Back to the Illinois Fighting Illini Newsfeed

So who ended up in Brad Underwood’s 2022 class?

After the Illinois Fighting Illini lost to Houston in the round of 32, Brad Underwood responded with a loaded recruiting class in 2023. According to 247 Sports, Illinois has the seventh-best recruiting class in the nation and the best in the Big Ten. It also ranks this class as the highest-rated in Illinois’ history (since it started tracking them in 1999).

With this historic recruiting class incoming and sky-high expectations, let’s preview the upcoming freshmen.

Skyy Clark

Syndication: The Tennessean
Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean via Imagn Content Services, LLC

When Skyy Clark de-committed from Kentucky and chose Illinois over Maryland, Tennessee, Louisville, USC and Washington, it surprised many in the college basketball world as Clark was highly recruited by top schools.