Sturdy's Basketball Update - Thursday Edition
(Editor's note: this was originally published Wednesday morning on the IlliniGuys message forum)
March 24, 2022
From Brad Sturdy, IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst
Guys, I expect to return after a couple of days of following through with conversations and such. The Illini used 15 scholarships this year, subtract Frazier, Plummer and Williams who are out of eligibility.
Here's where we stand at the moment:
Dain Dainja (1) - Very high on this kid.
Luke Goode (2) - Role player, glue guy that can shoot it
RJ Melendez (3) - Potential star.
Brandin Podziemski (4) - They love his toughness. I think Podz wants to give it a try after the 5th year guys are gone and compete for PT with the frosh.