Another point guard is off the board for Illinois.
Per his Twitter, 2016 point guard Alterique Gilbert has given a verbal commitment to Kevin Ollie and UConn; he selected the Huskies over Illinois, Louisville, Texas, and Syracuse. The 5'10 Georgia native is ranked as the No. 37 overall recruit and No. 6 player at his position in 247Sports' composite rankings.
Blessed beyond measure to have the opportunity to play college basketball . I've decided to end my recruitment and Commit to UCONN ! #Husky
— Alterique Gilbert (@Alterique_G) July 4, 2015
Another recruiting loss stings for the Illini, but this doesn't come as a surprise because Gilbert's only official visit was to UConn back in April.