Just in a couple of days, 2024 top-125 prospect Jonathan Powell requested out of his National Letter of Intent with Xavier before committing to West Virginia on Monday morning.
Former Illinois Basketball signee, Jase Butler, announced on social media that he is committed to the University of Washington. In all, Jase Butler will not have an Illinois basketball uniform on next year, however, he may still have to play in Champaign.
It has been a chaotic week for new Mountaineer forward Amani Hansberry. The 6-foot-8 Maryland native entered the transfer portal last Tuesday and committed to West Virginia by Sunday.
If there needs to be a non-conference game scheduled next season, it should be Illinois vs. WVU. It all started with former Illinois assistant and current WVU associate head coach Chester Frazier posting a meme on X (Twitter) following the commitments of Illini transfers Sencire Harris and Amani Hansberry.
Illinois Basketball has gone through quite a roster overhaul in a matter of weeks. They have hit the transfer portal hard and have added some major talent.
WVU Basketball is set to host a second Illinois transfer this weekend with forward Amani Hansberry, as reported by Fox Illinois‘ Dante Furco. Hansberry will join former Illini teammate Sencire Harris in Morgantown this weekend for visits as the two reunite with new WVU associate HC Chester Frazier.
WVU Basketball officially announced on Wednesday that Illinois assistant Chester Frazier will serve as the Mountaineers’ associate head coach under Darian DeVries.
With the news now out there and confirmed by Illinois, new WVU assistant coach Chester Frazier posted a message on X (Twitter) about the next chapter of his career.
While speaking to the media on Tuesday night, Illinois HC Brad Underwood confirmed that assistant Chester Frazier will be heading to West Virginia under Darian DeVries’ staff.
Bittersweet moment for Illinois Basketball. Obviously, Illinois fans want the best assistants in the country. On that note, college basketball programs will always try to poach quality assistants.
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On May 21st, Illinois Basketball offered Darrion Sutton, a 6 foot 9 wing out of St. Louis. Sutton has had quite the eventful week, as he has picked up offers from Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Michigan, Missouri and Penn State.
Built into the Illinois basketball fanbase is a pocket of people claiming to be fans who end up kicking the team while they are down. When there are changes to be made, they will be obvious and you can point them out.
In order to fill one his multiple assistant coach vacancies, Brad Underwood is bringing in a former Illinois player who has established himself in college basketball coaching circles.
Behind every great college basketball coach — or at least a really good one, there is an important assistant. Whether an elite recruiter, a top-notch scout or a tireless strategist who seems born to be a head coach, these guys tend to prove invaluable to their programs without receiving much fanfare.
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