Illinois Basketball: 4 mid-level Illini recruiting targets for 2020

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CHAMPAIGN, IL – FEBRUARY 02: Illinois Fighting Illini Head Coach Brad Underwood throws up his hands as he looks across the court to Illinois Fighting Illini guard Tevian Jones (5) during the Big Ten Conference college basketball game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Illinois Fighting Illini on February 2, 2019, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

There are quite a few recruits left for the class of 2020, and the Illinois basketball team seems to be in the mix for a multitude of talented players.

The Illini are targeting a wide range of recruits for this class. Some of the talented players are low-level, sub-100, recruits who don’t have a ton of respect in the recruiting world but could still be under-the-radar and help the team in the future. These players are always great to target because they are looked over and have a chip on their shoulder.

Illinois has targeted a few of the traditional big-time recruits as well. There are players inside the top 50, high-level recruits, who are program-changers. Usually, these recruits last one or two years nowadays, but you never know. Dee Brown ended up playing at Illinois all four years and he was a five-star.

And then there are the mid-level recruits who are ranked somewhere between 50-100 in the nation. Traditionally, this is Illinois’ sweet spot when it comes to recruiting. I would venture to say the Illini have landed more recruits at mid-level than they have any other area. But this level also produces talented players like Malcolm Hill.

Here are four mid-level Illini recruiting targets for 2020.

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