Back in April, Kofi Cockburn decided to sign his National Letter of Intent to play for the Illini. He was the prized recruit for the Illini in the class of 2019. He is the only player, as of right now, who has signed the paperwork to play for the Orange and Blue. That is all changing this upcoming Thursday, though.
Bernard Kouma committed to the Illini back on April 8. He is another big man who could play multiple positions for Illinois this upcoming season and into the future. Kouma announced that he is going to be signing his NLI this upcoming Thursday, May 30.