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Illinois Basketball: Illini Recruiting Targets AAU Results

By Rees Woodcock

Feb 7, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; NCAA official Ted Valentine explains call to Illinois Fighting Illini head coach John Groce during the second half of a game at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 7, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; NCAA official Ted Valentine explains call to Illinois Fighting Illini head coach John Groce during the second half of a game at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of a basketball resting on the floor during a timeout in a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Big Ten Conference tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Illinois defeats Iowa 68-66. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A general view of a basketball resting on the floor during a timeout in a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Big Ten Conference tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Illinois defeats Iowa 68-66. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Christian Negron (Mac Irvin Fire)

Christian Negron is another member of the Mac Irvin Fire.  He is teammates with Smith and has similar traits as well.

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The struggles for the Mac Irvin Fire not only have to do with Smith’s production, but Negron didn’t perform up to his previous games either.

The game one loss to E1T1 United was rough.  Negron finished shooting 28-percent from the field.  He only managed to put up 7 points and 5 rebounds.

Negron continued the struggles this weekend with 8 points and 2 rebounds in game two of session three.  The team won, but Negron still couldn’t get on track.

In the final game of session three, Negron finished with 4 points and 6 rebounds.  He didn’t have great production but he also didn’t see a ton of minutes.

The Mac Irvin Fire also struggled greatly because point guard Da’Monte Williams was once again out for session three.

In session two, Williams missed time with a foot injury.  He then sat out session three games because he wanted to focus on school.

I think things will turn around for the Mac Irvin Fire in session four.  Hopefully, we can see Illini recruits excel in the near future.

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