Illinois recruiting target Jeremiah Tilmon and La Lumiere have an 11 a.m. rematch against St. Benedict’s (N.J.) on Thursday in New York in the quarterfinals of the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals. That got Illini beat writer SCOTT RICHEY thinking. What if Tilmon
ultimately decides on the Illini? The 30th anniversary of the Flyin’ Illini Final Four team — a once-in-a-generation squad comprised entirely of Illinois prep standouts — is coming in 2018-19. In an ideal world, here’s another Illinois native-heavy roster he could see in Orange and Blue that year (with some help from a few neighboring states):
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