If you follow my Twitter, you know that I decided to join Bradley Beal and a host of Chaminade students in the Chaminade College Prep library for his college announcement. By the time I returned from my backpacking trip on Sunday evening (I heard we played a few basketball games this weekend – how did [...]
Ah, Signing Day. When every recruit is perfect. No academic issues, no turned ankles, no Weber doghouse because they skipped class. You can simply put a number next to a guy’s name and expect him to live up to it. And oh how I love those little numbers. When you have a lot of them, [...]
According to this Sun Times Tweet, Nnana Egwu has chosen Illinois. Puzzle piece #2 of the sweet spot is now in place. Jerrance, baby. Jerrance. Rivals ranks Egwu as the #48 player in the 2011 class. He’ll join Tyler Griffey, Stan Simpson, and Meyers Leonard in the frontcourt after Davis and Tisdale move on down [...]
Just how well? Well, using the RSCI (Recruiting Services Consensus Index), let’s look at the last 10 years of Illini Basketball recruiting. First, a few notes. The numbers for DJ Richardson and Brandon Paul have been changed by yours truly. Using the latest numbers from some of the scouting services that the RSCI uses, I’ve [...]
