Basketball

Nicholas Randall Picks Up an Illinois Offer, Hoping to Visit Campus

Nicholas Randall Picks Up an Illinois Offer, Hoping to Visit Campus

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 21, 2023

Illinois assistant coach Chester Frazier continues to pound the high school courts, looking to keep a roster mixed with high schoolers and veteran transfers.

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Sturdy's Riverside Brookfield 2024s Recap

Sturdy's Riverside Brookfield 2024s Recap

Brad Sturdy, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and Big Sports Radio

June 20, 2023

The Riverside Brookfield Shootout continues to be one of the best events in the Midwest and this past weekend was no different.

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Riverside Brookfield Shootout Rewind

Riverside Brookfield Shootout Rewind

Kedric Prince and Mike Cagley from IlliniGuys.com join Sturdy […]

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Davion Hannah - Riverside Brookfield Shootout - Ked's Recruiting Roundup Spotlight

Davion Hannah - Riverside Brookfield Shootout - Ked's Recruiting Roundup Spotlight

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 19, 2023

Riverside, Ill. --- Illinois basketball fans, get to know this name quickly: Davion Hannah from Chicago Kenwood.

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Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn the Forgotten Guard

Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn the Forgotten Guard

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 17, 2023

Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn courtesy Illinois Athletics

The NCAA transfer portal has been very generous to the University of Illinois as of late.

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Off-Season Work is Pivotal for Taking the Next Step for Illinois Men's Basketball

Off-Season Work is Pivotal for Taking the Next Step for Illinois Men's Basketball

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 9, 2023

Illinois basketball hired one of the best strength and conditioning coaches in all of college basketball.

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Illinois Women Pursuing Nation’s Top 2025 Preps

Illinois Women Pursuing Nation’s Top 2025 Preps

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 8, 2023

Ticket sales are up, the promotions are different now in the women's basketball program.

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Heat Checks and Hail Marys – NIL & Transfer Portal Force an Evolving Coaching Paradigm

Heat Checks and Hail Marys – NIL & Transfer Portal Force an Evolving Coaching Paradigm

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and Big Sports […]

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Illinois Recruit Morez Johnson Explains Why He Changed Schools

Illinois Recruit Morez Johnson Explains Why He Changed Schools

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 4, 2023

The Illini prize 2024 basketball recruit Morez Johnson went public late last week that he would be leaving St. Rita High School for Thorton for the 2023-24 school year. 

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Heat Checks and Hail Marys – EYBL in Memphis

Heat Checks and Hail Marys – EYBL in Memphis

Mike Cagley, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular June 3, 2023 […]

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Illinois Prep Standout Hayven Smith is Happy to be a Future Illini

Illinois Prep Standout Hayven Smith is Happy to be a Future Illini

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

June 2, 2023

The Illinois women's basketball program has solidified its post-play for the future.

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What Does It Mean for Illinois to Land Jeremiah Williams?

What Does It Mean for Illinois to Land Jeremiah Williams?

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

Cover Photo Credit: Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports

June 2, 2023

The day started gloomy for Illini Nation at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday.

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Chicago Native Jeremiah Williams Announces Transfer to Illinois

Chicago Native Jeremiah Williams Announces Transfer to Illinois

The 6-foot-4 point guard, who suffered a severe achilles injury last season, will be transferring to Illinois making the Illini his third college program in any many seasons. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

June 1, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Jeremiah Williams will be attempting a revival of his college basketball career in his home state. 

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Illini Pivot As Point Guard Target RayJ Dennis Commits To Baylor

Illini Pivot As Point Guard Target RayJ Dennis Commits To Baylor

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

June 1, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Toledo Athletics)

The spring-long chase of coveted Toledo point guard RayJ Dennis ended today as the Mid American Conference Player of the Year spurned Illinois and chose to finish his college career at Baylor. 

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Decision Day II: Can The Illini Complete Their Pre-Summer Trifecta?

Decision Day II: Can The Illini Complete Their Pre-Summer Trifecta?

By Brad Sturdy - Co-Host of the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular and host of the "Sturdy For 30" podcast

June 1, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Toledo Athletics)

We will finally find out what Ray J Dennis is going to do after 2 months of Portal Combat, Obviously, this is an important piece to the Illinois puzzle, but the Illini got a massive pair of puzzle pieces back on Wednesday night when Coleman Hawkins and Terrence Shannon announced their return. Let's look at that first before we break down the Dennis recruitment:

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