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Illinois Basketball: 5 biggest Illini recruiting targets left for 2019

By Rees Woodcock

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 15: A detail view of the March Madness logo that is embossed into the official tournament basketballs is seen during an open public practice during the practice day before the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament on March 15, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - MARCH 15: A detail view of the March Madness logo that is embossed into the official tournament basketballs is seen during an open public practice during the practice day before the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament on March 15, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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PISCATAWAY, NJ – FEBRUARY 25: Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood during the first half of the College Basketball Game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Illinois Fighting Illini on February 25, 2018, at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ – FEBRUARY 25: Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood during the first half of the College Basketball Game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Illinois Fighting Illini on February 25, 2018, at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. Anthony Walker – VCU 45%, Pittsburgh 30%, Illinois 25%

Another big man the Illini are after who could help the team in the future is Anthony Walker. He has great size and athletic ability to help this program at the No. 4 or No. 5 spot moving forward.

Walker is a 6-foot-8, 205-pound power forward from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 140 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 25 power forward in the nation. He is also the No. 4 player in the state of New Hampshire.

The five official visits have been set for Walker. His first one was actually to Illinois back on September 6. He then visited Pittsburgh on September 15 and Rhode Island on September 22. He will be down to see Miami (FL) this weekend on October 6. Walker will then finish his official visits on October 20 with a visit to VCU.

Illinois going first worries me a little bit. They won’t be the freshest on his mind, but I would bet Underwood and the coaching staff has been in constant communication with this kid. They are probably recruiting him pretty hard.

I can’t read Walker’s recruitment. He is an east coast kid and has some east coast programs on his list. I would assume Illinois probably isn’t in the lead here, but they aren’t out of it either. I think the Illini will have a chance considering they made his top five.

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