Brad Underwood and Fighting Illini basketball will have at least one more chance to make an in-person pitch to their top recruiting target.
According to Norm Sanders of the Belleville News-Democrat, four-star guard Mark Smith will be taking an unofficial visit to Champaign on Thursday. Additionally, Michigan State and Duke will be downstate on Thursday for in-home visits, while Ohio State is primed to receive their own campus visit on Friday.
Smith averaged 21.9 points, 8.4 assists, and 8.2 rebounds per game last season while leading Edwardsville to a Class 4A Sectional Championship. The year-long performance was enough to earn 2017 Illinois ‘Mr.