Brad Underwood is wheeling and dealing on the basketball court, and now he has Illinois basketball in the middle of a massive recruitment.
On Wednesday, Joe Tipton of On3.com reported that the Illini were hosting Boyuan Zhang for an official visit that day. This news came as a pleasant surprise.
According to Tipton, Rivals has Zhang as the No. 35 player in the class of 2026. Zhang is a 6-foot-7, 205-pound small forward from Veritas Academy in California. According to 247Sports, the Chinese native is a three-star recruit who is the No.