Illini Hoops Recruiting Spotlight: Oscar Tshiebwe

Last week the Illini held their first official visit of the cycle when they hosted Anthony Walker. The next pair of official visits is slated to come during the weekend of the Penn State football game. Oscar Tshiebwe and Terrence Shannon Jr. are scheduled to be on campus to take in the sights and sounds of Champaign-Urbana.

Let’s focus on Tshiebwe today.

The Facts

Oscar Tshiebwe is a 6-foot-9, 230-pound center from Virginia. The big man is a consensus 4-star recruit and top-50 player in the class of 2019.

Illinois is among the final four schools on Tshiebwe’s list.

As of now, he is scheduled to take visits to all four schools over the next month.

Baylor (September 13th)

Illinois (September 21st)

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