Sturdy For 30 - May 6th Edition
Brad Sturdy, Uber Illini-Insider & IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and Big Sports Radio
May 6, 2024
We had Star Wars Day and Cinco De Mayo this weekend in what was a wild weekend for sports across the spectrum. Let’s dive into this week’s edition of Sturdy for 30
The Kentucky Derby was epic. A 3-horse photo finish with Mystik Dan literally nosing out Sierra Leone and Forever Young. We’ve seen photo finishes before but never with 3 of them this close together.
Heat Checks and Hail Marys – Perils of NIL Roster Building
Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular & Big Sports […]
IlliniGuys Talk with New Illini Women's Basketball Commit Jasmine Brown-Hagger
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
May 2, 2024
From Shorewood, Illinois, to Mississippi State, back to home is where it all began. When Illinois head coach Shauna Green arrived at Illinois, her entire staff immediately identified Jasmine Brown-Hagger as a priority recruiting target, who honed her skills at Example Academy.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup: Is Former Illini Coleman Hawkins Headed to the SEC?
Ked's Recruiting Roundup
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
May 1, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
IlliniGuys learned on Sunday that former Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins had decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal and have the option of playing a fifth season collegiately.
However, sources close to the situation say that the 6-foot-10 forward has expressed interest in joining an SEC team in particular.
Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Conference Opponents
Champaign, ILL.– The Big Ten Conference has revealed the breakdown […]
IlliniGuys Gurus Weigh In on Ben Humrichous
The IlliniGuys Gurus–Kedric Prince, Brad Sturdy
April 30, 2024
The Illini received a significant commitment from Ben Humrichous, a transfer from Evansville. This marks the third stop for the 6-foot-9 wing, who began his college career at an NAIA school at Huntington University before transferring to Evansville. Humrichous has one year of college eligibility remaining.
Illini Men Land Coveted Big Man Transfer Ben Humrichous
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
April 30, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Evansville Athletics)
With this year's portal, Illini lost one Indiana native (Luke Goode) and gained another in Ben Humrichous from Evansville as the fifth-year player gave his commitment to coach Brad Underwood today.
Illini Guard Niccolo Moretti Enters Transfer Portal
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
April 29, 2024
Illinois basketball fans, another roster move: redshirt freshman guard Niccolo Moretti has entered the transfer portal today, marking the latest departure from last season's Final Eight squad.
Illinois Women's Basketball Finds Missing Piece in Rhode Island Transfer
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
April 28, 2024
Most collegiate basketball teams seek that crucial puzzle piece to elevate their program. For the Fighting Illini women, it was a dominant presence in the paint.
Illini Women's Basketball Land G in Transfer Portal
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
April 26, 2024
Illinois women's basketball added to its roster with the commitment of 5'9" guard Jasmine Brown-Hagger, from Shorewood, Illinois. Brown-Hagger will return to her home state to play for the Fighting Illini after a year with Mississippi State.
Max Made In Heaven: Talented Freshman Leading Illini Men’s Golf into Big Ten Championships
Freshman Max Herendeen has gone from one of the […]
‘I have exhausted all my possible eligibility’: Marcus Domask Says Goodbye to College Basketball
Illinois wing Marcus Domask announces on social media that he’s no longer eligible to play college basketball and will be focusing on his professional career.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
April 25, 2024
CHAMPAIGN — The nightly prayers of Illinois men’s basketball head coach Brad Underwood were apparently not answered to his liking as Marcus Domask is done with the collegiate game.
How Brad Underwood Sold New Associate Head Coach Orlando Antigua on a Return to Champaign
With an opening on his coaching staff, the recruitment of Orlando Antigua back to an Illinois program started with a check-up phone call by Illini head coach Brad Underwood.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
April 24, 2024
CHAMPAIGN — Not unlike the recruitment of a player, the acquisition of a well respected assistant coach back to the Illinois bench began with a simple question in a phone call from Brad Underwood.
“We’ve stayed in touch and I asked him. I reached out just to see what his interest level might be in terms of coming back to help an old friend,” Underwood said Tuesday morning in a media session from the Ubben Basketball Complex.
The seventh-year head coach at Illinois was pleasantly satisfied when Orlando Antigua didn’t immediately dismiss the notion of a return to Champaign-Urbana for a second stint on Underwood’s coaching staff.
Underwood Hopes & Prays Marcus Domask’s Medical Waiver Granted
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood confirmed last week at Gordyville that the athletics department has applied for a medical hardship waiver for Marcus Domask.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
April 24, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
CHAMPAIGN — Using his exact words, Brad Underwood may be resigned to the fact that the medical hardship waiver request by Illinois for Marcus Domask could be down to a hope and a prayer.
After confirming last week at the Coaches vs. Cancer charity event at Gordyville USA in Gifford that the Illinois athletics administration had filed the waiver request for Domask, who will turn 24 years old in June, Underwood remained hopeful but not certainly optimistic at the return of the 6-foot-6 guard for the 2024-25 season.
100% set on 2024 NBA Draft’: Hawkins Stands By Elite Eight Loss Declaration Ending His College Basketball Career
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood hinted Tuesday morning Illini […]
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