Basketball

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.

Champaign, ILL.– The Big Ten Conference has revealed the breakdown […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Freshman Max Herendeen has gone from one of the […]

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.

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.

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.

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood hinted Tuesday morning Illini […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

April 22, 2024

The Illinois men's basketball team is set to undergo significant changes for the upcoming season as another key player, Luke Goode, has announced his entry into the NCAA Transfer Portal. A senior hailing from Fort Wayne, Indiana, his 6-foot-7 frame, and sharpshooting abilities played a key role for the Illini this past season.

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting April […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

April 21, 2024

College basketball season has faded into the offseason, the coaching staff at Illinois wasted no time diving into recruiting. Illinois women's basketball head coach Shauna Green showing her loyalty to high school talent, she hit the road this weekend to find more talent to add to her roster.