Fighting Illini basketball just made the cut for their top recruiting target. According to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, five-star big man Jeremiah Tilmon (IL) has narrowed his college list to Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan State, and Texas. Tilmon is the No. 20 overall player in 247Sports' class-of-2017 composite rankings.
No. 29-ranked 2017 Jeremiah Tilmon tells ESPN he is down to five: Illinois, Michigan State, North Carolina, Texas, Kansas. @jeremiahtilmon_
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) June 28, 2016
Tilmon, a native of Illinois, recently moved to Indiana in order to play at La Lumiere high school.