Derek Piper of 247Sports first reported that Samba Kane is leaving the team for the summer due to transcript issues. He was slated to take summer classes but was unable to. He is reported to be back in the fall to enroll for the fall semester, but that is still in question the way the article reads.
Illinois hasn’t had the best luck with size in the paint over the last year. They had Leron Black declare for the NBA. Michael Finke decided to become a graduate transfer and is with Grand Canyon now. Greg Eboigbodin recently announced he is transferring.