ESPN and Scout have released their updated class-of-2017 basketball rankings, and Fighting Illini commit Da'Monte Williams is now outside of both Top-100's. The four-star (three-star?) combo guard was in the No. 40-60 range on each site before these changes took place. Illinois' other verbal commitment, three-star guard Javon Pickett, also remains unranked on each site.
So why did Williams experience such a huge fall? Scout's Brian Snow put it very simply: the Illinois native just did not have a very good Spring. He only averaged 9.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting a meager 38.