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rare exception for a college basketball team.
They will have few key contributors on the court from last year’s team but may actually be more talented. The Illini lost star Terrence Shannon, All-Big Ten performer Marcus Domask and six players to the transfer portal yet coach Brad Underwood probably isn’t losing any sleep.
In three months since their Elite Eight run ended, the Illini have added recruits Morez Johnson,
Tomislav Ivsisic and Will Riley and Ben Humrichous from the transfer poIf anything, Underwood’s biggest problem is finding enough room to play everyone.
“It’s been a very busy spring as we knew when we put last year’s team together that there was going to be a lot of new faces in next year’s team,” Underwood told reporters Monday. “We were very old
Riley was the big news of Sunday. He committed to the Illini despite being chased by Alabama, Kentucky and Arizona. He is a one-and-done talent who has NBA lottery pick potential in 2025.
Ivsisic is a top prospect from Croatia while Humrichous was one of the best shooters in the Missouri Valley Conference last season.
All should help offset the losses of Nico Moretti, Luke Goode, Amani Hansberry, Dain Dainja, Coleman Hawkins and Sencire Harris to the porAll those guys have moved on for the most part,” Underwood said. “We feel like we’ve tapped just about every market in terms of the European market, with some high school kids, with the transfer portal. I love the talent. We’re obviously going to look a little bit different in terms of we’re quite as old.(WCIA) — Illinois has secured its highest-rated commit in the composite era, eager for him to get on campus and begin workouts with the team.
Canadian forward Will Riley chose Illinois over Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky and professional options. He also opted to reclassify to the Class of 2024 and join Illinois next semester.
“He’s a very very talented offensive player,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “He’s a young man that scores at all three levels, he does it at 6’8″, 6’9″. I would say the definition of positionless is him. He’s shown that he can be an elite playmaker, shooter off the bounds.”tal..” rtal.