Bernard Kouma announced on Twitter that he had decided to end his recruitment and commit to the University of Illinois. This was a sneaky pick-up for the Illini and one that will help build some frontcourt depth moving forward.
Kouma is a 6-foot-10, 220-pound forward from Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School in Brooklyn, New York. He isn’t rated or ranked by recruiting sites, but he was able to land a few solid scholarships along the way. Besides for the Illini offer, Kouma also had offers from teams like Valparaiso and Dayton. Illinois was able to sneak in on this kid and land him for the class of 2019.