Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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1989 Illinois Fighting Illini! Good old days when the Talent from the state stayed in the state for their Universities.

Nick Anderson | Lowell Hamilton | Kendall Gill | Marcus Liberty | Kenny Battle | Stephen Bardo
Larry Smith | Andy Kaufmann | P.J. Bowman | Ervin Small | Brian O'Connell | Mike MacDonald | Matt Schnaderbeck | Eddie Manzke | Tyler Cottingham | Mark Shapland | Tom Sloan | Travis Smith | Mark Steinberg

Head Coach - Lou Henson
Record: 31-5

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Just rewatched 89 Iowa beat down on YouTube a couple of days ago. What a glorious game!
 
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1989 Illinois Fighting Illini! Good old days when the Talent from the state stayed in the state for their Universities.

Nick Anderson | Lowell Hamilton | Kendall Gill | Marcus Liberty | Kenny Battle | Stephen Bardo
Larry Smith | Andy Kaufmann | P.J. Bowman | Ervin Small | Brian O'Connell | Mike MacDonald | Matt Schnaderbeck | Eddie Manzke | Tyler Cottingham | Mark Shapland | Tom Sloan | Travis Smith | Mark Steinberg

Head Coach - Lou Henson
Record: 31-5

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Well -done. Only thing missing is a snap of Coach Henson.
 
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maybe we should make a Glory Days thread where we can rehash the good times and players of yore
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Probably nothing but just an absolute dream but...

This:

Guards: Jasper, KJ, Kylan, DGL
Wings: Riley, Ty, Tre (Davis I think will redshirt if this happens)
4s: Ben, Booth
5s: Ivisic, Morez

Goodness gracious...

was gonna let this slide, but upon further review...I appreciate your zest, but all but the comatose can do the math
 
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Seems unlikely we are really even targeting him now if no one on the staff was out to see him at Peach Jam.
I'd love to hear from one of the insiders on what happened with this recruitment (if anything. Heck, this tweet could be one of those BS internet takes for all I know). I understood that we were solidly in the mix for him. If this take is accurate, something either drastically changed or was drastically misunderstood.
 
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Any insight on what changed his mind on a possible reclass? Seemed like it made too much sense from a dollars and cents perspective and getting into a college S&C program a year earlier.
Hearing decision coming after Peach Jam …

Sounds like it’s really a 2 horse race at this point and I’d put my money on …

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So I guess this means Jasper reclassing is out of the deal then? Any idea on what shifted him away from doing so?

In a biased way kinda wanted him to go '24 so we would get him but...I mean...him reclassing would make far more sense than Fears doing so IMO considering the fact that he's the way more game ready player (and the $$).

Who knows what went into it...
 
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Are there any new reports on how the summer scrimmages are going? I also wonder what the NCAA allows in terms of summer coaching. I think there are limits.

Unless something has changed, I think the limit is 8 hours of coaching per week, and that includes on court and off court (fletch) time.

That’s why it’s important to have everyday guys. You need guys who are internally motivated enough to put in the work when it’s not mandatory. Get the extra lift in, get the skill work in, the extra film time, player led workouts, etc. The best teams have an alpha who is not only the best player, but the hardest worker. Leaves no room for anyone to slack. TSJ 445am workouts last year are a prime example.
 
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