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Antonio Reeves commits to Illinois State

College programs were a little slow in appreciating the talents of Antonio Reeves.

The 6-5 Simeon guard had the numbers, physical talent and résumé to warrant more recruiting interest. He emerged as one of the City/Suburban Hoops Report’s top 10 prospects in his class in Illinois over the course of his senior year, yet the process played out slowly.

And once the coaches of those programs started turning up the heat on one of the more undervalued prospects in Class of 2019 in Illinois, Reeves was patient and deliberate on his end.

As a result, the recruitment took time.