Andre Curbelo was a tough recruit to land for the Orange and Blue. This kid was highly rated, and it ended up coming down to the Illini and the Miami Hurricanes. On November 1, 2019, Curbelo made the final decision and picked Illinois as his destination.
Curbelo is a 6-foot, 170-pound point guard from Long Island Lutheran High School in New York. He originally hails from Puerto Rice, though. 247Sports rates Curbelo as a four-star recruit who is the No. 56 player in the class of 2020 and the No. 9 point guard in the nation.