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Illinois Basketball: Illini make first cut for superstar guard Jaden Hardy

Building out the class of 2021 seems to be a priority right now for the Illini, and they have started this class off with a bang. Just last week, Illinois was able to land top 100 shooting guard Luke Goode. He is going to be sensational for this program. But there is a lot more work to do. We did move one step closer to adding another big-time talent to the mix in Jaden Hardy as well.

Hardy is a 6-foot-4, 190-pound combo guard from Coronado High School and resides in Henderson, Nevada. He is rated as a five-star recruit who is the No.