Illinois
Illinois adds Baylor transfer Matthew Mayer
Baylor wing Matthew Mayer will switch to Illinois for his remaining yr of eligibility, he introduced on social media. Mayer began all 33 video games for the Bears final season, averaging 9.8 factors and 5 rebounds whereas serving to lead the workforce to a 27-7 file. He joins fellow Baylor switch Dain Dianja and Texas Tech’s Terrence Shannon Jr. as Illinois switch pickups this offseason.
Illinois went 23-10 final season, tied for first place within the Large Ten, and reached the NCAA event’s second spherical. Brad Underwood’s workforce will look to interchange key manufacturing from Trent Frazier, Da’Monte Williams and Alfonso Plummer (commencement), Andre Curbelo (switch) in addition to massive man Kofi Cockburn (NBA draft).
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