Back in 2018, the Illini were trying to build a great class. We had Chicago legend Ayo Dosunmu sign up ready to take the state program back to prominence. A solid piece to that puzzle at the time could have been Francis Okoro. The Orange and Blue were hot and heavy for the young big man, but he ended up picking the Oregon Ducks over the Fighting Illini.
At the time, Okoro was a 6-foot-9, 225-pound center coming out of Normal Community West High School in Normal, Illinois. He was rated as a four-star recruit who was the No.