CHAMPAIGN, IL - FEBRUARY 6: General view of the court as the ESPN College Gameday crew broadcasts before the Illinois Fighting Illini play against the Michigan State Spartans at Assembly Hall on February 6, 2010 in Champaign, Illinois. Illinois defeated Michigan State 78-73. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
The Illinois basketball team received some bad news on Thursday afternoon.
Brad Underwood and the Illini had a handful of prime targets for the class of 2021 heading into October. But one of those targets has decided on greener pastures.
On Thursday, St. Louis product Jordan Nesbitt decided to pick Memphis over Illinois and Saint Louis.