Illinois Nabs Major 4-Star Commit For 2023 College Basketball Recruiting Class

It has been an excellent weekend for the Illinois Combating Illini. After the soccer staff destroyed Wyoming Saturday to start out their 2022 season, the Illinois basketball program acquired some main information Sunday within the type of a dedication from four-star prospect Amani Hansberry.

The 6-foot-8 ahead out of Baltimore ranks No. 52 within the faculty basketball recruiting class of 2023. Hansberry broke down his choice to decide on Illinois.

“The whole lot that I noticed at Illinois, I didn’t see that at all the different applications I visited,” Hansberry stated, by way of Eric Bossi of 247Sports. “They’re actually targeted on growing their guys and getting them to the following degree and that actually stood out to me. Understanding that I’ll be taking part in beneath Coach Underwood who has some similarities to different coaches that I’ve been profitable with like coach Wayne Pratt and coach Pat Clatchey actually helped to separate Illinois.”

Hansberry selected the Combating Illini over Auburn, Miami, Penn State and Virginia Tech. The ahead is the primary member of Illinois’ 2023 faculty basketball recruiting class for head coach Brad Underwood.

Underwood’s 2022 recruiting class was among the finest within the nation, coming in at No. 10 in keeping with 247Sports Composite’s rankings. Underwood has introduced the Combating Illini again to relevance after years of struggles, however this system remains to be making an attempt to get to the following degree on the subject of NCAA Event success.

Illinois earned a No. 1 seed within the event behind Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn two years in the past, solely to lose within the second spherical. Cockburn dominated final season with out Dosunmu, however the outcome was one other second-round exit.

Nonetheless, Underwood is protecting Illinois basketball stocked with expertise, and this newest dedication continues that pattern.