

( October 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. But the blue bloods of the college basketball world are not making it easy.This section needs additional citations for verification. I think Illinois is in the driver’s seat right now. These two seem to be a great one-two punch in high school, and they would have the same effect in the Big Ten.īrown is one of the most coveted recruits in the country for 2024. To place the final piece of the recruiting puzzle, his teammate at St. He is scheduled to take his final official visit to Illinois on November 4. Brown has been down to Champaign for unofficial visits multiple times. With that being said, I still think this is Illinois’ recruitment to lose. He was a Chicago area kid who went to Duke and had a good career. He went to high school at Glenbrook North, which is just north of Chicago. Not only do they have the power of being Duke, but Scheyer is also from the Chicago area. But what this visit by Scheyer means is that Duke is starting to really put the full-court press on Illinois’ top target for the 2024 class.ĭuke is going to be a problem in the Brown recruitment. This visit doesn’t come as a surprise by any means as Duke is getting one of Brown’s five official visits on October 21. Rita High School for five-star junior James Brown, he told He will officially visit the Blue Devils next month. Rita High School.ĭuke’s Jon Scheyer will be in today at St.

On Monday, Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers reported that Duke head coach, Jon Scheyer, took a visit up to Chicago to visit Brown at St.

When blue bloods come sniffing around a recruit, it automatically makes it more difficult for a team like Illinois. Illinois basketball is in a fight for the commitment of James Brown. He currently has numerous teams that have an interest, including some of the blue bloods of the college basketball world. The Illini have been all over Brown for quite some time, but we aren’t the only program that is eyeing the kid. 31 player in the class of 2024 and the best player coming out of the state of Illinois. One of those names is James Brown.īrown is the No. There are plenty of names still left for the Illini to land, though. 2 in the country with Morez Johnson – a four-star recruit – and ZZ Clark – a future four-star recruit – already committed to the program. Those two classes will then lead into the class of 2024.

He continues to stack great class on top of great class.Ī top 10 class of 2022 will lead into a class of 2023 that is building and has the potential to be a top 10 class. When Underwood lands a group of players who will make an impact on the team, he doesn’t just sit on his hands and let recruiting go by the wayside. The Illini continue to bring in great recruiting class after great recruiting class. By Rees Woodcock 2 weeks ago Follow Tweetīrad Underwood and his coaching staff are setting up the Illinois basketball program to have tremendous success in the future.
