Maybe I should save myself some time.You see, when a high-profile Illinois basketball recruit sets a date and time to announce his college decision, I have to be prepared. I’ll write two stories in...
Most popular athletes have cool nicknames.“Air Jordan.” “King James.” Anthony “Sizzle Chest” Rizzo is my personal favorite.So when it was announced that 2016 basketball recruits Xavier Sneed...
Is anyone else ready for basketball season to start?
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to watch actual Illinois basketball, featuring actual Illini players.
You can only do so many fantasy projections...
When Elijah Thomas announces his college decision Tuesday afternoon, it will mark the end of a wild recruiting process for the star forward out of Texas.
Recruiting never ends for college coaches and programs,...
During this roller coaster of a recruiting season, no Illini recruit has been more fun to follow than Elijah Thomas.
Sure, Illinois fans received the best news of the fall so far when Jalen Coleman-Lands...
Who is Marcus LoVett?
In a recruiting class where the names Jalen Brunson, Jawun Evans, Elijah Thomas, Jalen Coleman-Lands and Carlton Bragg have been etched into Illini fans’ collective wish lists,...
Shortly after Jawun Evans picked Oklahoma State over Illinois Wednesday, Sports Illustrated released a story on Illini head coach John Groce.
The article provided some solid insight into how Groce approaches...
Mark your calendars for next Wednesday and Thursday. The Jawun Evans commitment watch has just been upgraded to a commitment warning.
The Evans recruitment is nearing an end, according to his mentor...
John Groce, basketball head coach, plucked his most recent commit out of enemy territory Tuesday.
La Lumiere prep school combo guard Jalen Coleman, 6-foot-3, committed to the Illini, becoming Illinois’...
A busy basketball weekend on campus just got even busier.
Elijah Thomas, one of the best forwards in the country in the Class of 2015, was already set to visit campus this weekend. Now Jalen Coleman,...
