Illinois
Illinois’ Sencire Harris to redshirt 2023-24 season
If you were surprised that Sencire Harris didn’t see the court in Illinois’ season-opening win over Eastern Illinois, you weren’t alone.
But it’s not because Harris is in the doghouse. According to head coach Brad Underwood after the game, Harris will redshirt the 2023-24 season, a move Underwood said was Harris’ decision.
Brad Underwood just announced on postgame radio interview that Sencire Harris will redshirt this year. Says it was Sencire’s desire. #Illini
— Scott Beatty (@scott_beatty) November 7, 2023
Harris played in all 33 games last season as a freshman, starting seven of them. He averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
He was mostly a spark-plug off Illinois’ bench, but he started seven games. As one of the returning guys this season, I think many of us expected a bigger role for Harris.
But now he has the chance to work on himself in the gym and come back for the 2024-25 season with three years of eligibility. Illinois’ backcourt depth also likely won’t be as deep at that point.
Anywho, this may be a sign that Harris is planning to stay in the program past this season, since he could have just already left and tried out a new team. Just don’t expect to see him anywhere but the bench the next few months.