CHAMPAIGN — Terrence Shannon Jr. wrapped up his senior season at Lincoln Park without a Division I offer. Austin Peay was his first in early March after his final game with the Lions, but a month later Shannon decided to reclassify to 2019 and spend a year at Woodstock Academy, a prep school in Woodstock, Conn.
That coincided with Shannon’s national rise to prominence on the Nike EYBL circuit. The 6-foot-7 wing has added eight Division I offers since, including one from Illinois on Monday afternoon.
The Illini are now in the mix along with other high major programs Florida State, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.