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Good Morning, Illini Nation: 2024 Big Ten recruiting classes – The News-Gazette

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Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood, right, and assistant coach Chester Frazier have watched the Illini roster age significantly in recent seasons. But Illinois’ staff still is doing its due diligence when scouting athletes at the high school level.
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Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood, right, and assistant coach Chester Frazier have watched the Illini roster age significantly in recent seasons. But Illinois’ staff still is doing its due diligence when scouting athletes at the high school level.
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Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
Illinois is hosting its second Class of 2024 guard on an official visit in as many weekends with Jase Butler already on campus. The three-star guard has become a recruiting priority just like last week’s visitor four-star guard Mikey Lewis.
Will the Illini land one of the California natives? Time will tell. For now, the Illini’s 2024 recruiting class ranks seventh in the Big Ten. Here’s who’s bound for Big Ten (among the 14 teams with at least one commit) for the 2024-25 season (with all rankings per 247Sports):
Scott Richey is a reporter covering college basketball at The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter (@srrichey).

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Class of 2024 guard Jase Butler is scheduled to announce his commitment in less than a week’s time … Wednesday, Oct., 4, on his birthday. Illinois is among the finalists along with San Francisco, UCSB and Stanford.

What’s your No. 1 question? Among beat writer Scott Richey’s: What does Ty Rodgers have to do to succeed at point guard? Can Coleman Hawkins fully realize his potential? Who’s the No. 2 offensive option next to Terrence Shannon Jr.?

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