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Report: Underwood, Illini land big man

It appears Illinois men's basketball has secured its third commitment this month, this time for another post presence.

According to recruiting analyst Adam Zagoria, Giorgi Bezhanishvili committed to Brad Underwood's program late Monday night while on an official visit at Illinois.

Bezhanishvili, a native of Austria, is a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward who played this past season at The Patrick School (N.J.).

He held offers from Hofstra, Manhattan, Minnesota and St. Bonaventure.

Bezhanishvili is the third Class of 2018 prospect to commit to Illinois since its season ended on Feb. 28 to Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.