The span of talent and the depth of each class can enable any program to become a contender instantly. That is the goal of the Illini.
Illinois has missed the NCAA Tournament the past three seasons. There have been many reasons for the faltering and one of the reasons is because of recruiting.
The John Groce era has the trend of being in the hunt for big-time recruits but always ending up being the second best team. They can’t pull in the big fish.
Hopefully, all of this will change and Illinois will start picking up some big time players.