The Kentucky transfer played in every game for John Calipari last season.
Josh Whitman and the Illinois Fighting Illini correctly put an end to the Kendrick Nunn saga earlier this week by dismissing the junior guard from the basketball program. We'll soon be addressing how that decision impacts the 2016-17 squad, but here's what you can expect the depth chart to look like.
Projected Illinois Basketball Depth Chart
| Point Guard | Shooting Guard | Small Forward | Power Forward | Center |
| Tracy Abrams (SR) | Jalen Coleman-Lands (SO) | Malcolm Hill (SR) | Leron Black (R-SO) | Mike Thorne Jr. |