This is one of the reasons why they offered a scholarship to class of 2020 point guard, Nimari Burnett. It was announced on Twitter last night that the Illini extended him an offer according to the Mac Irvin Fire.
Burnett is a 6-foot-1, 160-pound point guard from Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. Right now, Illinois is the only one to offer this talented guard, but it is still extremely early in the recruiting process.
Illinois has a history with Morgan Park High School and Burnett’s AAU team Mac Irvin Fire. As of the last few years, the Illini haven’t been able to tap into that high school.