B10 Basketball Recruiting Thread

[mdn82 25,461]

 
I'm not so sure. Underwood gets them to play hard, and they will have a couple of quite good guards. 
Won't break the top ten in conference, but maybe will stay afloat.
 

Yep a little above Rutgers in that Minnesota area. He has to hope he can get a grad transfer big or the fan base will be getting antsy in year 2.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,082]

1 hour ago, mdn82 said:

 He has to hope he can get a grad transfer big or the fan base will be getting antsy in year 2.


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For a moment I thought you were talking about IU.   lol

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

For a moment I thought you were talking about IU.   lol

We were antsy at year 1/2


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[Uspshoosier 44,248]

Illinois G Te'Jon Lucas (SO) is leaving the program. verbalcommits.com/players/te-jon…
And another one


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[Stuhoo 75,677]

Michael Finke, Illinois will transfer out.
That makes four from Illinois gonzo: Mark Smith, Leron Black, Lucas, Finke.
Probably good for Illinois to revamp the roster for the long haul, but Underwood is gonna try to do it with only one current recruit with a real pulse.



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[Uspshoosier 44,248]

Michael Finke, Illinois will transfer out.
That makes four from Illinois gonzo: Mark Smith, Leron Black, Lucas, Finke.
Probably good for Illinois to revamp the roster for the long haul, but Underwood is gonna try to do it with only one current recruit with a real pulse.



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His younger brother is a Grand Canyon commit. I would guess that is where he will end up


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[WayneFleekHoosier 46,807]

Michael Finke, Illinois will transfer out.
That makes four from Illinois gonzo: Mark Smith, Leron Black, Lucas, Finke.
Probably good for Illinois to revamp the roster for the long haul, but Underwood is gonna try to do it with only one current recruit with a real pulse.



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I’m happy about this. If and when they start locking down Chicago recruiting Illinois will be a beast. Not sure Underwood will be the guy to do it. He’s certainly willing to get shady as Oklahoma State recruiting indicates.


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[MemphisHoosier 1,917]

27 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Michael Finke, Illinois will transfer out.
That makes four from Illinois gonzo: Mark Smith, Leron Black, Lucas, Finke.
Probably good for Illinois to revamp the roster for the long haul, but Underwood is gonna try to do it with only one current recruit with a real pulse.



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Add in Alstork graduating and they are left with what...Frazier, Aaron Jordan and Kipper Nichols  + Dosunmu coming in?  Not a whole lot of size left on that roster.

[TheWatShot 13,335]

Really hope we don't lose to them next year. Thankfully we won't have Newkirk to pass to people in the front row.

[MemphisHoosier 1,917]

Minnesota's Fitzgerald (RS JR) is transfering from the Gophers for his final season of eligibility.  I wouldn't be surprised to see a few more names pop up on the transfer market from Minney in the coming weeks.

Verbal Commits

Minnesota F Davante Fitzgerald (RS JR) is leaving the program. Grad transfer with one year of eligibility. (HT https://t.co/r0j5yZdtFX

[ElectricBoogaloo 4,294]

3 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Illinois G Te'Jon Lucas (SO) is leaving the program. verbalcommits.com/players/te-jon…
And another one


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Wow! I thought Illini fans liked Lucas. Maybe I’m not remembering correctly but I thought he was showing some promise. 

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http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/03/27/giorgi-bezhanishvili-to-illinois/
Looks like they got another 2018 kid


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http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/03/27/giorgi-bezhanishvili-to-illinois/
Looks like they got another 2018 kid


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Matt Painter tears up as an obscure 7-footer slips through his grasp.


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[Stuhoo 75,677]

8 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/03/27/giorgi-bezhanishvili-to-illinois/
Looks like they got another 2018 kid


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A 6'9" unranked kid who was the fourth leading scorer on a good high school team. 

Alrighty then.

Their other f/c recruit is not very well thought of either. Illinois is filling their roster with project (at best) bigs. 

[VO5 8,272]

56 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

A 6'9" unranked kid who was the fourth leading scorer on a good high school team. 

Alrighty then.

There other f/c recruit is not very well thought of either. Illinois is filling their roster with project (at best) bigs. 

I don’t see underwood lasting very long if he keeps recruiting like this

[ElectricBoogaloo 4,294]

38 minutes ago, VO5 said:

I don’t see underwood lasting very long if he keeps recruiting like this

They need warm bodies after all those transfers and Black turning pro.

[VO5 8,272]

2 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

They need warm bodies after all those transfers and Black turning pro.

Agreed. But you won’t win in the BIG with warm bodies. Their best 2 players play the same position as well

[Stuhoo 75,677]

41 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

They need warm bodies after all those transfers and Black turning pro.

 

True, but their new addition's body is barely warm.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili , 6'10" PF/C's senior year high school statistics are not even Priller-esque. More Grant Gelon-ish:

7.2 PPG 
1.7 RPG 
0.2 APG
0.1 blocks per game 
0.8 free throws per game

Best game senior year was a 15 point, 7 rebound effort.

[hoosierpap 14,300]

47 minutes ago, VO5 said:

I don’t see underwood lasting very long if he keeps recruiting like this

Not lookin' good

[ElectricBoogaloo 4,294]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

True, but their new addition's body is barely warm.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili , 6'10" PF/C's senior year high school statistics are not even Priller-esque. More Grant Gelon-ish:

7.2 PPG 
1.7 RPG 
.2 APG
0.1 blocks per game 
0.8 free throws per game

He survived many cold nights in the mountains of Austria. I will not have his body heat impugned by people from the soft plains of the American Midwest!