According to Jeff Goodman of ESPN, Louisiana Tech graduate transfer Merrill Holden is looking at Illinois as a potential transfer destination.
Besides for the Illini, Holden is also looking at UNLV, Cincinnati, Alabama, Iowa State, Jacksonville, and Central Florida.
Holden was in the class of 2014 as a junior college transfer. He garnered a decent amount of attention but mostly by lower level programs. The biggest school that had interest in him was Louisiana Tech and he subsequently committed to the Ragin’ Cajuns.
The first year Holden spent with Louisiana Tech he only averaged 6.