Friday was quite the exciting day for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Orange and Blue played their first NCAA Tournament game since 2013 — as a 1-seed, no less — and also received their first pledge of the 2022 class. Reggie Bass, a 6-foot-5 combo guard from Elevation Prep in Fort Wayne, Ind., committed to Illinois on Friday, which just so happened to be Bass’ birthday.
Bass is a consensus three-star recruit and the 217th-ranked player by 247Sports. Bass had tons of attention from high-major programs and had Kansas State, Oregon State & Providence among his final four schools.