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Illinois Basketball: Illini make top 4 for Oscar Tshiebwe

Heading into Sunday, big man Oscar Tshiebwe had his list down to eight teams which included Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Baylor, Ole Miss, Georgetown, Kansas and Illinois. This list has now been cut down to just four programs. He ended up keeping Kentucky, Baylor, West Virginia and, yes, Illinois.

Tshiebwe is a 6-foot-9, 230-pound center from Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. He is rated as a five-star recruit who is the No 19 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 5 center in the nation.

The recruitment of Tshiebwe has moved quickly over the last few weeks.