The Champaign Room · Mar 22, 2023
5 early portal entrants Illinois should target
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesIllinois’ season ended with a 10-point loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks in Des Moines, Iowa. So the tumultuous offseason begins.
Well, from a player personnel perspective, the offseason began months ago. Five-star point guard Skyy Clark left the program. Big man Zacharie Perrin signed his NLI, didn’t qualify academically, spent a semester at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, enrolled at Illinois, and left the program all within a few months. Additionally, Italian point guard Niccolo Morretti joined the roster at the beginning of the spring semester.