On Saturday night, Austin Hutcherson announced on Twitter that he had committed to the University of Illinois. This commitment came at the end of his official visit with the Illini. He arrived on campus on Thursday and then made the commitment a couple of days later. I have to give all the credit in the world to the Illini coaches for landing this kid during his visit.
Illinois wasn’t the only program Hutcherson was interested in, though. According to Derek Piper of 247Sports, Hutcherson picked the Illini over both Creighton and Notre Dame. He also canceled official visit plans with Marquette before he took this trip to Illinois.