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Illinois Basketball: A profile of 2021 Illini target Mac Etienne

CHAMPAIGN, IL - DECEMBER 11: Illinois Fighting Illini flag flies during the game against the Norfolk State Spartans at Assembly Hall on December 11, 2012 in Champaign, Illinois. Illinois won 64-54. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Who is four-star recruit and Illinois basketball target Micawber Etienne?

Center Micawber “Mac” Etienne is a 2021 prospect out of Suffield Academy in Connecticut. The four-star recruit, who stands at 6-foot-10 and weighs 220-pounds, is the No. 11 center in the country and No. 1 player in the state of Connecticut.

As a junior, Etienne averaged 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks for the Suffield Academy Tigers, leading to a plethora of Power 5 offers along the way.