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Illinois Basketball: Recent Illini recruiting scholarship offers to forwards

By Rees Woodcock

Mar 23, 2017; New York, NY, USA; A view of game NCAA basketballs during practice the day before the East Regional semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2017; New York, NY, USA; A view of game NCAA basketballs during practice the day before the East Regional semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aiden Igiehon

The future of the Illinois basketball team in the paint is still up in the air. They don’t have a true center on the roster and 2019 might be the next time one comes in a recruiting class.

Illinois is after multiple centers for the class of 2019. They already have a few offers on the table for some talented players, but getting someone like Aidan Igiehon could supplement that position nicely.

Igiehon is a talented player from Lawrence Woodmere Academy in Woodmere, New York. The bad part about his recruitment is that he is a player from the class of 2019. Illinois needs someone sooner, but I like what I see with Igiehon.

Right now, Igiehon is ranked as a four-star recruit who is the No. 63 player in the class of 2019. He is 6-foot-9, 210-pounds, so I like that Illinois is going after someone who is bigger.

Illinois is currently Igiehon’s only scholarship offer, but I assume there will be a lot more in a very short amount of time. He is a player who is extremely raw but still has a ton of potential.

I love what I see when I watch Igiehon under the basket. He is a monster on the boards and he has a solid move to get to the hoop. That skillset alone will land him some serious scholarship offers.

The main worry I have is he doesn’t have much else. He isn’t great at shooting the ball and outside of the paint, he won’t be used much. That doesn’t bode well for Underwood’s system. But, he does run the court well so that helps his case.

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While I think Underwood would have a project on his hands with Igiehon, he has an extremely high upside and I want to see if his offensive game can develop the next few years in high school and AAU.

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