The Champaign Room · Oct 26, 2022
The Ayo Effect lives on in Champaign
Even as Illini legend Ayo Dosunmu begins his second season with the Chicago Bulls after an impressive All-Rookie campaign last season, his impact is still being felt in Champaign, as other programs hope to stoke their own renaissances with an Ayo of their own.
As Illini fans know, Dosunmu in 2017 was the highest ranked in-state recruit to commit to the Illini since Jereme Richmond and Meyers Leonard, the latter also being the last Illini to be selected in the NBA Draft until Dosunmu broke the spell in 2021.