount … For this year … As long as it’s the number I’ve been told … They’ll do it …

Boosters got that Elite 8 taste last year and they want an f’ing natty …

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And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

 

[HensonHall71]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

That would be insane to add Jasper to this class

Based on practice reports I would guess that would mean KJ starting at the PG, Jasper at SG and Will at SF - we might score a 100 every night

 

[ChiefGritty]

JCL had no where near the handles and shot creation as Fears. Let me get what ur puffin on

Get the memo man, it's "we didn't actually want him" time with Fears.

Anyway, they are both 6'3" score-first combo guards rated in the mid 30's nationally whose most-used descriptive adjective is "smooth". It's as similar as two prospects at the same school a decade apart can possibly be.

 

[FloridaMan]

Agreed…though no love from ESPN. Not even in the top 30 WTE rankings.

Men's WTE Top 25: Texas, Kentucky get invited to the party

The bottom half of the rankings saw movement from Texas, Kentucky and Arkansas after key additions. Kansas stays put at No. 1 after a late commitment.

www.espn.com

LOL. ESWho?

 

[CleverHandle1]

lol jokes on him because we only want players that want to be here.

Haven't read through all the posts, yet, but this is definitely the attitude the staff need to take, especially since they have no openings for '24.

 

[and 69 others]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

Oh my. I’m a little flustered with that kind of talk.

 

[SkyysNotFalling]

I wouldn’t say it’s done deal that’s he’s reclassifying … But it’s on the table …

There’s always a reason a kid slams in 3 visits in a weeks time right before Peach Jam …

And there’s also a reason Brad went back to the big boy donors and said be ready for my call …

And I’ll tell y'all right now … If Brad goes to those guys and says I can get Jasper … Here’s the amount … For this year … As long as it’s the number I’ve been told … They’ll do it …

Boosters got that Elite 8 taste last year and they want an f’ing natty …

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So we will pay Jasper to reclass but NOT Jeremiah who was already locked in? Don’t know how to feel about that….

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Get the memo man, it's "we didn't actually want him" time with Fears.

Anyway, they are both 6'3" score-first combo guards rated in the mid 30's nationally whose most-used descriptive adjective is "smooth". It's as similar as two prospects at the same school a decade apart can possibly be.

We didn’t want him for 2024 … That’s been known since before he committed …

Fears literally knew this which is why he said in his statement if he was staying in 2025 he would’ve been coming here …

 

[CogDog]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

This has me hyped beyond belief.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

If Jasper comes here and re-classes...I don't know about any chances but just to say that sounds ABSOLUTELY INSANE...what in the world the starting five? Kylan, Jasper, Kasparas, Ben, Tomislav? Ben?

Lord...Golly...

That's a sure top 5 team in the country. Honestly the sky would be the limit.

I ain't gonna lie...that possibility has me in shambles...

 

[ChiefGritty]

We didn’t want him for 2024 … That’s been known since before he committed …

Fears literally knew this which is why he said in his statement if he was staying in 2025 he would’ve been coming here …

Yeah, I get it, the ability to secure that NIL bag now was just too much to resist and Illinois didn't make that available for him in '24, but then did and used it all up for Riley and so it all goes.

It's perfectly explicable and forced into a Riley-or-Fears choice, we took the best available option.

No one did anything wrong here. You could argue Fears should be more patient for longer-term NIL riches, but can this marketplace survive to 2029? Very possibly not, make hay when the sun is shining.

 

[Illini in Italy]

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

If we add Jasper Johnson to this team, every “Stevie Jay’s Guess the Starting Lineup” contest entry will be worthless.

And I’m okay with that.

 

[SkyysNotFalling]

Jasper
Kaspar
Will
Morez
Tomi

Best freshman class in the country?

 

[Dbell1981]

Get the memo man, it's "we didn't actually want him" time with Fears.

Anyway, they are both 6'3" score-first combo guards rated in the mid 30's nationally whose most-used descriptive adjective is "smooth". It's as similar as two prospects at the same school a decade apart can possibly be.

Look dude, I'm not sweating Fears but he is not JCL. GTFOH

 

[IlliniFan42]

I mean the easiest comparison is his brother and after one year that doesn't look like a player we'd want on our team, and that's someone that played four years in high school. Our recruiting has simply exceeded what the Fears brothers can provide.

 

[Illini_1105]

There’s no way we get Jasper to reclass. We are stacked at the guard spot already. Let OA cook for 2025 now that we have a fresh start

 

[derrick6]

Competence from the captain of the ship helps immensely.

And a tinge of mad scientist makes him unpredictable but trusted, imo.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

LOL. ESWho?

Not a big ESPN guy, but the vast majority of publications don't have us near their WTE top 25.

 

[IllinoisIntegrity]

And to add a little more to this … We’ve got an open ride …

And if anyone’s learned anything about Brad … If he can upgrade the talent … He will … He will recruit over kids …

You add Jasper to this team and it’s a no doubt top 5 preseason team … No doubt … Man would that be fun to watch …

So, where are we on Storr? Those May meltdowns

 

[spillini]

I wouldn’t say it’s done deal that’s he’s reclassifying … But it’s on the table …

There’s always a reason a kid slams in 3 visits in a weeks time right before Peach Jam …

And there’s also a reason Brad went back to the big boy donors and said be ready for my call …

And I’ll tell y'all right now … If Brad goes to those guys and says I can get Jasper … Here’s the amount … For this year … As long as it’s the number I’ve been told … They’ll do it …

Boosters got that Elite 8 taste last year and they want an f’ing natty …

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May the boosters’ investment portfolios grow to the moon

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Jasper
Kaspar
Will
Morez
Tomi

Best freshman class in the country?

Second. Duke got Cooper Flagg, an absolute freak of a big guy from Africa, Isiah Evans, and two other top 20 guys...